OK, so I'll admit that sometimes I am completely nit-picky, but I wanted to see if anyone shared my CC pet peeve...

Here it is....

I can't stand when someone posts a great picture and then explains in their description of the cake or object how they did a particular skill and then you read down in the comments where people ask "hey how did you....blah, blah, blah".

It is SO ANNOYING TO ME!! Read the descriptions people! I mean if someone worked their tush of on whatever it is their posting AND they posted HOW they did something specific, gosh darn it - READ IT!!! We all work so hard, don't just admire the picture and not read about it.

OK, ok (is it that time of the month) so as I said....sometimes I nit-pick, but I had to get that off my chest and maybe someone out there shares my pet peeve!!

I guess it might be annoying if they posted the exact same thing as the cake creator described, but then they probably would just like more detailed instructions. I think most people here on CC love to help others out, we all learn from eachother!! I would love someone to ask how I did something...would let ya know that they REALLY liked your cake!!!

true, true....

I just found it rude myself when I looked at someone's cake and read their description and then someone asked how they did something, when all they needed to do was read the description!

CC is the best, we all help each other out - I think I just need some chocolate and all will be better

Yes, that happens alot!! And lots of similar things, like someone will post a recipe and then four posts later someone will ask for the recipe. It's especially annoying when it's on the same page!!

One of my pet peeves is when someone asks a SPECIFIC question like "do you know how to mix the color maroon?" and there's always SOMEONE who will answer something like "just use red instead, tell the customer that you're making it red" Uh, no!! The question was how do you make maroon!! I see that one often! I sometimes think people answer just to answer, whether they can help the person or not. Oh well, gotta take the good with the bad I guess!

I have to agree with jessieb578, it's irritating! Or someone explains something in a thread and the same question is asked again a few lines down....grrrrrrrrr

My little pet peeve is the double and triple posts. ..If you accidently post more than once, just hit the little X at the top right corner and delete your duplicate posts. It is right next to the "edit" button. Thanks for letting me get that out, now I feel better!

I see things along the same line in some where someone asks a question like how did you..?? the person who made the cake answers then five posts later someone else asks the same question......didn't they see the question was already asked and answered?????

OK...I'll chime in, too.


I agree with ya, Jessieb...it's annoying! READ the description!!

I also get annoyed with a description isn't posted............but that's just me. Maybe I am getting picky in my old age!

My pet peeve is when people post their cake on a thread saying "look at this". And its not their first time doing it, they just want to get people looking at it. Isnt that what posting the pictures in the galleries are for? Maybe Im just a biatch but it annoys the heck out of me. Because their cake will automatically go into favorites and the cake that you consider to be the best cake of your career that you just posted barely gets three people looking at it!

I wish everyone would type a description when they post their picture. There's been times when I would have to ask a question, because there wouldn't be anything about what they had done.

I'm w/southaustingirl......Please, please post some info about how you created what you are showing us. So may people post pictures without saying anything

I agree about posting cakes in threads...it's just fishing for more looks. I admit I did it once because I was excited about a cake that got no notice, but then it kindof made me cringe that I had! Never again!

I also wish people would be more clear in their subject lines. Sometimes they're so vague and I open the thread, but couldn't possibly contribute. Sometimes those same folks are annoyed they got so many views and no responses.

Now...nobody get mad at this thread. It helps us be better CC'ers to know what's annoying!

Venting is all and well, but do these types of things really actually annoy anyone that much? Come on . . . it's an informal forum about cake - this isn't life or death stuff here.

The only thing that really bothers me, and it's nothing that the members do, its the gallery. I wish there was a way that we could edit our comments there. I sometimes don't always have time to read all of the comments, especially where there are a lot of them. Like this morning, I asked a question about a technique and after I posted I saw where it was answered by the original poster about halfway down in the comments and I couldn't go back to my comment to edit it, I just had to enter an "oops" comment! lol

jenlg, you did not irritate me. I was just stating a fact and you are right, that isn't always the case. But I have had it happen to me before.

I agree that people should read first. It just happened to me the other day. I posted a picture and stated that I made the flowers out of gumpaste, and sure enough a question in the comments asking if I made my flowers out of gumpaste. I don't mind responding back, but if people would just take the time to quickly read the information given on the cakes it would save some time.

I agree that people should read first. It just happened to me the other day. I posted a picture and stated that I made the flowers out of gumpaste, and sure enough a question in the comments asking if I made my flowers out of gumpaste. I don't mind responding back, but if people would just take the time to quickly read the information given on the cakes it would save some time.

hey Indy...ya ever try my Chicken Lasagna???

I used to think the same thing when people posted their pics in a thread, they were just fishing, but frankly there have been enough threads to prove now that posting your cake at the wrong time (when is there a right time) can get it overlooked. So I don't have a problem with people trying to get some feedback on their cakes, and sometimes posting them in a thread is the only way!

Oh I just know Im gonna be beat down for this comment....but ya know...some people here on CC get more picture attention then others...and well....yeah, I understand why people post their pic in the topics....EVERYBODY needs some sort of help....or even a nice comment on their picture....Not just the Colette Peters of cake decorators. JUST MY OPINION my dear friends....I just notice lately that if you aren't the "in" decorator you don't get noticed as much...

(((((((((((hugs)))))))))))))) please don't shoot me

My wish.... when adding a photo to the gallery, the poster would take one minute and add a couple of keywords describing their cake (in the keyword box, of course) There are so many great cakes out there that don't show up in a search because there is no description.
There is a beautiful baby shower cake with a seashell theme on the front page right now with no keywords... therefore won't pop up if I used the search function -

Gotta laugh at Debi's response.

I skip over the vauge "need help" "how do I" etc. posts all the time when I'm scanning topics. With my limited knowleged, I can only help with a few topics, so I don't bother opening all of them!

HOWEVER, when I see the words "pet peeve" I'm ALL over it: I'm a virgo. I've got an endless list of what irritates me. LOL

p.s. my pet peeve is someone who requests help, several CCers post advice or resources, but the person who asked for the help doesn't even bother to say "thank you." I guess they just read the info and move on.