What spell check? I've never seen it. So far, I haven't had any issues, knock on wood.

I don't know anything about spell check, but the fact that threads take hours to show up and then mysteriously disappear and reappear has been a known problem for some time now, as is the fact that you can no longer put photos in an OP.

The spell check is a real PIA. Wish I knew how to turn if Off.

writersblock, I know Annie has complained that she can only post one pic in her OP, but none? And why is it that some can post multiples?

I have spellcheck, but not autocorrect when I am posting, so I just take a quick look at the underlined word and decide whether to ignore or not!

Yes, sherri, there have been several posts in kitchens/bathrooms/decor where people obviously thought they had posted photos but nothing appeared. I know that since houzz there are more unbelievably clueless posts, but when someone asks questions like, "is there room for a cabinet next to the range hood?" or "is this shelf too high?" it's pretty clear they posted a photo that didn't appear.

Like the houzz vs gw formatting issue of months past, it all appears to be random, just as zone info on the gardening side appears and disappears for no particular reason these days.

All of the above....plus the strange way to get to this site. I often find myself in Houzz limbo and have to go to garden web that home site home forums.
And that stuff with people with "pro" by their name??? Why are they posting as a pro on a forum that has nothing to do what they say they are a "pro" in?

Why do you consider spell check annoying? I find it quite helpful. Misspelled words are 'annoying' in that they can often be confusing and lead to misunderstanding. Not to mention they make the intelligence of the poster seem questionable. But then, I also find lack of proper punctuation and capitals annoying. So I guess that's just me.

I'm using Windows 10 and Chrome on a PC and I don't have any problems getting to any of the forums. My favorite ones are bookmarked, clicking on the bookmark takes me directly to the forum I want.

Maybe I'd better knock on wood!

Rusty

Rusty, that's fine as long as you keep your browsing history and all. But I had to do a browser reset the other day for an unrelated reason, and it is hard to find this forum and even more so, home decorating conversations.

But I still don't see any sign of any spelll check here other than the system one.

Linda, "pro" is a paid account. Most of the folks who have them are pros in one area or another, but anyone who promotes anything here has to switch to that kind of account, even a longtime Kitchens poster who started selling stories on amazon.

The spell check is unfunctional for me only on this site. It may be an interaction with my phone and the site. I get lots of wonky spellings and when attempting to correct if I don’t completely delete and retype any remainder of the word is unrecognized. Which leads to spell check attempting to fix my new typing and gluing it to the unrecognized original.

And then posts that wander off into the ether only to pop up later.

I am not a super regular poster but I utilize this forum and some of the gardening ones and would hate to lose the communities of knowledge embodied here.

"pro" is a paid account."

I'd double check that as I don't think that's true. I am a professional and could set up a 'Pro' profile if I wanted to (I actually did for a day or two until I decided I didn't like it) and there was no charge or payment involved to do so. And pros are under no obligation to establish that kind of profile....even pros who openly promote their business in a forum are considered spamming and will have their post removed. Selling or business promotion is not accepted on any of the discussion forums. All the 'Pro' profile does for you is allow access to your business and/or website via the 'find a Pro' tab at the top of your home page.

I have a "Pro" profile and I paid nothing at all for this.

Thanks for clarifying that,but then I'm confused about all the complaining by other pros about how expensive it is and how you don't get anything for it. Are there different levels of pro-ness?

Everyone seems to have problems. Believe it or not - I am unable to make an original post or submit a topic, and cannot seem to find any help.

sty ''...I'm using Windows 10 and Chrome on a PC and I don't have any problems getting to any of the forums."

Likewise with PC, W10 and FF.

I did not pay for my Pro profile either, but I did have to provide confirmation that I am a design professional, and they do check. I joined Houzz at work before they took over GW, and that is how I ended up with two profiles - one that I use at work, which started at Houzz and one that I use at home, that started with ThatHomeSite. I joined Houzz at work when I was doing research on mirror designs, and I had to be a member in order to view certain images. I added "Lars" to my profile name after Houzz took over GW so that people who knew me from GW would recognize me.