I voted "yes, public", but that's hoping I'll have enough time to actually play the game, which is doubtful given my current schedule.
As for public, well, it depends what we would be talking about, but we already have different subfora on these boards about various aspects of Star Trek gaming, all of which may not be of interest to everyone, so why not another one ?
"The main difference between Trekkies and Manchester United fans is that Trekkies never trashed a train carriage. So why are the Trekkies the social outcasts?"
Terry Pratchett