I have to say that it makes me very upset when I read things that generally speaking put a person down because of something that they don't know. Part of the reason why some people - (including myself) - are afraid to ask questions is being in total fear of ridicule.

Some students at the online UNI that I'm studying at post questions on the messages boards with their name reading anonymous. This is terrible.

Unless you're a complete asshole - true knowledge is knowing nothing at all and not being a smart ass when you're able to help someone out with something. Besides, these people often fall flat on their ass when they're challenged by a true contender. Turns out that they actually know very little themselves. Pretending to be smart better put.