Yes I got around the issue several ways
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People grumbled that they could see a certain thing on our site so its actually on the front page now so they can't miss it
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Also to put links in cb profiles (your prob not meant to do it but it works anyway)
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In cb tabs where you have the profile "user profile title" next to the name you put the link or whatever, (adaptation) so I used a href etc , that way no one could miss it
eg: my name - url link
Also you can use a mod blank, its a module you can adapt and point it too the left menu on cb
Also I used a "modbanner" and the same applies, post it to left
I target to an id for profiles
hope that makes sense :S