Drop-Down For Adding Notes

I sometimes will say something similar to what you suggest, but mostly I just go all Joe Friday on it: Just the facts Ma'am.

 

Much like you, I will always add notes for new listings as well as photo if I have a clear, straightforward photo of my own of the bottle / can where applicable. Adding to your suggestion, I feel as though when creating a listing, there should be a section after adding name, ABV, style, where there’s an optional section to put notes (as to save a couple extra steps, and save the mods some extra work). It would then be up to users to flag or report any scenarios where some idiot decided to put something stupid in the notes, or someone just made an honest mistake. Just some late night ramblings from an OCD beer geek.

 

I couldn't agree with you more @WickedBeer . It would be so nice to not have to backtrack and add notes separately after adding the beer, plus it would save the mods that extra work. Additionally, I dont think it would hurt to revoke the existing minimum character requirement for notes either.

 

I’ve added many beers to the site and always wondered how to add the notes. I’ve seen other beers with notes like the hops that are used but when I add a beer, there was no place to do it so I just didn’t.

 

I just add an edit after I’ve added the beer to the database. It’s not really ideal but it’s the only way to do it. I’d be all for a drop down menu or something like that.

 

Makes sense.

 

Yea I wish you could add the notes when you add the beer instead of having to "edit" to add the notes...

 

many of those ghost beers are added to the DB by the brewery and not the result of being rated/reviewed

 

It would be cool if “notes” and “add photo” became part of the “add a beer” menu. Like you put the name, the abv, the style and then be able to add a photo and notes all right there and hit “add” and submit everything instead of having to add the beer and then go back and submit two edits to get your photo and notes on there.

With regards to the OP. I never preface my note submission unless it’s an edit of the current notes. If I add notes it’s either from the side of the can, the breweries website or their socials. I think the mods can read between the lines to understand and approve those accordingly, which they always do. Cheers.

 

When I used to add beers, they were almost always draft, from the source, so a picture wasn’t practical.

 

As a data point... I'm not sure if this is etiquette on your part, or a requirement I've never seen mentioned, but I've entered several notes successfully without any extra verbiage. Never have I added any justification/source. Notes I've provided, copypasta from sources such as you've mentioned, have always been successfully added in a timely manner despite my possible ignorance on this topic.

 

I've always used the suggest edit and add note thing, but I do state my source, usually the brewery website. I would upload pics if I knew how to do it. I've never thought twice about "citing" where the notes come from - figured the mods want to know its not something I made up. But the whole process could probably be easier and take fewer steps.