Paper Charges For Online Comments
Item: Paper to readers: Comments now cost 99 cents and
your name: Massachusetts daily adopts online
policy to counteract damage of anonymous commenting/Paul McNamara, Network World, Buzz Blog
More Info: Anxious to lift an outright ban on comments, The Attleboro (Mass.) Sun-Chronicle has begun requiring two things of online readers who want to leave their thoughts on stories: 99 cents and their real names. The newspaper should expect much criticism from various quarters, but it's a fascinating experiment and a bold response to the endless trolling, vitriol and drivel that is enabled by anonymity in online forums.
Question: Any predictions re: how well this experiment will play out?