I've recently heard from people having problems logging in at the forum. Right around the same time, my husband was complaining that he can't get his office network software to work. And then another friend was mentioning that he couldn't log in to one of his favorite sites.
What did all of these people have in common? Internet Explorer 7.
If you're having problems using the forum (or any other sites on the Internet), IE7 may be your problem. (Bummer, isn't it?)
As for the forum, I've changed it so that guests can contribute to forum posts, even if they haven't logged in.
But if you want your posts connected to your user profile, you'll need to try using a browser other than IE7 (I know it's annoying). I recommend Firefox (my favorite), so I put a link to it on the forum.
Please feel free to come on back to the forum and try again.
http://www.kristensguide.com/forum
Happy day!