Personally, I've found that this site has turned into more of a drama site than a cake forum. Maybe it's the people who like drama who've stuck around while the people who came here for cake gave up?

Of course, I could be wrong. I've logged in a total of about 5 times in the past year, so I don't know what goes on around here anymore...

It takes all kinds of posts to make a site. You click on the ones that interest you, and you don't click on the ones that don't...pretty easy!

CC has always (and will continue) to be a wonderful source of information and comraderie.

If I'm ever bored I go through and look at all the "unanswered posts"....lots of questions there, and anyone with spare time can go through and answer them, and avoid any drama they prefer to avoid.

MessMaker, don't use the search link in the tabs at the very top. Use the search link that appears to the right of "my account" when you're viewing the forums.

Here's the link to the better search:
http://cakecentral.com/cake-decorating-forums-search.html

That should make things a little easier for you when searching.

I agree!! I needed a milk chocolate cake recipe and received zero responses. Maybe I should have put the topic something like Mad Chocolate cake? Or Crazy Cake. Lololololol. Just joking!!!!

Thanks, as I didnt know/ never paid attention for other search options on CC.. I will keep it in mind always.

Darn... I really thought I was going to get a ~ super-bad, drama-filled, off-the-deep-end, go-go-bridzilla ~ story here... Oh, well, better luck next time... ...Sorry, couldn't help myself!

I see both sides.. As a newer member, I often have a hard time finding answers that I just know are already here somewhere (and more than once!). However, it is pretty frustrating to see (so often) posts like, "how do you make buttercream?" or "how much should I charge for this cake?" or "cake, what's that?"

OK, so I hope I haven't offended anyone with that. and, yes, I'm sure I will have many more of my own "stupid" quesions to come. Here's lookin' forward to that!

thanks for all the help & inspiration!
~diem

Thanks for the link indydebi, while I was using the and feature when trying to search, I did not know the "and" had to capitalized. No wonder I was still having problems. Although it never dawned on my while searching for a answer about cakes to search for an answer on how to search.

Here's how important sharing the wacky/quirky/dramatic/maddening stories on here are:

My husband has never had to endure dinner while I drone on and on about a pricing thread.....but let me read a good bridezilla before dinner and he's rolling his eyes and pfffft'ing with me by the time I serve the salad!

My thought on this is that it's smack-dab in the middle of wedding season, so the hot topic is going to be those God-awful stories that people are currently experiencing. You rarely get the bridezilla stories in December, January, etc. That's when you get those crazy people wanting all kinds of cookies and other desserts for rock-bottom prices.

I just think bridezilla stories on CC are the reason for this season!

I appreciate the tips on how to search more effectively on CC. It is frustrating to search, know that what you are looking for is out there some where but can't find it.
Usually people here are extremely helpful even if its a question thats been asked over and over - I appreciate that.

You can also go to google.com type in what you want to seach and add cake central to the end of it and it will pull up posts from here.

I personally don't have problems searching using the link not the tab, but some do, so google is another option.