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Why is there a baking topic?

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JenaiMarrHePlaysGuitar · 10/05/2012 16:12

I thought there was a move to rationalise the number of topics on MN.

It was bad enough having Recipes and Food. Now it's Recipes and Food and Baking (oh and Weaning I think). Wouldn't one "Feed The World" topic be preferable?

Sorry if this has been covered already.

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Sparklingbrook · 10/05/2012 16:56

Maybe the meat pie will be flamed as opposed to baked/cooked. Grin

wem · 10/05/2012 16:56

Flamed not flames

wem · 10/05/2012 16:55

Anyone asking for advice in the baking section about baking a meat pie is not going to be flames and chased off the board! It's fine, it could go in food or recipes or baking. I don't see the problem.

thisisyesterday · 10/05/2012 16:52

baking, technically, refers to anything baked in an oven surely?

Sparklingbrook · 10/05/2012 16:47

Well I would cook a pie I think but bake a cake. Now I am confusing myself. Grin I assume all the cake quiche thread people asked for the baking topic?

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JenaiMarrHePlaysGuitar · 10/05/2012 16:45

But you bake a pie surely, Sparkling?

And what about cheese scones?

I'll allow a distinct Baking thread only if it renamed Cakes and Biscuits (Not Savoury). Food and Recipes should be combined.

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wem · 10/05/2012 16:37

I love it Grin. It's the first time I've had a topic to look at as opposed to just checking out active convos. I have a very niche interest in cakes though, so I wasn't bothered about the whole food topic.

Sparklingbrook · 10/05/2012 16:33

I took 'Baking' to mean cakes?

thisisyesterday · 10/05/2012 16:33

exactly! it's stupid.

i really don't understand why people who want a little "group" of likeminded people can't just have a thread within a general food topic.

Original poster
JenaiMarrHePlaysGuitar · 10/05/2012 16:31

So what if someone wants advice on making a meat pie? Where would that go? Baking? Food? Recipes? Angry

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JenaiMarrHePlaysGuitar · 10/05/2012 16:29

I like cooking. Or at least I like food and have to cook in order to eat.

I'm a grumbly bugger I know but I'd much rather be able to see all the cooking related threads in one place. I suppose I could set up an Advanced Search and bookmark it on my browser.

I suppose it does mean that the Food topic isn't overrun with cupcake madness.

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Sparklingbrook · 10/05/2012 16:23

I think it was for the 'cake quiche' people. It's fine with me. I can't don't bake so I have hidden it. Grin

KatyMac · 10/05/2012 16:20

I like the idea of drop down boxes

So Food then chose between:
Weaning
Recipes
Baking
Other

That would work for everything else to

It gives you a clue what it's about then the title clarifies the subject

But under food it's stored as just food

thisisyesterday · 10/05/2012 16:15

couldn't agree more.
i hate all the topics, it makes it really hard to navigate and often things you want to post could potentially go in several topics

i am all for having a huge topic cull.

it'd be:

parenting shit

other shit

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