Who's really going to come and join us because of a book club? Is that really the sort of thing you break into an established community for?
I don't think you need to go to arcane lengths to hide it.
Every nightmare I have that doesn't revolve around academic failure or public nudity is about that thing. In fact, once I dreamt that it attacked me while I was late for a test and naked.
Willow ,'The Killer In Me'
Bureaucracy 3: Oh, so now you want to be part of the SOLUTION?
A thread to discuss naming threads, board policy, new thread suggestions, and anything else that has to do with board administration and maintenance. Guaranteed to include lively debate and polls. Natter discouraged, but not deleted.
Current Stompy Feet: ita, Jon B, DXMachina, P.M. Marcontell, Liese S., amych
§ ita § - Jul 13, 2004 4:54:30 am PDT #1712 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Jon B. - Jul 13, 2004 4:54:48 am PDT #1713 of 10001
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
So in theory, the main page/message center slugs and thread titles/names are Google-able, and then anything in the thread (including thread description) should not be? Is that so (or at least how it should be), Jon?
Yes.
If we don't want this thread to be a draw (because of resource concerns), then maybe we should avoid the terms book club and reading group.
Are we really worried that this will happen? t edit or what ita said.
tommyrot - Jul 13, 2004 4:59:04 am PDT #1714 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Topic!Cindy - Jul 13, 2004 5:04:20 am PDT #1715 of 10001
What is even happening?
Okay. Thanks ita and Jon.
If it is not an issue/that said, do those suggestions go to arcane lengths? I am still hesitant to get specific, until we know how we're going to work the thing.
§ ita § - Jul 13, 2004 5:07:23 am PDT #1716 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
It's a book club. Call it a book club. We get hits for specific things, most all of them related to fandom. Even if people are looking for a book club, there'll be pages of appropriate hits before they'd get to us.
-t - Jul 13, 2004 5:07:43 am PDT #1717 of 10001
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
I love Cindy's slug, whether coyness is necessary or not.
Wolfram - Jul 13, 2004 5:47:20 am PDT #1718 of 10001
Visilurking
Wolfram, are you around? Did you have anything in mind?
Just got here. I'm thrilled the thread vote carried, but I really have nothing in mind as far as thread titles and slugs. (Although I am partial to The Hellmouth.) Like P-C, I really like "Isn't the point of computers to replace books?"
Hec had a description suggestion in the voting thread which we can play with:
This thread is a focussed discussion group. Please refer to [link] for the current topic, and upcoming book discussions. While natter will inevitably happen, we encourage you to treat this like a virtual book club and try to keep your posts in that spirit.
Connie Neil - Jul 13, 2004 6:16:03 am PDT #1719 of 10001
brillig
re: the book club.
Whatever. Call the thing Bob. I just want to get on with the talking of books.
Topic!Cindy - Jul 13, 2004 6:20:18 am PDT #1720 of 10001
What is even happening?
That's a good description, Wolfram. How about the slug? The title/name? Any preferences?
eta...
Wait, weren't there concerns about discouraging natter (since we only do that in the right hand threads, and the FAQ says natter will happen)? Was Hec's suggestion suggested to quell those concerns, or did it raise them? I've lost track.
Daisy Jane - Jul 13, 2004 6:30:51 am PDT #1721 of 10001
"This bar smells like kerosene and stripper tears."
Whatever. Call the thing Bob. I just want to get on with the talking of books.
connie beat me to it.