More On Tagging Blends

My previous post on better searching and discovery of blends has generated a good discussion on the possibility of tagging. I thought it deserved its own thread here, so I am moving the discussion of tagging over to this post so we can keep it on its own.
Now, to respond to the comments so far. [...]

Prepping The Database

The switchover to the new code is picking up steam around here, and I am just about ready to test the moving of the data in the database from the old system to the new one. That means that, once the bugs are ironed out of that process, all that will be left is finishing [...]

Ratings vs. Reviews - Cast Your Vote

Given the comments on the recent thread about ratings and reviews, I thought it was only prudent to allow you to decide how we proceed on this issue. I have put up a new poll for you to vote on whether or not we should scrap the rating of tobacco blends entirely or not.
Personally, I [...]

Rating Without Reviewing

Ben writes in to ask:
…how exactly does the scoring system work? Can someone rate a blend by stars without posting a written review?
The answer is a bit complex, but it comes to this: yes and no.
“No” because unfortunately, it doesn’t, at the moment, work that way, for reasons that can only be described as silly. [...]

More Than Just Pipe Tobacco?

From time to time I get requests to add items to the database that are not strictly pipe tobaccos - chewing tobacco, handrolling tobacco, even snuff occasionally. The person who requests them usually has a justification for the addition request along the lines of “I smoke this in my pipe sometimes so it should be [...]