LIVE Baking Seminar

7/16/2020

We in here

Welcome To LIVE Baking Classes in the Q Research Utility Kitchen

We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal; that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights; that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.

We are the bakers who provide the breads for those anons who post Qresearch's open-sourced information, reasoned argument, and dank memes. We do battle in the sphere of baking ideas and baking ideas only. We neither need nor condone the use of force in our work here.

=VINCIT OMNIA VERITAS=

=SEMPER FIDELIS=

=WWG1WGA=

INTRO TO BAKING

Qresearch is a 24/7 beehive of activity where anons post their diggs, memes and prayers.

For this to happen requires ''bakers''–which is why they have been called "the core of this board."

Bakers perform several key functions:

* Set the tone for each bread via their choice of bread title and /comms/ with posters.

* Post notables for each bread.

* Bake breads (transition the board from one thread to the next).

* Knead the dough (keeping the resource pages clean, tidy, and up-to-date).

When all goes well, baking is a fun & exciting opportunity to serve. When things get wonky and shills attack–bakers carry on anyway.

Shadilay, fellow bakers!

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General Announcements

* Baking Class in /comms/ every Thursday @7pm ET: practice baking, Q&A, all are welcome

* Baking class plan (so any baker can teach) >>11969, https://pastebin.com/gqfunWCR

* How to bake a baking seminar dough >>14289

* Too many threads problem - bakers be(a)ware >>15895

* Qbin links qanonbin.com, www2qanonbin.com

Past Class links & archives

>>6125 #1, >>6368 #2, >>6885 #3, >>7185 #4 , >>7568 #5, >>8274 #6, >>8872 #7, >>9320 #8, >>9787 #9, >>10510 #10, >>11086 #11, #12 >>11733, #13 >>13041, #14 >>13590, #15 >>14290, #16 >>14873, #17 >>15341, #18 >>15918, #19 >>16885, #20 >>17719, #21 >>18289

Archives: Classes #1 - #20: >>18934

Step-by-Step Baking Instructions

>>17783 STEP 0 - Preparation

>>17797 STEP 1 - Find the Current Dough

>>17803 STEP 2 - Copy the Current Dough

>>17807 STEP 3 - Paste The Dough Into Text Editor ( >>17810 dough in Q-bin)

>>17815 STEP 3a - Trim The Notables Section

>>17822 STEP 3b - Make space for your New Notables

>>17831 STEP 4 - Create A New Thread

>>17837 STEP 5 - Enter Thread Info And Post Thread

>>17845 STEP 6 - Enter the Rest of the Dough

>>17863 STEP 7 - Make A New Pastebin & Make The Dough Post ( >>17868, >>17871, >>17875 Q-bin updates)

>>17876 STEP 8 - Post Your New Thread Link

Baking Overview & Extras

>>17777 Overview

>>17884 Linking between Boards

>>17894 Timing

>>14523 Baker's Tools Lite

>>16963 NEW: How to Bake When Q Posts >>16994, >>17015, >>17032, >>17037

E-BAKE Instructions

>>9252, >>10776

Dough Revision

Page 1 - Baking Seminar Intro & Step-by-Step Baking Instructions

Page 2 - Baking Resources

Page 3 - Baking FAQs in 3 posts

Old pages 2 & 3 can be found HERE:

>>14291 Q & A - Baking Seminars #1 - #14

>>14293 Baker Tips, Tricks & Traps #1 - #14

BAKING RESOURCES

Baker's grab bag

* Baker's Tools app (Version 0.7.2) Baker Tools v0.7.2: >>9584, >>9597, >>9601 https://pastebin.com/L1p6iRzZ

* Baker's Tools Lite (stripped down, good for baking) >>14523, https://pastebin.com/pUVCTeCG

* Try Atom as a text editor for Macs >>6925, >>6934, >>7055, >>7070

* Meme-making app kek.gg >>8771

* Crazy Bakes: wonky board, lags, baking from Index, "flood detected", dup breads >>9960

* How's your mouse for baking? >>10617

* Font used for baking school slides >>10642, https://www.dafontfree.net/find.php?q=impact

* Quik Pic bake instructions >>7549

* Original baking video >>7076 (shows how to make room for new notables)

