Thanks for checking, Josephine.

Thanks, Tamara. This happened several times yesterday, too, but figured there was just a time delay glitch. When it continued happening today I figured it for something more. Anyway, if it continues after this I'll let you know.

irawon, you can access garden web from Houzz main page by clicking "advice" at the right on their main bar with the logo on it. Then you'll get a page where on the left, you'll see Gardenweb forums. hth.

I also hope the new poster Bennie0203 makes it back. S/he has some beautiful hostas. ...Editing to say, I see Bennie is here.

One thing I am very annoyed with is that you can no longer search within a specific forum, which is a feature I personally use allll the time, especially if you are searching for tips on a specific breed of hosta that also carries the same name as a rose, or vice versa.. Etc etc, Also, I wish there was a way to bookmark certain forums so you can get to them without having to pick the name out of a huge list of forums, something that is very annoying if you are using a touch screen device, I have to zoom way in to be able to select the correct forum, it would be so easy if we had a shortcut area where we could choose our top 5 favorite boards or something of that nature to be displayed in a prominent area.... Just sayin......

Sandyslopes, thanks for the tip. It worked.

Dinglehopp, when you type, the first option it gives you is the current forum that you're in. If you don't specify a forum, it will search everything.

I guess I'm slow. If I wanted to post a picture of Halcyon, I would go to Photobucket, click the hosta folder and run through the alphabetically arranged hosta pictures to Halcyon. I'd have the picture in my message in about a minute.

If I'm not using Photobucket, it would likely take me an hour to hunt through thousands of pictures trying to find that shot of Halcyon.

Please tell me there is a way to post pictures using Photobucket.

And why is there always a "please confirm your email" in the middle of my screen? I have already confirmed my email!

Harry

Harry, I hope help is on its way. I now find that I can't upload a photo from my ideabook to create a cover photo. Not good.

And.....when you use Photobucket each picture is automatically resized so it can be uploaded/downloaded easily. To resize and rename every picture manually will take forever.

I am so annoyed about this dumb message across my screen that I checked my email to be sure it wasn't just my old memory failing me again. Nope. There is a message from Hose thanking me for confirming.

Also. I can't change my name back to the way it was when Hose took over our forums. I change it back to include my zone and state, like it was and it just reverts back to their version.

I've been at GardenWeb since the Spike days. Its a favorite pastime and I would hate to give it up. But these bozos have no idea what our garden forums are all about. Logging in leaves me annoyed and frustrated which is the exact opposite of what a garden experience is all about.

Hosed again.

Harry

harryshoe - You might be trying to change your user name, You cannot change that.

Look just below the user name and email boxes and you will see Profile info.

The First name box is where you put the name you want us to see. You can add your zone there also.

I put my zone and country in the last name box so now someone can copy/paste just peren.all if they are responding to me. It seems if it is all on one line you can't highlight it.

Hope this helps. I don't use photobucket but a lot of people here are able to.

It seems that most people coming over from Gardenweb have had issues with trying to keep their old login, I certainly did, so I just assigned a new one and used the 'profile information' to display what I want to see above my posts, which I do like! I just use my first name and put the zone info et all as my last name, BINGO, LOVE IT!

Harryshoe -- I understand that you are frustrated and having some difficulties with the changes and it's okay to post about it. However, your disrespectful comments are inappropriate. The name of this company is Houzz and I have yet to come across any clowns who work here. These people are good and smart and dedicated to this product. They've worked long hours and have been incredibly responsive to suggestions and comments and want nothing more than this to be a positive experience for everyone. I've worked as a community manager for nearly 20 years and have been through my share of forum moves/closings/relaunches with different companies. It is never easy or without strife. But, without question, Houzz has been the best to work with and they are 100% committed to this community. And, without Houzz, the most likely scenario is that GardenWeb would have been shuttered.

