In most newsgroups, it is considered polite and appropriate to appear with one's real name; other newsgroups are less strict about this. But, there are also cases when one would not want to appear with one's real name, & eg; in newsgroups where one would like to (and can) talk about very personal matters without being exposed; these groups mostly do tell you in their Charter that the anonymity of their members is explicitly approved.
Na maioría dos grupos de noticias considérase educado e axeitado aparecer co nome propio real; outros grupos de noticias son menos estritos con isto. Mais hai tamén casos nos que non se queira aparecer co nome real, & eg; en grupos de noticias nos que se queira (e poida) falar de asuntos moi persoais sen resultar expostos; polo xeral, estes grupos indican nos seus estatutos que se aproba explicitamente a anonimidade dos membros.