* Overcoming paywalls >>10844

* Pastebin.com problems & alternatives >>11645, >>11609, >>11619, >>11620, >>11627, >>11640

* How to Control-F on androids & IOS devices >>13566, >>13567

* How to do a keyword search when /qresearch/ is down >>13696

* Past bread archive for /qresearch/: https://qanon.news/Archives

Dealing with notables

* Note-taking roles: baker, note collector, helper anon, posters >>14921

* Ten Baker Tips for Notables >>8177

* Bakers on what they look for in notables >>8351, >>8315, >>8698

* Muh Collector "how to" on notables >>9006, >>9009

* Anon tips for better notables >>>/qrb/41937, https://pastebin.com/yq7wQyvn

* Long notables; Asking anons to state main point >>13633, >>8237

* Asking anons to state the main point

* Advanced Google searching protocols https://pastebin.com/raw/JuK0xUDb

Free image/video screenshots, download, production tools

* Image screenshots PrtSc/snipping tool + MS-Paint https://youtu.be/KvXxCE1gxOE

* 8kun video limits (~16mg) >>8760

* Bandicam Screen Recorder >>8759, >>8762 (also: OBS, Kdenlive, Audacity)

* YouTube & Twitter (downloads plus cutting scenes from YT) >>14306

* Video downloaders: >>14237, https://www.downloadhelper.net/ ; Firefox/Opera: - https://technologyto.com/extractor.html

* VLC Player >>8714, >>8715, >>8766

* Windows Movie Maker for Win 10 >>8712

* NVidia cards (can screen-capture vids) >>8785

* Forensically (forensics magnifier) https://29a.ch/photo-forensics/#forensic-magnifier

* ShotCut NLE (open source cross platform video editor) https://shotcut.org/

* MFFmpeg (decodes & plays any format) https://ffmpeg.org/

* Natron (cross-platform video compositor) https://natrongithub.github.io/

* Handbrake (good for transcoding) https://handbrake.fr/

* GIMP & GMIC (image editing) http://gmic.eu/gimp.shtml

* Invidio (copies YT vids, restricted or not, no ads or signup) >>8792

* NEW: Avidemux.org, VideoSmaller.Com (apps for making large files smaller) >>18286

Baker tips IRL

>>8829 Baker's Tips - Read me first

>>6331 #01 - Ghosting a bred

>>6331 #02 - Baker changes

>>6378 #03 - TOR baking

>>6651 #04 - Defeating shills with facts & humor

>>7339 #05 - Announce you're baking (#11 too)

>>6892 #06 - Baking/note-taking protocols

>>7181 #07 - Use RED TEXT and BOLD in handoffs

>>7363 #08 - Try to notice when a cat is baking

>>13038 #09 - Respecting other bakers' notables

>>8174 #10 - Make sure to copypasta the whole page

>>8803 #11 - Announce you're taking responsibility

>>8822 #12 - Embed baker changes to provide more info

>>8824 #13 - Watch out for unknown bakers bearing gifts

>>8825 #14 - Use named pastebins to defeat shill complaints

>>8826 #15 - Responding to shills trying to suck up baker's time

>>8827 #16 - Be aware of muh joos bakers

>>8828 #17 - All bakers screw up

>>10445 #18 - Just do it--bake!

>>9590 #19 - Don't be afraid to bake

>>10789 #20 - Post notes early so changes can be made

>>10791 #21 - No /comms/ creates misunderstandings

>>10792 #22 - Defeat shills with humor

>>14835 #23 - Keep notables [from different bakers] separate

>>14836 #24 - Make sure to ask for Handoff Confirmed

>>14801 #25 - Don't fuck with the wrong baker [take a look - funny]

>>15894 #26 - Ignore end-of-bread antics

Baker stories & discussions

>>10114 How shills attack bakers--an example ("baker saves notables for his twats")

>>10787 LIVE example of picking up a mid-bread bake

>>10710 Why do you bake? >>10729, >>10731, >>10732, >>10744

>>14837 Forensic baking (Mini-study: who's been messing with the dough??)

