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Originally Posted by John F
In the end, IMO, participation should be the goal (actually reading and discussing the book), not on some distribution curve of poll results.
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That's why I like the open poll. There's a much greater likelihood of selecting a book that's appealing to a large group. With closed voting, you can get a selection of interest to only a tiny plurality (especially if the nominees include more than one book of appeal to a larger subset).