How can a *guest* reply to threads?

[Trojan Man]

I thought you needed to be a member to do that?

[Marsilia]

I believe, and someone will correct me if I'm wrong, that guests can only reply to Front Page articles, which draws them into discussions, but they need a membership to post to the main board or participate in chat.

[What Exit?]

There was also the Ask the Expert Forum. That allowed guest posting for the same reason. That experiment failed though and Zuul closed the forum. It was an idea that a few of us came up with as Mellophant was starting up.

[CatInASuit]

I believe, and someone will correct me if I'm wrong, that guests can only reply to Front Page articles, which draws them into discussions, but they need a membership to post to the main board or participate in chat.

Yes, guests can post to the front page articles. They then go into a moderating queue and then get posted if accepted.