Having Trouble Selling Home...Advice?
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Comments (36)Stay calm, Marsha, I didn't mean to imply you're on the DG marketing team, or anything, but although their section on use of material is much less lengthy than the one in the new iVillage TOS (as are their sections in pretty much ALL of their TOS, which is about the size of GW's OLD TOS when Spike still owned it), it DOES have the same gist to it, i.e., that they're saying they can use whatever you contribute however they see fit. It's kind of like some magazines that accept a lot of submissions from readers... For instance, I subscribe to "Birds & Blooms," and I LOVE the magazine... Each issue is FULL of plenty of beautiful pictures and occasionally a useful article or two, as well :) MANY of those photographs happen to be user-contributed, however, through various sections of the magazine where they tell you how you can contribute and in most cases they say something to the effect that "photographs cannot be returned and become the property of 'Birds & Blooms,'" thereby getting a lot of content for free -- or they sometimes will say they'll send you a free "suncatcher" or something similar if they use your photograph (token payment). That sort of thing is quite common among smaller PAPER publications. The INTERNET, on the other hand, is still a rather young and evolving area, and I think this idea of forums laying claim to perpetual use of all material posted on them might be a growing trend, since I now see it on both Dave's Garden and in the new iVillage TOS... Prior to this development, the internet, still being very much a sort of "wild west editorial environment," has had forums like these with sometimes experts and even famous people posting on them as just "regular Joes," sharing their knowledge and expertise, perhaps in some cases even relieved to finally be able to have something resembling "public conversations" without having to worry about being swamped by fans, and so forth, or repeatedly asked for free professional advice because people know they actually happen to be Dr. Phil, or Steven King, or whoever. And NO, I'm definitely NOT one of THOSE people... At one point a few years ago, I had a bit of "local celebrity" status as a weekly newspaper editor, but the biggest thing I've ever published was the cover story for a state-wide public policy journal read by all the lawmakers and public officials in SC... And I'm not aware of any such folks on the Carolina Gardening forum, but I DO know of at least one Professor of Environmental Sciences at the University of Vermont who is a sometimes (used to be regular) poster on the Ponds forum and wrote that forum's FAQs. He's been featured in pond programs on national programs on Public Television, too. I seriously doubt HE'D appreciate having HIS contributions -- many of which he doubtless gained through years of research and study both in his pond and at the university -- appropriated by iVillage to use for THEIR advertising, without attribution, for free. As for the photographs, Yeah, I've done a bit of "professional photography." I shot many of the photographs for several of the papers I worked for, and I also shot weddings for a while, and got some really good shots... And today, with digital cameras and the ability to see what you have and keep shooting until you get what you want, I can get even better shots (My theory on professional photographers has long been that the biggest difference between most pros and serious amateurs was how many shots they could afford to take)... So nowadays, I'm getting some garden shots I think are of publishable quality, although since I lost my paper I'm too blocked to get up the gumption to go back to free-lancing again... BUT I'd still like that option. And I'm sure I'm not the only one... If you want another example, go to the Ponds and Aquatic Plants forum, click on the Gallery and look for the Fall Ponds Photos (10-17, I believe), posted by Cliff_and_Joann. That lady (Joann seems to do all the posting) takes GREAT pictures and has some of the most beautiful ponds with some of the most beautiful koi I've ever seen... and she usually posts them fairly large. She doesn't deserve to have those "appropriated." No, Dianne. I won't leave (although they may kick me off with all I've been writing, lol). But I may be more selective with what I post and shy away from some of the more humorous or creative posts, or anything I think might look "attractive" to someone looking for something to "appropriate." And Marsha, I think your efforts on this front are admirable, so please don't think I was slamming you. I'm not really all that concerned about the cookies and partners and ads and so forth. I just don't like them laying claim to all our "intellectual property." By the way, it's not just me. I think all of YOU have a lot of "intellectual property" to protect, as well, even if you don't. Take care, Jeff...See MoreHaving trouble with my new young phalaenopsis
Comments (44)I agree mikerno_1micha ! Plus that info you gave on the dried root makes sense !! As something like that happened with my last mini orchid , the roots dried out wet spagh and my heater on high aniliated there roots, it did not rot them they were green and shriveled and I pondered why the uptake of water was slow bout time I tried to recover with soaking it was too late crown rot settled in, but your explaination make sense! Its own Dry covering was suffocating the desicated root. Its interesting the problem is orchid roots are long and wirey and keeping consistant moisture to them is key. Thats what the velamin does naturally supplying warmth moisture and nutrition 24/7 as long as we give them drenching. And as far as the manure I know this is true, orchid are heavy eaters not through the fertilizers we give them which causes complications, though it works but through the more organic matter as they would get lieing on a tree, or rock and water way, debree , old leaves, manure from passing animals, dead insects, fish bone meal etc . I learned this when a fruit fly landed on a dendrobium seedling I had growing in water culture and died ,the seedling had a growth spurt and was gleaning like thanks for the protein ! I kid you not And all evidence of fruitfly was gone I never looked at that orchid the same way again. Aparently they get hardy diets in the wild feeding off many things gaining nutrients to survive....See MoreCapital Trouble...should have listened...need to vent
Comments (12)Well, we have not gotten ours yet and you have a very real grievance, for sure. I am trying to find the name and contact information that Trevor gave me to the guy that helped me locate repair people in my area, when I was having trouble with the exact same thing (finding local repair people before I bought the range...not a broken range). What zip code are you in, btw? If I find the guy's name and contact information, I will post it here. Eh, all I have is his name, Bob. He is an actual person so if you call the main Capital # on their website and ask for the service guy named Bob, you might reach him. He called me in July of 2015 :( He gave me like 3 companies in the area. Post your zip code and I'll see if I can help locate ya someone like I did. Ooohh.. I think this is the guy: Bob Waymire So now just call and ask for Bob Waymire ;) R...See MoreHaving trouble not sure why
Comments (6)I would also agree that accessing the site and all its features seems to generate more problems when using your phone than from any other device. To avoid unncessary frustrations, specially when you are brand new here and still feeling your way around, I would only use your phone to access as a last resort! I almost always use my laptop and never have any issues at all. And when starting a new thread/post and Houzz gives you the option of posting to 3 different forums, please be aware that is only an option, not a requirement :-) Sometimes posting to 3 related forums makes sense. But sometimes adding on 2 additional forums does not make sense and just makes the post confusing when responders from unrelated forums make comments that do not relate to the topic or only very tangentially. No worries!! You'll be posting like a seasoned vet in no time!...See More- 8 years ago
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