The Register Citizen and trolling

So the RC began shutting down the comment section in certain areas of their online articles due to hateful and generally trollish behavior. Apparently, they are considering a site-wide policy that will require users to register prior to commenting due to the constant trolling that occurs all over the RC. And exactly 0% of local netizens are surprised.

I've always been a bit dismayed at the bitter vitriol that seems to brood out of the anonymity offered by the commenting options available on many sites. The Register Citizen seems to have always been plagued by this, and since I've began monitoring Torrington issues on SeeClickFix.com, it seems the anonymous trolling has spread...

Trolling is going to happen, whether you force users to register or not. There's no conclusive solution to this, but I don't think anyone expects that. At the very least though, forcing a user to register will help to curb the impulsive nastiness and catharsis that has found an outlet through airing your local grievances on these websites.

I, for one, am glad to hear of this potential change in policy.