So Many Non-Members Viewing....

[Leslie Mary S]

That's as may be but those who's avatars show themselves are those who are content with how they look and do not mind who sees their picture. In a way if a member wants such security then they do not need to put up a picture of themselves.
Also I think a majority of non members are visiting the site to find out more about what makes us tick and to help to understand themselves as to where they fit in to our community, maybe others are researching this site for study purposes or something like that.
Just my thoughts on this one.

IMPO We do not need to be so open to visitors / spectators.
For those who want to know what makes us tick, they don't need to see our Icons.
Some people within our membership may forget that presently all the world can see their Avatar in any open forum.
That is why I am suggesting a generic avatar, or no avatar be used for open sites.
I, personally, would rather that even the MTF forums/sites be closed.
Make a Special "'Visitor" forum/site where they can read our rules. general information, explanation of commonly used terms and abbreviations, post their questions and get a link to the application page. Then those of us who want to, can answer their questions.
I By reading the FAQs you can see what is view-able to the non-members. Many of the items that are open to the public really should be available only to logged in members.