Friends, Romans and Countryman. Also forum members

[troupie]

Many thank to MJ and CC re sticky thread; don't know how I missed the print button. I have been a typist all my life and can type out my recipes quickly but ask me to find my way around the computer, pay a bill online or get my paypal to work and I am lost completely. I take lots of pictures but again I haven't worked out how to put them on here. Whatever you great moderators do, please don't get rid of this forum; lots of us are just getting used to this media.

[Halex]

I agree with chookie, posting recipes and photos is very time consuming. I have finally managed to get my photos the right way round. Getting one photo on here can take me up to 30 mins as the first effort never works as they are too big, then I need to crop & re-try many times and then if you need to add the recipe, for me it is a long process and sometimes you dont have the time.  I also convert recipes on the go, never write them down & quite often just wing it. To stop & write things down takes time & when I am off on a cooking spree I am  in full on speed and I really dont stop for anything. Quite often 2 thermies going plus the stove & oven.

If I worked I dont think I would have any time for the forum, would probably be a guest too.

I love the forum, have posted recipes and photos and will continue too, I like to feel I am giving as well as taking.

I have problems looking for a recipe that I know is on here, but where

Halex

[Katiej]

I love the forum and whilst I agree it probably needs a bit of work to bring it more up to date, make it easier to navigate and easier to search for recipes, I hope the essence of the forum stays the same.  Having a way to save your favourite recipes would be an advantage.

I’ve had my TMX for 3 ½ years and I’m sure I wouldn’t have made anywhere near the amount of things I have, without the recipes and help of the forum.  I certainly wouldn’t be making bread, especially sour dough.  I’ve also made some wonderful friends here on the forum.

I don’t have a lot of time to convert and post recipes as I work full-time.  I do always try and post recipe reviews and photos when I can, as I think the review section is a wonderful resource on the forum.  I read the forum every day.  I find it easiest to just read unread posts since my last visit, any posts I’m not that particularly interested in (for example the air-fryer or going to Paris threads), I skip over. 

There are so many TMX recipe books available now, so many other blogs, Facebook groups and pages were you can find TMX recipes, the need to convert recipes isn’t great.

I’m happy that it’s a Thermomix forum and not a forum for thermal blenders in general.  I’ve joined other groups and FB sites that are for all generic thermal blenders and every day or so another argument breaks out between owners of different machines.  Comments are taken out of context, people are ultra sensitive and it turns into the old “us versus them” debate.  I wouldn’t want to see the forum go down that path.

I think the image problem that Thermomix owners have is out there in the general community and not specifically on our forum.  Anyone with any machine is welcome to join the forum, all they need to do is sign up and join in and they will find the forum very welcoming.

[cookie1]

Laura, thank you especially for point 3. The moderators enjoy being on the forum and enjoy moderating it. ( we would dearly love a few less spammers though, fortunately MM has given us the power to kick them off before they actually write something-usually)

Hally, I've always found Judy's search the very best way to find a recipe on here.
Go to Google, search for "the recipe name" with thermomix after it.  Most times Mr Google will give you the recipe you are after on the forum. Quick and easy.

I must agree that posting recipes takes time. I usually put a stick it onto the recipe page and note down times, speed there. Then type it in later. Never having had any typing experience it takes me a while. I am lucky as I find it easy to add photos via Tapatalk, and that does the sizing for me.
We appreciate all and every recipe and know just how long it has taken you.
Laura, and others have pointed out that us more experienced tmxers tend to take a lot for granted. I'm going to try and remember this when I post recipes.

Thanks again for all the helpful comments, we are passing them on.

[Itsnotartitsdinner]

Let me start by saying I love the forum. It took me a while to 'settle in' though. I guess I stuck with it because I like to give things a real go before turning away. When I first joined I felt the group was very clicky. I found it hard to join in on the chat threads as I didn't feel I belonged. I posted one recipe and it's been trialled by maybe two people and not the main posters. So I guess that sort of discouraged me. I beared with it and kept communicating little by little I started to feel accepted. I know none of this was intentional people just pay more attention to those they know. I'm a busy mum of two. Crazy busy. Life is fast paced and at times quite stressful. Although I love to cook and share in my cooking I just lack time. So if there was a template for recipe writing that would make life easier. I used to love posting to my blog and corresponding with all the followers. However time is precious and unfortunately I just don't have the time anymore.

I think we all have to be accepting though of the fact that forums are in the decline. Facebook seems to be the central platform where all social media comes together. Sharing is fast and easy. Having said that it doesn't mean that others don't like forums and are happy with what is. I just don't think you can aim to vastly change your audience under a forum type platform.

Ps I don't use the website and if not available on Tapatalk I really don't think I would go specifically to the website. It's all about convenience I guess.

[meganjane]

Have to agree with LauraTO, our moderators are awesome. And Judy is amazing - ask for something here and she'll find it in minutes. We're very lucky to have such dedicated moderators.

Thanks guys.

[Itsnotartitsdinner]

Third this ^

[Katj]

I agree MJ, where would we be without Moderators!, they all do a wonderful job!

[Bedlam]

Absolutely our Moderators are the best.

[judydawn]

Thank you ladies    It's nice to be appreciated, we have a great team at the moment who work well together. Behind the scenes at times is very time consuming.  We also have very helpful members who are only too willing to answer questions, provide links etc and we thank them for their help.  It's important that questions are answered - I've seen on other sites where questions go unanswered and feel like asking for someone to please answer so and so's question  

INAID, I understand what you were saying.  Those who have been on here for years know each other very well, most have met at some stage but I thank you for hanging in there until you finally felt like one of us    No-one needs to be tentative about joining in conversations, we've never bitten anyone's head off.  

Many of the changes you are asking for cannot be done by we three ladies but those that can be, eg, posting variations etc under the main recipe will be something we can do for you.  It will take some time though even with 3 on the case.  Some stickies have already been unstickied but important topics must be stickied for easy access so there will always be quite a few of those.  In the case of recipe book reviews, each book is stickied so that they're all together and any book can be found fairly quickly.

[obbie]

Judy, CC, Cookie And Mm, you are the best, always  there for all of us.
Thankyou..

For the newbies, just ask a question, some one will answer fast, if you are like me, and are always here..

Judy has super fast fingers..

[achookwoman]

Yes the Moderators are awesome .  I hadn't realised what responsibility they carried until I saw Judy and CC working together  a couple of years ago at Cherokee.  They are not paid with money but Oh Boy ,  we really do appreciate the job they do.   
INAID,  I know how you feel about no one trying a converted recipe that you think is really good.   I have posted a few recipes that I have thought great and no one has tried them.    I have thought, ". What is wrong with this lot".   Then some time later there has been a run on one of them with everyone wanting to try.  I have also found that what you call the recipe is VERY important,  and what category  you post it under also important.  For example if it is a vegetarian main meal,  it might be better to post under main meal. 
Another thing, INAID is that we are all as individuals very passionate about certain topics.  Given limited time,  we all tend to look at what interests us.  Anything to do with bread,  I will look at and try and help.  There are lots of members now with equal skills who fortunately will fill in if I am not around.
I will try and find and post a photo of Judy and CC at work.

[achookwoman]

Here they are.  Just look at the concentration.

[Katiej]

Great photo! They do a wonderful job.
Probably the hardest unpaid workers around.

[judydawn]

  What a close up picture that is Chookie, naughty girl