Yes, you're going crazy. :)

I still see it.

No, sushipup, they don't care. I've had this change for a week and didn't understand why... and why I was the only one here at the KT. After a couple of messages to Houzz, and after several days, they finally emailed back suggesting I clean out my files.

Jasdip, it is a link inside of suzieque post. I just read it.

Thanks cat_ky. I still couldn't see it on the main board!!! Now that I read the rest of the comments here, obviously our thoughts are going to go un-heeded.

This update is awesome. <sarcasm> I'm only able to see the four most recently updated topics. I know it was probably a lot of work on the part of the Houzz dev team, and if the goal of the update was to make the forums uglier -- mission accomplished.

If the goal was to also make the forums more user friendly, and usable it a really, really big miss. Unless they fix it I probably won't be able to post here any more.

On the Kitchen Table page, list of topics, where it has the block for "Start a discussion", could someone else please post a screenshot of where that link takes them? This is what I see...

Mine is a little bigger, Moonie because I am on a pc but otherwise the same as yours.

Have you all tried to start a new topic? I titled mine Test Post. It gave me an error that it needs at least 15 characters for the title. So I made it more than 15 characters. Then in the body of the message words that I had typed whole words disappeared. Then it would freeze and go blank. I can't be the only one. This has been happening over a week now. Lucky me got the new upgrade early!

Moonie I just tried making a new thread. I type one word but soon as I hit the space my prior word disappears.

Yep, mamapinky. I had that happen, too. I've tried a couple of dozen times in the last week to start a new discussion.

It works for me. Here is what you have to do:

Step 1: Enter your subject and message text:

Notes:

1. Subject must have at least 15 characters
2. "Close" is, in effect, "Cancel" (Why they don't just say Cancel, I don't know.)
   

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Step 2: After entering your subject and message text, select "Next"

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Then, this page appears:

Step 3: Select at least one "topic", but no more than three and then select "Post"

Note: Back takes you back to the first page where you entered your subject and text.

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BTW...if you cancel your post and then try again, the old post is still there, so you have to delete it all to continue -- this is good or bad, depending on what you want to do. Once you "post" the thread, the previous text goes away.

Edited to add: I just noticed that it "remembers" the topic(s) you last selected. So, be sure to scroll through the list when you post so you don't post where you don't want to.

The "topic" pull down menu: Why aren't the first 5 items alphabetized in the list as well? I'll probably never use those 5 "topics", so I'm forced to scroll down to find the truly useful topics.

You aren't having any problems with letters and words being deleted?

Fortunately I never start a thread because that is much too complicated for this Luddite brain to follow.

No, I didn't have trouble with letters/words being deleted...but I didn't post a long thread. (I deleted it after I created it so I didn't clutter up the thread list.)

I just started another one: https://www.houzz.com/discussions/5342652/subject-test-and-enough-chars-to-hit-the-min-15-but-no-more-than-70

No loss of words/letters...

I'm using Google Chrome Version 66.0.3359.181 (Official Build) (64-bit)

Well, i guess I just continue to be special. Lucky me.

I'm going to delete that thread I linked to above...to remove extra clutter!

Move over Moonie I'm joining you at the **special** table.

I hate this new face.

Better bring a cushion, MP!

Moonie- I just tried to create a thread and it did the same thing to me. Every word was deleted as soon as I hit the spacebar. Annoying!!

Got it Moonie and **a bottle** + 2 glasses.

It's terribly frustrating, TG. And why does it ask what you are working on? It seems to be geared to a certain group, not casual forum users.

I tried reading the new faq but when I click on a topic I get a blank page.

Yep, I got the blank page too. Not only a terrible format, nothing seems to work right either.

This is what I get when I select the FAQ link from above. Is that the FAQ link you mean?

It does spin a bit b/f the "GARDENWEB UPDATES" page loads.

I still can't start a thread. I also still can't read faq

Mamapinky0, Moonie_57, and others --

• What device are you using (desktop PC, PC Laptop (e.g., Dell), Mac, Android tablet, Kindle Fire, iPad, Android phone (e.g., Samsung, Google, etc.), Apple phone, etc.)

• What operating system (Windows 10, iOS, Nougat, etc.)

• What browser and version of browser are you using (Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Silk, Internet Explorer, Microsoft Edge)

As an example, right now I'm on:

• Desktop PC
• Windows 10
• Chrome Version 67.0.3396.79 (Official Build) (64-bit)

It's possible Houzz has not maintained compatibility across all devices/operating systems/browsers. I've seen that in the past -- it's laziness on the part of developers, but it's not uncommon.

[And based on what we're now seeing on the GW side of Houzz, I wouldn't be at all surprised...I don't think they have a very good IT team. They seem to lack any skills and/or experience with requirements, design, development, testing (including usability!), and implementation.]

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