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Originally Posted by CRussel
I'm not aware of what the Lit club uses, but I have liked the way we've done the MR club nominations. (Three nominations to make it to the vote, three tickets for each member to nominate with.)
For voting, I honestly think we need a bit more responsibility connected to voting. As it has been, we sometimes have the voting distorted by those who don't ever participate, and that has, in some cases, led to selections to which the participants don't feel connected. Which, in turn, leads to reduced participation. The club can't survive without discussion -- otherwise it's simply a vanity contest to see what book gets the most votes this month.
How we get to where we only have active participants voting, however, I'm actually not sure, but I honestly believe we need some way to limit voting to those who are active members.
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Right now, the only qualifying statement in the Voting thread lead-off post is "You may cast a vote for each book that appeals to you"
I think that explains the "drive-by" voting. Someone who hasn't followed along with the discussion threads doesn't know there's any commitment at all expected of them with a vote. Not even reading the book voted for, let alone coming back for the discussion.
I always thought the vote was intended to choose which book was most likely to pull in the most readers/discussion participants. I say make it clear that a vote is a commitment to read and discuss the book(s) voted for. Making it into a commitment to discuss whatever book is choosen feels like too much to ask for.