>>14114 Editing PB notables, ok or not? Baker discussion >>14227, >>14248, >>14265

>>14943 What notables draw your interest and why, baker? >>14947, >>14968, >>14975, >>14983

>>15908 HOW-TO notables (Class #16) w/baker comments >>15032

>>17219, >>17235, >>17241, >>17242, >>17245 Bakers on ghosting

>>17353, >>17362 Baker shows how to update dough on a phone (<< first two posts, dialog continues....)

Baking FAQs

Version 1.6

For step-by-step baking instructions, see page one of current baking seminar dough; baking section of /qresearch/ dough will also have a link. Link to Class #15: 14290

TWO MOST IMPORTANT FAQs:

1. There is no baking mistake that can't be fixed. 2. Never panic, never tap.

Generally

What hardware/software is needed in order to bake?

Laptop or desktop (phonefagging hard for newbies & tablets lack power). The bigger the screen, the better. Text editor like Notepad++ (for PCs) or Atom (for Macs).

What other skills are good for a baker?

Patience, persistence, high tolerance for criticism, ability to say no to shills. Good enough typing to more or less keep up the pace.

What shift is good for a new baker?

A slow shift like late night to early morning (also, Q seldom posts then). If you take a faster shift, just tell anons you're new and you'll get support.

Bakers Tools

This is an independent tool that anyone can use, but you don't need it to bake.

Baking in TOR

TOR doesn't allow images but does allow embedded YT vids; use for General (Iwo Jima) image. There's usually a TOR vid in "Baking" section of the /qresearch/ dough.

Don't change previous baker's notables

Possible exceptions: bad links, spelling errors, when they give specific permission.

Baking everyday vs every so often

Whether you can bake a little or a lot, help is always welcome in the kitchen.

How to reduce baking stress

Practice first, develop routines, be prepared, stay calm, don't fixate on mistakes.

The Dough

The dough = first 4-5 posts/pages in each bread. Each post in one document separated by /////BREAK\\\ markers.

Organization

post 1 - Q posts, post 2 - Notables, post 3 - War Room, post 4 - QPosts Archives. Notables page can be broken into two pages on the fly if notable buns are long (even tho there's no BREAK marker).

Dough problems & change requests

New bakers sometimes inherit a funny-looking dough or are asked by anons to make dough changes. If you're not sure what to do, say so and defer to next baker. Often, bakers in the thread will jump in to help.

Practice Baking

You can practice bake in /comms/, established in 2018 by BO Rusty. After getting down the basic steps, try shadow baking (following a real bake to get the timing down).

Green text

In /comms/ practice bakes using Q Research doughs, links don't work and text is green.

Q&A & getting feedback

Practice bakers can ask q's by posting in the baking seminar thread or baker's Meta thread in /comms/.

Pastebin.com

What is pastebin.com?

An app/site that stores the dough so bakers can transfer it to next baker.

Do I need an account to use pastebin.com?

No, anyone can use it as a GUEST. You can also (optionally) add a pastebin name to identify your acct to anons.

How to make a new pastebin

Copy entire dough from text editor, upload to pastebin.com, select New Paste, paste in dough, select Create New Paste at bottom. See step-by-step instructions for more.

Notables

How to tell what is notable?

A few ideas: look for anon noms, Q decodes, POTUS tweets/retweets, planefag/boatfag reports, relevant news items (for breaking news, check qresear.ch to avoid dups).

Usually, memes are not notabled. Unsauced tweets & articles must be sauced first (quality matters).

How to format notables list?

Formats vary, but best to use bold orred text. Examples: 'Early notables', 'Notables @200', 'Notables #11956 @300'. ''Always link to dough post if ghosting after posting''.

How often do you post notables?

Often enough to give anons multiple chances to have their say about notable selection, some ideas:

* 200, 400, 600 (plus a FINAL) or * 250, 500, Last Call around 640 (plus a FINAL).

If you take the bake late: Post notes as soon as you catch up or by @600 at the latest (so anons know you're still there).

Max number of breads in Previously Collected Notables?

4 - 5 lines. To make room, just delete the bottom line(s).

Timing Issues

What do I do after accepting the handoff?

Most bakers start by finding/copying pastebin (check Dough post first); prepping Create a Thread; and doing a quick dough check to make sure everything is ok. Then start collecting notables. Later, bakers will need to check bread title (update?), check notables page (more room needed?), and transfer notables from text editor to dough.

