Reply To: I heard from a *Realiable Source*

Shticky Guy, I agree with you that if someone posts that they got psak from Rav Elyashiv, it doesn’t blow their identity. OTOH, if I would post that I got a psak from a certain posek who taught in my seminary, and I would write his name, that would give some identifying information about me. Or if the posek was a local Rav from my small hick town, people might know where I was from. I don’t think anyone hesitates to quote gedolei hador because of fear of losing their anonymity.