I don't like Anonymous xxxxx, either, for the same reason Seesaw stated. It's like they never existed as a person.

I'm glad that when someone gets quoted, or a post is personalized that I have the opportunity to note their disappearance and TRY (at least) to acknowledge that they were here and note that they're not any more.....

It's a way of recognizing that someone existed here and was listened to. Who knows what the rest of their life is like? At least they can still read the forums and maybe know that there are people who care.