Ok, after upgrading to 3.6.8 skin it is happening again.
The weird part is, if I *add* <br /> before what's going on, it ADDS the break *before* the last forum section instead of in between the last forum section and what's going on section. Screenshot example below.
My entire forumhome template
$stylevar[htmldoctype]
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" dir="$stylevar[textdirection]"
lang="$stylevar[languagecode]" xml:lang="$stylevar[languagecode]">
<head>
<!-- no cache headers -->
<meta http-equiv="Pragma" content="no-cache" />
<meta http-equiv="Expires" content="-1" />
<meta http-equiv="Cache-Control" content="no-cache" />
<!-- end no cache headers -->
$headinclude
<title><phrase 1="$vboptions[bbtitle]">$vbphrase[x_powered_by_vbulletin]</phrase></title>
</head>
<body>
$header
$navbar
<!-- peterska2 side column -->
<table border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center">
<tr>
<td valign="top">
<!-- / peterska2 side column -->
<!-- guest welcome message -->
<if condition="$show['guest']">
<table class="tborder" cellpadding="$stylevar[cellpadding]" cellspacing="$stylevar[cellspacing]" border="0" width="100%" align="center">
<tr>
<td class="tcat"><phrase 1="$vboptions[bbtitle]">$vbphrase[welcome_to_the_x]</phrase></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="alt1">
<phrase 1="faq.php$session[sessionurl_q]" 2="register.php$session[sessionurl_q]">$vbphrase[first_visit_message]</phrase>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<div class="cat_spacer"></div>
</if>
<!-- / guest welcome message -->
<table class="tborder" cellpadding="$stylevar[cellpadding]" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="100%">
<thead>
<tr>
<td class="tcat">
<a href="online.php$session[sessionurl_q]" rel="nofollow">$vbphrase[currently_active_users]</a>: $totalonline</td>
</tr>
</thead>
<if condition="$show['loggedinusers']"></if>
<!-- logged-in users -->
<tbody>
<tr>
<td class="thead">
<a style="float:$stylevar[right]" href="#top" onclick="return toggle_collapse('forumhome_activeusers')"><img id="collapseimg_forumhome_activeusers" src="$stylevar[imgdir_button]/collapse_thead$vbcollapse[collapseimg_forumhome_activeusers].gif" alt="" border="0" /></a>
Talk Jesus Shoutbox!</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
<tbody id="collapseobj_forumhome_activeusers" style="$vbcollapse[collapseobj_forumhome_activeusers]">
<tr>
<td class="alt2">
<!-- BEGIN CBOX - http://www.cbox.ws -->
<div align="center">
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" summary="cbox tagboard" width="100%">
<tr><td align="center">
<iframe frameborder="0" width="100%" height="175" src="http://www.cbox.ws/box/?boxid=439&boxtag=7868&sec=main" marginheight="1" marginwidth="1" scrolling="auto" allowtransparency="yes" name="cboxmain" id="cboxmain" style="border: 1px solid #E4E6F5"></iframe>
</td>
<td align="center" rowspan="2" width="255" style="padding-left: 10px">
<table border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2">
<tr>
<td align="center" colspan="3" height="20" bgcolor="#FFFFFF">
<div class="smallfont">
<b>Members Currently in Live Chat:
<span style="background-color: #E4E6F5"> <font size="4">$totalchatters</font>
</span></b></div></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="center" colspan="3" height="5">
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="center" style="border-right: 1px solid #E4E6F5; height: 50px; width: 74px;">
<a href="http://www.talkjesus.com/arcade.php">
<img border="0" src="/images/joystick.png" alt="Arcade"/></a></td>
<td align="center" style="height: 50px; width: 74px">
<a href="http://www.talkjesus.com/calendar.php">
<img border="0" src="/images/cal.png" alt="Calendar"/></a></td>
<td align="center" style="height: 50px; width: 74px">
