Ray Saintonge wrote:
Collect calls! That seems like an effective technique for keeping new members away!
Agreed. I don't think there's any effective away to require real identities _and_ keep the barriers to entry low.
And I don't think our troll problems are all that bad. Endless and persistent, yes. They will always be with us, in greater or lesser degrees. We can improve our tools to deal with the problem, but trying to think of ways to eliminate it while still remaining wikipedia... I don't think it will happen.