I just want to look for one thing and never go back.
If you don't have a lot of bandwidth, it makes sense
or if you are posting secrets
secrets...now we're talkin'!
But I wasn't looking for secrets!
I ran and have been a member of quite a few register to view forums in my day... although, it was usually only a few sections that were like that.
Most of those sections were usually either sections where the people who ran the site posted media (mp3s, episodes, etc) or the members themselves posted it. For the former, it was usually for bandwidth and to stop direct linking like >>3. For the latter, it was usually to encourage people to become a member and share if they wanted to access stuff other members had shared.
Other than that, I see no point to it. There has been many a forum that was register-to-view and thus annoyed the hell out of me.
That is because the admins never ever visit their websights as guests, and therefore don't know that it is register-only.
There is only one true phpBB2 forum, and that is http://www.becauseitswinter.com
I hate myself, and I want to die.