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Title: cleaning old posts
Post by: cathy79 on September 17, 2009, 10:12:50 am
I have just been looking through the 'recipe tweaks' thread to find corrections etc for my EDC cookbook.  And I have a suggestion that I hope can be looked at positively and not as a complaint.

Some of the threads are getting a little dated and Huge!  I was wondering if they can be "cleaned" after they get a little stale.  Just thinking that as this forum gets older and bigger and better, it is going to get harder to find the "recipe tweaks" amongst the other "stale" comments which are no longer relevant.

Just to be clear, I am loving this forum and finding it very inspiring.  But also time consuming as I trawl through threads trying to find what I'm looking for.
Title: Re: cleaning old posts
Post by: brazen20au on September 17, 2009, 10:28:50 am
it's a good idea cathy! :) but not one i want to do, sorry. i can't even keep up with posting on threads and keeping the recipe indexes up to date at the moment lol
Title: Re: cleaning old posts
Post by: Chelsea (Thermie Groupie) on September 17, 2009, 12:21:27 pm
When I am searching for tips for a particular recipe I do a general search for that recipe and then scroll down until I find a comment in the tweak thread.  It saves going through the whole tweaking list.

I think cleaning up that section would be quite difficult.  I guess ideally that section would have it's own heading, individual posts and an index, but that would be such a huge job - too huge.  :) 
Title: Re: cleaning old posts
Post by: I Love Bimby! on September 17, 2009, 01:25:15 pm
Hi Cathy,
It's a great idea - I often think that when I go to print a recipe but end up with 5 pages of postings of which many are irrelevant but it's a huge task! Perhaps some people would be able to delete their own comments if they weren't really relevant or benficial to the reader??
Title: Re: cleaning old posts
Post by: judydawn on September 17, 2009, 01:35:27 pm
Funny ILB, I thought the same thing (still a mammoth task though for those of us who have been around for a while :-)) :-)))
I have learnt how to just print out the recipe now though and not get pages and pages of comments thanks to the odd computer lesson held on this forum ;) ;)
Title: Re: cleaning old posts
Post by: Rowyfo on September 17, 2009, 01:39:30 pm
It saves going through the whole tweaking list.

I read this wrong and it made me giggle.

Quite often, the threads do go wildly OT and are no longer relevant, but it's all part of us getting to know each other I reckon.

Perhaps we could start a Tweaking list #2... ?
Title: Re: cleaning old posts
Post by: judydawn on September 17, 2009, 02:07:05 pm
Well, I've done my homework for the night.  Deleted at least 25 postings from this subject - it does come off your total too by the way.
Title: Re: cleaning old posts
Post by: Master Moderator on September 17, 2009, 03:22:50 pm
Dearest Members,

Great point raised and at the correct time. I cannot say much at this point but there will be some changes next month, which will make our lives easier. I can't wait to officially break the news. Stay tuned

MM

Title: Re: cleaning old posts
Post by: faffa_70 on September 17, 2009, 03:28:26 pm
ohhhh more excitement MM....can we handle it  ;D ;D ;D ;D Of course we can!! BRING IT ON lol
Title: Re: cleaning old posts
Post by: Master Moderator on September 17, 2009, 03:56:00 pm
LOL. It will be a nice change. I am sure Thermomixer and brazen will be happy :)

Have a pleasant evening.

Take care

MM
Title: Re: cleaning old posts
Post by: judydawn on September 18, 2009, 01:36:50 am
I don't mind changes but am a bit worried things may get too complicated for some of us oldies. Sort of looking forward to it but hoping I don't find it too daunting.  I know my way around this forum like the back of my hand, hope it will be as easy MM.
Title: Re: cleaning old posts
Post by: cathy79 on September 18, 2009, 02:21:35 am
Thank you so much for your replies.  I was very nervous posting this suggestion as I was afraid it would come across wrong!
Title: Re: cleaning old posts
Post by: judydawn on September 18, 2009, 02:36:00 am
Never be afraid to make comments Cathy - we don't bite ;D ;D ;D  Some of us may not agree with everything everyone says but that's life - we are all allowed to have an opinion and express it in the proper manner which you certainly did.
Title: Re: cleaning old posts
Post by: cookie1 on September 18, 2009, 03:58:34 am
Oh dear, my mind is totally warped. My initial thought on seeing "cleaning old posts" was wondering what did a TMX have in common with cleaning old fence posts. I'm way too comfortable on this site, I'm sure I need to get out more and not play with my TMX so much. Perhaps I'm just 'over the hill'
Title: Re: cleaning old posts
Post by: brazen20au on September 18, 2009, 04:13:35 am
i'm more than happy to start new tweaking lists, or even the what areyou cooking thread, i've just always assumed everyone wanted them long or they would have said otherwise LOL i'm not used to such long threads!
Title: Re: cleaning old posts
Post by: cathy79 on September 18, 2009, 05:28:35 am
Never be afraid to make comments Cathy - we don't bite ;D ;D ;D  Some of us may not agree with everything everyone says but that's life - we are all allowed to have an opinion and express it in the proper manner which you certainly did.

