AT&T becomes latest YouTube advertiser to pull ads over pedophile problem

This is an excellent concern, but it would be pretty easily dealt with by the entity that allows commenting: Allowing alts between threads (i.e. a user could be known as “Aeroplane” in one thread and “fuzzyfungus” in another). This wouldn’t be a big issue as long as all “alt” accounts are referenced (opaquely, by the admin) back to an original, verified account.