<a href="http://www.talkjesus.com/vaispy.php">
<img border="0" src="/images/kdvi.png" alt="iSpy"/></a></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="center" style="border-right: 1px solid #E4E6F5; border-bottom: 1px solid #E4E6F5; height: 20px; width: 74px;">
<div class="smallfont"><a href="http://www.talkjesus.com/arcade.php">Arcade</a></div></td>
<td align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #E4E6F5; height: 20px; width: 74px;">
<div class="smallfont"><a href="http://www.talkjesus.com/calendar.php">Calendar</a></div></td>
<td align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #E4E6F5; height: 20px; width: 74px;">
<div class="smallfont"><a href="http://www.talkjesus.com/vaispy.php">iSpy</a></div></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="center" style="border-right: 1px solid #E4E6F5; height: 50px; width: 74px;">
<a href="http://www.talkjesus.com/journal.php">
<img border="0" src="/images/easymoblog.png" alt="Journal"/></a></td>
<td align="center" style="height: 50px; width: 74px">
<a href="http://www.talkjesus.com/gallery/index.php">
<img border="0" src="/images/gimp.png" alt="Photo Gallery"/></a></td>
<td align="center" style="height: 50px; width: 74px">
<a href="http://www.talkjesus.com/glossary.php">
<img border="0" src="/images/services.png" alt="Photo Gallery"/></a></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="center" style="border-right: 1px solid #E4E6F5; border-bottom: 1px solid #E4E6F5; height: 20px; width: 74px;">
<div class="smallfont"><a href="http://www.talkjesus.com/journal.php">Journal</a></div></td>
<td align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #E4E6F5; height: 20px; width: 74px;">
<div class="smallfont"><a href="http://www.talkjesus.com/gallery/index.php">Photos</a></div></td>
<td align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #E4E6F5; height: 20px; width: 74px;">
<div class="smallfont"><a href="http://www.talkjesus.com/glossary.php">Glossary</a></div></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="center" style="border-right: 1px solid #E4E6F5; height: 50px; width: 74px;">
<script type="text/javascript">
<!--
function OpenRadio(){
Radio = window.open('vBRadio.php','vBRadio','directories=n o,height=320,width=650,location=no,menubar=no,resi zable=no,status=no,toolbar=no')
return false;
}
-->
</script>
<a href="#" onclick="return OpenRadio()">
<img border="0" src="/images/arts.png" alt="Radio"/></a></td>
<td align="center" style="height: 50px; width: 74px">
<a href="http://www.talkjesus.com/misc.php?do=flashchat">
<img border="0" src="/images/kdmconfig.png" alt="Chat Room"/></a></td>
<td align="center" style="height: 50px; width: 74px">
<a href="http://www.talkjesus.com/worldmap.php">
<img border="0" src="/images/browser.png" alt="Member Map"/></a></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="center" style="border-right: 1px solid #E4E6F5; height: 20px; width: 74px;">
<div class="smallfont"><a href="#" onclick="return OpenRadio()">Radio</a></div></td>
<td align="center" style="height: 20px; width: 74px">
<div class="smallfont"><a href="http://www.talkjesus.com/misc.php?do=flashchat">Chat</a></div></td>
<td align="center" style="height: 20px; width: 74px">
<div class="smallfont"><a href="http://www.talkjesus.com/worldmap.php">Map</a></div></td>
</tr>
</table>
</td></tr><tr>
<td align="center">
<if condition="in_array($bbuserinfo['usergroupid'], array(2,6,7,25))">
<iframe frameborder="0" width="100%" height="60" src="http://www.cbox.ws/box/?boxid=439&boxtag=7868&sec=form&nme=<?=urlencode($username)?>&nmekey=<?=md5('1j3n8ei6mo4j2g40'.$username)?>&wname=75&wemail=68&wmsg=250" marginheight="1" marginwidth="1" scrolling="no" allowtransparency="yes" name="cboxform" id="cboxform" style="border: 1px solid #E4E6F5"></iframe>
