The CBC's new ban on anonymous comments on its websites will be complicated and expensive to put into effect, according to an expert on online media.

University of King's College Prof. Tim Currie, who specializes in online journalism, says Postmedia's decision to use Facebook as its commenting platform, while not ideal, is a simpler solution (University of King's College) Tim Currie, who researches online media at the University of King's College in Halifax, says "it's fairly difficult" to verify names people claim are real when they're posting on the internet.

"It's going to cost CBC a fair bit of money to put more resources into this," he said.

"You sign up for a user name that may not appear to be fake on its face. They're going to have to trackDisclaimer: It's early. The Phillies are 7-2. And before their melt-down against the Nationals yesterday, they led the National League with a 2.90 ERA. Roy Halladay is still pitching every five days, starting tonight. Joe Blanton and his six or seven innings per start could be back by the end of the month (You don't know what you've got 'til it's gone, right?). And for all the gruff the Nationals take, they still have at least four hitters who could hold their own in this Phillies line-up (Dunn, Guzman, Zimmerman, Willingham).
That being said, a couple of pitching subplots have developed over the first couple weeks of the season. And while Charlie Manuel and Rich Dubee will tell you that they don't fall into the "concern" category yet, they