Thanks Judy.  Appreciate it.
Title: Re: cleaning old posts
Post by: brazen20au on September 18, 2009, 05:44:13 am
we have definitely had lots of great ideas from members to make the forum better so always feel free to make suggestions!
Title: Re: cleaning old posts
Post by: MollyGrubbles on September 18, 2009, 05:51:56 am
I continue to be impressed by how nice & friendly everyone is on this forum.  When visiting other forums, you often see a narky comment here & there (& sometimes everywhere) and 'missing' comments that have clearly been moderated due to their inappropriate content.  

I have yet to come across anything like that on this forum.  Even though you do see clearly different viewpoints in various threads there is never any hint of rudeness.

Can't wait to see the changes that MM is hinting at.  
Title: Re: cleaning old posts
Post by: brazen20au on September 18, 2009, 05:56:04 am
i can let my nasty side free today if you'd like to see it, i am having ONE OF THOSE DAYS lol
Title: Re: cleaning old posts
Post by: MollyGrubbles on September 18, 2009, 05:59:46 am
i can let my nasty side free today if you'd like to see it, i am having ONE OF THOSE DAYS lol

So says she who ends her post with "lol"   ;D
Title: Re: cleaning old posts
Post by: brazen20au on September 18, 2009, 06:00:46 am
gotta keep laughing or i might start screaming  ;D
Title: Re: cleaning old posts
Post by: Thermomixer on September 18, 2009, 02:49:36 pm
I have just been looking through the 'recipe tweaks' thread to find corrections etc for my EDC cookbook.  And I have a suggestion that I hope can be looked at positively and not as a complaint.

Some of the threads are getting a little dated and Huge!  I was wondering if they can be "cleaned" after they get a little stale.  Just thinking that as this forum gets older and bigger and better, it is going to get harder to find the "recipe tweaks" amongst the other "stale" comments which are no longer relevant.

Just to be clear, I am loving this forum and finding it very inspiring.  But also time consuming as I trawl through threads trying to find what I'm looking for.

Good idea - just may need some extra moderators.

It would be good to make sure all tweaks are also sent to TMX OZ or TMX UK and hopefully they follow up

It would help if anybody identifies "stale" posts then they could hit the "report" buttton to tell the moderators that the posts are out of date
Title: Re: cleaning old posts
Post by: cathy79 on September 18, 2009, 02:57:34 pm
So if we just press the "report" button, will that highlight the thread for moderators to "clean"?
Title: Re: cleaning old posts
Post by: cathy79 on September 18, 2009, 02:59:51 pm
I've just sent a test through regarding the "two recipe requests" thread.  Now this is fixed, it might not be necessary.
Title: Re: cleaning old posts
Post by: brazen20au on September 18, 2009, 03:01:06 pm
cathy, it emails all the mods. then we all ignore it hoping someone else will sort it.
haha, just joking! whoever is on first will fix it if it's something we know is ok, otherwise we leave it for MM if we're not sure if he'd want it done or not.
Title: Re: cleaning old posts
Post by: Thermomixer on September 18, 2009, 03:03:31 pm
Yeah - as long as there are moderators !!!!  - what happens is your message results in some poor sucker receiving the following:

The following post, "Re: Two recipe request forums?" by Ayla has been reported by cathybenson79 on a board you moderate: http://www.forumthermomix.com/index.php?topic=798.msg7272#msg7272 (http://www.forumthermomix.com/index.php?topic=798.msg7272#msg7272) The reporter has made the following comment:stale thread test Regards,The Forum Thermomix Team.

What she said - we ignore all the annoying messages from peple we don't like - but that's not YOU  ;) ;D :-*
Title: Re: cleaning old posts
Post by: Thermomixer on September 18, 2009, 03:05:46 pm
it's a good idea cathy! :) but not one i want to do, sorry. i can't even keep up with posting on threads and keeping the recipe indexes up to date at the moment lol

No guts no glory brazen - what do you mean you can't keep up ?  don't worry about root canals and pain - just do it
Title: Re: cleaning old posts
Post by: Thermomixer on September 18, 2009, 03:08:10 pm
When I am searching for tips for a particular recipe I do a general search for that recipe and then scroll down until I find a comment in the tweak thread.  It saves going through the whole tweaking list.