When to post a final notables list?

Depends on bread speed but usually around 680 - 710.

How to keep up with notables during fast breads?

Depends how fast. When Q posts, priority is on grabbing Q drops, not notes. During fast non-Q breads, focus on skimming off the 'cream' and leaving the rest. Always try to include noms but only if they're high quality (from anons not shills). Practice makes perfect.

How long does a New Thread take to show up after I select Create a Thread?

30 - 60 seconds unless there's a severe lag. If lag is bad, let anons know and ask them to wait for new thread.

Handoffs & Baker Comms

Good /comms/ are critical for well-baked breads, so need to be clear & easy to find.

Showing baker or note-taker changes

Easy to forget but useful to showing who's responsible for which notables. Insert "baker change" or "note-taker" at the point when the change occurs when recording notables.

Handoffs: call-and-response protocol

Baker announces he seeks handoff; available baker(s) announce they can bake; baker usually takes the first in line.

Example: B1:baker seeks handoff', B2:can bake, B1:handoff confirmed?, B2:confirmed, bread is mine

When shill activity is high, baker may be asked to produce a recent pastebin or other proof that he's legit.

Ghost bake protocols - ALWAYS TAG THE DOUGH POST!

When baker can't get a replacement, he may have to ghost the bread (leave it bakerless).

Example: B1:baker seeks handoff; will ghost @100, [no response], B1:baker leaving the kitchenghost bake

When another baker picks up the ghost:baker assuming responsibility.

Don't forget to TAG THE DOUGH POST so bakers arriving after @600 will know there's a baker (avoids dup bakes).

When there is more than one baker per bread

Two things to note:

1. Ordering of notables (can be more or less "top to bottom" or "bottom to top"): Either use the same order as first baker or change his to match yours; try not to mix them.

2. Use "baker change" to separate your work from first baker's. Don't treat first baker's notables like suggestions, respect them as if they are PB notables.

Making Reports and Global Reports

To report to BO/BVs, find little triangle on upper left of each post, select it, then use menu.

Use Report to ask BO to make bread changes that bakers can't make, e.g. changing a wrong bread number. You may need to do it more than once (or twice).

Use Global Reports for child porn (CP) or other illegal material. Someone is on-duty 24 hours.

Duplicate bakes

Use Report to ask for moldy bread to be locked and provide a link to 'good' bread.

Baking

See step-by-step instructions on page 1 of class dough. E-BAKE steps are there too.

To bake each page….

Divide bread into 4 posts by looking for /////BREAK\\\ markers. (For two-page notables, do it on-the-fly for page 2).

How to bake when the Catalog is down?

Use the Index (8kun.top/qresearch/index.html). You can Create a Thread there. Afterwards, locate your new thread this way: go past the pinned threads and the old thread; the new one is usually right after it. To "enter" that thread, click on the OP post number. (Allow at least 30 secs for new thread to appear.)

Baking Error Messages

Body too long

Happens when there are too many characters per post (maybe 5000) or too many lines (maybe 200). This seems to vary but gives you an idea).

Flood detected

Happens if you already posted same exact text (most common–if so, add a space somewhere). Can also happen during DDOS or when too many anons post at once.

Server took too long

Usual server response for /qresearch/ bakes (95% of bakes). Solution: WAIT AT LEAST 30-60 secs, then check the Catalog (should post despite the message).

Can be confusing for first-time bakers because this lag doesn't happen in /comms/.

SEE ALSO Crazy bakes >>9960

Common Mistakes

Don't be afraid to make mistakes - all bakers make 'em (get used to it newbies!). Easy-to-make mistakes:

* Incomplete copypasta (not grabbing ALL the dough when baking for each post, so that top or bottom isn't there)

* Screwing up content or formatting for bread title (use Report to have BO/BVs correct).

* Not tagging the dough post in comms like handoffs, picking up a ghost bake or posting notes in a ghost bake

* Forgetting to use BOLD andred textfor handoffs, Notables posts, and other important comms

* Confusing "Create a Thread" in the Catalog with "Post a Reply" within a bread. (Avoid this by putting Create a Thread tab far away from tab with current bread.)

