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Excellent FAQ entry! Thanks.
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Additionally, if there is no little white badge showing on the avatar in the upper right hand corner, then you have NO unread flickrmail. A badge will only appear if there is new mail to be read.
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How can I change the navigation bar back to the standard one? Somehow I must have changed a setting and I can't figure it out.
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How can I change the navigation bar back to the standard one?
You can't. Everyone will be getting the new navigation. It is a replacement of the old, not an alternate view.
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unfortunately this is not possible. i really do not like the new style.
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There's no menu showing up from avatar or anywhere else from phone check. II need my flickr mail and i just hate the new layout. As in the comment by realsilverstar
please get back our flickr mail. I'm a paying pro user and i want all the functions available on mt flicjr account from my phone.
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Why not post in one of the official topics, like this one:
www.flickr.com/help/forum/en-us/72157632226988165/
(For feedback on the new navigation)
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un arc en ciel dans le lavabo:
i want all the functions available on mt flicjr account from my phone.
You've never had that. The mobile site has always had fewer functions.
PS I'm having no problem getting my Flickrmail on my tsblet
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There should be. People in the beta test where using their phone and were able to get their flickr mail without a problem.
I've used it on my iPad without issue.
At any rate, maybe you want to post this in the Official New Navigation bug thread linked at the top of this forum.
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There's no menu showing up from avatar or anywhere else from phone check.
When you access the site from your phone (I'm only talking about the full version - I haven't used the mobile version as I find it incredibly lacking) the nav bar disappears as you scroll down. There were bugs with it getting stuck in the middle of the page, and covering comment boxes when it stayed visible, so they changed it.
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It would have been nice IF there was some notification about it I mean like "What's New"
I thank you for the help.
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I don't work for flickr. I have no control over whether or not they choose to announce new features.
I just started this thread because I got tired of answering the question, "where did my flickrmail go?" Since flickr doesn't seem to want to answer it themselves..
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bumping this up to the front page where there are more lost users.
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Thanks.
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I am also very disappointed in the new style of Flickr.mail,
but yes, it is done without the participation of the user and that is unfortunate
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Yesss, you are right!!!!
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it is done without the participation of the user
That is not true.
Flickr had users beta testing this for months.
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"That is not true.
Flickr had users beta testing this for months."
Yes...but did they listen to, or even act upon, the replies I wonder. We will never know....but we have our suspicions....
Flickr, unfortunately, has a very bad habit of saying things like "We'd loooove to hear from you" but very rarely seem to act upon the suggestions/comments made except for obvious bugs.
Unfortunately, Flickr seems to spend it's time 'improving' things rather than solving the problems it already has like the payment system/upgrades/renewals etc.(Is the payment system Yahoo? Whoever it is, they really need to sort their problems out), and the many problems good people like you reply to daily in this forum.
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"Unfortunately, Flickr seems to spend it's time 'improving' things rather than solving the problems it already has like the payment system/upgrades/renewals etc"
We're in agreement there.
Aside from the payment system, there are several longstanding bugs that Flickr's never been able to (or willing to) fix. I've voiced my opinion several times in the Flickr Ideas group that I wish Flickr would focus all their devs on these bug reports and get them fixed before introducing new features.
But really, if you have feedback about the new navigation bar, why not post in the official topics:
www.flickr.com/help/forum/en-us/72157632226988165/ ?
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Yes...but did they listen to, or even act upon, the replies I wonder. We will never know
I can confirm that changes were made as a result of user feedback in beta testing. Mystery solved.
Flickr, unfortunately, has a very bad habit of saying things like "We'd loooove to hear from you" but very rarely seem to act upon the suggestions/comments made except for obvious bugs.
Nonsense. Here's a link to ideas and suggestions that have been implemented, often as a result of feedback from members. I suggested every FAQ have a permalink to make them easier to link to, that was implemented and now every FAQ has its own permalink.
Flickr is a business, not a democracy. If you don't like it you're free to take your business elsewhere. Oh actually you have a free account so you're not paying for a service anyway.
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Thanks RubyMae.
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I received Flickr mail, but there was no indication that I did.
A contact had to eMail me to tell me that I did not respond to their Flickr mail ... what is going one here??
