I`ll use your example Phil..

Let`s say someone gets their account verified and they post an obviously damaging comment toward someone. As a verified user, everyone knows who it is that is making the comment. If it is some nobody, no big deal. The post gets removed and we go through the proper moderation steps (removing the message, suspending the account, emailing the user, discussing the rules with them.) If it is promoter or fighter making the comments about one of their competitors, then everyone will see it for what it is (at least those who read the comment before it got removed by moderation). If they don`t agree to the Ax rules, or if their account is turned back on but they go and do it again, their account will be shut down indefinitely.

Since we would have verification in place, they would not be able to sneak in another Ax account unless they committed identity fraud, which is illegal in the U.S. and most countries.

If this scenario happened with the system as it works today, they might be able to take advantage of our limited resources (moderation and time for programming new functions into the moderation control panel) and re-register. Technically, they could re-register over, and over, and over and over... and the only option we would have is to attempt to contact their Internet Provider to file a complaint of abuse. Most ISP`s state that in their usage policy, but whether they enforce their policy is up to them.