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so many members who I never "knew" are no longer here. Whatever happened to Chico? She seemed to post alot before.
Private messaging is so convenient. A great tool for us "newbies". Thanks bunches! :)
Just for your information Shaye,
With the forum changes today, you will be able to use private messaging on this forum now to contact people directly as well.
Thanks,
Thank you. I will do that. I am now seeing a different forum but I noticed they did that today. I like this format better. There's a lot to play with.
if the picture is posted here, the easiest is probably to post a new topic and title it Membername - Your bathroom (check out posts such as "Red-my nursery!" or "Hot Pink-your wood siding")
usually you will get a reply unless that particular member is away for a bit, and may miss the message
if you're in a hurry you can also do a search for that membername and the word bathroom, see if that question was already answered in another post than the one where you saw the pic
To Foxxy:
I would like to contact a member who has a picture of their bathroom on this forum because I want to know the color they used on the walls. How do I do that? What is the forum protocol to do that? And where is the other site? I don't see any links on this forum.Is there a separate section?
~Shaye~
especially to new members can be a tad confusing, since there is no year, just day/month, and a May posting could be from a few weeks before you joined, or a year or two ago...
at any rate they (H&H) are close to actually cutting over to the new-and-improved forum they have been working on for a while now, happens this weekend if I remember correctly, so you may find some of the features you're missing currently
Right now I believe there is only The MSN Album site where you can leave a message for someone.
Welcome to the forum. :)
I did a search for private message because I was trying for a while to send a private message to someone. Message # 19 said that there is a way to do that. Is there a way now that we can do that? I would like to contact one of the members. Thank you.
Alot of people your age spend alot of time at the bars.
You are a good girl Mambo...I bet your mom was relieved!
well with me I've never drank more than one, or even one and a half bottles of it. hehe
Weird huh? I'm turning 22 and never had more alcohol than that!
I don't drink very often but when I do I like the fruity flavours. You have to be careful with those ones though...you can keep drinking them and then all of a sudden they hit you!
my favourite flavour in the whole world is raspberry! It's much better when it's not too sweet as well. Craberry would be my second favourite...well when it comes to liquor anyway.
I don't drink alcohol.. hardly at all.. only if it tastes really good and fruity. My friend bought me a Bacardi breezer, in Island pineapple flavour, and I must say, it was very very good!!
Great. Not too sweet. I recommend the rasp (of course), or even the cranberry....1 little treat would be okay.....;)
You deserve it after all your hard work!
I haven't been in the liquor store since I found out I was pregnant and my son is almost 9 months already. Are they really good? I have been wanting to pick up a little treat at the liquor store. I was going to get a nice bottle of wine but...maybe not?!
is my fav.
Not to get off topic....we'll PAY, but have you tried the new Twist ready made coolers....mmmmm....
and of course your glass would be full of raspberry vodka! My fav too!
I think we can all agree, being serious ALL THE TIME, can get stale...we all need an intermission...now & again....a chance to fill our glass you know?!
this forum belongs to everyone. I think it comes down to "you can't please everyone all of the time". The best we can do is respect each other and try to compromise and make this a great place to visit! After all we're all forum buddies right? :)
This has been the best decorating forum I've found so far. Way above the rest. I like all of it, the decor, the jokes. You don't have to participate in all the threads. I do notice that everyone does take the time to read them and offer help, advice, comic relief, and support. I love it....ALL of it.
Like the 1st post of this said, it was correct.....this forum is RELEVANT to decor & design.
Thanks everyone!
It has something for all of us.
What a nice thing to say...I find you to be one of the most giving and forthcoming members and I really appreciate your comments.
I in no way felt left out, more so don't really like cliquey behaviour in general. If I have not really participated its more so time (a biggie) and my own lack of confidence in whatever I could offer. All of you have such wonderful advice and are really an inspiration. I like the group dynamic and would love to see it stay that way. It kinda irks me that someone would not offer decorating advice because they don't "like" someone. Do you know what I mean?
Anyways, thats my two piece... thanks again for the welcome.
:) :) :)
We're all first class@!!! Honestly.We need a group hug! hahaha
Such a classy lady!!!!!
Jalan, you're not the only one who has expressed this sentiment. I've heard this before, but I want to assure you, first of all, that we truly enjoy your participation on the forum. This forum is the farthest thing from "cliquey", but I can see and understand how you get that impression.
A lot of the girls here don't work full time, and that means they have far more time than we do, on the forum. This just means that while we're working, they're busy playing :-) They have more time to form friendships, and talk a lot more, but I want you to know, coming from someone who has been around this forum longer than a lot of the newer members, this too shall pass :-)
The members on the H&H Forum come and go,and there's a handful who have been here for the long haul. These members are the ones who keep it going, keep it interesting for a lot of the new ones who come along. Maybe we need to revisit the issue of ensuring that we take the time to welcome new members so they feel more a part of the group.
Having said that, I sure as heck don't want you to think that we don't value your insight, your participation and your contribution, because we sure do!!! And that's the truth. I'm so very sorry if I've ever made you feel left out, or anyone for that matter. If I have, please accept my genuine apology.
I'm not the "leader or owner" of this forum, but being one of the longer serving members, i should know better than skipping by some posts from newer members. I hope you'll forgive and jump back in with us and help the others feel more welcome, too.
:-)
I've noticed there is an increase in the amount of messages directed at only one individual. Not to offend anyone, but I find this cliquey. I thought this was a "group" forum...? Why not just exhange email addresses and chat away? I'm only mentioning this because someone brought it up...frankly, I'll pass whatever I'm not interested in which works well for me....
We actually have private messaging here already, but haven't enabled it so far.
Partly it has to do with being able to managing this on our end, also because we want to grow the core forums first and foremost.
I think private messaging may play a role eventually - maybe after the new navigation gets a chance to launch.
I agree, Smoodgie, I also find that the personal messages and short responses back and forth can get a bit much sometimes.
There is a feature on another forum that I belong to that has a facility for allowing people to send each other private messages -- I wonder, Jason, whether you had thought about, or looked at, something like this? the one I am referring to is Canadian Canoe Routes at www.myccr.com. You may also wish to chat with Richard, the chap who runs that site, and he may be able to make some helpful suggestions or observations - he has been running it for some years now.
...are the posts that don't need to be here -- personal stuff that is irrelevant to the board members (other than the person the post is directed to). These topics can be handled via phone or e-mail.
Also, it seems that the same off-topic discussions keep sneaking into topics that were originally intended to discuss an entirely different topic -- I don't mean random chit-chat, but dicussions about things that take the original topic way off track. This isn't fair to the original poster who's looking for information/help/input from other board members.