User blog comment:NeonSpotlight/Where did comments go?/@comment-4499945-20120808031208/@comment-4184629-20120808035818

I certainly agree with this sentiment. Sure flamers could register, but it's just one more step to do so, which could easily result in a ban. Continued flaming would require more new accounts which would become tedious and not worth it (is it worth it in the first place?).