Forum Thermomix
Welcoming Center, Management and General Chat => Chit Chat => Topic started by: Frozzie on March 05, 2011, 10:49:28 pm
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I was just wanting feedback on etiquette and blogs as I have just created a blog on my little cooking adventures mainly and the thermomix and its all very new and just starting off but wanted to ask about what the etiquette is mainly with translating recipes as I have an english version and want to create an equal french version. When I make recipes from the forum or books i have just just put a link to here or wherever I got the recipe from but the problem lies in the translation as alot of people I know here cant understand english recipes so would it come down to asking each time a kind of authorisation to translate that recipe even though most recipes are a conversion from books, sites or non thx recipes??? but still reference with a link to here for example??
would appreciate any input, advice etc as I dont want to offend anyone and its just a way for me to put all my fav recipes and photos etc in the one place and share it with all I know..
I already have friends abroad asking if the thermomix is worth it and quite interested and have been directing them to this forum also to give an idea of what can be done..
anyway any thoughts would be appreciated!!
:)
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Nice to see your blog up and running Frozzie, will pop in from time to time and check out what you've been cooking. Love the photos. Sorry I can't answer your question re the French blog you want to set up, I'm sure someone will know though.
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I love the blog Frozzie. Well done. Sorry I can't help with the etiquette either. I don't know how to even become a follower!!!
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People have put their recipes here freely and as long as you acknowledge the person in the recipe when you translate it and post it, I'm sure it will be fine. Though, the nicknames we use may not translate, so you'd have to use the English words!
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i may have to redo the blog as for some reason on my page its all in english but for you guys it seems to be in french??? or the headings etc..will have to look into fixing that
thanks for hte replies I just dont want to offend or upset anyone
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I love the blog Frozzie. Well done. Sorry I can't help with the etiquette either. I don't know how to even become a follower!!!
cookie you just click on the follower button on the right hand side of the blog page if thats what you mean if not then I apologise in advance lol ;D Normally it should be in english!
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People have put their recipes here freely and as long as you acknowledge the person in the recipe when you translate it and post it, I'm sure it will be fine. Though, the nicknames we use may not translate, so you'd have to use the English words!
thanks mj thats what I thought too and the nicknames would remain the same as like a name they dont really translate and it wouldnt be their real one :)
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I think most bloggers (like me) wouldn't mind you using recipes from their blogs as long as you ask permission first, then always link to the original recipe on the blog it came from :)
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Frozzie, your blog looks great. :D :D Very well set out - so many have stuff plastered all over the page and you don't know where to look. I really enjoyed reading yours. Will continue to check in on a regular basis.
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I think most bloggers (like me) wouldn't mind you using recipes from their blogs as long as you ask permission first, then always link to the original recipe on the blog it came from :)
thanks jo and will do..and how do you go about recipes you convert from other non thx recipes do you note where you got it from or not?? or consider it a new recipe as its been converted for the THX??
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thanks twitterpated thats so nice of you to say :)
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I think most bloggers (like me) wouldn't mind you using recipes from their blogs as long as you ask permission first, then always link to the original recipe on the blog it came from :)
thanks jo and will do..and how do you go about recipes you convert from other non thx recipes do you note where you got it from or not?? or consider it a new recipe as its been converted for the THX??
I would always say where it came from. Ie converted from a womens weekly recipe called blah blah
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ok ..for the many of you who have blogs on blogger or blogspot or whatever its called..can you edit already posted text?? I just wanted to add that the recipe for the fritters was converted from a WW recipe in part..??
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i may have to redo the blog as for some reason on my page its all in english but for you guys it seems to be in french??? or the headings etc..will have to look into fixing that
thanks for hte replies I just dont want to offend or upset anyone
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Your blog is in English for me Frozzie
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ouff good ..thanks JD..was thinking that maybe it was coming up with some french as my 'control panel' is in french but for me the blog is all in english..most of the times its a default ie language to the country you are in..its all good though.
just figured out how to edit so added the reference to the book(s) I converted it from..
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Love your blog Frozzie and am looking forward to reading more of it.
With regard to etiquette, have you seen Falfallina's blog? She credits the origin of the recipe and includes a link to it which seems to me to be a good way to go. Not that I'm an expert on such things but I would think that the link would mean that the original source gets more hits which can only be a good thing.
Good luck with your blogging
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Forgot to say your blog looks good! We'll be looking forward to all those delicious French recipes converted to Thermomix versions - yum! ;D
Re etiquette: I do try to say who's recipe book a recipe is converted from, and if it's on the internet I link back to it - sometimes I've changed it so much I don't bother, but if it's still similar I do. :)
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Forgot to say your blog looks good! We'll be looking forward to all those delicious French recipes converted to Thermomix versions - yum! ;D
Re etiquette: I do try to say who's recipe book a recipe is converted from, and if it's on the internet I link back to it - sometimes I've changed it so much I don't bother, but if it's still similar I do. :)
That's my style of etiquette too, Jo.
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thanks guys your all great and thanks so much for the info and help!
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Great blog Frozzie,I look forward to reading more of your TM adventures. :)
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Great looking Blog - All the best with this new chapter. ;)
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thanks cc and nay nay :)
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yep, i do a credit and link :)
though the other day i was explaining why i'd changed a recipe and think i offended the original poster, oops lol
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Yep just a credit and link I think is fine.
If I'm just saying what I've cooked I'll often just say for example 'Dinner was Trudy's Honey Mustard chicken from the forum' as I don't always have time to find and post the link though I do if I can as it's easier for people to find.
Recipes I've converted I just say converted from such and such, and a link if I have one.
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I think both a credit and link is the way to go too. :)