Should The Ledge message board be members only?

[LukeA]

Originally Posted by Tango

Nope, not a bit disingenuous.

Well, it just seems to me that its silly to compare The Penguin/The Ledge (both of which have been around for about 15 years) and its 4000+ registered members to niche sites/forums that either feature far less content, focus solely on one band member/era, cater to non-English speaking fans, etc. They are not fair comparisons/alternatives to The Ledge, nor will they likely ever be.

I'm willing to bet that 4000+ people registered for The Ledge more because of its proximity/connection to the wealth of information found on The Penguin rather than a stray Google search or two. Make the forum topics/thread names visible to all, but require registration to view the threads/participate. Best of both worlds.