# Do I have to log in before every freakin' post? **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [March 12, 2002, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-i-have-to-log-in-before-every-freakin-post/97845 "2002-03-12T14:48:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Sauron](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ce7236/32.png) [@Sauron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sauron)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2002, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-i-have-to-log-in-before-every-freakin-post/97845/1 "2002-03-12T14:48:09Z")
I like the new board format. Looks really cool. Got a problem, though. Every freakin’ time I try to post, I have to go through the log-in procedure. Wanna reply to a thread? Log in again. Wanna start a new thread? Log in again. What’s the deal? Does this happen to everybody? My browser is cookied, so the site should recognize me once I log in. I like the board, but going through the log-in procedure each time is gonna cut down on my posting (and I wasn’t exactly burning up the post-meter to begin with). ---
**Author:** ![JeffB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jeffb/32/188_2.png) [@JeffB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JeffB)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2002, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-i-have-to-log-in-before-every-freakin-post/97845/2 "2002-03-12T14:53:15Z")
It’s probably your user profile that now is set to not use cookies. Click on the user cp button and then on Edit Options. I’m guessing that you have the “Automatically login when you return to the site?” option set to “no”. ---
**Author:** ![Sauron](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ce7236/32.png) [@Sauron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sauron)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2002, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-i-have-to-log-in-before-every-freakin-post/97845/3 "2002-03-12T15:15:53Z")
Thank you, sir! I’ve changed that. Hope that works. If it does, I owe you one.