I got an email last night from an unregistered user.
His question was simple: What posting rights do guests have on the forums?
Well, here goes:
Guests
may view any forum, except the beta board, Laced Nepture, and internal boards. These won't even be visible
Guests
may not start new topics anywhere on the forums, with the sole exception of the Bug Reports forum.
Guests
may leave comments on the News Forums.
Guests
may not reply elsewhere.
Guests
may use the web-IRC client to join our chatrooms.
So guests may leave feedback on the news posts, and may post any bugs or issues they come up with in the bug reports forum. We listen to all of our users' comments. However, to become an active part of the forum community, you'll need to register first.
Registering is simple, fast, and no hassle. Imput your name, password, and email address and you're done. Just click on the link at the top of the
forums or on the left sidebar any page within the WireHead network to register.
Update: For any of you who are concerned with privacy issues, as I know some of us geeks are, read Phoenix's comment. He's our resident privacy nutball.