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Originally Posted by issybird
I suspect that while the polls may be flatter, the outcome won't be affected materially. There will be no way to know, however.
I don't think the two aspects have been addressed. Voters can be hidden (although I think that's less interesting), but there's still no mechanism for hiding the votes unless I missed something. Tom doesn't want to nor should he be expected to tally votes privately.
In the end, an entirely hidden vote sounds like a lot more effort to me and the fun of it doesn't seem worth the nuisance, nor will it prove anything. IMO, of course.
My suggestion would be to have a poll to see if people really want the voters hidden and take it from there.
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Just to be clear I was not suggesting that we conduct a vote through any sort of private message system. That would be burdening the Grand Muckity-Muck too much, and besides some people have indicated that they would not participate under such a system. I was just suggesting that we give the blind polling a try if and when the forum software can be modified to allow this, and then have a poll to see what is the preferred alternative. I would say just have the poll now, but if the results were what I anticipate the results would be there would be those who would say it was not a fair hearing since the blind polling alternative had never been given a try.
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Originally Posted by sun surfer
I agree with everything except it being "truly blind, a thread locked at inception". To me, part of the fun of the book club is the discussions we have in the threads.
I see it more like many elections - people are free to support who they like and give opinions before and during an election, but actual results are not announced until the election is over.
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That suggestion was just an attempt to make the poll as completely blind as possible.
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Originally Posted by WT Sharpe
The poll is closed. It was a good month for nominations, and there were several on that list that I've added to my To Be Read list, but the winner, with 26.92% of the vote, is The Chinese Maze Murders by Robert van Gulik.
Despite the few naysayers, I think this will be a real treat. I've already started reading it, and I'm really enjoying it. It's fast-paced, intriguing, action-packed, and a chance to immerse ourselves in another time and—for most of us at MobileRead—another culture; told by someone who lived in the country and knows whereof he speaks.
The Chinese Maze Murders Discussion thread will open on September 20th.
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Glad to hear that you are finding it enjoyable. I actually requested the epub for
The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency from the FLP when I nominated that book, and by coincidence received an email this morning that it was available for download. So I will be reading that first while it is available to me. I will be reading
The Chinese Maze Murders before the discussion begins though. Quite out of the norm for me, two Mystery/Crime books in one month.