Its an interesting idea to have the drop down menu containing all those extra options. Unfortunately due to the error of the add overlapping the menu on occasion, it becomes more of a hassle than anything. I would suggest seeing how popular others find it before deciding on whether or not to keep it. Personally I'd say if the ad overlap issue can be fixed then it wouldn't matter.

Yup - the banner ads display over the drop down menu making it a guess as to what you are clicking.

Banner ads don't display over the drop down menu, but I personally don't like the drop down menu anyways. I'd rather not have two clicks to get to new posts when I'd probably never click those other options. Just my two cents.

Its a bug and YES the banner ads sometimes override the drop menu. Its annoying...I like the hyperlink before...

Firefox FTW - no issues here!

Firefox FTW - no issues here!

Umm...I am using firefox...and I tested the bug in IE too...

It still exists...

Your medal has now been stripped from you...

No Win For You!!

Umm...I am using firefox...and I tested the bug in IE too...

It still exists...




Yep same here. but I noticed today that it's not consistent. Sometimes it happens and sometimes it doesn't.

Not a fan of the drop down menu....I like the one-click new post searching

Firefox portable FTW? I still havn't run into the issue, and I keep checking with each page I load.

yeah please just bring back the one click.

All a bunch of whiney lil punks.

clicky
http://www.rx8club.com/search.php?do=getnew
or
http://www.rx8club.com/vaispy.php

Yep. Bad. FireFox, IE, Opera, NS - all have the banner error, even on different machines (we have 5 here, 6 if you count the car).

Firefox FTW - no issues here!

Unwarranted n00bish fanboi-ism FTL!11!!

YEP - a real PITA

Unwarranted n00bish fanboi-ism FTL!11!!

Using Firefox Portable and still haven't experienced the issue!

Issue only happens on the flash type banners...like Synaptic. The regular ones are OK.....I just hit refresh to get a different banner, and it works.

I would prefer the one click new post button as well :)

not a fan of the drop down menu for New Posts. :(

works fine for me for two reasons:

1. I bookmark the new posts link, so I never have to click it.

2. adblock plus on firefox.

No ad trouble because I block them, but want my one click back! Please!

works fine for me for two reasons:

1. I bookmark the new posts link, so I never have to click it.

2. adblock plus on firefox.

So I guess you're not generating too much ad revenue for this site huh?

So I guess you're not generating too much ad revenue for this site huh?


It's doubtful those little green links are providing any real "revenues" for the site. But I have noticed more non-automotive ads up top lately. ;)

^ Why is your avatar playing a tiny piano?

It's actually a little laptop. Just can't see it. ;)

It's actually a little laptop. Just can't see it. ;)

That's hot.

It's actually a little laptop. Just can't see it. ;)

I always thought he was whacking off!

I think the drop down menu is fine. Safari here, and I have only experienced the bug once - not complaining about it though.

I always thought he was whacking off!

Why would a stuffed tiger be whacking off?

Why would a stuffed tiger be whacking off?
why wouldn't he? :D

+1 for not liking the dropdown. none of the forums i frequent use it.

the drop down menu is only blocked for me by the synaptic 3 ad... the black one that stars withe the shift knob in the middle, then the engine, then the red rx8. annoying none the less...seems to always come up when i wanna click the new posts link

by the way, i use firefox and its only for that one ad

I think if you fix the layering then it should be fine. Just add a CSS style to the tag with a z-index. It has been a few years, so I may be way off.

the drop down menu is only blocked for me by the synaptic 3 ad... the black one that stars withe the shift knob in the middle, then the engine, then the red rx8. annoying none the less...seems to always come up when i wanna click the new posts link

by the way, i use firefox and its only for that one ad

+1 same here

i dont like the drop down menu because i have to wait till the page completely loads before itll drop down. if its a link i can click before that. internets at work is sloww

DAMN! the banner finally got me. I just thought it was a pain to wait on the drop down (though I like some of those options) but now I see what you guys have been complaining about.

I have been having the banner issue all morning. I also don't really need the drop down menu. I can live with it, but it is annoying when the banner overlays it.

Why would a stuffed tiger be whacking off?

Why would he be typing on a miniature laptop?

+1 single click new posts.

It's actually a little laptop. Just can't see it. ;)

I'm calling Shenanigans!!!

Why would a stuffed tiger be whacking off?

Missing Pooh?

Missing Pooh?

Oh, man. That might just be the best post ever.

Missing Pooh?

he should go to the toilet to see pooh :)

Would someone PLEASE fix that stupid Synaptic ad?
I get that one on every other page and it makes it impossible to hit the "new threads" button!

You see the bug is a revenue generator...its all a big conspiracy man! Due to the bug your having to either refresh the page or click to another page generating another view...sometimes you accidentally click on the ad instead of the intended place generating another view...

its a conspiracy! everyone man your tinfoil hats!!

Oh, man. That might just be the best post ever.

Coming from you, I'll take the compliment because you have had some real classics! :yesnod:

I agree to the level of suckage that the new posts drop down possesses.

+1 on the problem with the Synaptic ad. Is that something they have to fix?

I vote for 1-click for New Posts.

"New Posts" on the menu is redundant, a duplicate of the initial click.

"Today's Posts" is a duplicate of the one on the "Quick Links" menu.

"Find My Posts" and Find My Threads" seems as though they would be better located under "Search". It's not intuitive that they would be under a "New Posts" menu. Or put them under "Quick LInks" to minimize the number of menus needed to look through.

