Harvest Forum FAQ

16 years ago

On another thread I asked about establishing an FAQ section for the Harvest Forum. I do not know how it works... but wonder if there is enough interest out there to talk about the value of such an endeavor.

As I said on the other thread, I watch as the same questions are answered over and over by the same knowledgable forum members and marvel at their willingness to devote so much time to helping us all. Therefore, I think an FAQ would be very valuable.

However, I then step back and note the nuances in each question and wonder if anything other than a personal response would give the same quality response.

Is this something to be explored further????

Kay

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booberry85
16 years ago
I like the idea. It would be great to have some info about powder vs liquid pectin; Clear Gel vs cornstarch; just what is the right way to can tomatoes; along with some tried & true recipes (Annie's salsa, green tomato salsa, habanero gold, apple pie jam, to name a few).

Boo
John__ShowMe__USA
16 years ago
I like the idea. It would be nice to have a place to store often asked for links and general information. Getting the same questions asked over and over is just plain too much like work and I commend those on this forum that have the patience to answer them. Setting up an FAQ is an awful lot of work at the start though and not something I would ever again volunteer for.

jt
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prairie_love
16 years ago
I'm going to be wishy-washy. I also have thought that a FAQ would be great. But then I've thought - what would be any different about a FAQ than what's found in my BBB? I think the answer to that question comes down to exactly what Kay said, it's the subleties in the questions. People (usually) ask a question because they think that the answers found in BBB do not, for some reason, apply to the particular situation in question. Does that make sense? So I would be inclined to think the same would happen with a FAQ. If a person reads it (and that can be a big if), they will think that their specific question is not answered, so they will go ahead and ask.

On the other hand, I would love love love an easily accessible compendium of tried and true recipes. I have often found myself wanting to do something new and thinking "hmmm, I know I saw that discussed a year or so ago, let's see if I can find it". Sometimes I can find it, sometimes not.

Finally, I wholeheartedly agree with Kay and jt - those of you who answer the same questions (or variations of) over and over and over are awesome. Your patience and kindness, not to mention your knowledge, are wonderful and make this my favorite forum.

Ann
dgkritch
16 years ago
I think a FAQ might be useful for those who wish to research on their own, past discussions (i.e. "Where is Annie's Salsa recipe?").
I think the whole point of the forum is to answer other questions (i.e. "Can I add cranberries to Annie's Salsa?"). Many of these type questions aren't covered in BBB.
I personally enjoy seeing the modifications others make to existing recipes. Combinations that I haven't thought of, but that I think my family would enjoy.

So I guess I'm in the wishy-washy camp, but can certainly see the advantages. It's just going to be a lot of work.

Deanna
digdirt2
16 years ago
All the forums that have FAQs have the same problem - no one checks the FAQs first - so the question gets posted anyway. It does save some time on the answers as you can then just direct them to the FAQ and hope they will go read it. It's the old "there is a FAQ here on your question and I have linked it below" game. ;)

Another common problem is that there are always some who want to dispute the FAQs so you tend to get more argumentative posts.

I find it best to just use the "clip this post" tool provided and save them on My Page. That way you have direct links to previous discussions on the common questions.

Just my 2 cents.

Dave
prairie_love
16 years ago
Wow. Thank you Dave. I never knew about this tool (clipping posts). I just tried it, what a great thing to know how to do. That will (sort of) take care of some of my issues regarding finding recipes.

Ann
kayskats
Original Author
16 years ago
well, I've looked at some of the FAQs on other forums and wasn't too impressed.

As long as there are folks around here who are willing to help out all comers, what we have is probably best.

One note (as I think Carol has mentioned), I have found that searching for a specific recipe is much easier using Google than using the search engine here. Just type in as many specific key words as you can recall and Google finds it many,many times.
Kay
readinglady
16 years ago
If you add "Gardenweb" to your search string, that really narrows the choices. If I want info on a canning topic and want only reliable sites, I'll add "Extension" to the search string or do an advanced search and limit the sites to ".edu." There are all kinds of ways to limit the perameters so that the results you get are pretty focused (as opposed to 1,682,369 hits, LOL).

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