NEW Non-Fiction Book Selection Process - Please Participate!
Posted: Tue Jul 13, 2010 10:23 am
In an effort to figure out the best way to pick great books that will generate lots of discussion several people have suggested to try a new approach. Suzanne and some other members thought maybe we should try to first decide on a topic before we even take book suggestions. So let's give this a shot and see how it works for us.
To start with don't worry about when the reading period will start or stop. Tune out everything else other than what topics would be fun to read and discuss.
PLEASE say more than a few words. And don't suggest actual books here. TOPICS only.
You don't have to write a novel here, but give us some info about what you want to discuss. If your suggestion is "the history of American Indians" include a sentence or two about why you like this topic. Don't just say "American Indians."
Over the years I have learned a bit about who will or will not participate in the discussions. The people that just say "American Indians" are almost always hit-n-run members that won't add much to the discussion even if we ultimately read and discuss a book on their chosen topic. We're an actual discussion forum so let's discuss topics in this thread.
We're also tossing around the idea of giving more weight to different peoples suggestions. Certain members have proven themselves as being extremely active and involved. Other members have demonstrated that no matter how they vote they won't add much to the discussion. We should be placing more weight with the people that put the most effort into the entire process of book selection and discussion. How exactly we do this is yet undetermined.
Please now add your comments on the topics you think would be great for discussion
To start with don't worry about when the reading period will start or stop. Tune out everything else other than what topics would be fun to read and discuss.
PLEASE say more than a few words. And don't suggest actual books here. TOPICS only.
You don't have to write a novel here, but give us some info about what you want to discuss. If your suggestion is "the history of American Indians" include a sentence or two about why you like this topic. Don't just say "American Indians."
Over the years I have learned a bit about who will or will not participate in the discussions. The people that just say "American Indians" are almost always hit-n-run members that won't add much to the discussion even if we ultimately read and discuss a book on their chosen topic. We're an actual discussion forum so let's discuss topics in this thread.
We're also tossing around the idea of giving more weight to different peoples suggestions. Certain members have proven themselves as being extremely active and involved. Other members have demonstrated that no matter how they vote they won't add much to the discussion. We should be placing more weight with the people that put the most effort into the entire process of book selection and discussion. How exactly we do this is yet undetermined.
Please now add your comments on the topics you think would be great for discussion