Sacred Synthesis wrote:I imagine it's meant to persuade people to join a forum so they can read what they couldn't otherwise.
Sure, that makes sense. If membership count has some sort of marketing impact, or other significance, that could be a thing. But I don't really care. Nobody's going to visit this forum unless they have some interest in DSI synths, and I'm not selling anything; so I say, let everyone read it and register if they want to contribute.
Search indexing could be another issue. Google doesn't have an account, so forum contents wouldn't be indexed unless they're public.
I think that if I'm going to make a noob mistake, it's going to be a mistake in favor of open information. If any unforeseen problems arise, I can always change it.