You wont get indexed by search engines for one. Also people like to see what they are signing up for. I am not saying all forums...if you have nudity or anything but general talk forums and just regular forums unlock them or at least let people read the first post.
You wont get indexed by search engines for one. Also people like to see what they are signing up for. I am not saying all forums...if you have nudity or anything but general talk forums and just regular forums unlock them or at least let people read the first post.
Agreed. I think I don't sign up for 2/3 forums that I can't actually see (unless I am 100% sure I know what it is).
As stated above, the only reason you should be locking threads/sections is because the material should only be seen after registration.
No harm in showing announcements & general chat to guests. Also, as stated above, the spiders can't index blocked information. People searching for your exact content will never see you unless they are handed the link & told "go here".
06-11-2009, 04:10 PM
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