Well, we've still been having some problems lately with the site going down due to unwanted guests. I've instituted a few new things that will definitely help with this, all of which you shouldn't even notice since you're all members.
1.) The forums are no longer accessible to guest users. We know this will upset our guests and the casual lurker, but that's more incentive to join, right?
2.) Some areas are now locked down to members only, such as the advanced search and user directory. Guests can still use the simple search, however.
I hated to do these things, but what's the point of having a site that no one can get to?
-Dain