User Drop Box buggy

After setting up a nice new Mac Pro workstation with Snow Leopard the main user reported her Drop Box was not work the same as it previously did.
Incoming individual files are receiving okay but deposited folders are requesting the Administrator name and password to allow Finder to make changes. This includes any action of moving the folder outside of the Drop Box. The individual files inside the folder can be opened, but the same request occurs when attempting to move anything. The typical users are setup as Standard accounts, as we try to limit unauthorized actions.
When I view folders Info the permissions show [nobody=Read&Write, staff=Ready only, everyone=Read only)
This is the first time I have seen this issue and I can't find the glitch. Any pointers would be appreciated.

The Drop Box folder in ~/Public is not part of the Dropbox application. It is in fact part of Mac OS X so you shouldn't need to delete it.

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