Posted 23 July 2007 - 05:33 AM
Java and Javascript must be enabled for the Netscape browser. Consequently, the new shoutbox was designed primarily for Firefox. This cannot be controlled by Trap17 for the author (programmer) of Shoutbox (Dean) mainly concentrated the compatibility for Firefox.
However, by the looks of the screen shot provided it looks like the forum and your browser failed to synchronize correctly. I get the similar "blank" look of the shoutbox when my browser (Firefox) is behind a firewall, failed to accept proper cookie sessions, or when my internet connection is "slow."
Try at different time when accessing this forum. Try refreshing as well. When all fails try it with different browser. This can tell us if it's a browser or something else's the problem.