Give it a chance and I'm sticking my neck out to say you'll be here after the trail period.
It's not possible to put a price on the invaluable resources in the PIT.
It's not possible to put a price on the invaluable resources in the PIT.
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Please stick around; I don't think you'll be disappointed. I was skeptical at first too, but the Pit gets two things right that most of these groups get wrong. First, there is much more of a sense that the goal is to help other members do their best job with their cooks as opposed to playing que es mas macho and showing off. Which leads to the second point: it doesn't matter if you have 10,000 posts or 1, you can make a positive contribution that is interesting and useful.Comment
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Wcome! As you can see we are passionate about the Pit. We'd love for you to stick around a bit.
The "Amazing" part about the Pit is you can ask Question and immediately start getting answers. You will never have to wade through anything if you don't want to. This is invaluable if you have a question in the middle of a cook. Just start the question with HELP! and you'll be amazed with the response.
Enjoy you're trial. Browse some pics if you'd like.Comment
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I just renewed for my 2nd year. The Pit is invaluable to me. I’m a rookie at smoking food and I’ve asked a lot of questions. A lot! There’s nothing more reassuring than being in the middle of a long cook and your food is not getting to temp, and asking the group what I did wrong and how do I fix it.
And occasdionally I can answer a question and pass it forward. This group has improved my cooking abilities 10 fold in the last year. Get involved and give it a chance.Comment
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Welcome . Give it try , We all learn from one another , People are very friendly and love to help others succeed . We all have gotten better at what we do because we are members .Comment
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Guys & gals, I think he's absolutely right- our Pitmaster Club forum is not for him. Let's let him leave in peace.
Thanks to all others for your nice words!Comment
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Hi David32. I thought the same thing until I was out for a year or so. I am glad to be back in and it is an inexpensive way to see what pros and amateurs are doing with the smokers, grills, and other cooking devices. Hope you find something in here that makes you feel good about your hanging around.Comment
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Sorry to hear, man. I've done a lot of forum hopping, and to me, they cannot hold a candle to this one. AR is way more organized in my opinion, but to each their own. My trial ends today so I guess I'm gonna have to pony-up the cash!Comment
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I think there's one very basic thing the forum could do in order to be more welcoming to new people...
Re-arrange the sections.
Right now you have to scroll past a ton of stuff to get to the main topics.
You have 1) user manual, 2) announce yourself, 3) special deals, 4)book excerpts, 5) sneak preview, 6) The Pitcast, 7) AV stuff, 8) Newsletter archive, 9)cartoons and then 10) Offtopic... ALL of them before the, er, meat of the Pit, the sections were we talk about grills and smokers, accessories, kind of food, etc.
TEN sections of miscellaneous stuff, most of it of no real interest to someone new... before getting to the heart of the Pit. This is just bad information architecture. Put your important stuff first.
Secondarily, redo the menu bar to jump to the key sections. Most of us don't need to have quick access there to the member list, who's online etc. Put those in the footer (or a single dropdown) and have it be:
"Home | Equipment | Accessories | Recipes and Technique |Other (dropdown with the rest or a selection of the rest)"Comment
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