Soilent Green, I agree with about want lists having an updated date on it. It is very helpful to know when looking at a list. I have one on my trade page and change the date as I update my trade page for trading, which I usually don't start doing until then end of October every year. At the same time, I continue to add seeds to my list as I have them available for the upcoming year, but leave the old updated date until I am ready to trade. That doesn't stop people from emailing me for trades with a date that is 6 months or more old that states when the trade list was updated. As for wasting time pursing trades with people that are no longer trading or interested in trading, there are some members that do not like to be "cold emailed" from other members to do trades, especially with members that are new or fairly new to the seed exchange, or "cold emails" for trades from members that they have never traded with. They may still have trade lists posted that are old because they will have the same seeds available every year and they just leave the list posted and when they are ready to trade again, they post on the seed exchange about trading. I've been a GW member and trading seeds for more than 7 years now, and I, personally, don't "cold email" members for trades unless they are members that I have traded with in the past, trade with frequently every year, or a member that I trade specific seeds with every year and I let them know in advance of posting for trades and BEAP seeds on the forum, what seeds I have specific for them and what I'm looking for. As for GW deleting members have not be active in the last 2 years, that is not a good idea. GW has various forums on the site, and just because someone is not actively posting on the seed exchange forum, doesn't mean they don't post and participate in many of the other forums on GW. Some members just to private trades between certain members only and they leave a trade and want list posted for those specific members to see. Some people have their trade and want list posted and only do round robin trades, but leave that list posted for those on the round robin exchanges to see and use. And yes, there are some members that have trade and want lists still posted that have been banned by GW, have passed away and just are not on GW anymore. Expecting GW to try and figure out what members are and are not active on the seed exchange forum but are posting on other forums on the site, vs don't post at all, is really just a waste of time on their part. There are far to many members on GW and the time it would take is nothing more than a waste of time on their part. I suggest that if you have been wasting time trying to trade with people by sending "cold emails" to them, that you just work with the members that post on the seed exchange with trade offers, BEAP/SASBE offers and if you have seeds for trade on your own trade page, then post on the seed exchange yourself with the seeds you have to trade and what you are looking for. Experience has shown me that the easiest way to trade seeds is to use the seed exchange forum and the posts on the seed exchange form itself and to post myself with offers and what I'm looking for. There is always room for improvement on any site. And Welcome to the wacky world of seed trading. Fran

Can you tell us what's exactly being blocked the name of it? Are you on a web site when this occurs? Not sure about any color change. What ever it is at least it's being blocked, but it could indicate your not on one of the best web sites and avast is blocking something..

What would a kitchen designer/fashion/lay-out/furniture/magazines,etc do if we stuck to classics? Out of work! Toss out last years clothing? Rip out a kitchen and replace with the new trend? and then you say a few years later, "what was i thinking?". What a super plan and so horrendously wasteful. Levis and a good linen shirt is something that will last for years. My home is a delight and original from '62. Custom teak cabinets, entry is cork, kitchen floor is terrazzo. The rest is patina wood, the few walls are clear vertical cedar but mostly glass like a treehouse spa in the forest. It is appropriate for my custom home to live as the original architect intended. I have only replaced appliances for a more efficient living 'machine'. I'm sure he would approve. Neighbors have ripped out and trashed and re-configured and should have purchased another style home it they wanted something other than this. But really it is what one wants for their own needs. Who cares. Just follow your gut and cooking style. If you need a fridge that holds frozen pizza boxes, lol, get it. Clearly the planet needs processed food seeing the frozen food isle at the grocery...me don't do that myself. I'm a levi jeans, cook organic from scratch gal. Keep it simple, chop, create, and enjoy. I don't need the new fashion shoe or color or the 'new' and greatest backsplash or counter. That is just marketing and fashion police for followers, not independent thinkers. I never saw the movie but i know the designer. It fits the characters and the story line. Is my kitchen white? nope. But the best kitchens i have seen here at GW are solid representations of their architecture. Not at all a passing fad. I would do the same if it seemed appropriate.

Maybe someone posted something with a virus, that even they do not know about. Avast stopped two virus back to back few days ago and now a big problem in Great Britain with someone breaking into online accounts.