Oh my, I didn't think about that. Actually, when I google images I don't even think about the people, just the picture itself. But I agree, I would NOT want to see a picture I took come up where I didn't put it! Yikes :( I'm afraid others might do the same, and it will make Garden Web a less wonderful place.

That happened with all my pre merger pics on GW too. My living room still comes up years later if I google the name and color of the paint I used. Pics I posted of my sunroom years ago come up under 1920 sunroom google searches. We were never that secure before either. The difference was we could break photo links now we can not.

Yes, that definitely happened pre-merger as well. And there were plenty of instances of GW-er's pictures being snatched and showing up on unauthorized web sites. The long and the short of it is, if you want privacy and control of your images, it is risky to post them anywhere online. As roarah said, the main difference now is that you can't break your photo links.

That happened before with GW too. Even if you deleted photos from a hosting site and they were gone from the actual forum, they still sometimes show up in the image search.

Anytime I google a specific paint color or item, it almost always takes me to an old GW posting, so this site is no different. I was googling a few green paint colors not long ago, and found pictures that Brutus had posted - this was around the time we found out she was so sick. It was touching. I have also seen certain GW posters' home pictures on Pinterest - my3dogs Christmas mantle is one I remember seeing there and her Wythe Blue foyer beside her stained door. If people see them and like them, they save them somewhere - and not because they are stalking.

Pictures of my renovated bathroom turned up on some decorators blog. I didn't mind, but it sure was a little creepy to see it there. Anything we post here is totally public.

I have a couple of rooms in my old house that come up in specific color searches. If anything, I hope seeing the color in use is helpful to someone.

It never occurred to me that any pics posted would be considered private, even tho' GW seemed "little" and kind of closed. I always thought it odd when people posted pics of their children, though and wished people wouldn't. But now it seems like facebook is the world's family picture album, so posting here probably seems benign to some.

I do think it's kinda funny that someone who posted ad nauseum pictures of her home as the perfect example of something on nearly every thread (even tho it wasn't), is now crying about how many pictures she has are out there (I'm not referring to anyone on this thread). It was annoying even when it was just GW and I don't really believe she ever intended to remove them, even tho' she's crying foul because she can't. But she's just some stranger out in cyberspace and her (and our) pics mean nothing to anyone else.

If no one posted pics, none of us would be able to search for things we'd like to see examples of. So we are just adding to the collective of decorating ideas that are out there.

I have a picture from my 2007 kitchen update that got very popular on the kitchen forum because I used an unusual (for that time) granite and backsplash. My old kitchen now lives in perpetuity on the first page of Google images when you do a search for the granite.

Recently on GW I had been posting pictures for advice and then deleting them after the thread dies off. For me it was a happy medium between never posting pictures and subjecting personal pictures to the whims of the internets.

I may try to post something benign here and see if I can edit the picture out some way. If I can't, I will be especially careful about my Houzz picture posting and the information that I post with the picture. I think sometimes the accompanying information that people post is more alarning than the actual picture.

Thank you! Each of you has helped me look at this in a different way. I really don't want to stop posting pictures entirely. I will just be a little more selective in what I post and like deee just mentioned, be especially careful about the information posted with the picture.

I was looking at an old thread of yours seeking help with front door choices. I, too, am about to order a new door( with sidelites) and have settled on the Thermatru 2-panel with arched top. Not sure if it goes with my colonial house. Just wondering, did you ever replace your front door? And if so, which door did you settle on?? Thanks!

I wonder, would it help to remove the photos from the thread in the first week after posting? It might cut down on the opportunity for it to end up on another site?

mtashillco - Yes, we did replace the front door late last fall. Therma-Tru Classic Craft 2 panel 3/4 top. We are very happy with it. I originally thought I wanted the door you are describing, but ultimately decided it didn't fit the style of our home. You might want to take a look at the 2 panel 3/4 top. I really didn't want the 6 panel you see EVERYWHERE!

prairiemoon2 - How do you remove a photo from a thread? I'm not sure I know how to do that.

Hi Bac717 - There may be more than one way of doing it, but I just highlighted it and then hit the space bar and it was gone. Try that. You have a week after you post your comment to edit it, but I wouldn't wait for the last day.

I like to post photos too and some photos I don't mind posting, but obviously some photos are more personal. I also once in awhile will share something personal in my text, but I also go back and edit out anything too personal that I don't want to leave there forever. :-)

Bac717 - on the subject of photos, would you be willing to post one of your front door (inside and out). I'm really struggling with this front door decision! Thanks for considering my request!

Yes, I'd be willing to post pics of the door, but it may take me a few days. I have a lot going on with my mom right now.

I really don't mind where any of my pics show up-and I think the new way of posting pics is so nice and easy.