Re: cookbook committee???

[Guest guest]

>What's the story? ? Bob? Or anyone else that volunteered?

I'd be happy to help out with the cookbook project.

Sounds like we need to elect a project leader who can keep things on track.

- Robin

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[Guest guest]

on 7/17/2002 4:39 PM, Robin M at r061n@... wrote:

> I'd be happy to help out with the cookbook project.

>

> Sounds like we need to elect a project leader who can keep things on track.

>

> - Robin

Hi Robin: duly noted. We'll see who else volunteers (or re-volunteers).

At the time I " appointed " a couple of leaders and also told them they could

elect their own " leaders " if that would be better. Anyway let's see if

anyone on the original committee responds with what's happening (although I

suspect nothing is happening......)

[Guest guest]

I got distracted, so I guess I'm looking for guidance on what the format

should be. Someone suggested html but that will take some coaching.

" Robin M " <r061n@...> on 07/17/2002 03:39:14 PM

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Subject: Re: [ ] cookbook committee???

>What's the story? ? Bob? Or anyone else that volunteered?

I'd be happy to help out with the cookbook project.

Sounds like we need to elect a project leader who can keep things on track.

- Robin

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on 7/17/2002 5:53 PM, bareynol@... at

bareynol@... wrote:

> I got distracted, so I guess I'm looking for guidance on what the format

> should be. Someone suggested html but that will take some coaching.

>

>

: Thanks for coming forward. Now I remember that you're one of the

committee members. Are you saying that the committee has been doing

something? I don't know beans about tech, but we could just start a file

with all the recipes in it. Of course we would need some sort of order (ie.

soups, appetizers, main dishes, desserts) so that someone looking for a

recipe needn't reinvent the wheel.

[Guest guest]

Hello Francesca,

Well, a committee was assembled a while back, but things came to a

standstill when concerns over copyright/ownership of posted messages

came up. No clear guidance came out of CRSociety Meta about how to

proceed without violating anyone's rights to ownership of their

messages posted to the group. The issue is still unresolved as far

as I know. I suppose this is only relevant if the " cookbook " was to

be used as a source of revenue by the group, but that is speculation

on my part.

Now, with your Group, the same issue arises. Who has the right to

ownership of the messages posted to your group. If a " cookbook " is

assembled at your web group, are only the recipes posted to your

group to be considered in the " cookbook " or will the recipes

archived in CRSociety be included, and....is that permissable?

All that aside, we need someone with computer savvy. Recipes should

be organized by type: salads, desserts, snacks, entree, beverages,

etc. The table of contents should have links to the recipes so you

don't have to scroll through 150 pages to get to my oatmeal recipe.

Searching the archives and finding the recipes is really the easy

part of this endeavor. Cutting and pasting will transfer the data

we're seeking, but we have to have a web space or what-ever to

transfer the data to for assembly into final form. Pictures would

be nice too.

I'm not a computer type so maybe I see bigger problems than reality,

so hopefully someone will step forward with the requisite knowledge

or skill and lay out a path for us to follow. Meanwhile, you need

to figure out the legal status of doing this and get 's??

approval for forwarding recipes from his archive to yours or from

yours to his or from both places to somewhere else.

I'm open to all ideas on this subject and would like to " hear "

everyone elses thoughts.

Bob

> A few months ago, several people were going to work on a

CR " cookbook "

> (which can easily be put together mostly from the archives). So

what

> happened? Simone and Cavanaugh were among the several

> volunteers, if I recall. There seemed to be so much enthusiasm

for it at

> the time.

>

> What's the story? ? Bob? Or anyone else that volunteered?

[Guest guest]

Hello CRONies,

It seems that CRS Meta is in the process of organizing a cookbook on

the home page for CRSociety based on the recipes that are already

archived and allowance for adding new recipes directly to the data

base which will include a search engine.

I suggest that since CRSociety is setting up a cookbook, there is no

reason why a second and different cookbook can't be assembled here.

Many people actively participate in this group but only lurk at the

other group, feeling more comfortable in a less structured group. I

think many of the participants here have recipes archived away on

their computers that would be of benefit and interest to all who

read here. I intend to post my own recipes at both places if both

set up a recipe section.

Robin has presented herself as having the requisite computer savvy

to accomplish what needs being done here. I think the women of this

group ought to step forward to assist because women are more

familiar with recipe structure/wording/flow and I'm worried that if

I set up the organization of the recipes, they may read more like

plans for installing a ceiling fan.

I would only suggest that each recipe be titled with the author's

name like Francesca S's Flavored Guar Puddings or Bob's Oatmeal and

avoid adjectives like Low Calorie.... or Best Tasting....

As an appointed member of the Cookbook committee, I vote Robin as

committee chairwoman and await the response of other committe

members and interested parties as well as Robin's reply.

Bob