* Accidentally pressing Create a Thread before end of bread

(Solution: report premature thread to BO/BVs, post a link back to real bread, post an alert & apology to anons, then forget it & return to bake).

* Dough errors (Solution: generate new dough & post pastebin link in the bread. First-time bakers: just leave a message for next baker on the problem.)

Q Bakes & Other Fast Breads

Generally: When Q posts, drop everything and get to bottom of bread to pick up Q drops and put them in the dough. Pick up notes from there if you can. Bake EARLY - @630 is not uncommon.

Formatting Q drops & LINES

Check existing Q drops to see formatting; copy-pasta the LINES, don't try to do them yourself.

Cap for baker

Anons will usually post them for you. Search with F3 on the link or 'cap for baker'.

POTUS rally breads

These can be pretty speedy; bake early so anons have a place to post rally comments.

Dealing with Shills

Shills want a bread full of squabbling anons so that anons withdraw and good digs are overlooked. Just the presence of a baker deters them.

SEE ALSO "How To Quickly Spot A Clown" (last line of page 1 in /qr/ dough).

Telling anons from shills

Baker: "you can tell when a reasonable accommodation does not mollify." Posters who kvetch no matter what are shills, not anons.

Responding to shill tactics

Shills always test bakers, pressuring them on notables, dough changes, etc. If being reasonable does not work (see above), make a decision and stand firm with it.

Common shill tactics for screwing with bakers

Purposely leaving out dates on moldy notables; nomming a list of notables at end of bred; nomming hard-to-evaluate Q decodes w/no main point or title; including no sauce or crap sauce; burying bad stuff in the middle of a post (muh joos, etc), moaning about pb notables/asking for changes.

Anons do some of these things too but shills are more obvious about it.

Ways to respond when you're sure it's a shill:

* Generic shilling/spam: Generally ignore.

* When shills demand something: Respond calmly, with humor and facts, try funny memes to diffuse an attack (Left still can't meme).

Memes also tend to end the conversation. See Baker Tips for examples of how to outlaugh a shill.

* For a personal attack targeting you: If it's major, don't take that shit, fight back, it's war. Make the shill POS sorry he ever took you on with a powerful and meticulously documented, fact-based counterattack. Screencap the evidence. Remember, revenge is a dish best served cold.

Dough:

https://qanonbin.com/paste/2XsstObJK

Welcome to new & old bakers/note collectors. Also interested anon lurqers.

TONITE: Step by step baking plus how to verify baker id during handoffs (from Newsbaker).

Teach may have some additional things up his sleeve, kek.

Compiled the New Baker 'Tells' from last class

See >>19691 in #22 for current version.

Organized into 2 categories with ways to fix each problem, would like ideas/feedback plz.

>>20149

Re bakers not supporting other bakers, new and old

Spend about 20 hours looking at breads and collecting posts. Necessary to satisfy myself about the things you said. It wasn't just my actions but those of other bakers in the situations described. Ended up with six or seven caps with detailed info.

Seemed like serious stuff that deserved a definite response. First, to know if there was anything i would say or do differently having looked twice. Second, to see whether there seemed to be some general problem for bakers a group.

After two days of work, my answer was NO to both questions. Except for the usual minor misunderstandings/miscomms, did not find anything other than

(for oldfag baker), baker rough-housing/banter which had a "happy - and rather funny - ending" and (for newfag baker) a careful and considerate giving of baking feedback/info by more than one party over a two-day period. Two overriding motives again and again: (a) to support baker and (b) to generate a clean dough.

Not gonna post the caps. Have no wish to put colleagues who work their butts off every day under a highly public microscope in real time. Just not worth it. Will only say that what I saw on the whole was bakers giving feedback that was situationally appropriate. Ditto for anons. Even the 'roughest' remarks were not really unkind; and strong statements in one post were often tempered by something lighter in succeeding posts, even apologies when needed. If anything, this exercise strengthened my conviction that this kitchen is essentially solid. Not comp'd, crazy, or careless.

Was gonna wait and think about what to post a little longer. But i need to address one issue specifically: the idea that i said baker "fucked up" - coz direct quotes imply that i literally said "fucked up." The attached cap shows what i said. Bare-bones description of the correction needed and how the situation came about. Did that on purpose, in the interests of keeping things impersonal.

