I like the simplicity of the GW basic black-and-white format (and hate the recent incursion of ads/ color around the edges). I find the formats of other garden forums I've looked at to be too 'busy', distracting from what I want from a garden site. - i.e. to talk gardens and plants with other gardeners. I like and use the text emotion conventions, such as :-) , but don't like the colourful icon ones. Being able to upload multiple pictures from your computer would be useful, although I don't find it particularly inconvenient to use a photo hosting site since it keep some of my garden photos on one anyway.

Hey Mary!! Wonder if we're ever 'lurking' at the same time on some of those! I love the home decorating one, alot and right now I'm hovering on the 'Flooring' forum! We're trying to finish up a redo of our family room/previous garage and I took up all the carpeting and pad a couple of weeks ago and ripped out the one wall's dark paneling! Looked great 27 years ago when we wanted warm and cozy with our newly rustic (with fireplace) room! Now, it seems I want light and airy! Soooooo, I agonized long and hard over paint colors and finally just prayed and asked God what to do, since if I like a particular color in the daytime, I didn't at night and vice versa. I had already purchased about six of those sample sizes from Sherwin Williams and Lowes. Almost immediately, (after my cry for help--I know, it's only paint--but He cares about our smallest concerns, IME) the idea to go with a yellow I'd avoided (though greatly tauted on the HD forum) by Ellen McKennon--'Honeysuckle' for the upper walls and on the wainscotting we wound up with, by applying 3 1/2" tongue and groove pine planking--I went with Ellen's 'Sand'! These are those full-spectrum colors they talk about alot on that forum. I've used other of her paints and have loved them so that's what I did, without testing day and night--and guess what---PERFECT day and night!! Sigh! So--now I'm to the part where I need the concrete under the removed carpet to be flat--which it ain't! It has high and low spots that aren't apparent to the eye but significantly enough to have to be remedied to go any further with the plans. I spent all day into the night on my hands and knees mixing up cement-like patch/gunk, and spreading into those areas only to find out that it is worse than I thought! Thought about a self-leveler, but you really have to know what you're doing to do that, as I've been told. We could have someone do it, if we knew someone that would do a good job, but our experience over the past few years is that it is VERY difficult to find people with #1 integrity and #2 a good work ethic and pride in workmanship! Everyone wants to make a fast buck and they care little how well they do what they're suppose to do, to get it!! All that to say--I'm lurking and posting on the Flooring Forum now!! Not very active though--kinda like this side of our forum these days!! WHERE ARE YOU GUYS??

Go back to the main KT page and scroll down the page. You'll see a Today's Birthdays 'button'. Click on it. It will show you a complete list of today's birthdays, but at the top of that list, it will show a list of "Today's Birthdays in the Kitchen Table forum". If you have the KT listed as your favorite forum, it will show up on this when it's your birthday. (Did I make this as clear as mud? lol) Shirley

Phyllis did birthdays for a long time, then I took over for a few years. Lynn took them over the first of the year, but she's off in her RV now... so Jasdip has graciously accepted the challenge. She's still new at this and trying to sort things out. I can tell you from my experience that some people will always be left out... even if the KT is listed as your favorite forum and your birthday is supplied.. sometimes it still won't come up on the daily KT birthday list at the bottom of the threads. Just a Gardenweb glitch. There's also a lot of birthdays listed where the poster hasn't been here in 10 years! It would be nice if GW could update the bday lists to just current (say within a year) posters.. not sure that can be done though.