OK, maybe not all of them, but enough so that kids usually think twice about misbehaving in public. Chances are somebody either knows them or their parents, and somehow, word always gets back. It can either be the best part or the worst part of living in a small town. In L.A. kids out on a lark get busted the same as adults.
Nobody knows or cares who they are.
Sometimes that means they get in big trouble, sometimes it means they get away with way too much. While I wouldn't have preferred this as a teen-ager, I find I approve of it as an adult. I'm not so sure its a good idea. I don't recall the word being in the Bill of Rights anywhere. And HotMail doesn't help by encouraging people to sign up using a fictitious name.