# can't look at user profiles - anyone else having this problem?

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**Created:** [May 21, 2011, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-look-at-user-profiles-anyone-else-having-this-problem/582638 "2011-05-21T00:09:43Z")\
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**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\
**Post date:** [May 21, 2011, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-look-at-user-profiles-anyone-else-having-this-problem/582638/1 "2011-05-21T00:09:43Z")

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all of a sudden, I can’t look at a user profile when I click on the poster’s name. The little drop-down menu either doesn’t appear, or even more weirdly, appears higher up in the page, hidden, and I have to scroll up to find it.

Anyone else with this problem?

I’m using Safari 5.0.5.

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**Author:** ![Cunctator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/43a26b/32.png) [@Cunctator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cunctator)\
**Post date:** [May 21, 2011, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-look-at-user-profiles-anyone-else-having-this-problem/582638/2 "2011-05-21T01:42:40Z")

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> [@Northern\_Piper](#):
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> Anyone else with this problem?

No. I can see your profile.

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**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\
**Post date:** [May 21, 2011, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-look-at-user-profiles-anyone-else-having-this-problem/582638/3 "2011-05-21T13:23:31Z")

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sorry, should have been clearer - I can still access the profiles by going to “Who Posted” in a thread, and then clicking on a particular name.

it’s just that I can’t get the drop-down menu when I click on a poster’s name in a thread.

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**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\
**Post date:** [May 21, 2011, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-look-at-user-profiles-anyone-else-having-this-problem/582638/4 "2011-05-21T13:34:22Z")

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What browser and have you tried a different one? I wonder if a pop up blocker is causing the problem. I believe ABP just release an update a few days ago.

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**Author:** ![TBG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@TBG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TBG)\
**Post date:** [May 21, 2011, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-look-at-user-profiles-anyone-else-having-this-problem/582638/5 "2011-05-21T23:13:28Z")

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Drop down is working fine for me, and I’ve got ABP, though I haven’t updated it recently.

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**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\
**Post date:** [May 22, 2011, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-look-at-user-profiles-anyone-else-having-this-problem/582638/6 "2011-05-22T03:50:51Z")

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now it’s working for me again. this happens every few days, then I can find the drop-down menu again. it’s odd.