Oh, please let it be gone! How to drive people away from your site that thing is!

I don't know what you are referring to! What banner thingie?

Rhizo_1, it appeared only when you're not signed into the account.

On my laptop, since I zoom-in on my screen to see larger texts, the banner takes over about half the screen. It was very annoying because I normally don't sign into the account unless I want to comment or post something. Most of the time, I like just to read comments and copy over recipes.

I don't sign out of Houzz/GardenWeb. Nothing is private to me, that I need to log on and off. I keep it as a Bookmark, and just click on the bookmark every day. No banners or anything taking up space on the page.

I had problem with it yesterday on the computer at work & I do not sign out. Finally was able to get back in but it took several tries. It was very annoying to me.

For security reason, I do need to sign out. Also, I clear all my cookies, history, passwords, etc. on a daily basis. Thus, even if I don't sign out, this action will clear everything including signing out.

Well, it seems that the banner is on and off. It's on right now which means.... bye bye.

Scroll down to where it is on the page ... it scoots down out of sight.

Scroll back up - back up it comes.

Sort of like mice - that disappear when you come into the room ... reappear when you depart.

Except ... this'n's really bold: sticks around until you move into the part of the room where it's hangin' out.

o j

It never leaves covering half the page on my iPad.

If you're able to use "Adblock Plus" you can add this rule to hide it...

gardenweb.com###signUpPromoFooter

I would think that rule would also work with "Adblock", "Adblock Edge" and "Adblock Lite" too but I don't have them to test.

Why does Houzz not post negative reviews for the businesses they advertise?

Because advertising is paid for.

Does Houzz post any reviews at all? We (members and forum participants) are able to comment freely about products, brands, gadgets, etc., and often do, but there isn't a particular forum for just that purpose.

I've read scathing and glowing consumer reviews about everything under the sun.

What else are you looking for?

I can't read any of the OP posts on my phone. An ad covers the entire original post. And I am never logged out on my phone.

Recently there have been the ads on the right side that suddenly zoom out taking over the entire screen stay there for a bit them zoom back down to the side. It is extremely invasive and annoying. On some of the browsers I use on Android there are no options for ad block.

When I "clear history" on my browser and before I sign in again, I get a Houzz pop-up box every time I open a new thread--extremely irritating. Doesn't go away until I sign in again. Guess they want to be sure to keep track of what I look at. :(