I agree that the issue of "trolls" is most certainly not a dead issue (sadly), however I do feel that implementing a verification system for FT is "dead". The thread was started in July and Randy has not chimed in yet.

A more workable solution IMHO is better board software and a "security officer" responsable for checking registration IP's, combine that with an active moderation where suspicious accounts are locked to get some identification confirmation and I'd say you have a pretty watertight solution. It might even be an idea to add extra security to members signing up from certain email providers.