I think cleaning up that section would be quite difficult.  I guess ideally that section would have it's own heading, individual posts and an index, but that would be such a huge job - too huge.  :) 

Wouldn't it be great if every recipe had a topic and any tweaks were just listed under that thread?
Title: Re: cleaning old posts
Post by: cathy79 on September 18, 2009, 03:11:36 pm
Yes, I wish the tweaks were under the recipe.  I keep finding recipes to try, then accidentally find their improvements or changes - usually after I've tried them and they weren't quite right.
Title: Re: cleaning old posts
Post by: Thermomixer on September 18, 2009, 03:16:18 pm
Hi Cathy,
It's a great idea - I often think that when I go to print a recipe but end up with 5 pages of postings of which many are irrelevant but it's a huge task! Perhaps some people would be able to delete their own comments if they weren't really relevant or benficial to the reader??
Sorry ILB - the majority of my posts are probably not relevant - but I'm having fun at others' expense - maybe we should find a different system to record "tweaks"  :-*
Title: Re: cleaning old posts
Post by: Thermomixer on September 18, 2009, 03:17:58 pm
Yes, I wish the tweaks were under the recipe.  I keep finding recipes to try, then accidentally find their improvements or changes - usually after I've tried them and they weren't quite right.

That is annoying !! - wouldn't it be great if TMX Oz had a site with updates to refer to for their recipe books and then updated the recipes and sent all users an update?
Title: Re: cleaning old posts
Post by: Thermomixer on September 18, 2009, 04:38:47 pm

Quite often, the threads do go wildly OT and are no longer relevant, but it's all part of us getting to know each other I reckon.


Not sure why that would happen?  What have you been cooking lately?
Title: Re: cleaning old posts
Post by: Thermomixer on September 18, 2009, 04:41:45 pm
Well, I've done my homework for the night.  Deleted at least 25 postings from this subject - it does come off your total too by the way.

You are so diligent - thanks for making the moderators' lives easier.
Title: Re: cleaning old posts
Post by: Thermomixer on September 18, 2009, 04:56:57 pm

Great point raised and at the correct time. I cannot say much at this point but there will be some changes next month, which will make our lives easier. I can't wait to officially break the news. Stay tuned


I can't wait - somebody to take my place as a moderator?  Thermomixes trained to do moderation?
Title: Re: cleaning old posts
Post by: faffa_70 on September 18, 2009, 05:02:16 pm
I can't wait - somebody to take my place as a moderator?  Thermomixes trained to do moderation?

You aren't wanting to leave us are you Thermomixer??!!  :o :o :o :o
Title: Re: cleaning old posts
Post by: Master Moderator on September 18, 2009, 09:29:30 pm
I think it was a joke.... LOL :)

Title: Re: cleaning old posts
Post by: Thermomixer on September 18, 2009, 11:37:31 pm
I can't wait - somebody to take my place as a moderator?  Thermomixes trained to do moderation?

You aren't wanting to leave us are you Thermomixer??!!  :o :o :o :o

Who would I be able to annoy?  No, just reducing my load and getting others to help.  Our TMXs are kitchen robots - so we may be able to get Forum robots too?
Title: Re: cleaning old posts
Post by: cathy79 on September 19, 2009, 12:49:00 am
Yes, I wish the tweaks were under the recipe.  I keep finding recipes to try, then accidentally find their improvements or changes - usually after I've tried them and they weren't quite right.

That is annoying !! - wouldn't it be great if TMX Oz had a site with updates to refer to for their recipe books and then updated the recipes and sent all users an update?

In an ultimate world, yes.  In the meantime, can we get some suggestions going?  Mine is tweaks with their original recipe so they're right where we need them, rather than in a different section.
Title: Re: cleaning old posts
Post by: Thermomixer on September 19, 2009, 02:26:42 am
Great idea - happy for you to start posting in the correct threads - easiest for you to just copy the post that you get when you hit "Quote" and make it a post under the original recipe.

Will be a big improvement - thanks.

May just have to Put some under headings in the relevant sections - like make a new thread for Leek and Potato Soup and then collate tweaks under that thread.  Many of the tweaks will not have recipes posted here as Copyright will prevent us publishing all the recipes in the EDC, but the Tweaks can still be posted in soups, salads, dips or whatever the relevant section would be.