I have always loved Houzz and used their pictures as inspiration for my kitchen reno, however, it was GW that helped me pull it all together. I got actual sources, advice, support and, dare I say it, "love" from GW. A totally different thing from what I've used Houzz for. This merger doesn't make sense to me, unless Houzz was somehow worried about the power GWers had on large purchasing decisions. If you like the GW enough to buy it; then let it be. It wasn't broken. Thanks for the opportunity to say my piece.

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Well so far, the only thing that works is deleting cookies. I don't know anything about add ons, I'd have to ask DH about that. There are a few scripts blocked in NoScript, but they aren't ones that are specific to this site or anything. I tried to temporarily allow all, and that didn't help. I don't have another browser on this laptop, maybe I'll try Chrome on my tablet. It's not that big a deal, I only need to log in when I want to comment, which I rarely do. I guess I can delete cookies to log out. Thanks for the ideas!

From Tech Crunch, January 29: Pull quote, emphasis mine. A source hints to us there could be more layoffs coming, as the company looks to get into the black ahead of a potential IPO. “The company aims to slash costs in order to be profitable before going public,” the source said. Houzz has built a $4 billion business on the back of a platform and marketplace that lets you plan and execute home improvement projects. But as the startup gears up for its next phase of growth, it is also going through some growing pains. TechCrunch has learned and confirmed the company this month laid off around 110 people in the U.K. and Germany, along with an additional 70 in its U.S. home market in Q4 of last year. “We restructured our international marketplace workforce, primarily in our U.K. and Berlin offices, so that we can double down on the areas that will have the greatest impact for Houzz,” a spokesperson told TechCrunch. “It’s always difficult to go through a restructure at growth stages given the impact on people’s lives. We value and appreciate all of our employees and will do everything we can to retain them. We are introducing as many new opportunities as possible in other parts of the business so that those affected can apply and transition to other positions. For those who will leave Houzz, we are offering a separation package and providing any help we can as they look for a new opportunity. Houzz’s business is strong and we continue to hire and scale teams across our international and U.S. offices.” Houzz has 1,800 employees, meaning that these two tranches of layoffs account for approximately 10 percent of the company. The spokesperson added that Houzz has been hiring in Q4 in other areas — some 300 people in all — although she did not specify in which department or region. Houzz is also not providing much information about which departments have been impacted by the layoffs or what happens next, but details posted on social media point to at least one entire international department getting eliminated. “Purchased items from you in the UK. For the second time one of my orders was canceled. I emailed your offices + tried to call only to find the phone had been disconnected. I tweeted @HouzzUK yesterday & rcv’d a message that all staff had been made redundant,” one customer noted on Twitter. A source hints to us there could be more layoffs coming, as the company looks to get into the black ahead of a potential IPO. “The company aims to slash costs in order to be profitable before going public,” the source said. https://techcrunch.com/2019/01/29/houzz-layoffs/ Houzz does still have the resources to censor the Sophie topic when last someone asked in the middle of another thread about why some have her name/issue in our moniker.