If you are banned, your pass is revoked and you have to pay again to post.
How long do you think shitposters, spammers and trolls would stay around with that system in place?
This is clearly the answer to 4chans problems and would create an environment where people think about what they are posting and strive to contribute quality to the site
Ad revenue from free posters > The number of people willing to buy passes if they are mandatory
Something Awful already exists if you want a site that uses this model.
4chan passes should be mandatory for mobile users
they can drop the price by 75% since there would probably be a shitton more
Go to bed, lowtax.
>>571976
Dumb phoneposter
>>571978
If you want to see how up your own ass you can get SA is the best example. It's good in theory, but the user base over time becomes insufferable and smug. New blood, for better or for worse, is what has kept this website interesting for so many years.