why don't people when they download their pictures to the website put comments on them . I love it when people tell what everything is ..ie buttercream, fondant, gumpaste etc....just so I know if it is feasible for me to do. Then people some people never check their comments when people ask them for "how to do's" or what did you use for this....

So please...please please...if you are going to post your cakes write some comments about what you used , how you did it and expect people to ask for directions. AND check your comments to see if people have asked for directions and follow up with them......please share....

sorry for whining.....

just to let you know....You are whining.

thank u i'm not the only one that thinks that , but then they answer it in the comments when people ask them .....instead of just posting it from day 1

Sometimes the people that have posted pictures are no longer members and can't come back to read their comments or post directions.

I'm like you, the more information the better!! Then I can decide if I'm gutsy enough to try something that might hopefully resemble their creation!!

Just to let you know, not everyone receives e-mail notification that comments have been added enabled in their settings, so they might not know someone has asked a question. I've had that enabled, but still been surprised to go look at cakes I posted a while back and seen that new comments (or questions) have been added, because I didn't get the notifying e-mail. No system is perfect. I might suggest that if you don't get an answer to your questions, you PM the person who made the cake. It might keep you from getting frustrated.

And also it means you can post better comments, like Oh wow I can't believe that's buttercream it looks as smooth as fondant, or your fondant is so smooth etc etc.... Or it's a fantastic engagement cake, looks like it would make a great wedding cake too and so on

It is hard to say anything detailed about something you don't know anything about!

I like to read the details that people post about their cakes, cookies, ect.. ..just my two cents worth

maybe when they post, they just want to upload the pic and go do something else, or really DON'T want to say anything more about the cake.

Then change their minds, there are so many reasons

I appreciate what your saying but for me sometimes my cakes are so complex it is nearly impossible to describe, especially when I'm making up stuff as I go alone. (My Dr. Suess Gingerbread house is a good example of that). I answer PMs but it takes me a very long time to try and describe things. I usually mention if it's fondant, GP, BC ect. but that's about it. I did do a separate post on how to do a hatbox cake. I'm sure other people have the same problem. It gets a little overwhelming.

Shoot, I wasn't finished....

I wanted to say that I'm off to upload new from this weekend...I'll be sure to put as much info as I can.

yea sarahnichole975.....thanks... oh is that your picture as your avatar? I love to talk once I know someone but I listen first....but love chatty cathy;s too....

i am deleting my pics. i dont have beautiful cakes yet because I am starting ,but it feels awful to see so many people had seen your cake and nobody comments.. i love to aprecciate other members cake ands leave comments on theirs. I love this site.love the cakes and i know that someday i will make beautiful cakes like some of the ones I SEE HERE!.

Hahaha I'm with you Sarahnichole975, my problem is there isn't enough room sometimes for everything i want to say about the cake!

i agree dont delete your pics. i mean look at mine. you can definitly tell which was my first. but even so i am still proud of every one because that just means one more towards becoming better. display your cakes with pride, even if they end up upside down on the floor lol.

also we do need more info on cakes. ladies chat your heart out as long as we know details about the cake you can talk all night lol.

I write what I would like to read... that way I figure maybe someone will say hey thats cool to know what size it is.... I should do that next time!

My problem is that sometime I would like to do that and I have no idea what size it is! Sometimes on messy pics you can tell, cause there will be a teaspoon or a measuring cup or something! But once I thought a cake was made with cupcakes and hen found out it was the ball pan! BIG difference!

RaYiTo-the fact that a person takes the time to click on and view your cakeisa comment in itself--it's a compliment! I, too, am just starting out and there aren't many comments on my cakes. I'd love for there to be more feedback on my cakes, but new photos frequently are only shown for a few seconds and after that people have to just sort of trip over them. Just keep baking and posting, and let us enjoy your progress with you!

there was quite an extended period of time where each time i tried to upload a photo, if i put anything other than the title, it never completed, so after a dozen attempts, i'd leave it blank, because that was my only option.

there was also a question about answering questions that are left in the comments of a picture. there ere times when it may be a very descriptive answer, and so i'll pm the individual instead.

I always feel bad for the decorator who has all those comments that just say "Please pm (or email) me with directions for this cake!" Then once one person does it there will be like 10 (or more) comments like that!

Hi CakeRN! I'm always open for a good conversation about ANYTHING! And yep, that's my cheesy smile!

And write away Nicole, because as much as I like to talk about, I like to hear about!

And for, rayito, everyone starts somewhere. You'll enjoy looking back one day. Now I'm off to look at your pics!

Okay, so I went and looked at your cakes. First I want to say you give good info about them. Secondly, I can PROMISE you that I have an entire album of cakes that plenty of people wouldn't think are that spectacular. But I had to learn some where! And I can assure you if I had known about here back then, I'd have been displaying them and no one would have been impressed! But they're still special to me. And I remember every ordeal with EVERY one. And the multiple of times I found myself crying because they just wouldn't work. And it has taken me YEARS, and there's still sometimes when I do! For a beginner, I'd say you're well on your way. No DELETING! Keep on posting, and I'm gonna watch you grow!!!