<else />
You must be logged in and registered to use this shoutbox
</if>
</td></tr>
</table>
</div>
<!-- END CBOX -->
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
$forumbits
<br />
<!-- what's going on box -->
<table class="tborder" cellpadding="$stylevar[cellpadding]" cellspacing="$stylevar[cellspacing]" border="0" width="100%" align="center">
<thead>
<tr>
<td class="tcat" colspan="2">$vbphrase[whats_going_on]</td>
</tr>
</thead>
<if condition="$show['loggedinusers']">
<!-- logged-in users -->
<tbody>
<tr>
<td class="thead" colspan="2">
<a style="float:$stylevar[right]" href="#top" onclick="return toggle_collapse('forumhome_activeusers')"><img id="collapseimg_forumhome_activeusers" src="$stylevar[imgdir_button]/collapse_thead$vbcollapse[collapseimg_forumhome_activeusers].gif" alt="" border="0" /></a>
<a href="online.php$session[sessionurl_q]" rel="nofollow">$vbphrase[currently_active_users]</a>: $totalonline (<phrase 1="$numberregistered" 2="$numberguest">$vbphrase[x_members_and_y_guests]</phrase>)
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
<tbody id="collapseobj_forumhome_activeusers" style="$vbcollapse[collapseobj_forumhome_activeusers]">
<tr>
<td class="alt2"><a href="online.php$session[sessionurl_q]" rel="nofollow"><img src="$stylevar[imgdir_misc]/whos_online.gif" alt="$vbphrase[view_whos_online]" border="0" /></a></td>
<td class="alt1" width="100%">
<div class="smallfont">
<div style="white-space: nowrap"><phrase 1="$recordusers" 2="$recorddate" 3="$recordtime">$vbphrase[most_users_ever_online_was_x_y_at_z]</phrase></div>
<div>$activeusers</div>
</div>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
<!-- end logged-in users -->
</if>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td class="thead" colspan="2">
<a style="float:$stylevar[right]" href="#top" onclick="return toggle_collapse('forumhome_stats')"><img id="collapseimg_forumhome_stats" src="$stylevar[imgdir_button]/collapse_thead$vbcollapse[collapseimg_forumhome_stats].gif" alt="" border="0" /></a>
<phrase 1="$vboptions[bbtitle]">$vbphrase[x_statistics]</phrase>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
<tbody id="collapseobj_forumhome_stats" style="$vbcollapse[collapseobj_forumhome_stats]">
<tr>
<td class="alt2"><img src="$stylevar[imgdir_misc]/stats.gif" alt="<phrase 1="$vboptions[bbtitle]">$vbphrase[x_statistics]</phrase>" border="0" /></td>
<td class="alt1" width="100%">
<div class="smallfont">
<div>
$vbphrase[threads]: $totalthreads,
$vbphrase[posts]: $totalposts,
$vbphrase[members]: $numbermembers<if condition="$show['activemembers']">,
<span title="<phrase 1="$vboptions[activememberdays]">$vbphrase[within_the_last_x_days]</phrase>">$vbphrase[active_members]: $activemembers</span>
</if>
</div>
<div><phrase 1="member.php?$session[sessionurl]u=$newuserid" 2="$newusername">$vbphrase[welcome_to_our_newest_member_x]</phrase></div>
</div>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
<if condition="$show['birthdays']">
<!-- today's birthdays -->
<tbody>
<tr>
<td class="thead" colspan="2">
<a style="float:$stylevar[right]" href="#top" onclick="return toggle_collapse('forumhome_birthdays')"><img id="collapseimg_forumhome_birthdays" src="$stylevar[imgdir_button]/collapse_thead$vbcollapse[collapseimg_forumhome_birthdays].gif" alt="" border="0" /></a>
$vbphrase[todays_birthdays]
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
<tbody id="collapseobj_forumhome_birthdays" style="$vbcollapse[collapseobj_forumhome_birthdays]">
<tr>
<td class="alt2"><a href="calendar.php?$session[sessionurl]do=getday&day=$today&sb=1"><img src="$stylevar[imgdir_misc]/birthday.gif" alt="$vbphrase[view_birthdays]" border="0" /></a></td>
