Add allow_anonymous namespace setting for email-free commenting (!29) · Merge requests · engineering / Remarkbox / remarkbox · GitLab

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Russell Ballestrini requested to merge anonymous into main Dec 20, 2025

When enabled, commenters can post with just a display name (no email required). Comments are attached to UserSurrogate instead of User.

Trade-offs for anonymous commenters:

No email notifications for replies
Cannot edit their comments
Cannot log in to manage comments
No cross-site identity

Works with existing moderation (hide_unless_approved) - anonymous comments are never auto-approved when moderation is enabled.

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