I brought this up in another thread but it got buried in the crush of posts, so I decided to make it into a separate thread.

I think that FT would greatly benefit from having positive ID of all posters. This would eliminate the possibility of someone using multiple ID's to make unacceptable posts and then disappearing.

I suggest that Randy institute a policy whereby nobody can post unless he has bought a one-year internet subscription to Inside Flyer. This would only be required of him one time, would cost $12, and would have to be paid for with the person's own credit card. He would have to supply his billing address and telephone number.

True, there would be minor drop off in posters but I don't think most FTers would have a problem forking over $12.

It would also help offset Randy's cost in keeping FT alive. There are very few advertisements on these pages and I doubt that they are a great source of income for him.

Your thoughts?