Recipes online...

Majority of the time my recipes NEVER turn out like the posters pic nor have the same outcome. Do they actually prepare these recipes or make them up? I try to read the reviews and then decide if I should make it or not. 80% of the reviews had: major changes... must really not been that good in the first place, or said it was a total flop! Okay...how can it be a total flop when others praised it? My eggs...flour...milk...whatever should be no different than yours. Even on the big sites like Betty Crocker and others I've experienced the same thing. Maybe I should start a web page for sharing recipes just among peeps I know. Some peeps post recipes to FB but don't say if they've actually tried it out (yeah..it looks good in the pic you posted). My Daddy made up a cookbook for his daughters that contained our Mama's best recipes. He made notes on each one reflecting how it tasted and sometimes the occasion we had it....also stated if it was a keeper, but just not to his liking. I'm gonna quit experimenting online and stick to the tried an true recipes from family and friends...otherwise its turning out to be a real waste of my money! Let me know your view on this.