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1. If one month had been "European Classics" and the other had been "Non-European Classics", then would that change your mind? Then they would be two different categories. Having two months of classics is the same as having two months of sci-fi/fantasy, or three months of mystery/thriller/horror.
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1a. I don't know. They're both classics. Besides location, what are their differences?
Comparing classics to scifi/fantasy is comparing apples to oranges. Not all Science Fiction (speculative fiction based in science and technology), are Fantasy (fantastical fiction based on magic, the supernatural, the paranormal, and the unreal) and not all Fantasy are Science Fiction (as I pointed out a few posts ago)...they are two different genre's with their own rules. The same goes for Mysteries, Thrillers and Horrors - as a rule I don't read horrors, I'm not a fan of being scared and/or horrified. A mystery isn't always scary or even thrilling; a thriller isn't always a mystery or scary, and sometimes horror is nothing more than horror.
A classic is always a classic.
1b. I
would ask for a change if we had 2 months of science fiction, 2 months of fantasy, 2 months of horror, 2 months of mystery, etc.
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2. If we are as persistent as some have been, then I'm sure others would entertain the idea.
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Maybe. I've already said I'm gamed.
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3. Then we are agreed. We can discuss the matter whenever we like. However, the membership is always changing - another reason against a random vote now, as the membership will be different later. We could vote out a second classic now only to have more people a few months later prefer a second classic. I'm not sure how these things were decided before, but if we are to collectively decide next year's categories or any changes, we should do it all at once closer to the end of this year. And once they are decided, they should be final for the next year. Otherwise, we could have referendum votes every other month.
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So the members change!?! They decide that they want 3 months of classics - we do exactly what we're doing now...discuss it, and hopefully vote on it. Then the members change again and they want 3 months of fantasy..so we discuss it, and we hopefully vote on it. Or we do nothing and the members change anyway, because that is the nature of an open, public forum.
I'll still be asking for 1 month per genre.