Getting tired of “10 yrs and I still can’t get my living room right”

3 years ago

Every time I pop in, this post is on the first page. All. The. Time. Nearly 6000 comments, can someone please archive it already?

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Olychick

3 years ago

I agree that those huge threads hog the first page and cause threads with people asking for real help to fall off the first page. Selfishness of the highest order.

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jmm1837
3 years ago
It's a chat thread. There are quite a few others, some with far more comments than that one. It's not harming anyone, and it's still active so no one is going to archive it. Let the participants enjoy their thread and just scroll over it. That's what I do with any thread that doesn't interest me, however long or short it might be.
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woodrose
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Rebecca, I don't see the thread you mentioned, but I do see six others on the first page that are overly long. It's very annoying to come here expecting to find new threads, and see the same old thing. I agree with Oly, they are hogging space, and it does seem selfish. I hope the people posting to these threads will realize that they're not being fair to the rest of us, and allow these threads to fade away.
IdaClaire
3 years ago
Houzz needs to create a "sticky" that will place these ginormous threads in an outlying location that can still be accessed from the page. I don't really blame the thread participants, but it's more a matter of this forum not being set up / monitored as it should. It should be obvious to moderators when threads turn into nothing more than chat rooms.
DLM2000-GW
3 years ago
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Indeed to all the above. Certainly I can scroll on by and I do because none of these chat threads interest me. But they change the dynamics of the forum and make it harder for people to utilize it for the intended purpose when their queries are pushed to the next page by chat threads.

edited to say.... in addition, several of these threads are cross posted to multiple forums so you can bump into them over and over. Enough. But unlikely Houzz will make changes.
Molly
3 years ago
FYI, a lot of changes have been going on in the room on the thread in question, it's not just chatter.
pennydesign
3 years ago
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I did ask Emily about this and her response was something to the effect of them becoming their own little community and it was fine with Houzz. I scroll by if ANYTHING here doesn't interest me.

Also, since opinions are being voiced, I don't think it's fair to spotlight the thread in question. We're all nice here, right? Group hug and all?

eta: also, as often as I can, I try to bring out some "unanswered" posts. I hope it helps everyone feel included?
salonva
3 years ago
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I can confess that I really don't understand what the problem is. I know I have a thread with probably over 50 posts (help me and my new to me house decor) on it- and yes as Molly said, there are changes and advice. I thought it was preferable to continue with the one thread so all the info and pix are there and people can see the progression. I find it very helpful.

I know there are a few I have seen that are huge, and I just scroll by.

I don't know if you are talking about other threads that I somehow have missed, but if it's mine I had no idea that it would be perceived as selfish.
jmm1837
3 years ago
salonva - don't worry about your thread. There are quite a few just a bit longer - one has 69,991 comments as of this minute!

I'm a kind of "live and let live" gal, so even though the chat threads don't interest me, neither do they bother me. If people want to talk about recipes or their vacation plans instead of bad tiling or which shade of white to use, it's ok by me. Chat threads have value to the participants: cultivating "virtual friendships" can fill a social need, after all. I think there's room enough on Houzz to accommodate that.
Rebecca
Original Author
3 years ago
chat threads are well and fine. But there needs to be a separate spot for those. I come here to read new questions or post my own (which seem to get two or three responses if I’m lucky but maybe it’s me lol) and when I continually see the same conversation I lose interest real quick. Makes the whoLe forum appear stagnant.
Anne
3 years ago
The thread isn’t the issue, the way the forum is set up is. It is super hard to navigate.....
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JudyG Designs
3 years ago
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Back in the early days of houzz, there was a link called “Other”. Anyone who had lots of conversations going on in a post could move it there. It was perfect for the chats.

For a couple of years I was part of the “OLDD’S”, an acronym for OLD LADIES LOVE DESIGN. We had so much fun and I got to know some lovely ladies and a gentleman. Like all good things, it came to an end. But, I am still in touch with 3 pals and one has come to visit twice and we really became close.

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