is there any preferance considering i disabled the rep part... like server load wise?

I have a preference yes, but that's just a personal choice.

Each is one select query, the choice is really down to what you want, unread posts, or new posts. I cannot make the choice for you.

What is the "certain text combination" that this plug-in looks for, to insert the new text string? I ask because it's working fine in one skin, but not the other, and I'd like to fix the navbar on the second so it's compliant.

It looks for "</strong><br />" (which is the end of the Welcome, xxxxxx. message).

unfortunately, i had to uninstall this. :( i loved it, and so did my users, but the db thread marking system made my forums really really really slow. :(

Not much I can do about that, except recommend you move to a decent host - db thread marking should not slow your system.

How did you remove it? I also want to reomove it coz my navbar doent appear(in fire fox only, works fine in IE) if i add adsense code to header! My navbar dissapeared in FF. If you want to check please check in FF and the link is www.hornybollywood.com

What has removing this got to do with adsense ?

I dont know! Snice I had installed this hack, my navbar disappered in firefox.. ITs perfect in IE though. I odnt know wahts wrong. YOu can check my website in FIREFOX

Cool, Thanks! funny thing though, it made all threads on my Forums new, lol. nice though.