Mine is going crazy too. Shows me Top Commenters on the left sidebar. Why do I care who is a top commenter? Is there a contest? Just let us be! Please!

OutsidePlaying, I was just going to ask if there is an “x” somewhere I can’t see to get rid of this.

But if they have a Top Commenter there will be those who post just to BE Top Commenter.

I don't see a top commenter, but think its dumb. Unless of course there's a prize. LOL

One way to see if I can still post pictures.

I had to ask Mr. Google where the GardenWeb Kitchen Table went, cuz I sure couldn't find it listed in that main menu mess.....mind you, I probably could have missed it but Mr. Google was a lot faster.... :))

This is just too confusing I like it the way it was. We also need the list of forums so we can get to them quickly.

Dislike. Boo Boo.

And if you start a thread you have no idea where else it will show up. Friday nights, on Hot topics, we do a music theme thread for fun. Well tonight it showed up on Kitchens and Appliances. They must be really wondering what's going on..

I don't like the fact that the list of threads would show the LAST comment so then you could tell if you had read them all. Now it only shows the OP's comment. Not helpful at all.

Why can't they leave well enough alone? We have become accustomed to a lot of Houzz shenanigans but this is just too much.

I suspect the purpose of opening a new tab each time is to multiply the ad hits on every page.

Hi all, please visit the thread in Using Houzz linked above to leave your feedback for the team.

As one point, when you post, you choose the topics for the post. You can select up to three. Our system might make some guesses for you based on the content of your post, but you can remove those before you submit it to the site. You have control of this.

Hope that helps!

No, it really doesn't help.

Gonna have to go permanent bye-bye if this stays this way. Too much, too quickly.

One baby step at a time would have been easy to take. This? Nope! No way! Nada!

So far, they're not listening. Spinning away doesn't change my very unfavorable opinion of removing every shred of what we built. I love all y'all! I sure will miss you if you or I leave.

I'm leaving. Bye. This is so bad.

Come on guys! You can’t just leave the rest of us with this mess!

I HATE IT TOO. The explanation really does not help. I am not happy.

The bullies couldn't chase me off (laugh with me here) but this mess....might. I just don't want to leave the friends I've made here or my beloved laundry room folks.

Exactly Iris. Some will post endlessly with mindless drivel just to see their names in the box. Gah!! Self gratification at its finest.

I've not seen anyone do this and doubt anyone will now. Most of us are older and too mature to be doing kid stuff like that.

I've toyed with the idea of creating a new forum

Great idea. Some people do pretty well for themselves owning a website. I belong to a different site where I pay a voluntary $25 annual fee, and there is some, not a lot, of advertising. I'd do similar if there was a way to keep our people here together.

Why do they have to screw up what was working? Boooooooo!

Mamapinky, not on this forum, but maybe on others.

I know there has been talk of creating a new forum. I formerly belonged to a different gardening website that also charged a yearly membership fee. Several good friends dropped out over the years, and I let my subscription expire. It can be done.

When Houzz took over GW, I encouraged everyone to stick around and try to get used to the new site. (Although I wouldn't send them my address for a free gift, because I was still sulking. :P)

Even though I hate the changes today, I'd say the same thing. We are adaptable, so try it for awhile, and hope it will become easier with use.

At this point, I don't like that when I close a tab and it reverts to the forum page, it is not automatically updated--I have to refresh the page by clicking the refresh button.

And, maybe this a just a glitch, but video links aren't posting. I tried one on a Kitchens thread, and it didn't show up at all--I had to go back and type in a link title.

Yes, there is a Hot Topics music thread in Kitchens (which doesn't seem like such a hot topic), so I had to join the fun. ;)

Editing: Video links are working in the test forum, which I found despite the jumble of garden topics.

Trying a video here:

Well, ok.

I once found a list of forums not in alphabetical order. The only way I can find hot topics is by doing a search "gardenweb hot topics" Is the purpose of all this to insert houzz more prominently into the site?

I figured best thing for me to do is to read the new faq..but when I click on a topic its blank. So that's no help at all.

I normally go along with the flow, but I don't like this new Garden Web or Houzz or whatever it is now. They tried it, what?, a week ago and then switched back to the old. Now here we are again.

I prefer the list of Home topics off to the left like the old format. I'm too tired to fuss with it tonight or maybe from now on. Sorry, just not into it this time.

Every time there are changes, everyone gets upset, many threaten to leave, but everyone eventually adjusts. I've seen this over and over.

I would urge people to give constructive criticism instead of just blanket complaints. It's not in Houzz's best interest to alienate all of the forum users so I am sure they are listening.

Personally, I don't care for it opening in a new window. However, I do think the "features" tab is pretty cool. It highlights random threads from the last 10+ years.

