First section of sidebar not shown to anons in chrome on OSX

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tobiaseigen reports that on macOS using Chrome (in incognito or unlogged-in profiles), the first section of the sidebar on meta.discourse.org is not visible — a bug not observed in Safari (macOS) or Chrome (iOS). Screenshots compare the missing section in Chrome with its presence in Safari. The user also suggests making the ABOUT link visible by default instead of hiding it behind ‘…more’ and notes that the grey circle behind the sidebar (visible under categories or announcements) is visually distracting and gives the impression something is broken. The issue is tagged as meta-theme-feedback and categorized under Site feedback.

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Description

See screenshots - on my OSX laptop using chrome, I do not see the first section of the sidebar when not logged in. I do not have a windows or android device so cannot speak to that experience, but I do note that in chrome on my iphone I do see the first section.

Repro Steps

  1. on OSX, open chrome in incognito mode or another chrome profile not logged into meta
  2. visit meta.discourse.org
  3. first section of sidebar is not shown.

In comparison, opening chrome on iOS or safari on OSX and do the same, and you will see the first section of sidebar.

Screenshots

chrome Screenshot 2024-03-20 at 7.32.08 AM.png
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safari Screenshot 2024-03-20 at 7.32.36 AM.png
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Platform

Mac (desktop)

Browser

Safari
Chrome

Additional Comments

Thank you!

While here, would it be possible/make sense to include the ABOUT link by default, not hidden behind …more?

Also, I find the little grey circle behind the sidebar distracting (appears behind the categories heading or announcements in the screenshots above). It makes me feel like something is wrong.

Making 'illegal' content reportable to non-logged in users