If you have an issue or need a question answered, you are welcome to post here or contact us directly. As I'm sure you've already noticed, many of your fellow GardenWebbers have also been amazingly helpful and have been sharing tips and suggestions. It looks like you were able to change your display name to the one you wanted. Also, I've confirmed your email for you so that you will no longer be annoyed by the banner.

I can no longer post pictures but was able to before. The field at the bottom of this comment screen that used to read "add photo", has changed to just "photo". I was just over at another thread with the heading PICTURES. It appears some of us can add pictures and others can't. I haven't changed my method for adding pictures...I upload them directly from my desktop.

Edit (Sat, Feb 14, 2014 3PM): When editing a comment at the old GW forums, the date and time of the edit would show. Some of us would indicate what we edited.

Update: My "photo" button still isn't working BUT I can upload one picture at a time from my desktop using the "houzz photo" button.

My original date stamp before editing my post was yesterday 10:04 AM. I wonder if it changes due to the edit.

NO, the date stamp does not change

Irawon, if you click on the "photo" icon, you should be able to upload a photo from your computer, the same as "add photo" used to be.

Hi Irawon - They've been doing some updating to the photo upload tool and it's possible that you may have tried to upload a photo when they were rolling it out. It looks like it's working okay now - can you give it another shot?

Good news, though -- you can now upload 10 photos to your post!

Tamara, I will say that I personally think your team is doing a very good job from what I have seen on implementing all the changes. I like the 10 photos to a post and like the idea of "photo" and "houzz photo". If I may make one suggestion it would be in "Houzz photo" if the picture you uploaded went to your idea book. What I find frustrating, probably because I am not used to it yet, is that if I am in the middle of posting and I want to upload a file to my idea book I lose my reply when I click on "Your Houzz" to upload a file. At the moment I have to highlight and copy which proves to be problematic for me when multitasking.

As well, I did send an email about trying to regain my last username but haven't heard back since Tuesday. Is this due to a huge volume or that nothing can be done?

thanks

SCG

Why is a vertical format photo showing up sideways. Posted from my iPad on the pictures thread.

@sunnywood that is due to the orientation your iPad or iPhone when you took the picture. Those devices know which way you intended but other computers don't and the default is landscape. When taking a picture with an iPad or iPhone make sure the home button is either down or too the right, If it is UP or to the LEFT your pic will be wrong on forums and other computers.

SCG

Hi SCG -

I've noticed that you do lose your place when you leave the page -- I'll check on that. In the meantime, you might want to open two tabs in your browser and switch to the other tab if you have to stop to upload. I know it's not the optimal choice, but it's a workaround for now.

We have had a large number of username emails and they are working on a tool that will allow us to easily combine accounts. I apologize for the delay, but they are working on getting it up and running very shortly.

@Tamara Thanks, it is another workaround I am also using, if I remember. Old habits die hard! I look forward to the tool to combine usernames back. Will be nice to be myself back!

SCG

SouthCountryGuy Zone 4b-5 SE BC - Check out the reply I made to Harryshoe 18 hours ago if you see this right away. You can fix your name easily.

peren.all - Thanks, I realize I can change my name but I want my username back. It wasn't that it was conflicting with another just that there was an error when they transferred the data. Since there was no conflict other than a database error I don't see why I can't :)

Thanks again :)

SCG

Hmm, I am a little slow on the uptake and just realized why a few people are upset about the terms of use agreement and pictures. It just occurred to me that before on GW we used third party sites to host the picture of which a link through an HTML tag showed the picture. So the picture was never really on GW rather just the link. Now Houzz has uploaded all those pictures and claim rights to them. It would be different if they informed us of this before hand giving us the opportunity to remove such content but even I, a fairly active member, never seen such a warning. More people probably would be upset if they just put the link in but uploading the pictures was assuming we considered the link to be the picture. Especially when under their own "terms of use" they only have rights to the link.

While I have learned my lesson about uploading pictures I don't want used by other parties I can understand why some people are upset. And I totally agree with them, it wasn't right.

Not trying to stir the pot or anything just wanted to help others understand why some people are so upset about it.

