Although there are certainly good agruments for making the Romance Forum members only, we have decided to leave it open at this time.
Making it members-only gives people a false sense of security. Remember, anyone can register and look at member only forums.
If people have malicious intentions in mind, registration wouldn't be a deterrent.
Many people lurk for a time before registering. If we close the Romance Forum, they can't see some of the better threads we have.
DragonChild,
This was a really good question. Thanks for thinking about it.
BeeBee