Seriously, the layering needs to change. If you do that, it will make life easier for the IE folks.

Seriously, the layering needs to change. If you do that, it will make life easier for the IE folks.

If they won't fix literally one character to fix the banner alignment I wouldn't hold out too much hope for any other IE-centric fixes.

Good thing for Ad Block I guess....

I tried to spoon feed it.

The New Posts Drop Down Menu is AWESOME - so far, easily the best change this forum has made. :)

You see the bug is a revenue generator...its all a big conspiracy man! Due to the bug your having to either refresh the page or click to another page generating another view...sometimes you accidentally click on the ad instead of the intended place generating another view...

its a conspiracy! everyone man your tinfoil hats!!

I don't see any banner ads. Weird.

dmp, u have firefox?

Indeed Kane...I do. And it pwn3s. :D

that is why, adblock FTW!!!!

Just fix it ,,,,,Please, Please, just fix it!
Thank you.

I've noticed it seems to happen after you make a new post.

I like the OPTIONS in the menu, but if you could change it so that all we had to do was CLICK on it for New posts....well, that would rock! :rock:

(after you fix the inital problem of course)

please get rid of the dumb menu. I bet 95% of the forum just wants the regular new posts, not all the options.

pleeeeeeeease.

If you are not going to change the New Posts from a menu to a single-click option then at least move it to another location so the drop-down menu is NOT BEHIND AN AD BANNER. Swap it with the FAQ link or something. It's a PITA where it is.

An even better improvement for me would be to get an email notification everytime there is an addition to a thread i'm interested in. Several discussion groups have this option, but I'd be more active on this RX-8 list if this also were possible here.
-wm

Can't you subscribe to threads?

An even better improvement for me would be to get an email notification everytime there is an addition to a thread i'm interested in. Several discussion groups have this option, but I'd be more active on this RX-8 list if this also were possible here.
-wm

As stated above this feature is already available. Go to your "user cp" in the menu bar above and mess with your subscription settings.

If you are not going to change the New Posts from a menu to a single-click option then at least move it to another location so the drop-down menu is NOT BEHIND AN AD BANNER. Swap it with the FAQ link or something. It's a PITA where it is.

it's acutally only one particular ad that gets in front of the menu, so just hit F5 and do it again

it's acutally only one particular ad that gets in front of the menu, so just hit F5 and do it again

It usually takes 4 or 5 refreshes before that ad isn't chosen.
I presume that Synaptic paid to be "seeded" more often than the other advertisers.

Could someone please explain why this hasn't been fixed yet? It's just a simple change. If someone gives me access i'll do it.

Their too busy fighting the spam bots. http://www.mysmiley.net/imgs/smile/fighting/fighting0002.gif (http://www.mysmiley.net)

I like the OPTIONS in the menu, but if you could change it so that all we had to do was CLICK on it for New posts....well, that would rock! :rock:

(after you fix the inital problem of course)

Yes. The one-click was much more convenient.

And the problem is only with Synaptic.

So here's a vote for return of the one-click and a request to have the Synaptic ad reformatted.

How many weeks has this issue gone unfixed now? Is it really that big of an undertaking to move the button, or modify it? Would someone please take care of this already, or are we all just blowing hot air for nothing?

Also, is it just me or does the search feature not work quite as effectivly as it used to?

I'm surprised so many people have agreed with me...

+1

WOW! I just tried viewing the forum w/ IE...Horrible. I now know what you mean - how the new-posts drop-down goes BEHIND the banner ad. :(

This isn't an issue when viewing the forum while "logged out".

For anyone who uses IE and doesn't have l33t plug-ins like ad block you can add one line to your hosts file to block the offending ad. Doing so is outside the scope of this post and left as an exercise to the user.

still doesn't work. :(

No fix yet?

The only reason taht the Synaptic ad pops up like that is because it's a flash ad. The rest are all .gifs. If the webmasters were to get more Flash advertisers, then they would all block the drop down. There is probably code in this ad that makes it the top most layer of anything on the page. The only solution would be to recode the ad or to move the New Posts to another spot.

Or you can just make the new posts page just a one-clicker instead of a drop down menu...that would solve the problem too

Ugh. Just add "0.0.0.0 www.rscc.com" to your hosts file and be done with it.

I did...and it's not working

I did...and it's not working

Post your HOSTS file.
Also, you have to close any browser and re-open after you make the change.

It would be really nice if the operators of the forum would make the one change rather than thousands of people having to individually fix the problem... I mean c'mon is it really that hard to move the damn button?

They don't care.

With Adblockerplus and Noscript running in firefox, I've never had said issue. I wouldn't ever use IE6 because it's literally seconds slower than my firefox times to load.

Good luck for the rest of you, though.

With Adblockerplus and Noscript running in firefox, I've never had said issue. I wouldn't ever use IE6 because it's literally seconds slower than my firefox times to load.

Good luck for the rest of you, though.

What ever will us silly non-Firefox n00bs do?!?!?! Please help us!!!

Firefox, non Firefox. I can use Firefox and it doesn't work, I can use MSN and it doesn't work. The drop down still stays hidden sometimes. 75% of the time.

And you guys are absolutely sure you did the hosts file mod correctly?

that is why, adblock FTW!!!!

I have Adblock, but I still see the ads, what do i do to remedy this, do I need to add a filter in Adblock specifying this?

Its removed the annoying as hell popup ads when you scroll through posts tho, thank god!

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will this ever get fixed? IT IS SOOOOOOOO ANNOYING.

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