SCG

Trying the photobucket challenge.... On photobucket I used the "DIRECT "link area... seems to have worked.

Good find Leafwatcher!

Did you just copy the Direct link area into your post?

Leafwatcher, just tried that, it would not work for me.

Was trying that Cowboy , no joy.

I just tried it, too. It is not working for me either.

Mabey they are changing it again.......argh!

SouthCountryGuy, what do you mean "they only" have rights to the photo? Are you saying we lose our rights to the photos we upload here?

By posting a photo here you retain copyright rights but allow them explicit use of such.

SCG

SCG you summed up my fears in a nutshell - I am quoting you directly here:

"before on GW we used third party sites to host the picture of which a link through an HTML tag showed the picture. So the picture was never really on GW rather just the link. Now Houzz has uploaded all those pictures and claim rights to them. It would be different if they informed us of this before hand giving us the opportunity to remove such content but even I, a fairly active member, never seen such a warning. More people probably would be upset if they just put the link in but uploading the pictures was assuming we considered the link to be the picture. Especially when under their own "terms of use" they only have rights to the link."

Now my own words:

The abundance of links to social media scares the hell out of me as well ... If I wanted to discuss my hostas and gardens on Facebook, Twitter, or whatever other social media site I would do it ... there !

I don't mean to say that GW didn't use social media in some settings, but it appears to me that the overall structure of Houzz is a mimicry of those platforms, probably because from a business standpoint they 'work' ... but when did a simple gardening forum become a business ?

I know I am making hugely gross over generalizations, but if it looks like a duck and it sounds like a duck ...

Ugh, it just all seems gimmicky to me ... and like I said in my other post, I feel exposed here where I never did on GW.

I know I am not helping those that have found a new home on Houzz, but I am just really bummed at the whole situation and as such am even less motivated to become active again.

FWIW and Thanks for Listening,

Ludi

Ludi, I agree with most of what you say. It's not a warm or inviting style, either. I'm sure it's meant to be clean lines and modern feeling, but it's on the cold side.

The "facebooky" stuff is not to my taste either. It kind of reminds me of that commercial for the dating site for old folks - you know the one where the dumb blonde says, "It feels just like high school."

I wonder how it will be this spring. You know how it always gets so busy with everyone posting their first pips, their first flowers, their new acquisitions and then all the NOID questions and the HVX questions.

I wonder if all the newbies will find us at Houzz?

I suppose we'll see what we'll see. You know, when Phil died, everyone felt like he was a friend, even if we only knew each other at Gardenweb. They may not be able to duplicate that.

bk

Ludi, I can relate to your concerns. I don't participate in social media because I love my privacy. No Facebook, no Twitter, no nothing. I do NOT want a "social profile" made of me. Makes me doubly glad I didn't submit a picture to the thread "It's An About Face," even though I personally enjoyed seeing everyone who did.

Now, as far as my pictures go I'd have to say at this point I don't mind Houzz using my photos, perhaps because I'm naive to the harm that could do. I found a Hosta company in Canada who is using a photo I took of one of my Hostas for their online catalog. I had submitted the photo to the HL and then discovered the Canadian company using it. I haven't complained even though they're not giving me credit for it because it just doesn't bother me. In truth, I'm kind of tickled. But that's just me.

I am not on social media sites either, and my Photobucket library is marked private. Ludi- Yes! You said it so well. Somehow I feel more exposed here too. That is the feeling. But then, everything you post on the internet is no longer "yours". A couple years ago, when I happened upon a website where one of my pics was being used to sell hostas, I asked the nursery to please give me credit for the photo. They refused, saying that they paid a PR firm to collect those photos and set them up on their website. Not worth hiring a lawyer. Just PO'd me. Bob at the HL says it happens all the time even tho there is a statement on the home page stating that the photos are the property of the Hosta Library. Be VERY aware of what you put on the internet.