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but there was no indication that I did.
The number is a very small digit, in the upper right corner of your buddy-icon-in-the-upper-right-corner-of-the-page. It's gray and very hard to see.
I'll send you a Flickrmail. Watch for the notification number to pop up.
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LeapFrog!
"I received Flickr mail, but there was no indication that I did."
When I get a Flickrmail, there's an indicator on the upper-right avatar:
(Ignore the "2", it's part of the buddy icon.)
The "1" in a tiny box at upper right is the notification that I have unread mail.
Just in case, there's a "1" next to "Flickrmail" in the drop down menu.
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Holy cripes they couldn't make it less obvious ... thanks!!
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Snapshotman60: Yes...but did they listen to, or even act upon, the replies I wonder. We will never know....but we have our suspicions....
It was beta tested (I participated) and the majority of beta testers liked the new mail notification. Flickr also listened to the feedback in the beta group and made some tweaks. (I was not in the majority that liked the change; i thought it was too hidden and the notification was not obvious enough.)
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Bumping since people are still lost
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Changing the notification from blue to red or flickr pink would help it stand out more and I would think it would not be that difficult for them to do... IMHO
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Hey Guy's i have Galaxy S 3 and i unable upload any new pic's What was d reason behind this..
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That doesn't seem to be at all related to the subject of this thread. You can start your own topic here:
www.flickr.com/help/
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Hey, staff - how about a FAQ. We're all getting a little tired of answering this question
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I like the new features nice gang ...good going staff
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I am going to pin this one along with other Hot Topics while we decide if we are going to make a FAQ about it or not.
Thanks, RubyMae!
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Thanks Emily. It was getting frustrating.
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People have asked very often about how to contact other Flickr users for years. There really needs to be an FAQ for that as well, as it is an actual frequently asked question.
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I hope people see it here...
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Grrrr!
This is seriously annoying!
I like everything else you have done - but NOT this!
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Grrrrr
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Have to
Make a link
On my browser.
Smartphone users
Can't reach this flickrmail icon.
is this web 2.0 conform??
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RubyMae: Thank you..., you're a saint!
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i changed email address and tried too update it and keeps saying i dont have an flickr account with my new email yet i clicked too update my new email
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eMiLy @_@:
Wow, i'm a hot topic. Way better than being on Explore. Thanks Emily.
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You might want to post in the official feedback thread. I believe several beta testers were using phones without problems.
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That's not related to this issue, you may want to start your own thread.
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i see the number even if i have no new flickrmail (i.e. i have only old un-read flickrmail).
the small number is about 1000 (unread flickrmail), because there are many flickrmail that i don;t read on flickr (they get redirected to my regular email and i deal with them here, of they are just informal email that i read (in my email) and that i don't need to answer.
i'm not interested by the number of unread flickrmail in my mailbox.
i am interested to know if there is NEW flickrmail since last time i entered the mailbox. that's a very different thing. and i don't seem to have this information anymore? do i?
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How do I get rid of this messsage since the page has changed again.
Hi there! Flickr sends all communications to (my primary email address) Is this address correct?
It is so annoying
thank you
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Click either yes or no?
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> Click either yes or no?
it asked me 3 or 4 times, each time i clicked Yes.
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Only discovered this forum after placing a post about the 'hidden features' in the new lay out elsewhere on the forum. (See HERE.)
I think features in constant use, like fmail and sign out, should NOT be hidden!
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I hope you will get rid of it , I have never seen it again after I clicked yes.
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You should probably mention that in the official feedback thread for the new navigation (that you don't care about unread FMs, only new FMs)
Staff is not monitoring this thread for feedback.
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loupiote (Old Skool):
i don't seem to have this information anymore?
You never did. The highlighted number has always been the number of unread items.
I am equally uninterested in this number, as I monitor my external email client. So I'm happy that the number is now much smaller and less obtrusive :-)
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loupiote (Old Skool):
i'm not interested by the number of unread flickrmail in my mailbox.
i am interested to know if there is NEW flickrmail since last time i entered the mailbox. that's a very different thing. and i don't seem to have this information anymore? do i?
