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We open it up, we talks the talk, we votes, we shuts it down. This thread is to free up Bureaucracy for daily details as we hammer out the Big Issues towards a vote. Open only when a proposal has been made and seconded according to Buffista policy (Which we voted on!). If this thread is closed, hie thee to Bureaucracy instead!
I don't usually post in Literary, but I love to read and I think I would really enjoy a thread like this. One question - how far in advance would the books to be discussed be listed? I'm thinking that, at least for me, it would be very helpful to know several weeks or even a few months in advance so I'd have time to read.
Also, I like Jon's (I think) idea of having the thread automatically close if there's not support to keep it open.
Sure. Since we are so good at closing threads that have small yet vocal groups that hold them near and dear.
I don't suppose folks would hold the thread near and dear if it wasn't working. And if it is working then its doing its job. I think folks are pretty willing to do this on a "let's see" basis.
I don't suppose folks would hold the thread near and dear if it wasn't working
The idea of five people holding it near and dear and everyone else thinking it's not working isn't outrageous.
Threads build sub-communities. That makes them sticky.
One question - how far in advance would the books to be discussed be listed? I'm thinking that, at least for me, it would be very helpful to know several weeks or even a few months in advance so I'd have time to read.
I'm right there with you in needing plenty of lead time. I'd expect that we'll try and accomodate as many people as possible.
The idea of five people holding it near and dear and everyone else thinking it's not working isn't outrageous.
I'd even say it's likely.
My sense has been that with each new thread, we further fragment the discussion. I don't like that.
My sense has been that with each new thread, we further fragment the discussion. I don't like that.
But we're also being told that existing threads no longer serve the needs of some people. So how do we fix that?
What could be inserted (and I am just throwing the idea out there -- I have no strong opinion one way or another) is that the thread would automatically be closed unless it were reapproved with a vote of confidence after 6 months or a year.
If it would help allay concerns of this thread becoming a drain on resources, or a fragmented subcommunity, or any other kind of community albatross, I'm willing to include this exact provision in the ballot, provided there be another limited discussion period before the vote of confidence. I feel that basically this thread will either work or it won't, and in 6 months it will be clear whether we have liftoff or not.
It's not clear to me that a Book Club thread would solve the problems brought up in Literary.
It's not clear to me that a Book Club thread would solve the problems brought up in Literary.
It won't and it's not meant to.
It's not clear to me that a Book Club thread would solve the problems brought up in Literary.
Do you mean the anti-intellectual ones? I don't get the impression it's designed to be the Literary Panacea Thread.
Some people figure it will solve theirs, though.