Re "keeping an eye" on the situation

Said "will monitor." Was to an anon who sent a post which raised concerns–in same bread as cap. Anon had given feedback several times. Why not implemented, he asked? Well, IDK. How to say the right thing on a board where everything is public? All one can do is try.

There are now many resources for bakers new and old. But it's up newfags to use 'em and for oldfags to keep up with kitchen changes. That's just common sense. In the end, "he who bakes is responsible for the bread he bakes." my 2cents.

If there are q's, i'll answer. Other than that, i consider this matter over and done with.

-out

>>20350

From caps:

Good to see that new baker is baking, was practicing yesterday & getting baker feedback.

Looks like he switched ip's after confirming (green to orange)

This is caused note-taker (brown) not to know whether it was the same anon who originally took the bake.

So new baker says's he'll confirm again - which he does.

It's getting to @500 so note-taker prompts him to post notables.

Later, new baker bakes early (prolly not used to slo graveyard pace). Apologizes.

= = = =

Your point?

>"Same Baker, Same Old"

this is new baker

>shill is just a shill

there's no shill

I

>>20353

Congrats baker. Saw your work, you did well.

>Previous notes upside down

Bakers take notes in both directions. If you pick up a ghost bake, you can continue same or switch if there's time. Each to his own.

We all make messes. Mistakes are an everything thing, even for experienced bakers. ty for baking!

>>20360

*everyday

(makes my point tho!)

Baker verification mini-seminar

>>19874 Why do bakers verify who they are handing off to?

>>19890 What are some ways that bakers have kept a work history and used it to verify their handoffs so far?

What do these verification methods have in common?

>>19914 Example verification using pastebin

>>19934 Example of an incorrect/invalid verification using pastebin

>>19953, >>19990 Is this a valid verification by itself?

>>20026 Verification using qanonbin.com

>>20037 Human or "inexact" methods of verification

>>20047 Bun of verification discussion

Dough Revision

Page 1 - Baking Seminar Intro & Step-by-Step Baking Instructions

Page 2 - Baking Resources

Page 3 - Baking FAQs in 3 posts

Old pages 2 & 3 can be found HERE:

>>14291 Q & A - Baking Seminars #1 - #14

>>14293 Baker Tips, Tricks & Traps #1 - #14

Baking FAQs

Generally

What hardware/software is needed in order to bake?

Laptop or desktop (phonefagging hard for newbies & tablets lack power). The bigger the screen, the better. Text editor like Notepad++ (for PCs) or Atom (for Macs).

What other skills are good for a baker?

Patience, persistence, high tolerance for criticism, ability to say no to shills. Good enough typing to more or less keep up the pace.

What shift is good for a new baker?

A slow shift like late night to early morning (also, Q seldom posts then). If you take a faster shift, just tell anons you're new and you'll get support.

Bakers Tools

This is an independent tool that anyone can use, but you don't need it to bake.

Baking in TOR

TOR doesn't allow images but does allow embedded YT vids; use for General (Iwo Jima) image. There's usually a TOR vid in "Baking" section of the /qresearch/ dough.

Don't change previous baker's notables

Possible exceptions: bad links, spelling errors, when they give specific permission.

Baking everyday vs every so often

Whether you can bake a little or a lot, help is always welcome in the kitchen.

How to reduce baking stress

Practice first, develop routines, be prepared, stay calm, don't fixate on mistakes.

Baking FAQs

The Dough

The dough = first 4-5 posts/pages in each bread. Each post in one document separated by /////BREAK\\\ markers.

Organization

post 1 - Q posts, post 2 - Notables, post 3 - War Room, post 4 - QPosts Archives. Notables page can be broken into two pages on the fly if notable buns are long (even tho there's no BREAK marker).

Dough problems & change requests

New bakers sometimes inherit a funny-looking dough or are asked by anons to make dough changes. If you're not sure what to do, say so and defer to next baker. Often, bakers in the thread will jump in to help.

Practice Baking

You can practice bake in /comms/, established in 2018 by BO Rusty. After getting down the basic steps, try shadow baking (following a real bake to get the timing down).

