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$5 to register, proceeds to the EFF would work. We'd want a "Post anonymously" function first though.
by staunch 13y ago
$5 to register, proceeds to the EFF would work. We'd want a "Post anonymously" function first though.
- Millennium 13y agoLess than that: whatever the minimum amount is that payment providers will accept. It's easy to forget that there are parts of the world where even $5 is too much. Besides, most trolls aren't going to be deterred by any particular amount of money: the simple act of paying is the real deterrent. You'll repel more trolls with a $100 "cover charge" than a $1 charge, but not very many more: not enough to really be worth the trouble.
- ScottWhigham 13y agoIt's easy to forget that there are parts of the world where even $5 is too much. Where in the world, specifically, are (a) people that we, the other members, think would be valuable additions to this community, yet (b) $5 is "too much"? Sorry - I don't know all the economies of the world but your statement just seems a bit hyperbolic.
- tptacek 13y agoI do not think a good solution to HN's quality problem is to make its participants feel more entitled to post.
- staunch 13y agoI don't actually think it's a good idea at this point either. Just throwing it out there. A few years ago it might have helped to throttle the influx of new users to a level that would have been more easily absorbed.