BBC throwing 11,000 recipes in the bin

[Wizardskills]

Wow a part of the BBC that I actually use. What the hell are they thinking? :|

+1

It's probably the section I use the most after the news site.

 

[Tunney]

Murdoch will be pleased.

 

[Orionaut]

We need someone to mass download them all into one file.

I have always wondered if there was a way to dl an entire website for archiving/off line viewing.

 

[porushinobu]

I have always wondered if there was a way to dl an entire website for archiving/off line viewing.

maybe there is

 

[antijoke]

What an absoloute joke.

 

[Pho]

I have always wondered if there was a way to dl an entire website for archiving/off line viewing.

https://www.httrack.com/ enjoy

This has been the go-to website mirror tool for years.

 

[HazardO]

This is cronyism from the government. Not a decision by the BBC, and everything to do with destroying the BBC. Disgusting. Instead of the competition improving they convince the govt. To destroy it for them.

Murdoch will be pleased.

Quite, Tory donating business lobbyists determined to remove any worthwhile content from the BBC.

 

[Tobywon]

I imagine its one of the largest databases of genuinely good recipes which exist. Nearly all submitted by genuine chefs who know what they're doing and they work.

Its a joke, who ever considered this was good idea is an asshat! This clearly hasn't been considered at all. The cost of upkeep is negligible compared to its benefit

 

[FloppyPoppy]

Used a "cake in a cup" recipe from bbc it was so much of a **** it asked me if I had a tv licence and then went in the bin.

 

[monkeyspank]

the good food website is better anyway

 

[cheesyboy]

It's nonsense.

They still host news, sports, and entertainment articles from nearly 20 years ago: why does the recipe database have to be deleted, rather than just mothballed?

 

[edscdk]

money saved deleing 11,000 recepies 50p

Cost for contractor to delete recepis 5 days @ £1200 a day
research / meetings / etc into which recipes to delete 30 man days @ 1200 a day

total saving -£loads

 

[C.R.A.Z.Y]

How much space and bandwidth can 11k of recipes actually use?? It's mostly text and a few pics ??
I really struggle to see how any sort of significant money is going to be saved by ditching them

 

[TheMightyTen]

The public service the recipe site fulfills is exactly the role the BBC should be performing.

 

[GAC]

money saved deleing 11,000 recepies 50p

Cost for contractor to delete recepis 5 days @ £1200 a day
research / meetings / etc into which recipes to delete 30 man days @ 1200 a day

total saving -£loads

funny how they dont actually say how much it will save, maybe they can just cut chris evan's pay as he said last week he's on too much.

 

[Smeghead]

https://www.httrack.com/ enjoy

This has been the go-to website mirror tool for years.

Is that any different/better than the Web Archive (web.archive.org)?

 

[wingman]

I found the Sea bass & seafood Italian one-pot recipe there, one of my favourite dishes.

Used the site as reference for many other things too. My memory is pretty awful so to remind myself of the quantities it was an easy reference.

 

[Strife212]

Wow a part of the BBC that I actually use. What the hell are they thinking? :|

The government is making them do this.

 

[CircleFaust]

what is costing so much to host these?
is it because they are used so much and create a lot of traffic on the networks?
if so they are getting rid of something people actually use, daft

try paying graham norton £50,000 less to save money

 

[Roar87]

I genuinely used those recipes, there isn't that much out there aside from YouTube videos. Seems rather petty and pointless