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06-24-2011, 07:15 AM | #62 |
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06-24-2011, 09:14 AM | #63 |
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06-24-2011, 12:57 PM | #64 |
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06-24-2011, 03:48 PM | #65 |
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07-26-2011, 12:50 AM | #66 |
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A question has come up in the August vote thread about if past choices from the general book club should be allowed.
For regular voting months, I see no need for any rule, as if a choice gets enough support to win then I don't see why it would matter if it was selected for the other book club before, though I'd say members should feel free to mention if it was a previous selection as a reason for others to possibly not vote for it, should they choose to do so. However, for the Lottery months, where one member chooses the selection, things become hazier. Should they be allowed to choose a work that has been chosen as the general book club's selection since it's a separate club? If not, then should there be a cut-off point, such as it can't have been a general book club selection in the past year or two, or should it have never been a selection? Since many of us are members of both, I'd lean towards at least not allowing anything chosen by the other book club within the last year for Lottery months, and possibly longer. What say you? Last edited by sun surfer; 07-26-2011 at 12:57 AM. |
07-26-2011, 03:03 AM | #67 |
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The question about choosing a work that has been chosen as the general book club's selection is well founded.
I think that one year is an adequate quarantine. I observe that out of the 28 different posters on this thread, 7 joined MR before July 2009, that is 2 years ago (25%). If you want to be surer of not repeating the choice in front of the same group of members, you can choose a 2 years period. That would leave out only one member. |
07-26-2011, 07:17 AM | #68 |
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Two years sounds like a sufficient buffer period to me. That is eliminate any books actually selected by the other club as the book of the month during the previous two years. Given some of the categories of the other club I can't think we are talking about eliminating many books from consideration.
As far as the other question that came up, or maybe it really didn't? I say stick with the procedure first outlined. A person is selected at random. This person selects one book. There is an essentially an up or down vote on this book to answer only the question is it literary? Yes, the book is selected. No go to plan B. I am looking forward to A Passage to India. I've never read it, but did read The Jewel in the Crown last year and I am interested in another author's perspective on the same place and period. |
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I do feel that since a book was already read for either book club that it should not be allowed a second time regardless of how long it's been.
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It seems two years is looking like the consensus.
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However, if the person has a few choices they like and want everyone else's opinions on which to choose, I don't see the harm in putting them to a poll if that's what the winner wants and if they're all considered literature and confirmed first. It would be a legit vote though, so the winner of the poll would be our monthly selection regardless. I see that as a much better alternative to the winner discussing options in the thread before making a decision (although if the winner wanted to do that, it'd be their prerogative). I'm open to what everyone thinks about the possibility of a winner deciding to do a winner-selected poll on lottery months. I could go either way on it. I don't see any harm in the option (one person deciding the options for the rest of us to vote on could be fun), but I do see the possibility of the process becoming more confusing, since each option would need confirmed first. |
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07-26-2011, 01:18 PM | #72 |
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I think the only wrinkle I'd like to add is that once a person has been book-picker, s/he is out of the running unless/until everyone has had a crack at it.
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In any case you are the boss, and you choose whatever you like. It is not a big deal. Thank you for the nice way you are running this. |
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