Odd Section Suggestion: Forum 43

Aguiluz · Post by **Aguiluz** » Wed Nov 12, 2008 8:51 pm

What do you think about a members-only (as in registration required to access) part of the forums?

It just popped into my head and I decided to post it here.

grossaffe · Post by **grossaffe** » Wed Nov 12, 2008 8:58 pm

meh, not really necessary, I don't think.

Kurt_ · Post by **Kurt_** » Wed Nov 12, 2008 9:01 pm

I've suggested something like this more than once before...it isn't going to happen.

Post by **CronoTriggerfan** » Wed Nov 12, 2008 9:05 pm

Well guests already can't post, so what's the point?

SonyPortableizer · Post by **SonyPortableizer** » Wed Nov 12, 2008 9:11 pm

they used to be able to but that stopped
Or do you mean a members View ony

Aguiluz · Post by **Aguiluz** » Wed Nov 12, 2008 9:50 pm

CronoTriggerfan wrote:Well guests already can't post, so what's the point?

But guests can view, right? A members-only section. Guests cannot read.

Post by **CronoTriggerfan** » Wed Nov 12, 2008 10:00 pm

Why? I'm sorry, I guess I'm not understanding the point...

Aguiluz · Post by **Aguiluz** » Wed Nov 12, 2008 10:33 pm

1. What if you want to discuss something without guests looking at you.

2. They will be curious and register and post. More members = Possibly more mods and portables.

RockNRoll! · Post by **RockNRoll!** » Wed Nov 12, 2008 11:34 pm

If you want to discuss something without strangers reading what you say, get off the message board and make real friends.

sdh · Post by **sdh** » Thu Nov 13, 2008 4:25 am

I agree with CTF, don't really see the point of this.
This could also result in less traffic on the forums since many don't want to register just to read something.

Valium · Post by **Valium** » Thu Nov 13, 2008 5:54 am

More people would register, post once, and never come back. I don't know if there's any limit to the amount of users that can be registered at any given time, but if there is, we'd reach it.

bacteria · Post by **bacteria** » Thu Nov 13, 2008 7:10 am

Indeed, no point. It would also mean two forums like Forum 42 (one is sufficient!).

Post by **SpongeBuell** » Thu Nov 13, 2008 10:37 am

Aguiluz wrote:1. What if you want to discuss something without guests looking at you.

2. They will be curious and register and post. More members = Possibly more mods and portables.

1. if you don't need to do anything but fill out a simple form to register, what really makes registered people different from guests, other than if they've filled out that form or not?

2. How can they be curious about something they don't know exists?

pwned?

Kurt_ · Post by **Kurt_** » Thu Nov 13, 2008 10:47 am

If you look at the number of people who posted 5 or less times, it equals about 2/3 of our memberlist

nitro2k01 · Post by **nitro2k01** » Thu Nov 13, 2008 12:59 pm

Screw forum 43! I call for a Forum 34!