Hey Dennis, it can be used different ways. It is dynamic in that it hides from people that aren't logged in, and you can turn it off in your profile. It doesn't have CP control to determine which forums it's displayed in. I'm sure it uses a couple CPU clicks because it has to read your cookie and profile to see if it's displayed or not.
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