Green text

In /comms/ practice bakes using Q Research doughs, links don't work and text is green.

Q&A & getting feedback

Practice bakers can ask q's by posting in the baking seminar thread or baker's Meta thread in /comms/.

Pastebin.com

What is pastebin.com?

An app/site that stores the dough so bakers can transfer it to next baker.

Do I need an account to use pastebin.com?

No, anyone can use it as a GUEST. You can also (optionally) add a pastebin name to identify your acct to anons.

How to make a new pastebin

Copy entire dough from text editor, upload to pastebin.com, select New Paste, paste in dough, select Create New Paste at bottom. See step-by-step instructions for more.

Baking FAQs

Notables

How to tell what is notable?

A few ideas: look for anon noms, Q decodes, POTUS tweets/retweets, planefag/boatfag reports, relevant news items (for breaking news, check qresear.ch to avoid dups).

Usually, memes are not notabled. Unsauced tweets & articles must be sauced first (quality matters).

How to format notables list?

Formats vary, but best to use bold orred text. Examples: 'Early notables', 'Notables @200', 'Notables #11956 @300'. ''Always link to dough post if ghosting after posting''.

How often do you post notables?

Often enough to give anons multiple chances to have their say about notable selection, some ideas:

* 200, 400, 600 (plus a FINAL) or * 250, 500, Last Call around 640 (plus a FINAL).

If you take the bake late: Post notes as soon as you catch up or by @600 at the latest (so anons know you're still there).

Max number of breads in Previously Collected Notables?

4 - 5 lines. To make room, just delete the bottom line(s).

Timing Issues

What do I do after accepting the handoff?

Most bakers start by finding/copying pastebin (check Dough post first); prepping Create a Thread; and doing a quick dough check to make sure everything is ok. Then start collecting notables. Later, bakers will need to check bread title (update?), check notables page (more room needed?), and transfer notables from text editor to dough.

When to post a final notables list?

Depends on bread speed but usually around 680 - 710.

How to keep up with notables during fast breads?

Depends how fast. When Q posts, priority is on grabbing Q drops, not notes. During fast non-Q breads, focus on skimming off the 'cream' and leaving the rest. Always try to include noms but only if they're high quality (from anons not shills). Practice makes perfect.

How long does a New Thread take to show up after I select Create a Thread?

30 - 60 seconds unless there's a severe lag. If lag is bad, let anons know and ask them to wait for new thread.

Baking FAQs

_Handoffs & Baker Comms__

Good /comms/ are critical for well-baked breads, so need to be clear & easy to find.

Showing baker or note-taker changes

Easy to forget but useful to showing who's responsible for which notables. Insert "baker change" or "note-taker" at the point when the change occurs when recording notables.

Handoffs: call-and-response protocol

Baker announces he seeks handoff; available baker(s) announce they can bake; baker usually takes the first in line.

Example: B1:baker seeks handoff', B2:can bake, B1:handoff confirmed?, B2:confirmed, bread is mine

When shill activity is high, baker may be asked to produce a recent pastebin or other proof that he's legit.

Ghost bake protocols - ALWAYS TAG THE DOUGH POST!

When baker can't get a replacement, he may have to ghost the bread (leave it bakerless).

Example: B1:baker seeks handoff; will ghost @100, [no response], B1:baker leaving the kitchenghost bake

When another baker picks up the ghost:baker assuming responsibility.

Don't forget to TAG THE DOUGH POST so bakers arriving after @600 will know there's a baker (avoids dup bakes).

When there is more than one baker per bread

Two things to note:

1. Ordering of notables (can be more or less "top to bottom" or "bottom to top"): Either use the same order as first baker or change his to match yours; try not to mix them.

2. Use "baker change" to separate your work from first baker's. Don't treat first baker's notables like suggestions, respect them as if they are PB notables.

Baking FAQs

Making Reports and Global Reports

To report to BO/BVs, find little triangle on upper left of each post, select it, then use menu.

Use Report to ask BO to make bread changes that bakers can't make, e.g. changing a wrong bread number. You may need to do it more than once (or twice).

Use Global Reports for child porn (CP) or other illegal material. Someone is on-duty 24 hours.

