I'm not sure what conclusion to draw from the existence of that mysterious other bookclub. That there was opposition to this one? That buffista bookclubs are doomed in general? That all those other bookclubbers have goatees?

It just feels to me like it might be slightly less tense, if, when a thread failed, we admitted it and closed it.

I bet all the people who were so mortally disturbed by the idea of this thread have forgotten about it.

sluuuuuuuut

You go trolling for those things, don't you.

Some days are just lucky.

I don't think anyone is agitating for its closure either. And although I don't imagine some group of Buffistas seeing the thread as a thorn in their side, I also know some Buffistas opened their own bookclub in lj, right around the time this thread was created. I don't know that it fared any better than this one. It might even be gone now, but it still seemed a little point-y. Not thorny. Just pointy. Something, with a point.

Interesting that it seemed that way to you. That was me who started one. If you're gonna bring it up, go ahead and bring it all up. And if you don't remember that it was me, was it really that Point-y?

They did?

Why is it surprising? If it really is, let me explain that while yes I am a member of this community and I invited other members of this community to be a part of a bookclub experiment on LJ, it was NOT a Buffista bookclub.

I happen to do many things with other people who post on this website, that doesn't make them Buffista things.

I'm not sure what conclusion to draw from the existence of that mysterious other bookclub.

Well then let me clear some of it up. No way do I want to be part of a mystery.

I had no interest in doing a non-threaded discussion. THAT is why I opened one on LJ, I thought the environment there was better suited.

And ftr, I remember very distinctly why I didn't want this thread and didn't want to be a part of it.

Why is it surprising? If it really is, let me explain that while yes I am a member of this community and I invited other members of this community to be a part of a bookclub experiment on LJ, it was NOT a Buffista bookclub.

Less surprise, more "Oh, I didn't know that." Sorry, no ulterior motives here.

Interesting that it seemed that way to you. That was me who started one. If you're gonna bring it up, go ahead and bring it all up. And if you don't remember that it was me, was it really that Point-y?

I don't know what "it all" is, msbelle. It seemed pointy, in that Buffistas were joining an lj bookclub, but didn't try this one out. When this club failed to thrive, it seemed likely to me that the people who didn't think this thread was a good idea, and who had suggested other places to hold the bookclub when it was in the proposal stage, were probably right. That's also why I suggested closing it 6 months ago, or so. It seems to me, if this thread had been the right idea for b.org, it would have thrived. It didn't, or at least, it hasn't.

Thanks for the clarification, msbelle. I'm not sure what non-threaded discussion means, but I'm sorry this thread didn't appeal to you.

I know there were a lot of people who seemed very interested in the concept but NSM the execution. There was some blame put on the book selections not being as appealing to a wide enough group (not that there was anything wrong with the selections, per se.) Someone (libkitty?) had some excellent suggestions back in December or January to shake things up, but it was never followed through.

That being said, before we declare failure, who's up for giving this thread another go? We can spend as much time as we need discussing and consensing on what didn't work before, and finding some alternative approaches before we pick another selection.

It seems to me, if this thread had been the right idea for b.org, it would have thrived. It didn't, or at least, it hasn't.

Maybe I'm just biased here, Cindy, but it just doesn't feel like this thread is wrong for b.org. Since nobody in particular cares if we close it or not, how about we give it another go?

I'm with you, Wolfram, and think we should give it another go. My huge busy stuff is over, so I should actually have some time this fall and winter.