07-21-2012, 05:18 PM | #46 |
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I see no reason for hiding names. It's fun to see who voted for what and hiding them would make it seem like who voted for what is some secret suspicious thing.
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07-21-2012, 09:15 PM | #47 |
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I like seeing who votes for what. It's useful info. It helps me identify those with similar tastes to mine, so I know whose recommendations are likely to appeal to me. And if someone decides to vote in line with someone whose judgment he trusts, what's wrong with that?
Anyway, open is open. Two-thirds of the months have closed voting and it's not sporting to try to chip away even more from the minority preference once the deal has been struck. |
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07-22-2012, 09:47 AM | #50 |
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No, so much for voting for what you want instead of voting the lemming way.
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07-22-2012, 01:42 PM | #51 |
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I really think we need multiple choice votes. I would have voted for five or six of the titles this month.
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07-22-2012, 02:22 PM | #52 | |
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Of course, in the run-off vote it would be sensible to vote for only one option. A problem would be that it might well result in too many books making it to the final round with the eventual winner being a minority choice. The present system has the advantage of giving a decisive result and still allowing one to choose a second preference if a first choice doesn't make it through. Last edited by fantasyfan; 07-22-2012 at 03:17 PM. |
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07-22-2012, 05:52 PM | #53 |
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Jon, I was hoping we could go all hidden or all visible for 2013, but I think you've just made the case for continuing the some months hidden/some months visible mix.
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07-22-2012, 08:14 PM | #54 |
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All hidden would be the best way to do it (IMHO). But if we have to go hidden and open, how about staying open for romance and classic and hidden for the rest and remember, come 2013, we can dump one of the classic. I have an idea what to replace the second classic with... free-for-all.
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New here. Has an August book been selected? Looking forward to it. I've been in several book clubs, none lasted for more than a year. Excited to have found something online.
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The August book hasn't been officially selected yet but we're close to that time. This thread we're in now is the "nominations" thread, which is now over, which is followed by a "first vote" thread, which is now also over, which is followed by a "run off" thread between the top two vote-getters, which is where we're at now. You can view (and vote in) the run-off thread here: https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=186132 Later next month, on the 20th, a discussion thread will begin for the winner of this month, and also a new nominations thread will start for next month and begin the process over again. |
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07-27-2012, 11:41 AM | #57 |
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I would like to nominate The Plaza by Guillermo Paxton. When I read his portrayal of drug war-torn Juarez, Mexico, I was deeply moved, especially because it is based on actual events in Juarez.
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07-27-2012, 07:31 PM | #58 |
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The nominations are closed for this month's selection, but that does sound like it would have been a good one.
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07-30-2012, 02:58 PM | #59 |
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"The magician's underwear has just been found in a cardboard suitcase floating in a stagnant pond on the outskirts of Miami." ~Tom Robbins, Another Roadside Attraction
I ask you, how could this not be this month's selection? |
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