Blair,
You must be logged in because your message is showing you as a member. If you weren't logged in, it would show your message as being posted by a guest. If your screen shows otherwise, I wouldn't worry about it, because in the end it is working.
Sorry I don't have a better answer than that, but unfortunately this is not my software. I will be writing my own message board software in the future which will replace this one.
Larinda,
It looks like you really aren't logged in. Log-in status is tracked by "cookies", which are small files saved on your own computer. Some computers are set to deliberately set to reject cookies as a security precaution. Check your internet settings to make sure you're accepting cookies and if you aren't, you've found the problem.
If you need help with that, give me a call. Actually, call me anyway (or I'll call you) so we can work out Ohio details. Oh and Melissa says Hi.
--J