IMHO on the page that lets you select between the Customer Support forum vs the General Support forum, the padlock on General Support gives the indication that this is a locked down forum, not for the general public.
padlock on general support.jpg
It would make more sense that the Customer Support forum had an icon of a padlock on it as you need to be a customer to access these forums.
Then again, maybe it's just my perception

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