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[The Fifth Horseman]

Don't worry, nothing dangerous. No blocking anyone.

We see frequently people entering the forum and asking "WHO DO U DOWNDLOD?" or "I can't run it on XP!!!".

Most of the people who do that are, quite obviously, guest accounts.

So, I came up with an idea:

When someone attempts to enter the forum without being logged in, they are presented with a helpful page, welcoming them to the forum and asking them what their business is.
Possibly three links after that: "I have a problem running a game", "I can't download a game" "Neither of the above". Third would activate only after about 30 seconds of the page being opened (you know why... impatient ten-year-olds come to mind).
Now, the first would come up with some info about DosBox and the basics of operating it (including links to appropriate portions of the DosBox FAQ and Troubleshooting forum and a link at the bottom "I've tried all of these, but still have problems"), the second with an explanation why some games are not for download (ESA, still sold etc), while the third would send the reader to his initial destination (forum main page or a specified thread) Not too complex, I hope, while at the same time it would reduce the amount of "not work on XP" and "why no download" posts by a large amount.