That's what we have now. The problem is that people post as different names and it gets very confusing when there are other people posting with similar names. It is also nice sometimes to be able to view somebody's profile so you can see who they are instead of just some random person posting on the board. IMO, it really isn't brain surgery to set up an account and log in, especially if rob makes a help page. I don't think it would be that much of a problem (afterall, allcoast is setup that way) and it would be a lot of help for those of us who use the boards everyday.
-Brian