So the actual 2012 threads are starting soon (I started one in 2012 already, but it was for the 2011 selection), and there is one minor thing I want to try out. We seem to have a robust but select membership, and because of that, I was thinking each person receiving four nominations instead of three may be a good healthy thing. So let's try it.
I know, I know, yes, stop the presses, a little tiny change! But though little, it's an important one that might help the nomination process. We'll see.
Also, a little cosmetic change for 2012 - the thread titles will look shorter and a bit different. There's a reason for it. I noticed when you see the most recent thread posted in in this subforum from either the general Reading Recommendations forum or the general Forums homepage, it cuts it off after the first few words. So as is now, every single literary thread looks something like "The MobileRead Literary Book....", so they all look exactly the same! Hopefully shortening it a bit will at least let people see the month.
It will also hopefully make this sub-forum a bit easier to browse with less words in the titles. I considered going balls to the wall with "The MRLC" but will go with the slightly more descriptive "The MR Literary Club". Also, the discussion threads will now be named just for the selection.
That's all!
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Originally Posted by John F
Could we get the first post of the sticky thread, "The MobileRead Literary Book Club Categories and Selections", updated with the general rules (or add another sticky thread).
Things like when do nominations start, the rules for nominations, if voting is blind or not, when does discussion start, ...
Just a suggestion.
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I usually put the basic relevant rules in each thread-starting post, but yes I will eventually get to it and add the general rules to that "Categories and Selections" thread. Thanks for the suggestion!
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Originally Posted by Hamlet53
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Hm, that's pretty similar to the thread I made except for the discussion thread links added in. I may also eventually add those in, though I'm not sure.