Quote: "There is no confusion then. You can only be a guest or not..."
As I read Saab Dastard's explanation (thanks SD, by the way) I understand it to mean that you can only be a guest ONCE. If you return you will then have to log in, which means registering if you have not already done so. It means all regular users always have to take the time and trouble to log in even if they are in a hurry and just want to have a quick read of the latest gen on a particular issue. This seems to be rather user unfriendly!
I can understand and agree with the need to log in if somebody wants to make a post but I believe it should not be necessary to log in just to read, except for the previous requirement to give priority to members when traffic is high. Saab Dastard, any chance of returning to this?