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Old 07-27-2015, 03:06 PM   #167
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What is our status on this? Are we going to keep the current categories for 2016 or look at updating them? We are over half way through the year now but we still have time to change things if we want to.

Here are some pertinent posts I found while refreshing my memory:
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Originally Posted by WT Sharpe View Post
Perhaps we should post a poll on what selection process we should use.

* Vote on individual lists.
* Vote on 30 categories and keep the 11 most popular.
* A hybrid approach: Vote on 30 categories, keep the 6 most popular, then have members draw up lists of the 5 remaining categories and vote on them.
* Let me dictate the categories (Dazrin and sun surfer suggested this).
* Other....
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Then another consideration for the poll on the method could be "Vote on your favorite categories, then let Tom (me) make the final decision."

As for being ready for "vitriolic abuse", I've had a lifetime of preparation, if that's the way the vote goes.

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Originally Posted by John F View Post
If one of the goals is to get more members, how about a thread in the Reading Recommendations section asking what people would like in a book club?
A most excellent suggestion. Would you mind starting it?
Did I miss that thread?
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Originally Posted by WT Sharpe View Post
I like that idea. 6 structured categories (including January's Second Chance) interspersed with 6 Free-For-All months. It might be less risky than a total and complete break with the past.
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Thanks to everyone who has participated and continues to participate in this thread. When I get back home I'll gather everything together and perhaps run a poll or two to see where we go from here. Some very good suggestions have been put forward.
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And reading thru the thread, this struck me as completely hilarious.
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Given the choice between mystery and thriller, I'd prefer mystery the vast majority of the time, but I'm not totally against combining the two categories so that thriller aficionados can have a chance to nominate their favorites as well. The best option, though is to have one month devoted to ranch in my opinion.
So instead of Mystery/Thriller we get Western.
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