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sometimes one word is enough.

Where?

Whaddayamean?

PS - You're right.

Amen!

Is there a way to enable some kind of voting system? That way these threads that act like polls (coke v. pepsi) would be a bit simpler to interpret.

I think that it's fun. SE has a ncie mix of the serious and the not-so-serious. And frankly, sometimes I don't have the time or the energy or even the input to add much more than a word or two. If you don't care for that type of thread, ignore it and move on to another one that moves you. Those are my two cents, at least.

I don't like them (this is a serious answer after my snarky one-word post). I find the questions dull, and dragged over already in many previous posts before on this site. Also, they are kind of overly commercial in terms of the Pepsi v. Coke, Miracle Whip v. Mayo debate. I mean, it's one thing to talk about unusual flavors of desserts or recipes for homemade mayo, or even brands of vegan mayo (since that can be hard to find) but these are pretty boring.

It's been diagnosed as the 'Twitter' syndrome...People stopped writing letters a long time ago.

meh.

@juliebugsmama (and all the others who have complained about the backlash) - I have started many interesting topics and left many interesting posts. You have even agreed with several of them. You won't know which ones they are, though, because they are under my other screen name. I opened a new account so I could be honest. When I joined SE several years ago, the site consisted mostly of serious discussions about food. Lately it has devolved into mindless twitter-like chatter that is barely related to food. I would post these sentiments under my other sreen name, but along with the decline in Talk topic quality has come a decline in tolerances for differing opinions. Anyone who doesn't like a topic or disagrees with a post is berated, and often confronted with a "the world is bigger than your opinion" sermon. Guess what? That goes for everyone, not just the dissenters. You have every right in the world to post cheesy, irrelevant topics. You even have the right to think they are interesting. But I have the right to think they suck and to voice my opinion about it.

Was that interesting enough for you?

I'm with ya juliebugs.

There's been a paradigm shift since FB really caught fire but frankly, I don't see why one really has to affect the other. "I don't buy meat at this butcher anymore because I prefer this produce stand." The two don't have to be mutually exclusive.

I'm a hard core foodie. I come to SE to discuss cooking - serious cooking - whether it's stew, roast chicken, a killer sandwich or a great local eatery someone has discovered. I don't like food communities with "off topic" folders. I do NOT come to SE to talk about Entenmann's pound cake and I know that corn starch cannot be subbed for corn meal.

I don't visit SE as much as I once did, largely because my time is spread thin and this will only snowball as we get into the busier fall and winter seasons. I've mentioned this to SE management and cannot for the life of me figure out why it's not only not being done, but no one has responded to me. Please add e-mail alerts upon responses to topics where I've posted or topics I've started.

I keep visiting SE hoping that the discussion can return to the quality that made me love this site in the first place. I must admit, I was almost lost with the Entenmann's pound cake thing but I'm hoping that was a one time blunder.

And there you have a multi-word answer.

I have to agree with juliebugsmama here. If one feels compelled to adopt a secondary screen name in order to post snark, that smacks of something less than the courage of ones convictions.

If juliebugsmama and Gator Pam's topics are not your cup of [preferred beverage], starting or perpeptuating threads against them does nothing to advance the food-centric conversation.

That said, I'll hush and hopefully we can all return to more savory (or sweet) topics.

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I really wish there could be less negativity on this site. It's gotten worse lately with people dropping f-bombs and attacking each other personally and it's very upsetting.

This is supposed to be fun and informative. I'm reminded of high school sometimes. Some kids were afraid to ask a question in class for fear that others would criticize or make them feel inferior - just to boost themselves. Well, you don't get any taller by cutting others down.

We are all at different culinary skill levels and we are all here to share, learn and enjoy. If someone posts something that is not at your level, then good for them for being here! Maybe they'll learn something new.

I agree with chisai, chiff and btchy, the stupidity level of the talk section has risen to a painful level. My approach is to mostly ignore it, but every once in a while it is satisfying to blast them in the comments.

@simon...bravo. Beautifully, albeit painfully put for some. I rarely head over here anymore unless one of the old schoolers posts something of importance (like this thread) on facebook.

Its the same as those annoying **WAY** or **NO WAY** questions (sorry, Pmac)...you can choose to comment or not. Nobody is holding a gun to your head and forcing you to answer. Dont like the content? Go somewhere else. Most of us did. Facebook is where its at.

FYI: You wont EVER find me posting under anything but ChelleyD01 on ANY site that I go to. Mostly because 1. I generally dont give a shit what people say/think about me. 2. I actually look forward to someone challenging me. 3. It makes me all warm and fuzzy inside.

this is a blog. all we do is talk about pointless food-stuffs.
some are long-winded and some are not.

I tend to be a bit of a formatting-nerd myself.
Like bolds. They're effective :D

wow. just finished reading the ˆˆˆaboveˆˆˆ posts.
I don't think I would step so far as to go with another SE alias

I enjoy the mindful and the mindless chatter most of the time.
@chisai - I have noticed a "drier" amount of interesting talk-pics lately as well. I don't visit as much as I used to. But I still heat you seriousEats!

I am new here and just love SE, yes, some threads are boring so I just skim over them.

On the subject of more than one name, it makes it more interesting to talk to yourself. :o)

Well. I go away for a few days and I come home to this. Kids! I love the truly 'foodie' threads and am entertained by the not so intellectual ones and often engage in commenting on both sides. Ed is right that this should be an open forum for both. I don't like the snarkiness or judgemental comments, but in a world with all kinds of people this is what you encounter and I imagine that at facebook it will evolve with the same. If you don't like the thread pass on by. Those threads often don't get a lot of activity. If they do it is of interest to someone. I love Anthony Bourdain, Iron Chef, Alton Brown, Paula and so on. I have a lot to learn and have done so through these folks and from a lot of you as well. (My last post on sweet tea netted me success in good iced tea. What more could I want?) I have a very complicated and difficult life and I come here for fun. Most of the time I get it. This nasty thread was another disappointment. @GranFan we should have lunch:-)

@janaatwg--- This WAS NOT meant to be a "nasty thread". I was curious as to how other SE'Rs felt about the recent, shall we call them, the twittering on the site?

I also, have not been here for a lil while. Things just got too nasty.

This is a GREAT site, one of the few a 10 year old used to be able to go on and gain insight, as well as foodie education.

That's really what my post was about.