Hi Tamara,

Thanks for taking the time and effort to ask and possibly act on things users have to say.

There are two things I'd like to see.

ONE added button to post immediately. I don't really need to preview my posts. Another thing relating to that, being able to edit a post after posting would be cool.

These are two features fairly ubiquitous on the web forums.

I think gardenweb lost a LOT of users because they found another site that had more user friendly features, BUT... that forum is now so busy it's a chore to wade through posts trying to find something :-)

Good luck,

Gary

I find one of the things that is a 'downer' to posting is when you don't receive any replies. Quite possibly many people look in but for whatever reason don't get around to responding. You, however, only have this "blank wall" of silence not knowing whether anyone even looked and wonder why you even bother to post. Many other sites (not just gardening) run a view total which at least encourages you to keep posting since there are some people reading. And if you added a "like" button (as many other sites also have) it's a further encouragement, as many readers may not have anything to add but would like to indicate their approval/appreciation.

My suggestion would be to change the forum to a format that was not outdated a decade ago.

Whatever you do, don't change the basic layout and format. It is quick to use, easy to read and easy to respond to. Please no animations, no flash...keep it as is because it works!

"Whatever you do, don't change the basic layout and format. It is quick to use, easy to read and easy to respond to. Please no animations, no flash...keep it as is because it works!"

I couldn't agree more. If I need to see dancing bears I can go to the zoo ;-)

I don't think the forum is outdated at all. The "other" forums have tiny fonts, unclear separations between posts, and Waaayyy too many ongoing quotes in a single reply.

When I need to quote I can copy one into my reply.

Hi everyone!

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