[acabtp]

i think you should make the freshwater, saltwater north, and saltwater south forums visible to members only. then delete/suspend accounts for people that don't post a minimum of say, 5 posts, in a year (very very reasonable).

leave the rest of the forums visible to everyone so guests can still see the classifieds, charter boat trips, recipes, etc. maybe add a boat reports section if the sponsor boats want to post their daily reports visible to everyone.

this seems best to me because it not only fixes the issue of all the lurkers getting the info that members are posting for other members to see, which everyone hates and is why this question came up, but it also provides an incentive for non-members to register and participate if they want to see the great info on here.