Huh!? It's ok, I'm confused too
I am not sure what you mean...
I can say that you should not have to be logged in to VIEW anything (except the "BS" section). The DF, WF, FSW, NBS, you should be able to SEE everything including all the posts and threads, without logging in. You can also post in FS&W without logins, but you do need to log in to POST (not to view though, just to create new) in the rest of the sections...
If you are having things "disappear"? when you log in, it may be related to the "Tree Forum Hack" that is described in "Not BS"... its a one time glitch and you can fix it:
Log in and click "UserCP" link at top left (where 'Register' is when you're not logged in)
Go into the UserCP and on the left click "Edit Options"
When that screen loads, go down it selecting your own preferences and BE SURE TO CLICK "SAVE" at the bottom
In theory, if you're suffering from the tree hack side effects that should fix it...
If thats not what you're describing, or it doesn't help you, let me know and we'll get it figured out