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Sorry, I accidentally downvoted you.

I wanted to say yes, this. Allow viewing of everything but to participate, you have to register.

I think that is a good idea, or something along those lines. I too clicked the link to the site, but when I noticed I had to register first, I came back here to check the comments rather than continuing. Showing more content before forcing a signup should gather a lot more interest. Looks nice though, and you seem very receptive to feedback, so I guess I will go sign up anyway! Good luck!

Thank you!! I would also like to add that the content would NOT be greyed out for non-registered users and it would be licensed under creative commons :)

Yeah, that's better. You at least need to offer something before asking me to trust you.

Yes. The model they have is ideal IMHO - viewing the site doesn't require a login, and then when you do sign up, it is an extremely low friction process.