user5974: This site being dedicated to alcohol, it seems natural that we would attract bartenders to engage in the community. I believe that bartenders would produce questions frequently and along lines of thought that enthusiasts have not considered, due to constant exposure to product. It seems to me that the current community is made mostly of enthusiasts. I'd like to discuss this and define the scope of questions allowed that are specifically geared toward bartenders or bar managers.
Ex: Spotting fake ID's, are bartending licenses (different from liquor license) required, treating  phytophotodermatitis (citrus burn common amongst bartenders), organizing the backbar, tips for bartenders moving overseas to acclimate to different bar cultures.
While these questions may not be specifically related to alcohol itself, they are certainly part of the culture. People getting into the industry have these questions at some point in their careers and they will end up in our arms when they search for the answers, giving us a huge benefit of an advanced user base if they stick around.

user187: Our scope page says:

Topics include, but are not limited to:

Specific beers, wines, liquors, ciders, or other alcoholic drinks
Breweries, wineries, and distilleries
Alcohol & production history
Styles & ingredients
Cultural and geographic questions specifically related to alcohol

If your question is not specifically on-topic for Beer, Wine & Spirits Stack Exchange, it may be on topic for another Stack Exchange site. If no site currently exists that will accept your question, you may commit to or propose a new site at Area 51, the place where new Stack Exchange communities are democratically created.

So it would be quite a scope change.
Personally, I think checking ID etc has nothing to do with the core of the site, so this feels like it would be off topic, but I would imagine there are many bartending questions which would fit in the "Culture" portion of our scope.

user43: Bartending questions that are specific to the drinks aspect -- organizing the backbar, techniques for making attractive cocktails quickly, choosing the right glassware for a particular drink, improvising a cocktail based on a vague request, and so on -- seem to be on-topic to me.
Bartending questions that are more about the business side -- like spotting fake IDs or complying with local licensing laws -- seem more nebulous to me.  We would need to expand the scope description.  That's certainly possible, but there should be visible community support for it.
There's no reason we have to do it all at once, though.  If you've got bartending questions that are more toward the drinks end of that space, please ask them!  One of the purposes of the beta stage for a site is to, together, see what works and what doesn't.

5974: <p>This site being dedicated to alcohol, it seems natural that we would attract bartenders to engage in the community. I believe that bartenders would produce questions frequently and along lines of thought that enthusiasts have not considered, due to constant exposure to product. It seems to me that the current community is made mostly of enthusiasts. I'd like to discuss this and define the scope of questions allowed that are specifically geared toward bartenders or bar managers.</p>

<p>Ex: Spotting fake ID's, are bartending licenses (different from liquor license) required, treating  phytophotodermatitis (citrus burn common amongst bartenders), organizing the backbar, tips for bartenders moving overseas to acclimate to different bar cultures.</p>

<p>While these questions may not be specifically related to alcohol itself, they are certainly part of the culture. People getting into the industry have these questions at some point in their careers and they will end up in our arms when they search for the answers, giving us a huge benefit of an advanced user base if they stick around.</p>
 187: <p>Our <a href="https://alcohol.stackexchange.com/help/on-topic">scope page</a> says:</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>Topics include, but are not limited to:</p>
  
  <ul>
  <li>Specific beers, wines, liquors, ciders, or other alcoholic drinks</li>
  <li>Breweries, wineries, and distilleries</li>
  <li>Alcohol &amp; production history</li>
  <li>Styles &amp; ingredients</li>
  <li>Cultural and geographic questions specifically related to alcohol</li>
  </ul>
  
  <p>If your question is not specifically on-topic for Beer, Wine &amp; Spirits Stack Exchange, it may be on topic for another Stack Exchange site. If no site currently exists that will accept your question, you may commit to or propose a new site at Area 51, the place where new Stack Exchange communities are democratically created.</p>
</blockquote>

<p>So it would be quite a scope change.</p>

<p>Personally, I think checking ID etc has nothing to do with the core of the site, so this feels like it would be off topic, but I would imagine there are many bartending questions which would fit in the "Culture" portion of our scope.</p>
 43: <p>Bartending questions that are specific to the <em>drinks</em> aspect -- organizing the backbar, techniques for making attractive cocktails quickly, choosing the right glassware for a particular drink, improvising a cocktail based on a vague request, and so on -- seem to be on-topic to me.</p>

<p>Bartending questions that are more about the business side -- like spotting fake IDs or complying with local licensing laws -- seem more nebulous to me.  We would need to expand the scope description.  That's certainly possible, but there should be visible community support for it.</p>

<p>There's no reason we have to do it all at once, though.  If you've got bartending questions that are more toward the drinks end of that space, please ask them!  One of the purposes of the beta stage for a site is to, together, see what works and what doesn't.</p>
