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>>38
1. "としあき" is a kind of "Jane Doe", and about a form "XXあき",
"XX" can be various word manipulated to connect to the following "あき".
e.g. A person who has created the thread is called "スレ(thre)あき".
e.g. A person who has stayed in ばら(Bara - gay porn) board is called "ばら(bara)あき"
In other cases, author's name can be formed as "XXあき", this is an actual example.
http://blog.livedoor.jp/yukkuri_anko/archives/33175939.html
You can see the "XXあき" names denoting a specific author.

2. Depending the context of the posts.
And each person has ID column displayed in the name header of the post. It's like a session ID of web apps, but view-able from everyone. This is calculated based on the date and the IP address. Sometimes we use the ID to specify a person.