Duplicate bakes

Use Report to ask for moldy bread to be locked and provide a link to 'good' bread.

Baking

See step-by-step instructions on page 1 of class dough. E-BAKE steps are there too.

To bake each page….

Divide bread into 4 posts by looking for /////BREAK\\\ markers. (For two-page notables, do it on-the-fly for page 2).

How to bake when the Catalog is down?

Use the Index (8kun.top/qresearch/index.html). You can Create a Thread there. Afterwards, locate your new thread this way: go past the pinned threads and the old thread; the new one is usually right after it. To "enter" that thread, click on the OP post number. (Allow at least 30 secs for new thread to appear.)

Baking Error Messages

Body too long

Happens when there are too many characters per post (maybe 5000) or too many lines (maybe 200). This seems to vary but gives you an idea).

Flood detected

Happens if you already posted same exact text (most common–if so, add a space somewhere). Can also happen during DDOS or when too many anons post at once.

Server took too long

Usual server response for /qresearch/ bakes (95% of bakes). Solution: WAIT AT LEAST 30-60 secs, then check the Catalog (should post despite the message).

Can be confusing for first-time bakers because this lag doesn't happen in /comms/.

SEE ALSO Crazy bakes >>9960

Baking FAQs

_Common Mistakes__

Don't be afraid to make mistakes - all bakers make 'em (get used to it newbies!). Easy-to-make mistakes:

* Incomplete copypasta (not grabbing ALL the dough when baking for each post, so that top or bottom isn't there)

* Screwing up content or formatting for bread title (use Report to have BO/BVs correct).

* Not tagging the dough post in comms like handoffs, picking up a ghost bake or posting notes in a ghost bake

* Forgetting to use BOLD andred textfor handoffs, Notables posts, and other important comms

* Confusing "Create a Thread" in the Catalog with "Post a Reply" within a bread. (Avoid this by putting Create a Thread tab far away from tab with current bread.)

* Accidentally pressing Create a Thread before end of bread

(Solution: report premature thread to BO/BVs, post a link back to real bread, post an alert & apology to anons, then forget it & return to bake).

* Dough errors (Solution: generate new dough & post pastebin link in the bread. First-time bakers: just leave a message for next baker on the problem.)

Q Bakes & Other Fast Breads

Generally: When Q posts, drop everything and get to bottom of bread to pick up Q drops and put them in the dough. Pick up notes from there if you can. Bake EARLY - @630 is not uncommon.

Formatting Q drops & LINES

Check existing Q drops to see formatting; copy-pasta the LINES, don't try to do them yourself.

Cap for baker

Anons will usually post them for you. Search with F3 on the link or 'cap for baker'.

POTUS rally breads

These can be pretty speedy; bake early so anons have a place to post rally comments.

Dealing with Shills

Shills want a bread full of squabbling anons so that anons withdraw and good digs are overlooked. Just the presence of a baker deters them.

SEE ALSO "How To Quickly Spot A Clown" (last line of page 1 in /qr/ dough).

Telling anons from shills

Baker: "you can tell when a reasonable accommodation does not mollify." Posters who kvetch no matter what are shills, not anons.

Responding to shill tactics

Shills always test bakers, pressuring them on notables, dough changes, etc. If being reasonable does not work (see above), make a decision and stand firm with it.

Common shill tactics for screwing with bakers

Purposely leaving out dates on moldy notables; nomming a list of notables at end of bred; nomming hard-to-evaluate Q decodes w/no main point or title; including no sauce or crap sauce; burying bad stuff in the middle of a post (muh joos, etc), moaning about pb notables/asking for changes.

Anons do some of these things too but shills are more obvious about it.

Ways to respond when you're sure it's a shill:

* Generic shilling/spam: Generally ignore.

* When shills demand something: Respond calmly, with humor and facts, try funny memes to diffuse an attack (Left still can't meme).

Memes also tend to end the conversation. See Baker Tips for examples of how to outlaugh a shill.

* For a personal attack targeting you: If it's major, don't take that shit, fight back, it's war. Make the shill POS sorry he ever took you on with a powerful and meticulously documented, fact-based counterattack. Screencap the evidence. Remember, revenge is a dish best served cold.