How about posting alerts on beers you've reviewed?

Talk Discussion in 'BeerAdvocate Talk' started by MrGraybeard, Jan 3, 2022.

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  1. MrGraybeard

    MrGraybeard Zealot (532) Jul 31, 2009 Wisconsin

    Maybe this has been covered many times before, but I get alerts on stuff I'll never respond to (sorry, I'll never travel 1,000 miles for some beer festival). I would like to learn how other beer drinkers like brews I've reviewed.

    Reviews are all I do. So, is it possible to get updates when someone else samples a concoction I've passed judgment on? There may be a way that I don't know about. Please enlighten me.
     
    #1 MrGraybeard, Jan 3, 2022
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  2. Todd

    Todd Founder (13,518) Aug 23, 1996 Finland
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    Great idea, but this doesn't currently exist. We'd need to design a follow system for breweries and beers first, and then somehow hook activity into the forum's alert system.
     
    #2 Todd, Jan 3, 2022
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  3. SLeffler27

    SLeffler27 Grand Pooh-Bah (4,906) Feb 24, 2008 New York
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    On the one hand, this is a cool idea, and I like it very much.

    On the other hand... image someone who has reviewed a ton of beers. Then imagine how many alerts that person will receive. It would easily become overwhelming. As such, I think this alert system would need to be a segregated flag. Otherwise all the other alerts would be lost in the jungle.

    As an example, just one beer, Founder’s Breakfast Stout. I reviewed it February 2012. Since then there have been about 1700 reviews. That’s roughly 1 alert every other day. Granted, this is the most reviewed beer in the database, and a great many beers have only been reviewed by a few folks.

    As with many great ideas, this needs a little finesse as it is developed.
     
    #3 SLeffler27, Jan 4, 2022
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