Would it? If I really enjoyed cheesing people off, is $1.00 really going to be a detterent?

The only way it possibly could be is a "three-strikes and you're out rule" with a warning for strike one, a two-week suspension for strike two, and permanent ban of that account for strike three.

Of course, this forum would be flooded with complaints about moderator's actions, as people protested their warnings and (when they come back) suspensions.

And in the end, it's only $1. So as my accounts are suspended and terminated, I can just start all over. It's only $1. If I really like cheesing people off, it's a small price to pay.

And yes, I believe their have been (and currently are) FTers who really do enjoy cheesing people off. People with thousands of posts to their names.

Going to $10 with the above three-strikes rules probably would put a serious dent in the number of "trolls", but it would also put a serious dent in the number of posters, I imagine.

One year and 3000+ posts in, I'd happily pay $10 a month for this service, much less $10 period. But that is because I have come to see how (generally) valuable this service is to me. But just coming in cold and being asked to pay $10... I might not have anted-up...