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Originally Posted by DuskyRose
I do think they should just make all shelves private, so no one else can see what they're named. That would have been a lot better than deleting them.
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That would make Goodreads considerably less useful (and fun). Without knowing about member shelvings it becomes quite difficult to know whether a review is worth taking note of or is just that individuals way of reviewing. I read a review which made it seem like the whole point of a book was to insult a (specific but don't ask me which one) religion. A quick look at that persons reviews made it clear that he/she was a one topic individual and so I ignored the review (and the reviewer). Being able to follow the trail like that is important, to me anyway.
If you want a shelf for keeping a record of revolting books and/or authors you want to avoid then simply give it a low-key name. Don't call it "scumbag authors" or anything like that, go for "not for me". After all, we are not going to forget what that shelf is for, are we?
What I hope is that now that Goodreads are enforcing a bit civility on members that they also get a bit stricter at enforcing the rules on authors themselves.