I had the suggestion to make the main forum categories visible to everyone. Basically pages Board.php and Forum.php pages visible to see what is being discussed. (topic names, who made it, who last posted)
Threads themselves you have to login.
I thought it was silly as hell to block the MAIN FEATURE of the site from being viewed by non-members.... What is making new users sign up... the 14 year old fakes that signed up 15 mins before them?
That sounds like a good idea. I am an interesting person and meet very many people who ask to see where I write on a forum, but they are reluctant to join a site blind. So even though I advertise for the site, the inaccessibility of it prevents new members from throwing their hat into the ring. Also, probably GOOGLE can't scan a page that would lead people whom are searching for the very thing we are talking about in the forums, so we are a little bit of a cul de sac. It seems like a dead end because the information on the forums is cloaked in a way. People searching for some information, would be led here, read what they want and see some of the fine minds that round table serious shit on here, be attracted by other items of interest and lay down some stake in the finances of the site by joining. Saying Facebook has pull is ridiculous, or other sites too, we are a different kind of site, with a very special forum, that is as fun as it is enlightening.