Not to be pedantic, but use math? If you know how many Flickrmails you have that are unread, and then the number changes... you have new mail.
For instance I have 129 unread right now. If the number changes to 130 (or more) I know I have new Flickrmail.
Perhaps a better request/idea would be a "Mark all as read" option - then you would only have the number if you did actually get a new fmail.
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Id like a flickrmail button please
its now buried away :(
the most used buttons need to be on show one click away
hope if anyone else feels the same way they will please say so
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It's the same number of clicks to access flickr mail now as it was the old way: hover over your icon in the upper right and then click on flickr mail.
If there is unread mail, there will be a little badge on that icon - click on the badge and you'll be taken straight to flickr mail.
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 You never did. The highlighted number has always been the number of unread items.
i has the impression that before, the flickrmail envelop icon looked different if new mail had landed in my mailbox?
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loupiote (Old Skool):
he flickrmail envelop icon looked different if new mail had landed in my mailbox?
Yes, it had a number superimposed over the envelope. The number showed how many unread Flickrmails you had. Just like this one does.
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i thought it looked different when a NEW mail had landed, vs how it looked after i opened the mailbox (even if i still had unread mail).
in any case, from a usability point of view, i don't really care about how many old unread messages i purposely left unread. i'm interested to know if a new message has landed in the box since last time i opened it.
e.g. same as the FB notifications that shows you if new notifications have arrived since last time you checked, and NOT how many unaccessed notifications you have had since the beginning of time.
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Yes, it had a number superimposed over the envelope. The number showed how many unread Flickrmails you had. Just like this one does.
I only remember it being yellow if there was unread mail. It's been so long since I've had the old nav, I honestly don't remember there being a number.
loupiote (Old Skool):
i thought it looked different when a NEW mail had landed, vs how it looked after i opened the mailbox (even if i still had unread mail).
I'm pretty sure it just stayed yellow. Mine always was.
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I only remember it being yellow if there was unread mail.
I thought there was a recent screenshot showing 1300+ unread emails in someone's account. Can't find it.
For what it's worth, Lu said several months ago
I've seen screenshots from active members where in the upper right-hand corner they have HUNDREDS of unread message.
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Yeah, I just edited my post above - it's been so long all I remember is the envelope. :/ Oh well, haha.
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i really see no reason why the little yellow mail symbol had to be changed, causing everyone to frustratingly search for their mail. I f you change something like that ( and for many of my friends this is the only way of contacting them ) then it is incumbent to notify when the new navigation is first open.
Not all of us have time to absorb all the stuff in the Blog.
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i really see no reason why the little yellow mail symbol had to be changed...
Aesthetics.
...causing everyone to frustratingly search for their mail
Everyone? I'm not in the least bit frustrated.
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Confirmed: The flickrmail icon was an envelope that turned yellow when there were unread mails in the box. No numbers.
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> Confirmed: The flickrmail icon was an envelope that turned yellow when there were unread mails in the box. No numbers.
i thought it turned yellow only when there was NEW unread mail (i.e. old unread mail that was there before the last visit to the mailbox) was ignored.... but maybe my brain is melting.
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loupiote (Old Skool) wrote i thought it turned yellow only when there was NEW unread mail (i.e. old unread mail that was there before the last visit to the mailbox) was ignored.... but maybe my brain is melting.
Colleen found a screenshot: here
There *was* a number, beside the mail icon. But no, the envelope didn't change if you went to Flickrmail and then left with unread mail. My envelope was always yellow. (Too many invite-only group requests... hah.)
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ok.... i got used to the Facebbok notifications, that ARE working in a usable way. the flickrmail notification is unusable (nothing new, then).
flickr engineers did not design this part very well :( i could have done it better myself!
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And what "aesthetics" is that? Surely a little yellow envelope at the top of the page where it is easily seen is not an aesthetic encumbrance. Or has Flickr itself become a work of art?
What genius decided "shit! that little yellow envelope is really offensive." ?
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Just adding my voice to disliking the fiddly little mail notification now.
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I can't get rid of that annoying message as I don't have the option to click yes or no.
Hi there! Flickr sends all communications to (my primary email address) Is this address correct?
