I would register. It's not a big fucking deal. And if they don't want to register, they can piss off.
Oh yeah, and I wanted to thank you for stirring the shit once again, Rich.
I have a real problem with people who want to lurk about, as your customer seems to want to do, and then not participate and even grouse about having to register. Rather than be grateful that the resource is available, they piss and moan.
And then the rest of you who complaint about requiring registration, from the nice comfy seat of one who is registered! What hypocrisy!
One of the biggest problems with the world, and the subset of the world that frequents this forum, is that people just like to piss and moan about the bad, because they don't get the same zing out of focusing on the good. Given the choice between a negative comment and a positive one, most will choose the positive.
Maybe I'm just burnt out on this place. I don't know. But most every fucking time I come to MY OWN FORUM, I have to endure the bellyaching. We've gone from bellyaching about auction-outing to bellyaching about some new changes to the forum.
For the love of God, and I can't say this strongly enough, IF YOU DO NOT LIKE WHAT'S GOING ON HERE, GO SOMEWHERE ELSE. Start your own forum as others have done. But please, leave your negative bullshit at the door.