SOME NOTES ON HANDOFFS:
In this example bread we're in, the person who baked is still the baker--bc if he wanted to step down, he would say so in the dough post or soon after. Sometimes, a baker will announce they are hanging out until @200 (and then either go ghost or continue as baker).
You might wonder: why would a baker ask for handoff and then continue? Well, sometimes they prefer to handoff but are willing to continue if no one else can bake. Other times, they are happy to bake but know there are other bakers around who might like to bake, as well, espec. during early evening. Also, they want to encourage new bakers to step up. So they'll offer to handoff to anyone who would like to bake. Often, the oldfag baker will hang out as a "backup."
Seeking bakers:
In QR, where breads are fast, baker will often "advertise" for a replacement in the previous bred.
Sometimes at the start of that bred like this:
Can bake one bred
Can bake one maybe two
Can bake bred then IRL
Or in the middle of bread (often listed at bottom of a Notables update):
Baker seeking handoff NB
If urgent:
Baker must leave handoff NB or ghost
Lurking bakers, plz step up
Bakers will try to help if they can, sometimes they'll check in even if they can't bake right away.
Can bake next bred
Gotcha fren, see ya at the dough post
It's rare, but sometimes bakers will request relief mid- or late-bread. Grabbing a bread at the end is not easy, but if it's needed, someone will usually volunteer (assuming it's at a time when there are one or more lurking bakers, e.g. day or evening).
Typical handoff:
On duty baker:
Baker seeking handoff
Lurking baker:
Can bake, ready for handoff?
Departing baker:
Handoff confirmed
Have a good bake!
Ghost Bakes in QR:
Because Q posts in QR, Ghost bakes are strongly discouraged there, except late at night. Still, they happen bc of the baker shortage. ("Late at night" means somewhere between maybe 2am-6:30am ET.)
Key thing is to MAKE SURE that bakers clearly sign in and out--and indicate when a bread is ghosted, e.g.:
Baker must leave, ghost bake in 5
Anons, plz step up.
if no response:
Baking departing the kitchen
Ghost Bake in effect
Baker who later picks up a Ghost:
Baker assuming responsibility
Ghost Bake cancelled (or whatever)
or
Baker entering the kitchen
Anons, please post notables
Remember: always tag (at minimum) the dough post. I also tag previous requests for bakers, pastebin changes, etc. As a general rule, you can never tag too much.