diff --git a/public/s/css/f0ckm.css b/public/s/css/f0ckm.css
index 0025501..39d4e6a 100644
--- a/public/s/css/f0ckm.css
+++ b/public/s/css/f0ckm.css
@@ -8351,7 +8351,7 @@ input#s_avatar {
 
 .nav-user-menu a {
   display: block;
-  padding: 10px 15px;
+  padding: 10px 10px;
   color: var(--white);
   text-decoration: none;
   transition: background 0.2s;
@@ -8722,6 +8722,8 @@ video.autoplay-gif {
   text-align: center;
   background: var(--bg);
   border-bottom: 1px solid var(--nav-link-hover-bg);
+border-left: 1px solid var(--nav-border-color);
+  border-right: 1px solid var(--nav-border-color);
 }
 
 /* Markdown Styles */
diff --git a/public/s/js/comments.js b/public/s/js/comments.js
index 641ba63..ce9daea 100644
--- a/public/s/js/comments.js
+++ b/public/s/js/comments.js
@@ -120,6 +120,8 @@ class CommentSystem {
         if (!document.body.classList.contains('layout-legacy') && !document.body.classList.contains('legacy-view')) return;
 
         const updateBtn = () => {
+            if (!this.initialLoadDone) return;
+            
             const btn = document.querySelector('.scroll-to-bottom');
             if (!btn) return;
 
@@ -128,7 +130,9 @@ class CommentSystem {
 
             const rect = container.getBoundingClientRect();
             // Detect if we are at the bottom of the comments section
-            const isAtBottom = rect.bottom < window.innerHeight + 100;
+            // We also require window.scrollY > 50 to prevent flickering to 'scroll to top' 
+            // when the page first loads and images haven't fully pushed the container down yet.
+            const isAtBottom = (rect.bottom < window.innerHeight + 100) && (window.scrollY > 50);
 
             if (isAtBottom) {
                 btn.classList.add('is-at-bottom');
@@ -673,6 +677,7 @@ class CommentSystem {
                 this.render(comments, this.user, initialIsSubscribed);
                 this.initialLoadDone = true;
                 this.restoreState(state);
+                if (this.scrollHandler) this.scrollHandler();
                 this._loadDanmaku(comments);
 
                 if (scrollToId) {
@@ -743,6 +748,7 @@ class CommentSystem {
                     this.reconcile(data.comments, data.user_id, data.is_subscribed);
                     this.initialLoadDone = true;
                     this.restoreState(state);
+                    if (this.scrollHandler) this.scrollHandler();
 
                     if (scrollToId) {
                         this.preservingScroll = false;
@@ -772,6 +778,7 @@ class CommentSystem {
                 this.render(data.comments, data.user_id, data.is_subscribed);
                 this.initialLoadDone = true;
                 this.restoreState(state);
+                if (this.scrollHandler) this.scrollHandler();
                 this._loadDanmaku(data.comments);
 
                 if (scrollToId) {
diff --git a/src/index.mjs b/src/index.mjs
index 914a2b3..3cc4611 100644
--- a/src/index.mjs
+++ b/src/index.mjs
@@ -1358,11 +1358,11 @@ process.on('uncaughtException', err => {
     globals.lang = perRequestLang;
 
     // Resolve per-request infobox preference
-    // Guests always get false — the alternative infobox is a logged-in user preference only
+    // Guests check the new config flag, whereas users use their session pref or default to the user flag
     const useAltInfobox = (req && req.session && typeof req.session.use_alternative_infobox === 'boolean') 
       ? req.session.use_alternative_infobox 
       : (req && !req.session
-        ? false
+        ? (cfg.websrv.guest_alternative_infobox === true)
         : (data && typeof data.user_alternative_infobox === 'boolean'
           ? data.user_alternative_infobox
           : (cfg.websrv.user_alternative_infobox !== false)));
diff --git a/views/snippets/footer.html b/views/snippets/footer.html
index 6decbda..c211967 100644
--- a/views/snippets/footer.html
+++ b/views/snippets/footer.html
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@
 @if(session)
 @include(snippets/metadata-modal)
 @endif
-@if((!private_society || session) && enable_sidebar)
+@if(!private_society && enable_sidebar || session && enable_sidebar)
 <div class="global-sidebar-right">
   <div class="sidebar-activity">
     <div id="sidebar-activity-container" class="sidebar-comments-list">