Keep the BBC's recipe archive on line

[ffutures]

The BBC has been talking about taking down its huge archive of recipes from cooking programs etc, there's a petition I've joined that might interest others:

https://www.change.org/p/bbc-save-the-bbc-s-recipe-archive

Comments

[gonzo21.livejournal.com]

I don't understand why taking this database offline is going to save money. Surely the only costs involved are the hosting costs? And for a corporation like the BBC, I'd have imagined their cost to host stuff on the internet was negligable in the big picture.

[heather mccrillis (from livejournal.com)]

I'm confused about why no one there has thought of selling cookbooks with the most popular recipes to help fund some of the cost of the archives.

[twinfair.livejournal.com]

I have been puzzled with the outcry over the recipes. They are a nice thing to have but there are good alternatives as well (and it seems they are now going to transfer a lot to their Good Food site so maybe a victory for the petition). I am certain the BBC announced this to get a reaction so they can go to the government and say stop meddling with us.

My concern is this bit:

"Local news indexes for more than 40 geographical areas in England will also cease to exist.

But the BBC will continue to offer a rolling Local Live service. The BBC's Travel website is also facing the axe."

I think the rolling news is more a live update which I hate as it often doesn't work and it runs like a dog on my old PC. I am not sure what the "News Index" is but if it is local headlines that you can set on the BBC website, I will miss that a lot and think that should be the concentration of complaints. BBC Travel is also a very good site as well although there are alternatives (the AA or RAC for example).