I would like to offer some suggestions.
While I totally agree with Ryan's intentions, I also agree and totally understand what Dino has said. I do believe that the concept behind the Team Westside forum is a positive move and should be adopted. I say this because there are alot of people out there who do get uptight about "hijacked" threads and general "post whoring". I can see that some of the TW antics we got upto in the threads in the NSW section may have left people with a sour impression of us or deterred them from staying because I'll admit that we do post alot of "openly homosexual", stupid and exclusive (for loss of a better word) content which offends some. I can totally understand someone reading our threads thinking, "ummmmmmmm I'll be staying away from them!!!", but unless you know the TW crew and understand that all this is light hearted, non-serious, fun chit chat amongst guys who know that what the others say is to be taken as a joke and is never serious, you can't really appreciate the humorous aspect of TW. The great thing about TW is that at all times we can all get along in a relaxed and humorous environment without the ego's and "I know everything so I'm god" attitude. There's no politics, no bitching, and no grudges. It's pure fun and enjoyment which is hard to find in the performance car scene these days.
Now to the suggestions, (btw I'm just brainstorming here)
1. Make the TW forum public, with a disclaimer (although I have doubts as to how effective this will be)
2. Make it private but visible. Meaning if a member of the forums clicks on it without access, a disclaimer page opens up stating clearly the content which is contained within and that the forum is purely a light hearted discussion forum and not a place to post threads for serious discussion. Should the member agree, they click AGREE which opens up a PM window to PranK to request access. (This may mean some serious work for the forum admins. sorry in advance guys )
Thanks for your time