wineismylife
Arlington, TX
Master of Wine
Posts:12265
 | | 04/29/2008 5:46 PM |
| Holy Crap! I didn't realize the tasting note buddy even existed. Who are all of these people listing me?  | |
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tanglenet
Oakland, California
Wine Bottler
Posts:3216
| | 04/29/2008 6:12 PM |
| Posted By wineismylife on 04/29/2008 5:46 PM
Holy Crap! I didn't realize the tasting note buddy even existed. Who are all of these people listing me? Fan mail from some flounder? | |
TN posted on Cellartracker
"I drink no more than a sponge." François Rabelais
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GreenDrazi
Atlanta, GA
Grape Puncher
Posts:938
| | 04/29/2008 9:03 PM |
| If I create “favorite tasters,” does this list remove the notes of others?
While another neat feature, I find I enjoy most peoples opinions (to varying degrees) and prefer to use the “Ignore” feature for those precious few.
Now, if we could only get Eric to allow access to the Hall of Shame list (those most “Ignored”). | | | |
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wineismylife
Arlington, TX
Master of Wine
Posts:12265
| | 04/30/2008 10:21 AM |
| | I'm not sure how the Taste Buddy really works. If I flag some people how do I then use it? The only noticable difference I can see is that when I look at the tasting notes for a wine my Tasting Buddies have a little ICON next to their notes. That's about it. | |
Joe
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Pool Boy
Laurl, MD (DC suburb)
Master of Wine
Posts:13711
| | 04/30/2008 1:08 PM |
| | That's a pretty nifty feature. | |
www.roguefood.com -- www.cellartracker.com | |
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Drew
Sammamish, WA
Wine Bottler
Posts:3197
| | 05/01/2008 3:30 AM |
| | You can also go in and look at all of the notes your buddies have made. For example, I added Winetex, reviewed her notes and came to the quick realization that she drinks A LOT :-P | | | |
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Winetex
Austin, Texas
Master of Wine
Posts:10802
| | 05/01/2008 8:00 AM |
| Ya think??   | | | |
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jaimetown
DC area
Wine Labeler
Posts:3504
| | 05/01/2008 11:13 AM |
| Very cool feature - I like how I can see what posters that I used to follow (who no longer post on VC, like otisabdul) are tasting these days.
The ignore user feature is very handy too - some really inane tasters on CT! | | | |
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DukeRiley
McMinnville, OR
Barrel Sampler
Posts:2000
| | 05/01/2008 12:16 PM |
| | I'm relatively new to Cellar Tracker and I love it, although I would agree that some of the TNs are rather inane. | |
Heater Allen Brewing
www.heaterallen.com | |
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Winetex
Austin, Texas
Master of Wine
Posts:10802
| | 05/01/2008 12:28 PM |
| Posted By DukeRiley on 05/01/2008 12:16 PM
I'm relatively new to Cellar Tracker and I love it, although I would agree that some of the TNs are rather inane.
This reminds me of one of my favorite Wino Depot threads, "Moronic Tasting Note". Pretty funny stuff... Here is an interesting one on a 2002 Burgundy: "Tasted by XXX on 9/1/2006: Pre dinner drink with the wife and Rica.
Nose
of sweet cherries reflected on the palate. Good balance. I asked Rica
what she smelled and she replied, "It's like when your first girlfriend
invites you to her room and shows you her jewellery box. That's the
smell." Er............ How's that again? Japanese women are kjnky" | | | |
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Drew
Sammamish, WA
Wine Bottler
Posts:3197
| | 05/01/2008 12:39 PM |
| | AHAHAHAHHAHAAHA. Talk about a burgundy with a little funk. Jason would be proud :-D | | | |
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jaimetown
DC area
Wine Labeler
Posts:3504
| | 05/01/2008 12:46 PM |
| I know that guy... starts all his tasting notes with "dinner at home with the wife" LOL
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Pool Boy
Laurl, MD (DC suburb)
Master of Wine
Posts:13711
| | 05/02/2008 8:07 AM |
| It'd be great to have people list their TN 'buddies' lists and also their Ignore lists here. It'd be helpful to be able to find/remember some of the other folks I've forgotten/lost over the years due to the ebbs and flows of the internet.
