Broken Image on Login Page

December 22, 2007 10:25 AM

Has anyone else noticed this?

There is a broken image over the MeFi logo on the new https login page. This happens for me with IE7+Vista. I haven't tried other browser/OS combinations.

Just thought I would mention it.

posted by jeffamaphone to Bugs at 10:25 AM (19 comments total)

Doesn't show up for me on Firefox/XP. I have the page zoomed in to 150% though, so it could be hiding there somewhere.
posted by DMan at 10:32 AM on December 22, 2007

Yeah, I'm assuming it's IE specific.
posted by jeffamaphone at 10:33 AM on December 22, 2007

I do get it in IE7 as well.
posted by DMan at 10:50 AM on December 22, 2007

https://login.metafilter.com/blank.gif is missing.
posted by yeoz at 11:04 AM on December 22, 2007

No, I never log out.
posted by caddis at 11:06 AM on December 22, 2007 [3 favorites]

I got it on IE7/Vista as well, FWIW.
posted by dismas at 11:19 AM on December 22, 2007

I thought about trying it, but was afraid I wouldn't be able to get back in. And *then* where would I be, me who has no life?
posted by wafaa at 11:19 AM on December 22, 2007

It's a DHS web-bug.
posted by orthogonality at 11:25 AM on December 22, 2007

Should be fixed now. There's a blank.gif hack for showing png images and the blank placeholder was missing, but it's there now.
posted by mathowie (staff) at 12:02 PM on December 22, 2007

Is there any need for a PNG hack nowadays? Some sort of IE6/alpha channel thing?
posted by dw at 12:09 PM on December 22, 2007

I don't think IE ever got that png thing right, being a piece of shit and everything.
posted by puke & cry at 12:20 PM on December 22, 2007

Yeah, I don't think even IE7 gets it right.
posted by mathowie (staff) at 4:29 PM on December 22, 2007

Yeah, IE7 is better but not perfect.
posted by jeffamaphone at 6:58 PM on December 22, 2007

You can log out?
posted by signal at 7:33 PM on December 22, 2007 [1 favorite]

Well, theoretically.
posted by yhbc at 8:30 PM on December 22, 2007 [1 favorite]

I'm continually amazed that people use MSIE. It has no redeeming qualities whatsoever.
posted by five fresh fish at 9:40 PM on December 22, 2007

ie7 isn't bad.
posted by empath at 9:49 PM on December 22, 2007

omg, self link >:| what are these "flacker" guys paying you?
posted by Dillonlikescookies at 11:19 PM on December 22, 2007

ie7 isn't bad.

If you're keen on arbitrary pointless ill-conceived beshittification of the user interface and puppy torture to boot, well, sure!
posted by stavrosthewonderchicken at 4:37 AM on December 23, 2007