<td class="alt1" width="100%"><div class="smallfont">$birthdays</div></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
<!-- end today's birthdays -->
</if>
<if condition="$show['upcomingevents']">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td class="thead" colspan="2">
<a style="float:$stylevar[right]" href="#top" onclick="return toggle_collapse('forumhome_events')"><img id="collapseimg_forumhome_events" src="$stylevar[imgdir_button]/collapse_thead$vbcollapse[collapseimg_forumhome_events].gif" alt="" border="0" /></a>
<if condition="$show['todaysevents']">$vbphrase[todays_events]<else /><phrase 1="$vboptions[showevents]">$vbphrase[upcoming_events_for_the_next_x_days]</phrase></if>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
<tbody id="collapseobj_forumhome_events" style="$vbcollapse[collapseobj_forumhome_events]">
<tr>
<td class="alt2"><a href="calendar.php$session[sessionurl_q]"><img src="$stylevar[imgdir_misc]/calendar.gif" alt="$vbphrase[calendar]" border="0" /></a></td>
<td class="alt1" width="100%"><div class="smallfont">$upcomingevents</div></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</if>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td class="tcat" align="center" colspan="<if condition="$vboptions['showmoderatorcolumn']">6<else />5</if>"><div class="smallfont"><strong>
<a href="forumdisplay.php?$session[sessionurl]do=markread" rel="nofollow">$vbphrase[mark_forums_read]</a>
<if condition="$vboptions['forumleaders']">
<a href="showgroups.php?$session[sessionurl_q]" rel="nofollow">$vbphrase[view_forum_leaders]</a></if>
</strong></div></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
$forumhome_markread_script
<!-- end what's going on box -->
<!-- icons -->
<div class="spacer"></div>
<table class="icon_legend" align="center" border="0" cellpadding="6" cellspacing="0" width="100%">
<tbody>
<tr align="center">
<td class="alt2"><img src="$stylevar[imgdir_statusicon]/forum_new_small.gif" alt="" border="0" /></td>
<td align="left" class="alt1">
<div class="smallfont">$vbphrase[forum_contains_new_posts]</div>
</td>
<td class="alt2" ><img src="$stylevar[imgdir_statusicon]/forum_old_small.gif" alt="" border="0" /></td>
<td align="left" class="alt1" ><div class="smallfont">$vbphrase[forum_contains_no_new_posts]</div></td>
<if condition="$vboptions['showlocks']"><td class="alt2" ><img src="$stylevar[imgdir_statusicon]/forum_new_lock_small.gif" alt="" border="0" /><img src="$stylevar[imgdir_statusicon]/forum_old_lock_small.gif" alt="" border="0" /></td>
<td align="left" class="alt1" ><div class="smallfont">$vbphrase[forum_is_closed_for_posting]</div></td></if>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<!-- /icons-->
<!-- time and login code -->
<div class="spacer"></div>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="2" border="0" width="100%">
<tr valign="bottom">
<!-- Time -->
<td align="$stylevar[left]" valign="top"><div class="smallfont">$vbphrase[all_times_are_gmt_x_time_now_is_y]</div></td>
<!-- /Time -->
<!-- member logout -->
<if condition="!$show['guest']">
<td align="$stylevar[right]"><a href="login.php?$session[sessionurl]do=logout&logouthash=$bbuserinfo[logouthash]" onclick="return log_out('$vbphrase[sure_you_want_to_log_out]')"><phrase 1="$bbuserinfo[username]">$vbphrase[log_out_x]</phrase></a></td>
</if>
<!-- /member logout -->
</tr>
</table>
<!-- /time and login code -->
<!-- peterska2 side column -->
</td>
<td width="10px"></td>
<td valign="top" width="160px">
<table class="tborder" border="0" cellspacing="$stylevar[cellspacing]" cellpadding="$stylevar[cellpadding]" width="100%" align="center">
$forumhome_sidecolumn_right
</table>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<!-- / peterska2 side column -->
$footer
</body>
</html>