Originally Posted by Beyonder

I think everyone know from the get-go that making the forum private isn't going to cease people from registering. We don't have to make the entire forum private. We can keep say, "the lounge" and "other topic" sections visible to guests and make the "news" and "taking action" sections private.

To reiterate, the point is not to vet people who is going to and/or have registered, but rather adding an extra layer of protection for information that we are giving away here to the public eyes'.