This is a section from the Aa guidelines. Of course Street Porter May not be gaining from the column, beyond her usual fee, and her husband may not increase sales because of it. Who knows. She’s tabloid famous in the small bubble world of UK journalism, so her marriages aren’t at all secret; it would be different to write about “a friend of mine” or something. Of course individual members can disagree with their organization and its policies. But it seems notable to me that the policy isn’t even mentioned.
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• At the personal level, anonymity provides protection for all members from identification as alcoholics, a safeguard often of special importance to newcomers.
• At the public level of press, radio, TV, films and other media technologies such as the Internet, anonymity stresses the equality in the Fellowship of all members by putting the brake on those who might otherwise exploit their A.A. affiliation to achieve recognition, power, or personal gain.
When using digital media, A.A. members are responsible for their own anonymity and that of others. When we post, text, or blog, we should assume that we are publishing at the public level. When we break our anonymity in these forums, we may inadvertently break the anonymity of others.