Seriously - I'd love to just stop seeing Cassie Taplin's endless sales pitches for terrible art. She shows up in every design dilemma with the same pitch, including prices and "I'll get you a good deal".

Agree with the above.

I've been using the report button. I think that is going to be the most effective - it does hide her posts from me when i do it.

They deleted her original account, and she immediately came back with another one. Now that Houzz is becoming more popular, this will become a serious problem... Here's her latest incarnation: http://www.houzz.com/pro/cassytaplin/cassie-taplin

I saw that she is magically a pro now... Sigh.

I'm not saying she shouldn't be allowed to post, I'm just saying that she needs to add to conversations and not say the exact same thing every time.

I was wondering about how she became a pro so quickly...

By the way, she's pushing the art of someone who supposedly lives in southern California, but with the looks of it (and the prices), it's an imaginary "artist" most likely from a sweat shop in China. Run across that type of "art" all the time.

I found the "artist's" Facebook page and website. Nothing about him as a real person and artist - photo, where he's shown his work, where he's studied, family, etc. Just a bunch of those "deep" "motivational" quotes on weird backgrounds all attributed to him.

He's probably made up, and she's definitely a nutcase.

LOL I also looked him up and where his studio is supposed to be. I happened to have lived around that neighborhood over 20 years. The address is a condo unit not a business address. She IS nutty but the problem is she bashes other artists like me constantly, and although I leave it alone, everyone else gets all riled up and the conversation changes to her instead of the posted question.

And then there were those vomit photos... She's a piece of work!

I respectfully disagree, Greg. While other pros may make a suggestion for purchase, or say "you know, I make ____, and I think it might be a good option for your room" they don't do it indiscriminately like Cassie seems to do. I haven't seen any other pro try to make another user feel bad because they choose to purchase a print or mass produced art - again like Cassie does. They have also been known to say something intelligent and well thought out that ADDS to the conversation/dilemma solving instead of making the same sales pitch every time they post. I've also seen other pros (gasp!) suggest products and services that they don't sell or that are made by competitors.

My dad was an artist. I work with (many) artists during the set up and break down of their work at the gallery in my library. The ones that are professionals (vs. hobbyists) all have websites that give you some information about them. It helps make the personal connection which helps sell the art. And they would all be taken aback if they were being represented the way Cassie is representing this artist.

I don't like his art and the quotes remind me of someone trying to make their own "quote-a-day" calendar. But even if I did like his style, I certainly wouldn't buy it because of the way his representative behaves.

I think what really bugs me is that it feels like a commercial, or like those people who work in the mall kiosks who are trying to hawk their wares by hollering at you every time you walk past. It cheapens the product and is a major consumer turnoff.

I'm not saying that Cassie shouldn't be allowed to post. I'm just saying that the way she posts is, in fact, spammy and does nothing to resolve any design dilemmas.

Agree with you kshoa, she is "greg". Last week it was Justin if I remember correctly.

She has multiple profiles. Takes a sick mind to put so much energy into annoying people! lol

I noticed today that in a couple of threads she's at least trying to suggest something besides Luc's art (she suggested glass bottles as a way to bring in color in a bathroom). And she's not just posting about his art either - she's asking if people are interested first. It's a step in the right direction at least...

And on other posts, she repeats the same line 5 times... lol

True... But it takes awhile to learn to do something different.

Now, if she'd suggest - with links and/or pictures - solutions to dilemmas that aren't JUST Luc's art, I think it would help everyone feel at least a little more kindly toward her and take her more seriously when she's suggesting Luc's art for a room.

OK, time to put some clothes on and get my veggies planted.

Is there a way of telling if the same person has more than one Houzz identity?

Saratoga, no there isn't.

And I have to say it's fine if someone wants multiple profiles, for example, one as a professional, and another as a homeowner asking for advice (they may not want to mix it up).

I agree with you KShoa. It makes sense that people would have a user account and a pro account. One is for professional things and the other is for personal.

Saratoga - there's no official way to tell. Unofficially you can kind of tell by the syntax they use, misspellings, punctuation and the things they harp on.

Isn't HOUZZ supposed to answer and contribute to this thread? There was a question about "using Houzz" and there's been no input from Houzz

They've been responding on other threads. Probably got tired of the complaints.

I get tired of things.