I still don't understand why the forum is public... You should only be able to access it by creating an account for obvious reasons.
The forum being public saved me by giving me answers to a way out.
I was googling suicide methods via charcoal burning and I would have absolutely endangered others had I not found this forum. I also would never have discovered SN.
We're all alone and lack motivation. Finding a private forum with very little information - barely any of us would have joined. It would have felt too cliquey or vague. With zero information available to desperate people googling for relief, they'll have nothing.
Also ya know, I expect this site has higher turnover than other places due to... Reasons...