As you may have noticed, we've been sprucing up the site a bit. Among other things, we've added new ways to upload photos and email notifications of post replies. We are still cleaning out cobwebs and weeding some areas of the site, but we are also working on some bigger projects like a better search engine (yay!) and a mobile app. We'd also like to get some feedback from you. What enhancements or additions would you like to see? What do you love? What do you hate? Think big and small!

We can't promise the moon, but please know that we will read and consider every one of your ideas and suggestions. We appreciate your loyalty and dedication to our site and we know how important your community is to you. Help us make it even better!

Please use this post to offer your feedback. But, as always, you are welcome to contact me directly by clicking on my profile page.

Best regards,

Tamara Amey
GardenWeb Community Manager

I would like one of those hover things where it gives you the first few lines of the post inside, and also it would be nice to have a "first unread" post.

I like that there are so many forums and their specificity. I love those people over on the decorating forum. They are SO HELPFUL with their input. I have never solicited any; I just like to read over there.

It would be nice to have a "go to first unread post" function especially on the longer threads that we keep revisiting.

Being able to search by poster's name would be great.

I have no popups, so I'm good there :)

The ability to edit or delete your own posts would also be nice.

We have no category relating to renting homes (whether you are a renter or a landlord) - so all the renting posts are put into the "buying and selling homes" category.

How about if a certain number of people mark it as spam it is automatically removed?

I would rather see a more traditional forum structure - as someone mentioned go to just about any other forum on the internet to see what we mean.

I certainly agree about wanting to be able to edit and delete posts.

There needs to be some sort of moderation for posts that are clearly spam or against the rules or ideally even misplaced posts that belong in another forum. Also perhaps be able to close posts so that you don't have people responding to questions that are 6 years old, etc.

Yes! Bringing old posts back up to the top for no good reason is annoying and it's been happening a lot lately.
People replying to long-gone posters and their long-resolved issues is just silly.

It's fine to read the old post and be able to get info/learn from it, but there should be a mechanism to keep people from adding to it.
Other forums will say: this post is closed for comments. It can be found and read, but not added to.

What about smile faces? Sometimes it is helpful to be able to add a smile to show you are "friendly".

;D

Good point. In addition to a thread for Renting homes (or other types of properties besides Apts), we need a thread for 'Interior design'. Remodeling areas besides just Kitchens, Bathrooms, etc.

I would never use this site on my phone. It would cost me too much.

You asked and we listened. Today we are very excited to be debuting our newest feature -- post editing! To use this feature, go back to the post you wish to correct and you'll find the link under the 'My Clippings' links on the right side of the page.

I want to give a special shout out to all the testers who tried to break the editing tool. ;) Your feedback was insightful and invaluable. Thank you!

You may have also noticed that we adjusted the login cookie awhile back so that you should not have to login repeatedly.

Stay tuned -- we have more cool things in the works!

As always, please let us know if you have any questions or concerns.

Best regards,
Tamara