-Babka

Tamara,

I apologize for my comments. Because I am a retiree with a strange sense of humor, I feel everyone should expect me to be a cantankerous curmudgeon unable to deal with change.

It's important that each of us give this time. Most likely, things will work out.

Harry

Leafwatcher, I love that photo of the snake among the Hosta leaves. Can you ID the snake?

GW exposed us. Has anyone done a Google search for a certain hosta and found our photos from GW? Nothing posted on the internet is private.

I remember Spike also. He could fix anything. I also remember when this went to a paid site. The comments then. And I to was gone for a while. Give the site time. We will soon be old pros at loading photos. So far I have seen many changes to keep the site as close to GW as possible. I am going to work on video tomorrow as soon as I learn how to work the camera. LOL

Leafwatcher that is one scary snake!

OMG, Paula, you're right! Just did a search on something I posted here last night and it's already OUT THERE on the web! Need an emoticon tearing its hair out.

Frankly, I'm not concerned, nor surprised, nor alarmed. When I joined this forum I was fully aware that whatever I wrote or uploaded would be viewed by anyone in the world who cared to read it. Nothing has changed in that regard.

If you post a picture, of course you will find it "out there". I've recognized many of my pics, along with others from the forum out there in google land. If you don't want it used, safeguard it. Otherwise, take satisfaction in knowing that someone, somewhere out there, may view your pics and garden and really get enjoyment out of them. You may bring someone joy simply by posting a picture of a beautiful hosta.

Sharing and spreading joy is a wonderful thing. I thank everyone who has ever posted a pic and added their gardening wisdom on this forum. It's made me happy. It's educational. It's fun!:-)

I side with you, Jo. I love seeing my photos on the internet. I've searched for all my hosta, and I'm thrilled when I see my photos.

Hostatakeover, it was a photoshop I did for fun awhile back.. You would never catch me that close to anything but a garden snake ! :P

Oooohhhhh....lol! Sure looks real to me. And venomous.

Harry - All's forgiven. You've always been one of my favorite curmudgeons. ;)

Just a note to everyone about the worry about rights and ownership of content. Houzz's terms of use is really no different than most websites -- it's pretty standard boilerplate language. GardenWeb's terms were nearly identical. Basically, it means that you will always own your photos, but if you post them on the site, Houzz has the right to use them. Some of you might remember a similar brouhaha when NBC acquired GW. I know that it sounds a bit scary, but it really isn't. GardenWeb would feature photos on Facebook or in FAQs or on the side rail of the site. That eye candy is what hooks people! ;)

Also, search engines - like Google - are pretty efficient. They have robots that crawl sites and index information constantly and that's why you will see your photos out there so quickly. GardenWebbers have always been so generous in sharing your knowledge and photos and I hope that you'll continue to help others in this way.

Yes, I'm already over the shock of seeing my Hosta photos out there. I always wondered why mine never appeared when there were so many other photos that did. Now I know. Kinda neat seeing them out there, but I imagine they'll work their way down as more appear.

If you click on the pictures you will discover they were from the hosta forum. I have found many that were submitted from Myrle , myself and many others from the old hosta forum. I guess if we didn't want them on here , it is best not to post them. I have noticed if people we know that are in a winning sport and typing in their names , you can find loads of pictures and information of those too. I have a few grandchildren in sport events and have found many pictures of them I never had before

I have not yet figured out how to post a photo from Photobucket. Has anyone done so? In another forum I can use the img link.

When I click the photo button, I get a list of Word documents.

Help.

Harry

harryshoe - In this forum check out the thread "Trying to get a link to work" It is all about posting with Photobucket and Flicker.

I'll try using the "Direct" link from Photobucket as suggested above.

Is there a way to preview a post?

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y153/harryshoe/DSC_0082_zps10ae3d05.jpg

Harryshoe,

When you click the photo icon and get the list of word documents, do you see "File name:" on the bottom, left-hand side of the screen? If so, copy the Photobucket direct link into the "File name:" area and select the "Open" icon or hit the enter key.

Cowboy