Anybody know? This happens to me as well. It seems the javascript for the drop down box isn't properly activated when loading the page. The only way I found to have the drop down box is to first hover on a member name. This will trigger a popup of the member. Then when you hover the notifications icons, it will give you the drop down box. It's a workaround, but it allows you to remove the number on the notifications icons. Tried it. It works just as you said [thanks, by the way]. Strange.