They could nudge intermediaries to create a platform that summarizes commenters’ record and reputation. Indeed, why not pay commenters who accumulate “likes” or whose comments on issuers turn out to be valuable in light of evidence of those enterprises’ subsequent success?
SEC和其他监管者甚至可以更进一步。它们可以劝说中介机构总结评论者记录和名声的平台。事实上，如果评论者获得多次“赞”，或者其对发行人的评论经这些企业随后的成功证明颇有价值，那么为什么不付给他们报酬呢？