Why are some names highlighted in blue and others are not? Just wondering.

The name in blue is a hyperlink to a page that gives some info about you.  Some of us list our email addresses, others keep their email address "hidden" because of sin and depravity!!

Those who haven't joined are not in blue.

Two nice advantages to joining:

1)  You can correct a submission (for about 24 hours)

2)  When you open a thread, new submissions since you last viewed that thread have the word 'new' in read next to the title.

When you open a thread
New posts to be read
Are printed in RED

Oh I see now, thank you for enlightening me. Always wondered that.

Sometimes the blue font is a call for help, the pleading of a elderly gentleman who desperately wants a friend or at least a pen pal.

I'd say more but that would be indiscreet.