Well. I am working on finding the things I usually look at (trees, name that plant, native plants and so on) to hit the follow button, so I have them in a list on the left of the screen. But what were they thinking to not have it in alphabetical order?

Chi, over a 10 day period they have not listened to me even though i emailed them to let them know that with the new format that I HAVE HAD FOR 10 DAYS is showing me first and last names of some forum members. I have emailed them about not being able to start new discussions. Ive emailed them about my attempted posts suddenly going blank in the middle of typing. FINALLY, they emailed back suggesting I clean out my files. All these other changes don't bother me... other than trying to find other forums. I'm sure I'll figure that out.

Are the top commenters listed at the left specific to each forum, or for the entire Houzz web site? I don't recognize any of the names as KT commenters.

Well what a mess. I just don't understand why. I have too much to deal with already not sure about spending time with this now.

They really screwed up the "kitchen table" forum this time. My old URL landed me in commercial-ville on houzz. I had to fish around to find a few or our old posts. - Pah!!

Thank goodness I can still use the back arrow on my android phone but I can't on my iPad. Ugh.

Is Nicole the only one not finding this problematic?

Whatever you guys are doing, please don’t forget about me. Where is ole joyful? He can put things in perspective in 2 sentences.

And every time I click on a topic to read it, a new window is opened.

yes! I just looked and I have 3 GW /KT tabs opened ! no way people!

that's ridiculous.

and yes that 'pic' above is big and blurry. I changed my type size because of it and when I got to the next post, it was too small to read!

and I thought I was losing my eye sight again!

I'm gonna have to find the poster who is collecting emails to notify us if they find a different website.

probably done for that purpose by houzz.

I also don't see the access path to my 'account' in the upper right corner on here. no access anymore? or was it moved to someplace we won't look?

desertsteph, I still see my profile and account info in the top right corner.

I like this feature. You can "follow" your favorite forums and just click to go to them. It personalizes the list instead of searching or using bookmarks.

"It highlights random threads from the last 10+ years."

That's actually not a good thing -- people posting on old, irrelevant threads and forcing current threads farther down the list. In the old threads, the user no longer needs help; in the current threads, they do!

We've had enough problems with this when pros post on old threads to troll for business, let's not make it worse!

Caveat: Maybe it's OK on the The Kitchen Table, but definitely not on the Kitchens Forum!

I guess it depends how you look at it. For advice or participation, then yes, I agree with you. But for me it's like a blast from the past to enjoy fun threads or posters who are no longer here.

Just tried to create a new thread 3 times and 3 times it just sat in gray tones and never went anywhere. So far, I'm not impressed.

ETA: I was finally able to open the thread so long as I didn't add the picture. The picture went in fine in the 2nd post of the thread. How frustrating. And you have to check *every time* you create a thread to make sure it is only for the forums you want to see it. Unbeknownst to me, it added my post from KT to Kitchens!

Emily H

Hi all, please visit the thread in Using Houzz linked above to leave your feedback for the team.

What?-- Is the team having trouble navigating to this forum or something? Just tell them to go through Google to search for a forums menu, locate the new menu that is scrambled together in no particular order, maybe do a page search for Kitchen Table, add Kitchen Table to their "Your Topics," refresh their page, see a link to Kitchen Table listed in the left hand column, click that link, and voila, they will find this forum. From there, the team can look for the post with the excess punctuation, which was probably added in order to satisfy the 15 character minimum rule in the subject line. Easy-peasy. Your team should have no trouble at all finding what they are looking for.

I am seeing people’s usernames now, too, as moonie did, instead of their screen names.

Suzie I got a bunch of names. So I checked out and back in and it was fixed. Wow I'm pretty sure these folks don't want anyone seeing their names.

I understand things have been changed and we have to adjust and learn the ropes but things about this don't work. I can't learn how to navigate this if some of it doest work.

Psssst probably don't need to bother, this is what they care about.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-05-16/houzz-hires-cfo-from-linkedin-as-the-startup-gears-up-for-an-ipo

In another post Chi showed where in the profile settings it clearly states names will be public. Some people filled in with their names. I think the problem is, some did that 20 years ago and their names were never displayed. Some may now be in a more vulnerable position and would not want their names made public. I hope they become aware and can fix it. Actually, Houzz should make it private or put out a statement making people aware.

Yes, I don't know what it said before but if it switched to public, they definitely should have allowed people to opt out.

I just now got on the PC and noticed something. On my phone I'm seeing first and last names of some people but not on the PC. On KennsWoods recent post i see his name on my phone, but not on the computer. He may or may not care.

Last week i messaged several people to alert them that their name was posting. These are members I felt might want to know because they live alone or, etc. Two of them edited their profiles, one of them I didn't hear back from. One of them was very upset.

If it matters to you that your name may be displayed, please edit your profile.