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Actually, I think this is likely the best way to deal with trolls. Having someone input their credit card gets rid (at least in their mind) of the anonymity tha
by DilipJ 16y ago
Actually, I think this is likely the best way to deal with trolls. Having someone input their credit card gets rid (at least in their mind) of the anonymity that trolls thrive on.
The majority of the anonymous-posting news sites I have visited have been filled with trollish, often misspelled comments (on a side note: I think there must be a direct relationship between how poor a speller one is and their political leanings..). The NYTimes is the only major news source where I have found the majority of the online comments to have been written in a legible manner.
If HN grows too big or unruly to manage, I fully expect pg to implement credit card registration as well...
- hugh3 16y agoOh, it'll get rid of trolls alright. Trolls post stupid and insane comments which they don't really believe. Instead it'll just get filled up people who post stupid and insane comments which they really do believe. A victory for those whose job it is to police the comments, but not really a victory for sensible discourse. I've said it before and I'll say it again: what I really want is a browser plugin which blocks comments. I never want to see another comment again, on any site. That'd be a pretty sweet internet.
- ams6110 16y agoWell nobody forces you to read the comments, do they?
- mmacaulay 16y agoExcept for HN I guess?
- joe_the_user 16y agoWell, He said didn't want to read comments. That doesn't mean he won't make comments...