Factual site additions

I get your point and I'm a believer of more info is better than less, however if someone adds a beer just by reading the breweries' site it seems like a waste to me.

If I look up a beer on BA that has only been added and not reviewed/rated then I will go the that breweries site for information. It is a plus when the brewers notes are added, but I would rather see a BA members own thoughts and impressions about the beer.

 

Maybe a waste was not the best turm to use in this case. I think that adding but not reviewing or rating does not really help out that much. If a beer is in BAs data base then it might lead to BA members giving it a try, as you mentioned.

I speak for myself only by saying that I would rather not add beers without a review. Cheers.

 

I don't know, maybe I am crazy but, to me, you sound like you have a few members of BA that you are indirectly calling out...

 

I have no such intentions, and I have no issues with members who add beers without reviews or ratings.

It annoys me to see a beer added and left without a review/rating for months or years, but life goes on. Cheers.

 

He quoted myself from post #13.

 

I think it comes down to why we each use the site, which is obviously for varying reasons. For me, and presumably @Amendm (though I don’t want to put words in his mouth), finding a beer exists in BA rarely does anything for me. Nearly 109% of the time I know it exists, because I’m looking at it. What I hope to find here above that or a brewer’s site or Untappd are others’ thoughts, hopefully trusted individuals, as you mention.

I do see your point about adding a beer in certain situations, as I’m not totally immune to it. But my decision to add brings in a few other things, since it really is only like 4 fields that takes like 30 seconds on top of the rating / review I was already considering. These decision factors include how limited the beer, how local the brewery, and/or how large their “portfolio” is.

All that said, my panties are un-bunched and I’ve no stick in my ass about any of these things, merely thoughts an observations. Cheers!

 

I still find it a little strange why people here care how other people use the site. I’ll say again, I will often add beers without reviewing them right away, or sometimes, ever. Like I said earlier, I feel like I’m helping out by adding beers to the site. The thing is, I really only drink on weekends but I use BA all week long. So when I might add a new beer from an Instagram post I was reading, I don’t have the beer on front of me nor am I even drinking at the time. If some of you for your own strange reasons think this is wrong, I guess that’s your issue.

 

Thanks for the added pressure

 

I noticed a few duplicates lately. The moderators fixed them quick smart after I sent in an edit request. Once again, our mods here are outstanding.