I can't see Max going for this in his current lifetime. Not having to be a member has several advantages. There aren't duplicate memberships for people who use more than one computer, and/or they can use a work computer without sticking a cookie on it. People who lose their cookies or have problems can still read and post. People who just want to ask one question and not hang around can just pop in and pop out again without going through a lot of filling in of blanks. People can test the waters before diving in. The advantage to being a members only site would be that anonymous flamers would have to register...probably under more than one name.