Espn is hooking up Zuckerberg, it will be required to have a Facebook account to comment. Their forums are closing, but they'll still have their comment sections/chats for articles and games.
This just means all of those trolls will be searching for a new home...
Have to see how it plays out with the mods who are not 49ers fans, and if they keep protecting the trolls... but this place might turn pretty crappy when ESPN closes.
ESPN's shutting down right in the middle of the Summer football doldrums, so the good football talk is a bit dry right now. But it gets pretty lively during the season & before the draft.