Why register on 800notes.com ?

Is there any reason, or benefit, to register here at 800Notes.com ?  Why not just report anonymously ?

Very good question.
It gives you more credibility.
Lot of people are shilling, spamming, trolling anonymously, but a lot less if registered.
So, is psychologically, too.
There are sick people, compulsive spammers, frustrated people, people who represent somebody, advertiser, people with different agendas, vendettas, and by registering that reduces a little, too. List is to long.
There are other benefits, but no 401k :)
This site is for our benefit, us users and we all want here to be one decent place, where you can come to check phone number who is maybe harassing you or just out of curiosity, who is calling at 2 am, and this is place where you can find mostly relevant and truthful and trustful information.

All of what Kellie wrote and Registered Members also are able to are more easily able to track posts they make and read responses to their posts. In this way, the site becomes more interactive.

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Why not just report anonymously ?

Most people do, registration is a privilege for those who wish to do more than just be anonymous.

Registering is for those who come often and wish to be a part of the community. By registering, your designating yourself with an identity (SN and Avatar) that distinguishes you from anyone else who might share the same name while visiting. People who have devoted their spare time contributing to the community and helping others gain respect for their efforts. Many have been here long enough to be known as Regulars and they are all well respected within the community.

People who like to be a part of something want to be recognized as being part of it and registering gives them that.

I concur with other replies and will try not to overlap. You don't really lose total anonymity. The user profile asks for very little and does not demand privileged data. There is no site function for examining a profile or gathering a post history other than your own. Anyone who wants to snoop on you must do so the hard way.

You do gain a consistent identity, something of value to the unregistered as well. The registered kind resolves the doppelganger problem and allows room for a little graphic personality. I myself was in a "trial period" of many months before I joined up, partly in reaction to some stupid trolls.

asking for passwords- I believe that is personal privileged data.

So - are you against having passwords for emails, banking, credit cards, etc.too??  That is MUCH more personal than having one in order to register here.placing a comment here.   Of course, then there are the trolls who like to stir up trouble.

Try rephrasing your post using complete sentences so it makes more sense.

This site does not ask for passwords.  It asks you to create a password for use on this site.  Big difference.  So unless you are one of those idiots that uses the same password on every site they go to, then no "personal privileged data" is asked for.  You can also use a one time email address as well, so again, no "personal privileged data" is asked for.  Anything else you want to ad to your profile is also optional, so again no "personal privileged data" is asked for.

While it is true that you have to create a password for this site (as with may others) in order to login, you have control over what it is and can insure it is unrelated to ones used for any other site you access, so it really is not "personal privileged data".  The only other information requested is a Screen Name you will be known by and an email address (which can quickly be created just for this site on gmail.com, outlook.com, yahoo.com, etc.) used to verify your existence and by which you identify for login.  None of that is "personal data", unless someone is foolish to use the same email address, login name and password on every site they ever access on the web.

Anytime you register with any website you will be required to have a username and password.  Neither of those are privileged information and does not put you at risk for identity theft unless you give out sensitive personal information like your social security number.  Your argument is without merit.  This website has never asked for personal identification information and never will.

That is a great display of how a troll might post a statement or question about something and with a vague comment that points a finger of doubt, but fails to clarify the meaning.

This is also a great demonstration of how the community can spot a such a person and come together to respond so new visitors learn whats unacceptable and that the community is something they can trust with reliable, helpful  information. Reading such replies is a great way to understand the purpose of the site and interact efficiently without conflicts.

One of the other supposed benefits of registering on this site is the ability to click on one of the entries on the main page to view the reports. I'm not sure how long one has to have a registered account for that, but I imagine there's some benefit in seeing which numbers have been reported on the site in the past few minutes.

Edit to Add: As MikeHuntleton noted below, registered users have a window of approximately 20 minutes to edit posts to correct mistakes, add additional information, cross-reference posts, etc.

I see a troll(s) registered and is playing around with the "likes" .
I count at least 5 registered trolls have altered everyone's likes so far.

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Oh and another good reason to register is you can proof read your post and edit it in a limited time frame or delete it if you made a mistake. You also have a toolbar to emphasize your comments or quote something in replies.