We could still leave the option to make things quick- you wouldn't need to put a name if you didn't want to.
Now, talk about which is easier-
1_Pass through the process of creating an account and be bothered to create a whole thread to talk to people you're not even sure exist in the first place or how active they are because you've never been there.
2_Just write what you want in the comment section of the game.
My point is, that would allow for outsiders to see a bit of how the community is, how we interact to each other and would generally attract more people to the forums. It doesn't matter that our selling point is being a friendly and different community if no one sees how we interact. I believe it would bring more activity here than it would take away, and it'd be nice to see us grow a bit.
Also, "it worked like this for years" is not really an argument- this whole forum is about possibly improving what we currently have, isn't it?