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
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.
re: the book club.
Whatever. Call the thing Bob. I just want to get on with the talking of books.
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.
Wait, weren't there concerns about discouring natter
The consensus was to put it in the thread description, like the one Wolfram just quoted.
although not participating I suggest the name
Bookclub: Discuss it to Death
slug: lengthy discourses and lively debates about one book a month.
I must admit a weakness for "I-I must consult my books", but I suppose we'll get around to using all of the big book quotes eventually.
Random thread title suggestion:
Book Babble
Of course, I'd go with Bob, for that matter. Or almost anything.
The One Book in All the World slug is funny and descriptive. I like it, but I'd leave out "unless/untill we change our minds." If we end up running concurrent books or some such, it can be changed to Two Chosen, or whatever, and still maintain the funny.
So, for slug, I like:
One book in all the world. A Chosen One. Once a month. Come. Read. Discuss.
For description, I think this works and don't feel that we need to talk about not nattering but, whatever:
This thread is a focussed discussion group. Please refer to [link] for the current topic, and upcoming book discussions.
Also? Yay.
Buffista Bookclub: Textual Addiction
