Ask Slashdot: Would You Pay For Websites Without Trolls?

First time accepted submitter carbon_tet writes I read two articles this week that made me wonder: "Would anyone actually pay for a website without trolls?" The first, was about web trolls and civility on the internet, and the second about the ad-based internet. It seems that public comments unavoidably have trolls, or they degrade very quickly until someone makes a reference to Hitler. So, is it impossible to have a substantive discussion online without trolls? Would you put your money where your mouth is to have a serious online conversation without them? Are there any topics that you would talk about (or prefer to see talked about) on a website where trolls were paywalled out?

Comments

Slashdot becomes a subscription site!?!?

[olsmeister]

Dice, is this your way of testing the waters?

Re:Slashdot becomes a subscription site!?!?

[penguinoid]

Let's see if the next article is titled, "How Much Would You Pay to Get Rid of Beta?"

Re:Don't read the comments

[Anonymous Coward]

In other words, your tinfoil hat opinions on fluoridation and wireless radiation are given the mocking they deserve and as a result you've got sand in your vagina.

Your mother is a whore.