Funny how people have been here for ages (Paradox, MOM, myself, and countless others come to mind) yet they never complain about it.
I support the forum staying public 100%. Yeah, the trolls get annoying, but I have to admit they don't last long, Allen & mods have kept this site pretty troll-free. If you guys want a small forum, Eternal, Wyldfire, and several other posters have their own small communities set up. If this forum was private, none of you (including me) would be here.
I am not comfortable having my pictures on display for everybody. But I would like to post pictures. + I leave details out for privacy reasons. It would be good to be completely open.
That would be an interesting idea, but I know the guys in charge really dislike the idea of adding more forums, and I don't blame them, some forums barely get used (Wingman anyone?). However, this would be a great idea. A forum that requires a sign photo (i.e. holding a piece of paper with your user name on it) to join would be a great addition, it would be a small troll free area for people to discuss game, and you could put a face to people's names. It worked when Kramer did it on Seinfeld heh.