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Thanks Sarah and Mark .... I'm here ! Now where's that prosecco ? See you soon! Robert

Hi !My baking skills currenlty extend to bread only - but I am willing to learn! We will be bringing a van of household effects in October but not sure if this will co-incide with the Festa - hope so! Il Granaio is on our list having been recommended by several.....Going to sign with my actual name as per old forum....RobertPS You are definately welcome anytime though it might be a hit and miss as far as cakes go!

A virtual bar - what a good idea, will help to keep the chit chat - which is nice, away from cluttering up eveything else.....Can we have a virtual bar, then it needn;t involve the concept of alcohol, but tea n cake too! Thinking of starting a MArche bread and cake baking club, I do find Italian pattiserie lacking something in the main ...... we could organise an event to raise funds too?

Will re-post my recommend when the new content feature available.... :-)

I know wht Lemon Cakes are and especially lemon drizzle - I want some but its a bit too far to come right now! as in blighty till early June....What are Wiki's the idea of one for best eating places is a great idea!

Hi RonaldSounds clear and straightforward to me - lets go!One question - if a group is formed - say in your example - to put together a guide in buying property - how would the finished aritcle be published - is there a place for that in the community?

where is my little green person? am I missing something?

My concern is that it becomes used in a way that is meaningless, or unhelpful [or contentious].Unless the content is rated against specific criteria [and who is qualified to do that?] the score becomes another piece of information for the reader to have to form their own judgement about. It seems to me at the end of the day any rating would not avoid the reader/searcher for information, having to scan all replies to see which were helpful to them and which were not.

Quite agree tuscanhills - although ranking may appeal to some, I really favour Ronald's suggestion of titles that describe what it is the member is seeking from the community or to put into the community. Seems to me that ranking systems frequently reward quantity and not quality or worse those seeking status, it becomes quite clear from the answers posted to questions who has experience and might know what they are talking about [and that could apply to a complete newbie just as much as a contributor of long standing], those who are trying to be helpful, and those who just want to make a contrbution. My vote is for designations that don't imply status, how much noise someone has made, how long they have been around, but rather what they are seeking from, or to contribute to the community. Exceptions to this to my mind would be anyone with an offical role in the community eg Ronald, administrators, moderators or whatever is needed.

Feel like I've stepped out of the back of wardrobe [Narnia] it all looks different and not sure where I am...... sure it will become clear in the fullness of time.......well here's raising a glass to a friendly, helpful and good spirited time in this community ...... PS how do I find my way back to the list of all posts/threads?