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> allow for developer being shouted down or exploited much more easily

No is an answer. And blocking people should be a thing.

Personally I do not publish anything anymore which is not "non-commercial only" as a result of demands, you can do it yourself if you want to make money off it (or if you demand things for that matter). Fortunately my online stuff isn't used much but even then it's possible to get "requests".




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