MOD POST: Tags!

[zarhooie]

Hey omnomnomers! This is your friendly mod, zarhooie here with an update on how to tag your entries.



As mentioned previously, tagging is pretty important for a community like this one. The general tagging rules are pretty simple. As they currently stand, the tagging rules (from this post):

3- Tags! As of *right now,* please tag things however you see fit. If that involves listing every ingredient, that's ok. If you just want to slap a "vegan, gluten-free" label on there, that's ok too. The two things I ask: Please tag with the type of meal (main dish, appetizer, snack, dessert) and the approximate prep time, rounded to the nearest 15th minute (15 minutes, 26 hours). Past those two things, I'd encourage you to list gluten-free, vegetarian/vegan, nut-free, type of meat and temperature served (cold, hot, warm). Those aren't required.

damned_colonial and I discussed the time thing and we think that it might be more useful if things were rounded to the nearest half hour rather than the nearest 15 minutes. Or maybe it would be more helpful if quick recipes were labeled "quick" and the not-quick recipes were labeled "not quick"? I'm not sure so I'd like to put it to a vote. Poll. Thing. In addition, I'd like to see if an "easy" tag would be helpful.

Poll #116

Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 62

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Time estimate tags should be in...

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...15 minute intervals (current)
40 (70.2%)

...30 minute intervals (proposed)
17 (29.8%)

The "quick"/"not-quick" tag...

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...is a good idea and should replace time estimate tags
8 (13.6%)

...is a good idea and should be used with time estimate tags
40 (67.8%)

...is a stupid idea and should be burned
7 (11.9%)

...is something else that I shall describe in comments
4 (6.8%)

An "easy" tag would be...

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...really helpful!
50 (84.7%)

...really not-helpful!
9 (15.3%)

The tag and/or tag set that I'd find most useful on omnomnom would be...

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THIS. IS.

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TICKY BOX.
52 (100.0%)

Thanks guys!

Kat
Community Admin

Comments

[zarhooie]

I can see having a "special equipment" tag, but then we'd need to clarify what counts as special equipment. In my kitchen, a spaetzel press and a wire egg slicer are standard. In your kitchen, they probably aren't.

This is a good idea though; I'd like to think it over a bit before I put it to the community at large.

[sarisia]

Maybe there could be a standardized header? Like:

[Title of Recipe]
Time: [estimate to nearest increment]
Feeds: [number of people]
Special equipment: [identified at the author's discretion]

[zarhooie]

Hmm... That's not a bad idea.