anonymous comments
anonymous comments let an outside reviewer leave feedback on a commentable public document without joining the author's team.
quick answer
use anonymous comments for lightweight outside feedback, not for controlled team review.
use this for
- outside review links
- commentable public documents
- explaining why a name may be required
steps
- open a commentable public document link.
- select text or use the comment control.
- enter a name if prompted.
- add the comment.
- the owner reviews and resolves it from the comments panel.
details to know
- anonymous comment identity is lighter than a full account.
- an optional email can help the owner follow up, but should not be shown broadly.
- the document owner can moderate and resolve outside comments.
limits and edge cases
- anonymous commenters do not automatically get edit access.
- do not use anonymous comments when the review needs a full audit trail.
- spam or abusive comments should be removed by the owner.
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