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Originally Posted by issybird
I'm ready myself to move forward on expecting that those who vote will participate in a discussion. The current "vanity contest" (great phrase) isn't conducive to a vibrant club. There's value in discovery, yes, and nominations benefit from broad input, but once we move past that phase the voting should reflect those who will actually participate in the second phase. Lurkers, which I totally understand, also will benefit from an active discussion and droppers-in are entirely delightful as well, too. The book club wouldn't cease to be welcoming or open to all comers, but people could decide in any particular month if they were going to participate as lurkers, nominators in the first phase, droppers-in in the second phase, or totalitarians.  |
Agreed. I'm in favour of keeping all the phases as open as possible, with the sole exception of voting. I don't actually know what mechanisms are possible here for that, but unless there are issues, I'd suggest a simple:
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Please only vote if you're an active participant in the book discussions, or if you now expect to be for this month's ultimate selection, whatever it might be.
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If that doesn't work, we'll have to think about alternatives, but I'm always in favour of the simplest approach when possible.
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Originally Posted by issybird
*I'm also ready to see an end to the wrangling; that's in fact the top of my wishlist. No criticisms of other nominations and while electioneering is fine and fun, it should consist of positive comments about a particular book rather than negative comments about others. A good-humored tone should allow people to get their point across!
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Amen! Up to and including Moderator Action if required. Enough, already! The wrangling and whinging are taking the fun out of the current club and I do NOT want to take that forward into any new club.