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The Lounge being private never bothers me because I'm always logged in.
Because seeing the shit that gets posted in the lounge section all the time I can see how they would want it hidden to get more people to register. This is supposed to be a gaming forum, not a forum about a rash that popped up on your balls.
I've linked friends awesome threads about 600 times. All of them keep asking me "why isn't it working?" or "who are you?"
Yes, you're right. I did it for NO REASON WHATSOEVER.
You might want to make sure you know them, first.
Can we use this thread to complain about how unprecedentedly stupid it is that The Lounge is private?
oh well here i go
It is ****ing stupid.
Yes, you're right. I did it for NO REASON WHATSOEVER.
but anyway, that's why I implemented it.
It's to tie in with the infraction system. Even at the highest (non-banned) infraction level, you can still read the lounge, albeit with reduced privileges. If you're banned, then you can't read it. If you log out, you can't read it.
The Lounge is not the main focus of the site for non-regulars and newcomers - most people who find hl2.net for the first time do so because of HL2 or Valve-related searches.
In fact, some could argue that The Lounge might put newcomers off...
but anyway, that's why I implemented it.