Abe Sokolov wrote:
Nevetheless, I am among the 100 most active users in
this site's history;
and although I am not a member of your cabal, I have just as much right to
post something on this site giving you the perspective of the general
editors as you people do. And if you don't like it, I'll just do it more
frequently.
Good for you, and though you may not realize it, you're as much a part
of the cabal as those who have disagreed with you on this matter. As
for me, I think that your core point is in danger of being overlooked
here.
My position is that your technical proposal is mistaken for the
reasons cited by others -- our real problems aren't so much from
driveby vandals who would be discouraged by a registration system, but
rather from dedicated trolls and POV pushers who we have not dealt
with as quickly and effectively as we should.
In this, I think you and I would agree.
--Jimbo