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by Carla » Tue February 15th, 2011, 7:15 pm
[quote=""Vanessa""]I wonder if it would be easier if the book of the month was selected a little earlier than the month before, say two months instead - this would give more time for people to obtain and read the book. Just a thought![/quote]
Good idea. I'd have much more chance if there was a longer period to find and read the book, especially when my reading time is short (as it too often is). Having a longer period might take some of the pressure off the moderators too, maybe? If the book was selected two months in advance, the setting up could maybe be done over the first few days of first month instead of needing to be done on the first of the month.
Someone suggested (I can't find the post, or even the thread, but I'm sure I read it here somewhere) that the person nominating a book could say why they want to read it, or why they like it if they've already read it. That sounds like a good idea to me. A personal recommendation is often way more informative to me than a publisher's blurb, some of which can be rather bland. It doesn't have to be long, a couple of sentences or a paragraph.
Apologies if this is a dumb question, but is there a policy on spoilers? Several times I've wanted to post about something that's puzzled or intrigued me (Why did X do that, it looks out of character? Y has just happened and it's obviously very important but I don't get the significance, what have I missed?), but then haven't said anything in case someone else hasn't got there yet and I wouldn't want to spoil it for them. I personally don't mind spoilers, but I know some people HATE them and I wouldn't want to ruin somebody else's enjoyment. Maybe a few guidelines in a sticky post saying what is and isn't acceptable would be helpful for people who are new to the board or who only have time to join in now and then? Doesn't have to be complicated - if it's a free-for-all, a sticky simply saying "May contain spoilers, enter at your own risk" would be enough to make it clear.