I think I am misinterpreting your last statement issybird but I want to make sure since that will help me to see where I want to vote if it comes down to that.
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Originally Posted by issybird
The nomination process is valuable and I'd hate to lose it. Even when I don't love the choice, I always discover a book or two among the nominees that looks good to me. Even given it's Sci-Fi month, I've already checked The Girl, the Gold Watch & Everything out of OverDrive.  |
I don't think I have seen a suggestion where the book selections are mandated. At most it was that the categories would be selected with the nomination process each month continuing as-is.
If there is a poll that had the options below in it (from the quotes I posted a couple days ago) and item 5 was selected would that be enough for you to drop out? Or is that enough "community input" for you to be satisfied? What about item 6?
- Vote on individual lists
- Vote on 30 categories, keep top 11 + Second Chance
- Vote on 30 categories, keep top 6 and then get lists of 5 to fill in the rest + Second Chance
- Vote on 6 structured categories (including Second Chance) and have 6 free-for-all months
- Allow WT Sharpe to choose the categories
- Vote for favorite categories but let WT Sharpe choose the final list with the vote as input
I like item 6, as opposed to option 2, because WTSharpe would have some discretion to omit overlapping categories, for example if sci-fi, fantasy, urban fantasy, space opera, and sci-fi/fantasy were all selected, and we would still have a voice in the process. I am concerned about choosing a completely voted on selection from the list of categories because there is the potential for a very lopsided list. I think he should have some discretion to omit some results if that occurs.
Options 3 and 4 could also be modified to allow some discretion in the actual categories selected and would work fine if that happens.