[Danny Stewart]

We recently had a rather severe breach of security on the site, where I said some things I shouldn't have about a certain someone, and one of the newer members on the site who had made only one post saw what I said and decided that the right thing to do was to report me to that certain individual rather than come to me and perhaps recommend that they be taken down (which I would have gladly done).

The point is, this member should never have been allowed on the site. We get a lot of members on here who just come in and do nothing, or make a post then disappear, and we know nothing about these people. I'm a bit paranoid after this incident, and so, to increase security on the site and make the community a more knowing and trusting place, Ross has suggested to me that we might want to make the community so that people can join by invite only, having someone already on the site vouch for them and allow them in. It would make this site more exclusive and friendly, cut down on unwanted traffic, and keep the site safe from prying eyes.

I personally don't think this is a bad idea, but I wanted to gauge the existing members' reaction to such a plan. Do you think it's a good idea to restrict site access to existing members and people that existing members are allowed to invite?