1thorold
The polls are now closed
Results as of Monday 14 December 1200 GMT:
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After a lively discussion in the planning thread, we've ended up with quite a list of possible topics (https://www.librarything.com/topic/326147). That means it is time to vote. Thanks to all who made suggestions!
Let's see where voting takes us...
There are 15 proposed topics below. The theme titles are indicative: the people who moderate the themes will decide how it makes sense to interpret them, but the Reading Globally tradition is not to stick to a narrow interpretation of any topic.
You can vote "yes" or "no" or "undecided". If you change your mind, you can change your vote.
You do not need to vote on all topics, but doing so certainly helps make the decision more of a group choice.
In principle, we will choose the four topics that get the most votes to be quarterly themes.
This isn't a presidential election, no lives depend on it: if the vote gives an unclear situation, e.g. a near-tie or topics that have substantial overlap, we can discuss further or even have a second round, so please vote honestly, not tactically!
Voting will be open for a week, i.e. until the morning of Monday, 14 December (GMT). There will be a message on the Reading Globally Message Board before it closes.
If you have comments, please post them on the planning thread, not here, but feel free to post here to say "I've voted" to keep the thread high up in the list for the next week.
Results as of Monday 14 December 1200 GMT:
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After a lively discussion in the planning thread, we've ended up with quite a list of possible topics (https://www.librarything.com/topic/326147). That means it is time to vote. Thanks to all who made suggestions!
Let's see where voting takes us...
There are 15 proposed topics below. The theme titles are indicative: the people who moderate the themes will decide how it makes sense to interpret them, but the Reading Globally tradition is not to stick to a narrow interpretation of any topic.
You can vote "yes" or "no" or "undecided". If you change your mind, you can change your vote.
You do not need to vote on all topics, but doing so certainly helps make the decision more of a group choice.
In principle, we will choose the four topics that get the most votes to be quarterly themes.
This isn't a presidential election, no lives depend on it: if the vote gives an unclear situation, e.g. a near-tie or topics that have substantial overlap, we can discuss further or even have a second round, so please vote honestly, not tactically!
Voting will be open for a week, i.e. until the morning of Monday, 14 December (GMT). There will be a message on the Reading Globally Message Board before it closes.
If you have comments, please post them on the planning thread, not here, but feel free to post here to say "I've voted" to keep the thread high up in the list for the next week.
2thorold
Vote: Do you want to read — Writing from small countries?
Current tally: Yes 9, No 4, Undecided 3
3thorold
Vote: Do you want to read — The Lusophone world: writing from countries where Portuguese is or was an important language?
Current tally: Yes 11, No 3, Undecided 1
4thorold
Vote: Do you want to read — writing from newly-independent countries (or those that claimed themselves independent recently)?
Current tally: Yes 5, No 9, Undecided 2
5thorold
Vote: Do you want to read — the classical Arabic and Persian traditions and their modern echoes? (“Orientalism”)
Current tally: Yes 6, No 7, Undecided 2
6thorold
Vote: Do you want to read — Banned books around the world?
Current tally: Yes 8, No 4, Undecided 3
7thorold
Vote: Do you want to read — Childhood: Books for or about children in different cultures around the world?
Current tally: Yes 9, No 8
8thorold
Vote: Do you want to read — Books published or published in translation during 2020 or 2021?
Current tally: Yes 8, No 7
10thorold
Vote: Do you want to read — Crime and Mysteries from around the world?
Current tally: Yes 8, No 7, Undecided 1
12thorold
Vote: Do you want to read — Writing based on Oral and Epic traditions?
Current tally: Yes 7, No 8
13thorold
Vote: Do you want to read — Fakes, forgeries, fictional manuscripts and factitious fictions?
Current tally: Yes 4, No 9, Undecided 2
14thorold
Vote: Do you want to read — 20th & 21st century Genocides?
Current tally: Yes 1, No 12, Undecided 1
16thorold
Vote: Do you want to read — Women and time?
Current tally: Yes 8, No 6, Undecided 2
18cindydavid4
do I get a sticker?
19thorold
>18 cindydavid4: I don’t think I can handle devising polls and doing graphic design all in one day — watch this space, though...
23T2020
>18 cindydavid4: we should get sticker + t-shirt..
24spiralsheep
>20 thorold: I voted, and for "no" votes: I vetoed. :D
25spiralsheep
Bumpette.
26cindydavid4
>20 thorold: Ha, love it!!
27cindydavid4
>23 T2020: yes-uh hum, Thorold?
