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eschwartz · 05-18-2015, 10:19 PM

I am trying very hard to see your comparison, but I am afraid I just don't quite get it.

We are voting about our favorite books. In the Reading Recommendations forum.

I think it is reasonable to expect that people who are going there to advocate their Best Of books, would and should interact with people in the process. If I were posting about a book I liked and suggested others should read, I would not demand MobileRead hide my username by that post.

I humbly posit that the entire point of such a poll is in order to share with other people. It is difficult to do that when one is arbitrarily getting all inscrutable.

I believe we should follow the example of the Book Club.

To be honest, I am completely baffled at why anyone would WANT to hide their vote. Why would they even bother to vote anyway, in that case?

05-18-2015, 10:19 PM	#38
eschwartz Ex-Helpdesk Junkie Posts: 19,421 Karma: 85400180 Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: The Beaten Path, USA, Roundworld, This Side of Infinity Device: Kindle Touch fw5.3.7 (Wifi only)	I am trying very hard to see your comparison, but I am afraid I just don't quite get it. We are voting about our favorite books. In the Reading Recommendations forum. I think it is reasonable to expect that people who are going there to advocate their Best Of books, would and should interact with people in the process. If I were posting about a book I liked and suggested others should read, I would not demand MobileRead hide my username by that post. I humbly posit that the entire point of such a poll is in order to share with other people. It is difficult to do that when one is arbitrarily getting all inscrutable. I believe we should follow the example of the Book Club. To be honest, I am completely baffled at why anyone would WANT to hide their vote. Why would they even bother to vote anyway, in that case?