I'll start. I am not ignoring anyone presently. Below is my TN Buddies list so far --
AlexRed, babnik, Bressler, Dave Mci, davidn, dinwiddie, futronic, jaimetown, JohnnyB, jpschust, otisabdul, SacredCow, Seanr7, shaferguy91, tanglenet, travelrep, Vino Me, wineismylife, Winetex | |
www.roguefood.com -- www.cellartracker.com | |
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Pool Boy
Laurl, MD (DC suburb)
Master of Wine
Posts:13711
| | 05/02/2008 8:21 AM |
| | Actually I just added Dr. Tannin and scottj to the mix. | |
www.roguefood.com -- www.cellartracker.com | |
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Winetex
Austin, Texas
Master of Wine
Posts:10802
| | 05/02/2008 8:35 AM |
| It shouldn't be a popularity contest (not at all directed at you Pool Boy). I'm still adding but I've found that there are people that I probably won't star because they don't write a lot of TNs on the type of wines that I like. Though no doubt a useful tool.
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Pool Boy
Laurl, MD (DC suburb)
Master of Wine
Posts:13711
| | 05/02/2008 11:26 AM |
| | Not intended to make it a popularity contest at all. Ideally, I'll start with a long(er) list and eventually shrink it down to the folks who drink stuff I like but also drink stuff I want to try to get more in to. | |
www.roguefood.com -- www.cellartracker.com | |
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tanglenet
Oakland, California
Wine Bottler
Posts:3216
| | 05/02/2008 11:44 PM |
| Posted By Pool Boy on 05/02/2008 11:26 AM
Not intended to make it a popularity contest at all. Ideally, I'll start with a long(er) list and eventually shrink it down to the folks who drink stuff I like but also drink stuff I want to try to get more in to.
Pool Boy, I agree with you in regards to a popularity contest: there is a little bit of that. However, I decided not to limit my buddies to just "tasters" but to add real "buddies". I enjoy several posters here who I've never met like you, and several that I have met at offlines. I find that if I add them, I can see what they're drinking as well as their thoughts. It's easy to add the same names who keep popping up who drink the same wines that are in my inventory. But, I find that it's more interesting to see the wines that I'm not drinking and to get ideas about those from people who I see posting day to day.
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TN posted on Cellartracker
"I drink no more than a sponge." François Rabelais
www.tanglenet.com | |
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Pool Boy
Laurl, MD (DC suburb)
Master of Wine
Posts:13711
| | 05/05/2008 9:17 AM |
| Posted By tanglenet on 05/02/2008 11:44 PM Posted By Pool Boy on 05/02/2008 11:26 AM
Not intended to make it a popularity contest at all. Ideally, I'll start with a long(er) list and eventually shrink it down to the folks who drink stuff I like but also drink stuff I want to try to get more in to.
Pool Boy, I agree with you in regards to a popularity contest: there is a little bit of that. However, I decided not to limit my buddies to just "tasters" but to add real "buddies". I enjoy several posters here who I've never met like you, and several that I have met at offlines. I find that if I add them, I can see what they're drinking as well as their thoughts. It's easy to add the same names who keep popping up who drink the same wines that are in my inventory. But, I find that it's more interesting to see the wines that I'm not drinking and to get ideas about those from people who I see posting day to day.
I view the 'buddies' function on Cellartracker much as I view 'Friends' and 'Family' functions over on Flickr -- it's a great way to stay in touch with a variety of folks -- through pictures. Except of Cellartracker, it is the same only you see things through Cabernet (or Riesling, or Sangiovese, etc) glasses.
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www.roguefood.com -- www.cellartracker.com | |
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Mimik2
Grape Picker
Posts:5
| | 05/20/2008 12:48 AM |
| Thanks Tanglenet for the Cellartracker nod on TNs. I also hope to meet you one day.
Post #1-yippee!!
I hope the emoticons are better on this site than WS's.
(ps I still haven't found them.) | | | |
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Winetex
Austin, Texas
Master of Wine
Posts:10802
| | 07/22/2008 9:31 AM |
| Has anyone noticed a slowdown on CellarTracker these days? FYI I did a bunch of tests with various browsers and found that the Ad Blocker in Firefox sometimes fights with the Google ads on CT. Even though you don't see those as a member there are still processes running in the background on CT when you query the database (entering wine, consuming wine, etc. etc.). Try turning your Ad Blocker off and hit CT a few times and it seems to work it out then turn your Ad Blocker back on.
I've posted with Eric a few times that I was seeing slowdowns as much as 20-30 seconds to load and display a query but everything looks fine from the CT end. The suggestion above is one of the only things that I've found that works.
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