Just bring a quote across from the Noble thread: [mention]series_one[/mention]
Interesting thought on making the site more private, I always figured that would reduce traffic if anything but you’re probably right now that I think about it.
Existing members may feel more confident in posting stuff about their cars, and any lurkers today that don’t sign-in and instead just read threads and vanish would be encouraged to contribute as they’re already logged in, so adding a comment/reaction/etc is just a click away.
Obviously it will reduce the true lurkers down significantly, I don’t know enough about forum footfall/statistics to know how harmful that would be!
One good strategy for a car forum though is to keep the classifieds as a public section, if you’re fresh on the market for an Exige it may be an easy way to snag a new member and they would still be forced into registering so they can communicate with the seller if they’re a serious buyer.