Or at least the log board. I regularly post log links to friends who are not going
to bother to signup (takes time and isn't automated on the server afaik)
just to view them.

The more outsiders viewing logs, the more potential new players.
I started playing the game after reading tons of logs here, and I bet the same
is true for others. Putting all this information that can attract new players
behind a login screen is braindead.