>The discussion subject is chosen by old- fashioned nomination and >voting,
a process that might be difficult on line but which seems to work >out for us
I'm on another list which reads works of 'literature' and full-group reads are
organised on this principle. People submit suggestions in a rather broad way
and then, depending on the feedback, nominate them for group-reading. If there
is at least one seconder for the nomination, they then go on a final voting
list. A date is set for the vote--first two choices, and then points are given
accordingly and a final winner selected by calculating these. There are also
smaller group reads when someone wants to read a particular work and enough
other people are interested to generate discussion.
One thing that has been found important is the clear noting of what is being
discussed (usually some abbreviation) in the message headers, so that those
who aren't interested can skip the thread.
I rather liked the Robin McKinley idea but believe that the new book is so
far only out in hardback?
Lesley
Lesley_Hall@classic.msn.com
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