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Can someone explain why the thread is being downvoted? Past threads have consistently gotten 30-40 comments, and polls were pretty unanimous that we wanted to do this every month. I was surprised at that result, but it is what it is.
I've seen some unexpected (based on the last year or so of reading here) manifestations of apparent groupthink in LW voting in the last few months. Someone with access to server logs might want to check for sockpuppet voting patterns.
I suggest that "Non-Fiction Books" and "Fiction Books" be given each their own individual subthreads directly under each month's thread (in short that you needn't have a "Books" parent comment connecting the two). There's no need for them to share a parent. It makes the comments look a tiny bit more cluttered than they need to be.
This is a good point. I'll try to remember to do this next month.
People shouldn't be downvoted for the fact that they like something and recommend it in this thread, but that doesn't argue for suspending any other downvoting reasons.
Well that's why it says avoid not "don't". :-P
Seriously though, what do you think better wording would be?
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Please avoid downvoting recommendations just because you don't personally like the recommended material; remember that liking is a two-place word. If you can point out a specific flaw in a person's recommendation, consider posting a comment to that effect.
Edited. Thanks.
It's worth noting media is consumed in different modes. I am constantly watching BSG or buffy or stargate as I'm coding because there are these alternating phases of concentration and boring repetition so it's nice to have something I can glance at and appreciate something from. This is very different from watching for entertainment like game of thrones or justified.
Where should I put hard-to-define web 2.0 stuff? For example suggestion driven, reader-input-driven webcomics, or collaborative writing games.
I'd say put it in "Other Media" with an explanation of the medium.