What is the use other than nefarious?  I would ABSOLUTELY love to start and actively participate in such a debate.  Let's go ladies and gents...

... as this write up from TER explains.

But I do understand why someone may want to use them, such as when discussing a provider who takes anything remotely critical as a personal offense and will try to retaliate.

Seems like there are a lot of troublemakers out there just trying to provoke others using aliases.

There are also some who have multiple accounts and post using there various handles without even needing to use an alias.

Exactly why I thought rehashing this debate was timely.  Guess TOR is working again for someone so let the alias manipulation continue...sigh

But so long as people are careful enough not to have multiple accounts logging in with the same IP, that is a lot harder to catch.

None of these "aliases" are commenting at all...

when we could still have handfuls of aliases, and life was just less serious.
My favorite alias (RIP) was Ben Døver.
Since Ben Dover was mod, he could recognize who I was easily, but there was scope for all sorts of mischief in those carefree times

You know, judging me and lumping me in with all the other aliases gets me all tingly inside. It's hard to type with one hand.
Seriously though, why do I use an alias? None of your business. I have yet to directly attack anyone on this board and I don't plan to. If I see a post that is questionable, I may comment or I may not. I will continue to post what I want and when I want. Why? Because I can.(I read this a while ago on this board) If you want to rip me, go ahead. I welcome it. I have said and done many a stupid things over the years and I'm pretty sure I'm not done. Hell, responding to your post may be stupid. Oh and if anyone has seen my balls please pm me. I can't remember where they are. Or if anyone knows where to get ball seeds or ball bulbs(perennials or annuals) again pm me. Maybe I will try to grow a pair. I need them to hobby.