Should the forum be open or closed to guests?

[j2k4]

Open for a while and then closed and then repeat

That way they find useful info here, maybe come back occasionally to read some stuff, and then when they can't they join up and then its a slippery slope to being a proper posting member. Once you get them to join up they're as good as hooked, but not many will bite when they can't see the bait.

Some merit there, too.

I like the idea of a bait and switch.

[Shadow0890]

I think it should be open. I know as a fact that I usually don't end up signing up for sites that require you to login to see anything because I don't like to signup for sites that I don't know what they are like.

HOWEVER, I think that the verifieds section and possibly others should be off limits to the guests and that they should be told to signup to view verifieds.

[TheDave]

Adblock it with Firefox.

I do it to any icon that annoys me...like that stupid smilie.

i hate firefox too

edit: for those who say other, you're worse than hitler. should people have easy access to our intelectual property and verified hashes etc or not. don't trick em into becoming members. you will burn in hell for that

[Cheese]

i hate firefox too

edit: for those who say other, you're worse than hitler. should people have easy access to our intelectual property and verified hashes etc or not. don't trick em into becoming members. you will burn in hell for that

You were up way too late when you posted that.