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If enough people respond, it would be awesome if we could have a food/recipe/cooking tab added.

Something like Automat, Mess Hall or Snack Bar.. or something... a place to post anything food related (recipe swap, cooking, how-to, idea/discussion, reviews and food porn (both of the food and the appliances/cookware used to make the food))!

I love reading everyones adventures with food but it would be nice to have it in its own area :-)

If this is out of line, please delete.. I'm gonna go whip up a mess'a somethin.
 
Sounds plausible to me. We get some food items drift through Super but soon scroll off into archive since the predominance of traffic is appliance related. A separate tab would allow food items to remain visible longer.

I totally defer to Robert's concept of where the overall forum goes. Let's just say, he's never been wrong.
 
If I may...

As a Chef, I have tried many recipes from Kevin, Joelippard, Terry, Kelly and so many others.

Wouldn't it be wonderful to dig out all those recipes and archive them.

We have many talented people here when it comes to wielding a French Knife or spinning a Rolling Pin.

When I bake or make something from here and people ask me where I got the recipe, I tell them from "My Appliance Club".

They look at me and say "Huh" or "Where" ?

I like the names Josh came up with too.
 
I Sympathize....

....A lot of good Super threads get pushed down very quickly because of all the detergent threads on this forum.

I've long thought Super would benefit overall from giving the detergent mavens their own forum, called something like "Soap Opera." If one is not deeply interested in detergents (other than finding one that works and doesn't cost the earth), the Super forum can sometimes be about as interesting as a reading of the Bucharest telephone directory.

Getting the detergent threads out of Super would, I feel, allow many other topics to flourish a bit more.
 
Considering the total traffic in Super, I wonder if there's enough related to detergents and/or food to justify another forum, especially one that would be unrelated to the rest of the site. According to the help screen when posting it's supposed to be what Super, ATTT etc are for. But if I had to choose one it would be for laundry products, since it's peripherally related.

If a food forum is added I hope it will include kitchen appliance/gadget reviews, along with recipes, food reviews etc.
 
While it's a good idea, the problem is there is no room left at the top of the navigation bar for any more forum icons. What that means is I would have to completely redesign the top navigation bar, (probably a 20+ hour project at minimum). While that is something I have on my want to do in the future list, with my current work load at the moment I wont be able to get to that this year. Maybe that could be something for next year's list of major changes to the site.

I have wanted to add more forums, but again I cannot do that without a major redesign. And I may add that users generally do not like major changes to the site so it will have to be done carefully.
 
Hope I'm not steppin' on any toes here....

...but this is a washer site. Be it clothes, dishes - what have you. Naturally, that is going to include associated products or devices, (detergents, rinse aids, clothes dryers etc.) I feel that the three other forums are quite enough (again - just my opinion) because they do support the community that is devoted to those washers, dryers, dishwashers....but the principal purpose of the site - to me- is the discussion of washers.

There are over 3100 member profiles on this site, and while each was drawn here by their desire to communicate with others about washing machines, I'm sure you will find with those same 3100 plus folks that many OTHER things they are interested in. And, being a washer site, the three other forums provide in my opinion an ample area for those other interests.

Robert, I think you've done a wonderful job designing, and maintaining this website, and I think it's perfect the way it is. But, if you feel a need to add another forum - might you consider doing one for toasters?
 
While I like the idea I think it would clutter up the site. There is something nice about simplicity.

Perhaps an answer would be a sub-forum, several could be linked under Super, since technically it would call under that heading. Downside is some, many? Might not frequent the sub sections and we would loose some of the wide ranging discussions. I like to see some of the twists and turns a topic might take, if we loose a segment of the population we loose input and variety.

Be careful what you wish for.
 
I by no means meant to suggest that Robert was doing a poor job.

If I didn't have this site, I dunno what I'd do with the bulk of my spare time...

That being said, Yes this is a *washer site, but it is also an appliance site... Something has to dirty the dishes that go into the dishwashers..

Also, look at all the wash-ins you guys do, its oriented around food and the appliances you are there to see, then maybe some socializing. From what I've seen though its mainly the food first :-)

I only meant to suggest it because I have been getting most of my recipes from here.. I don't go to allrecipes.com or foodtv.com first, I search here. I love the food we have listed here, it rounds this site off nicely because we have the vintage, the modern, shopping, detergent discussion, food and gossip.

I honestly can't imagine this site without all the fabulous recipes, cooking triumphs and food horror stories that you guys post. I just wished they had their own category..

But, now that Robert mentions it, it would be awkward having all the tabs. What if the suggestion were changed to tagging? Each thread started has the ability to be tagged about its subject pertaining to the parent group (washing machines, dryers, dishwashers, fridges, ranges, small electrics and food etc) and the ability is then given to display only specific tags at a time?

Now mind you that is only a suggestion, I am not in any way criticizing this site and can only imagine the hard work it takes to keep the site up and capable of handling the traffic.

I just tend to be a bit outspoken and sometimes need to keep my fingers off the keys! :-)

**I hit 200 ;-)**
 
Don't get me wrong.....

I'm a chef...love coking....and if that will not mean too much work for Robert, then yes, sure! I'd love that!
But also have to agree that everything that is discussed beside appliances both small and big, and detergents and anyway laundry or small appliances inherent stuff in the Super forum is really a plus for the forum, and even website that is....
You Can still discuss recipes, vehicles and tips for the home and curious facts in the Super......even though it did born for detergents and additives, and small appliances originally...
If you create a space for recipes, then you gotta create another talking cars, advertisements or tips and curious facts, and everything else is dicussed in the super, this for those who couldn't care less to cook etc and divide the other "topics" as well.......and I wonder how far will it go? .
You see, a member already asked a separate one for toaster
Another will ask one dor blenders...
Then there will be those who care of vintage, others who care of new...
I believe that if it has to be, the best solution is dividing some of the other topics like kitchen appliances and gather them with the recipes, even though recipes would always be the "guest" topic you can discuss, but not the main one...

Anyway....whatever we can discuss in the Super except detergents and small appliances is already a plus...a "guest" topic that this section offers you to talk of...
Don't think recipes are also enough discussed to justify a separate forum for them, and are not strictly related to the target and topics this website in the complex talks of, again, I'd personally appreciate this very much....though I feel it would be pushing things too far...??
In any ways, this has to be studied very well.....
 
Hash tag Recipe

When posting a recipe, tag it with #recipe, then it can be searched easily in the search a later.

Malcolm
 
Have to agree with Matt's cautions. +Simplicity, -clutter.

We're all here almost every day, giving all new topics initial exposure then re-exposure as they get replied. Don't recipes archive better on a user's system than on a board? Everything here copy/pastes.

Just thoughts.
 
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