Should The Ledge message board be members only?

[Artemis]

I would vote no, I moderate on another message board and our policy is "We're not here to police the internet or be parents" besides, some people like to lurk before they sign up to the community. I know I lurked here for months before finally deciding "Well, it seems like a really friendly community, I wanna sign up!" getting those awful "You need to be a member to see this page!" messages would really put people off from signing up, in my opinion.

If minors posting details are an issue, then any posts where they post personal information should just be deleted / not allowed. Or something. I'm rambling xD