Like the subject says. It is stupid that one has to register just to search! wtf? And what's with that 'I was born on or before xxth of YY zzz' stuff when registering? Do you have a problem with large numbers of teenie girls registering and discussing their barbie dolls in the forum?  Excuse my sarcasm, but the forum isn't very user-friendly when you can't even search to see if someone has already answered my question without going through a convoluted registration process.

You're right, this particular forum probably shouldn't require registering to search.  I didn't realize it was set that way.

And now it's not.

Thanks.

Great, thanks.

> Would a newcomer be warmly welcome here?

   Not one who posts irrelevant noise.

Of course newcomers are welcome, but it's generally best to get to the point quick so us and others can read and answer as many postings as possible in the limited time we have.