It was the "people like you" type of comment and the "beyond improvement" when no request for improvement was made that made it sound mean. Lots of people share their recipe for whatever here, some of it all homemade, some of it quick fix. There isn't anything wrong with that, nor is it necessary to reply to any post, or make any remark. Since you had nothing to add, or ask, what was the purpose of your post, except to ridicule?
And that's all fine. But it isn't the point of rfc. People here discuss food (and other stuff), cheez whiz and triple cream brie, the whole gamut. There is no rule that says that people must be brought to some higher standard of eating through their participation here. Likewise, I don't think it is dumbing down cooking to share a quick fix that one's family likes. It is not as though the act of sharing that recipe will force thousands of families to eat it immediately afterward. It is also just plain rude to be so insulting to someone who wasn't asking for help, or being rude herself, and it is posts like this that create such an air of hostility and elitism in this group.
I just don't understand why there is such a drive to be sarcastic, if you wish to call it that, when silence or politeness would have sufficed. There have been plenty of times that recipes people offer in response to my requests are either to instant food reliant or too weird, or just not to my tastes, and I just thank people for replying and giving me something to go on. Sometimes I find a real winner, sometimes I don't, but I see no need to be rude to someone who is trying to help. It is also incredibly silly, IMO, to criticize someone who is adding to the cooking-food content in this group, regardless of your own tastes. There are plenty of topics, ingredients, recipes, etc that are posted here that are most definitely not my taste, and I have this great funtion on my newsreader which allows me to skip them. I can mark them read, or use my arrow keys to go past them. Regards, Ranee
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Dump Soup gets raves 1020Ranee Mueller You are saying exactly what you claim others are guilty of, you're a hypocrite. There is nothing wrong with constructive criticism, only your posts all lack the constructive element... you've...
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