Any ideas?
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Try opening Flickr using a different browser. That may allow you to dismiss the notice.
Otherwise, try disabling all add-ons and ad-blocking software, then restarting your computer. The reason you can't dismiss it may have more to do with your browser add-ons than anything else.
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Try a different browser? There *is* as yes/no option in the banner.
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Robert Brindley - I think that, from an aesthetic point of view, the old envelope symbol would not work with the new navigation bar. I don't think the old envelope could be considered 'offensive', as you suggest, but it doesn't have a place in the new design.
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Thank you everybody for your suggestions I found a way to get rid of that annoying message.
I had already tried another Browser as well as the first thing I did which was to disable add ons etc.
I went to my account and changed my primary email to another one saved it. Then I changed it back again confirmed and saved it. Now it's gone.
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How do you go back to the way it was!!!!
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There is no going back.
If you are truly unhappy, you might check the Flickr Hacks group for a browser script that will display the page differently.
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RubyMae:
Great job on this.
Useful and fast!
Nat
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I wish I could take credit for the feature, but I'm not staff. I'm just a user who was hoping to help people cope with the new navigation by explaining how the new feature works.
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thanks ! I just posted a question about this but now have it answered.
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Funny, isn't it, how everyone uses services in different ways, and has different priorities as to what's important. I've been a Flickr user since 2006, and barely ever notice that Flickr Mail exists. I probably wouldn't have noticed the envelop had gone if I hadn't read it here.
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Is it possible for me to accessed to ficklrmail? I opened my accounts at 2009
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Is it possible for me to accessed to ficklrmail? I opened my accounts at 2009
Read the original post in this thread. It answers your question. When you opened an account is irrelevant.
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what happened to the link to collections?
will it be back? i hope so!
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Go to your Photostream, then More. If you use it a lot, bookmark it.
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Thanks for the help. Appreciated.
-1 for usability flickrteam.
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thank you, Lú_!
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Yes - thank you, Lú! I've been struggling with this all afternoon. I got a ruffled message from a valued contact who took offence at a comment I made. I knew the message was there because a copy turned up in my regular emails, but I was at my wits' end to find it on Flickr. We've sorted ourselves out now, but boy! it would have been easier if I'd been alerted to the changes in advance.
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Is there a way to access my message list? I can only view it if I have a new message? I wanted to reply to a message but now I can't because I read it and now can't get back to it.
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 Hover over your buddy icon top right, there will be a drop down menu, click Flickr Mail....
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(You need the same screen shot without the number badge...)
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True. Those red circles are pretty darn distracting. :-)
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I am unable to reply to contacts that have commented on my photos. I click reply and it takes me back to my photo. Also, I am unable to access my email for flickr. I click on env. and I get nothing.
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I am unable to reply to contacts that have commented on my photos. I click reply and it takes me back to my photo.
So, you're saying it doesn't place you in the comment box on the photo, where you can then reply to the comment? (Nothing about this has changed in the new UI, by the way, so it's an unrelated problem.)
dale rice 2011:
Also, I am unable to access my email for flickr. I click on env. and I get nothing.
What happens when you follow RubyMae's instructions? (There is no envelope.) Or do you mean that you are clicking something in an email notification? Nothing in the UI has changed email notifications.
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Since this "new look" when I click on Organize the page loads but no thumbnails of my images appear. To combat this reloading the page approx 10 times brings the images into view, BUT it won't let me select anything for batch organizing. Also I can't access sets & collections, my only escape being "Photostream which takes me back to where I started. I'm fed up with this rubbish interface, at least the old one worked!!!!!
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That doesn't sound at all related to the subject of this thread, which is how to access FlickrMail. If you'd like to start your own topic for your issue, you can do that here:
www.flickr.com/help/
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toni wetgurl:
The Organizr wasn't changed (only the position of a link was moved). If you're having trouble using Organizr, your best bet is to follow  kmacgray's advice and start a new topic.
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When I hover over my buddy icon the drop down menu appears. But when I try to click flickrmail the drop down menu disappears as soon as I move the mouse. What am I doing wrong?
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Are you one a computer or tablet or phone?
What operating system and browser are you using?
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