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sun surfer · 11-01-2017, 02:22 AM

Help us select what the MR Literary Club will read in November 2017!

This is the last Time Period category month (of this Time Period cycle at least) that will have a starter vote to choose the time period. There are only two options currently eligible, and after one is chosen this month only one will remain. So, our next Time Period month after this (in May) will use the final option with no starter vote needed.

The category for this month is:

Time Period
1941-1960, as chosen by vote

We will begin with a one-day vote to determine the time period. As soon as the time period is determined nominations will commence. Nominations can be set in and published in any time period, but they should be written during that time period.

The time period vote will close exactly one day from this post; even if the final tally doesn't occur immediately after voting closes, no votes made after that time will count.

Time period votes will be made by post. You will have a number of votes to cast equal to the number of time periods minus one - i.e. ONE. Any extraneous votes per person (past their maximum) won't count. Votes cannot be changed once they are cast.

Once voting is complete, the count will be tallied and a winner declared. If there is a tie, first listed wins by default (i.e. the oldest).

Notes:

-Previously chosen time periods currently ineligible:
1981-2000
1801-1900
1901-1920
1961-1980
1921-1940
BCE-1500

-The period of 2001-Present is its own category (Contemporary) and therefore not eligible for the Time Period poll.

Once the time period is determined:

-Nominations will run for around three days.-

You may offer up to two nominations. All nominees (so long as they are within the category) will move forward to the vote with no need for support from others.

Once nominations are complete, voting will begin and also occur in this thread.

-Voting will then run for four days.-

I will make a post in this thread to open voting. The vote will close exactly four days from that post; even if the final tally doesn't occur immediately after voting closes, no votes made after that time will count.

Votes will be made by post. You will have a number of votes to cast equal to the number of nominees minus one, which will be specified when the vote begins. You may give each nominee one or two (or no) votes. You may vote all at once in one post or vote in separate posts at different times, so long as you have more votes remaining to cast. You may use any number of your possible votes up to the maximum. Any extraneous votes per person (past their maximum or more than two for one nominee) won't count. Votes cannot be changed once they are cast.

Once voting is complete, the count will be tallied and a winner declared. In the event of a tie, there will be a one-day run-off vote, also in this thread. If the run-off also ends in a tie, then the tie will be resolved in favour of the selection that was nominated first.

We hope that you will read the selection with the club and join in the discussion.

What is literature for the purposes of this club? A superior work of lasting merit that enriches the mind. Often it is important, challenging, critically acclaimed. It may be from ancient times to today; it may be from anywhere in the world; it may be obscure or famous, short or long; it may be a story, a novel, a play, a poem, an essay or another written form. If you are unsure if a work would be considered literature, just ask!

The floor is now open!

*

Time period voting closed. Final results-

1501-1800
Votes- 0
1941-1960
Votes- 2

Nominations are closed. Voting is closed. Final results-

Delta Wedding by Eudora Welty, 1946
Post / Goodreads / 320 Pages / Votes- 5
A Legacy by Sybille Bedford, 1956
Post / Goodreads / 360 Pages / Votes- 0
The Go-Between by L.P. Hartley, 1953
Post / Goodreads / 307 Pages / Votes- 1
The Kingdom of This World by Alejo Carpentier, 1949
Post / Goodreads / 183 Pages / Votes- 1

11-01-2017, 02:22 AM	#1
sun surfer languorous autodidact ✦ Posts: 4,235 Karma: 44637926 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: smiling with the rising sun Device: onyx boox poke 2 colour, kindle voyage	Time Period Nominations & Vote • November 2017 Help us select what the MR Literary Club will read in November 2017! This is the last Time Period category month (of this Time Period cycle at least) that will have a starter vote to choose the time period. There are only two options currently eligible, and after one is chosen this month only one will remain. So, our next Time Period month after this (in May) will use the final option with no starter vote needed. The category for this month is: Time Period 1941-1960, as chosen by vote We will begin with a one-day vote to determine the time period. As soon as the time period is determined nominations will commence. Nominations can be set in and published in any time period, but they should be written during that time period. The time period vote will close exactly one day from this post; even if the final tally doesn't occur immediately after voting closes, no votes made after that time will count. Time period votes will be made by post. You will have a number of votes to cast equal to the number of time periods minus one - i.e. ONE. Any extraneous votes per person (past their maximum) won't count. Votes cannot be changed once they are cast. Once voting is complete, the count will be tallied and a winner declared. If there is a tie, first listed wins by default (i.e. the oldest). Notes: -Previously chosen time periods currently ineligible: 1981-2000 1801-1900 1901-1920 1961-1980 1921-1940 BCE-1500 -The period of 2001-Present is its own category (Contemporary) and therefore not eligible for the Time Period poll. Once the time period is determined: -Nominations will run for around three days.- You may offer up to two nominations. All nominees (so long as they are within the category) will move forward to the vote with no need for support from others. Once nominations are complete, voting will begin and also occur in this thread. -Voting will then run for four days.- I will make a post in this thread to open voting. The vote will close exactly four days from that post; even if the final tally doesn't occur immediately after voting closes, no votes made after that time will count. Votes will be made by post. You will have a number of votes to cast equal to the number of nominees minus one, which will be specified when the vote begins. You may give each nominee one or two (or no) votes. You may vote all at once in one post or vote in separate posts at different times, so long as you have more votes remaining to cast. You may use any number of your possible votes up to the maximum. Any extraneous votes per person (past their maximum or more than two for one nominee) won't count. Votes cannot be changed once they are cast. Once voting is complete, the count will be tallied and a winner declared. In the event of a tie, there will be a one-day run-off vote, also in this thread. If the run-off also ends in a tie, then the tie will be resolved in favour of the selection that was nominated first. We hope that you will read the selection with the club and join in the discussion. What is literature for the purposes of this club? A superior work of lasting merit that enriches the mind. Often it is important, challenging, critically acclaimed. It may be from ancient times to today; it may be from anywhere in the world; it may be obscure or famous, short or long; it may be a story, a novel, a play, a poem, an essay or another written form. If you are unsure if a work would be considered literature, just ask! The floor is now open! * Time period voting closed. Final results- 1501-1800 Votes- 0 1941-1960 Votes- 2 Nominations are closed. Voting is closed. Final results- Delta Wedding by Eudora Welty, 1946 Post / Goodreads / 320 Pages / Votes- 5 A Legacy by Sybille Bedford, 1956 Post / Goodreads / 360 Pages / Votes- 0 The Go-Between by L.P. Hartley, 1953 Post / Goodreads / 307 Pages / Votes- 1 The Kingdom of This World by Alejo Carpentier, 1949 Post / Goodreads / 183 Pages / Votes- 1 Last edited by sun surfer; 11-09-2017 at 10:40 AM.