Okay so I have some suggestions...
Would it be possible to make it so we can either make it so a user can toggle something in their privacy setting that makes it so guests can't view their posts or to make it so you can force ignore gusts with certain IP addresses?
And also could we make it so you can like PMs(but not have it contribute to the like count to avoid cheating(aka the user gets a notification that their PM was liked and the notice at the bottom will say "User likes this post" but without it adding to the amount of like they have))?
And just one last thing, could we enable image tags in the shoutbox, but make images autoresize to a reasonable size and also enforce the no spam rule(and of course the no NSFW stuff one)? Not only would this be super handy but it'd basically put to rest this whole emote fiasco and users could use custom emotes and such.
This is a public forum, and as such, some posts are going to be available publicly to everyone. If you want to post any private or sensitive information you shouldn't be posting it here anyway.
I'll take a look into if there are any add ons for liking PMs, but it isn't a top priority right now. If there is an easy way I'll do it, but otherwise it'll have to wait.
I'm against image tags in the SB for the same reason as emotes. No matter what the size, they're not needed in there and it is supposed to be for discussion. If you really must show an image you can link to it.