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If they've ever signed up to any forum before yeah it's still repetitive.

Also you can count o none hand the number fo those thread where the op ever replies again as there very little you can say to.

"generic welcome picture" or "hello" or "Welcome aboard. "

None of you actually read their op's and say anything even vaguely related to them you just copy paste the same replies every time.

Hell ocuk could set up an auto reply bot and it would be just the same.

Its the thought that counts .

 

[Cosimo]

None of you actually read their op's

You make it up as you go along. As I said before come along and be friendly, show how it's done if you can.

 

[Glaucus]

Pointless, not enough threads or inrerest, it would be far worse than motorsports. Only a few of us go in there, a lot of people simply dont keep up with smaller forums, but would post if the thread was in a main forum.

 

[Tonyator]

There's no need to dilute General Discussion further.

It wont dilute it though, it'll take out the Food threads thus making it less diluted.

I for one think it is a great idea, however probably wont happen.

 

[StoutMeister]

Real fish n' chips.

 

[glitch]

Pointless, not enough threads or inrerest, it would be far worse than motorsports. Only a few of us go in there, a lot of people simply dont keep up with smaller forums, but would post if the thread was in a main forum.

Would you prefer to see the Cooking Geeks group get more use or keep everything in GD and cross-post as and when necessary?

 

[Guest2]

Good idea. Life > Food & Drink

 

[wez130]

www.chefs.com or www.cooks.com, or hundreds more out there

 

[K.C. Leblanc]

The thing is we'd need two groups.

One for serious Food/Drink discussion;

and another where single men who are away from home for the first time can ask "I've got some [tinned beans/chicken drumsticks/pot noodle/custard cremes] that are [4 minutes/4 million years] past their sell by date. Will they kill me?

 

[[TW]Sponge]

I agree with OP, make a food section. After all there is a speakers corner section.

 

[Glaucus]

Would you prefer to see the Cooking Geeks group

That along with all the other groups died, it is the same as small forums, no one visits and they do not grow, with new members.

 

[glitch]

That along with all the other groups died, it is the same as small forums, no one visits and they do not grow, with new members.

Given that nobody seems to be aware of it apart from the people that are members, is it any wonder why?!

If it either got more use or had anything related to food from GD cross-posted into it, that would end up as a fantastic resource. It's already pretty decent, albeit with a severe lack of photography to go with the lack of topics.

And who knows; it might even show a dedicated sub-forum is warranted.

 

[Glaucus]

Given that nobody seems to be aware of it apart from the people that are members, is it any wonder why?!
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I just can't agree, small forums just never work, you need a critical mass to sustain a forum and it just isn't enough, without the casual browsers you get from the bigger forums. Most of us put cooking in the thread title makes it extremely easy to search for all cooking threads.

 

[Wicksta]

I read the thread title and thought the OP preferred the Overclockers forums to life, but he prefers life to food.

 

[[TW]Sponge]

I just can't agree, small forums just never work, you need a critical mass to sustain a forum and it just isn't enough, without the casual browsers you get from the bigger forums. Most of us put cooking in the thread title makes it extremely easy to search for all cooking threads.

Yes but if you had a cooking section, would be a lot easier to search for things cooking related

 

[glitch]

I just can't agree, small forums just never work, you need a critical mass to sustain a forum and it just isn't enough, without the casual browsers you get from the bigger forums.

I'm not advocating putting all foody topics in there and only in there; I'd just like to see stuff being cross-posted so there's a decent little recipe resource, if nothing else.

 

[Glaucus]

Yes but if you had a cooking section, would be a lot easier to search for things cooking related

but you wouldn't have the population and it would be the same six of us posting, all the casual readers/posters would never venture in there. Just like what happens in motorsports outside of the f1 season and that has a much much bigger fan base.

 

[[TW]Sponge]

but you wouldn't have the population and it would be the same six of us posting, all the casual readers/posters would never venture in there. Just like what happens in motorsports outside of the f1 season and that has a much much bigger fan base.

What you mean like the Bikers Cafe that at the moment has 6 viewing? I'm sure food has a lot more followers than people who like biking. Food is generally more liked than most of the rooms in this forum. I think it is a brilliant idea. Mods??

 

[aceface57]

I like the idea, but I'm not sure it would have enough interest from members. We have the social group why not use that more? Last time I checked the last post was a while ago, much like the grow your own social group.

 

[bitslice]

It's not pointless because it gives new members a chance to introduce themselves.

I can't say I care in the slightest

I don't pay my taxes to be nice to random people who think I'm going to be interested in them. All this "hello new guy" stuff is really weird/pointless/gay/dull, new people should just get on with contributing rather than expecting adoption and a hug.

Anyway, as much as I like food, what this forum needs is a sub forum for UFO's and Muslim Rage