We did change things way before you and most others came along on here Sam.
Long ago anyone could come to the forum and just start posting..Tom made it so anyone that came to the forum had to sign in before you could even see the posting screen.
Of course when you sign in we ( mods/admin) can see you hidden or Not, the old way No-one could see people coming in posting...this was a field day for trouble makers
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