I'd guess you have two user names. Sign out (upper right of page, hover over "Your Houzz"). Then sign back in with the name you want to use. If it doesn't "stick" clear your browser's cookies and cache.

Hi Vivian, I'm sorry that you're having an issue, but I'm not sure that I understand what you mean when you say your email address is showing as your user name. What I see is vivians2932. This is the name that you used to sign in and it's also the name that is showing as your 'display name'. If you wish to change the way that your name displays (the name that others will see on your posts), you can change that by going into your account settings. Click on 'Your Houzz' in the top corner of the page and then choose 'Edit Profile'. Look for 'First Name (publicly displayed) - you can then change it to whatever you'd like. Remember that you will still use vivians2932 to sign in. If you want to use a different account to sign in, let me know. If at any time you have a question or issue, please contact us at gardenweb @ houzz.com or you can contact me directly at tamara.amey @ houzz.com.

Go to your houzz, edit profile, down to the profile information and first item is name publicly displayed. Put what you want to be displayed here as your name in there and save the changes.

I've wondered about all the different HU###s showing up. Mae, did you come in a different way? Maybe you came through HOUZZ instead of coming straight to GW? I've seen people have their zones drop off their names if they come to the site through HOUZZ. .... I have the hosta forum bookmarked/ favorited so I always get here the same way and haven't had trouble yet. Chocolate, yes, thumbs up to chocolate. :-)