Why knowing your bakers is useful

A few breds ago, an unknown baker offered relief to on-duty baker. Baker needed some time for IRL and said yes. Bread went faster than expected. When Baker returned, he realized it would be better to let second baker bake; said he'd bake the next bread.

What he didn't know: baker never posted after the relief offer. Never posted notables.Somehow, anons didn't notice, even at the end of bread. Eventually, when no new bread appeared, two ebakes appeared.

No blame here. But does show two things:

1. it's good to track what's going on in every bread.

Not just bakers, but anons. If no notables appear by 400, ask for them. If they don't appear, there's still time for sometimes to take on the bake.

1. It's good for bakers to know with whom they are dealing.

Daily bakers do know – all six to eight bakers have baker icons, nick-names and/or pastebin id's. Still hard to use at times because bakers often get criticized for using them.

But baker names facilitate good /comms/, especially since @fastjack put an end to BV baker checks, which were very helpful. Nobody else can do those checks on IP hashes, so baker names are the only viable alternative (not as good but still useful).

Just my two cents worth.

>>8457229

>>8457264

>>8457127

Hey baker frens

Check out >>8457467

Recently noticed two shill bakes, one from Freddy

and one earlier tonight by some unknown baker who just walked off the bread after saying he'd man the bread until regular baker returned.

>>8457508

>posting pastebins at handoffs

sounds plausible in theory, but it did not work last Spring and i don't think it will work now.

Why?

Because it seems like a really obvious security measure rather that a friendly greeting among a group that needs to trust one another. I did it but instinctively didn't like it. Was glad when it stop happening. Same with some kind of formal numbering system or tripcode.

>>8457568

don't need a pastebin acct, nickname or icon are fine.

would never force bakers to use those either - just want bakers to be able to use them without getting a lecture on famefagging.

Many of which i think come from shills.

>>8457591

i would be happy to id myself on handoffs (although sometimes use icons to do it for me)

Icons are more subtle

but would be nice to be able to say wo/censure,

"BalmyBaker here, can bake.''

>>8457616

well if no notes by 500, probably good to inquire

even slow-moving bakers should be good to go by then

>>8457641

>all are shills

(all who criticize bakers for names)

maybe so, but some "spot" bakers don't use names and sort of disapprove of those who do

But spot bakers have that luxury –

they don't have to ensure coverage all day long

Daily bakers tend to want to do that, to plan ahead, and to let other bakers know if they can't cover their shift

>>8457644

>something something the am bakerflaggot big bun lover

that a baker name?

wow

>>8457667

we do recognize one another very often

but some bakers have similar styles and icons

(and more than one icon, kek)

i got everything–and yes, it's for protection

protects for me and the board, imo

mostly anons honor icons

if not, they get called out by other anons

but if it were a problem, could always just go with nicknames or pastebins

tbh, i think identifiable pastebins are really good

lets anons see who baked the bread, why not?

(not for new bakers maybe but those who are established)

>>8457696

>dough were half as long

doesn't matter

baking is complex, notables require discernment, the unexpected can happen

>>8457709

>The only thing a baker needs to do each bread is change the title, maintain notables, and post the dough

yep - that's all the baker needs to do.

Sorry but LMAO

so simple even a caveman can do it!

wonder why we've had the same regular crew since June.

Just offered a new baker a REALLY easy bake opportunity late last night with complete baker bu including the ability to revise pastebin if bake wasn't perfect. He about shit a brick. Wonder why…..

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>>8457759

you know, same guys have been here a while, thru thick and thin

don't think a caste system is likely

we already DO use baker names, etc

just make it as obscure as possible

to avoid accusations of bakers union etc

General Flynn has a name

Does it stop him from being honorable and service-oriented?

Anonymity is for security and to keep the focus on the work, imo. Nothing more

No special honor to be anon

Can become a point of reverse pride

Better: just don't care either way

do what ever helps to further the work.

o7

>>8457805

>buy an island

ha-ha-ha

>>8457821

>discussing id'ing bakers

did the discussion here on purpose

good to talk about some of the stuff in the open imo

we are all involved in these issues of bread security, keeping "eyes on" when notables don't appear, noticing when Freddy is baking.

Whe bakers are here, anons sometimes rely on them to to do this but we all need to be involved, all one family.

o7