Anyone want to join me in a rerun? - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Nogrod · 09-09-2008, 01:22 AM

Thanks Estelyn for the info.

I quess there are good arguments to be made both ways. So I guess that in the end it depends on what we wish.

Just continuing the old CbC-threads would be logical but would also - I'm afraid - draw us to those earlier discussions and as some would have time to read them while others not it might distract the discussion or raise the bar too high looking at the learned essays some have contributed there... To me it would feel "fresher" if one hadn't the temptation to go backwards - being already on the thread - only to find your points made ten times already...

My initial idea was to open just one thread to the general Books-forum named something like "The Millionth Re-read" or something and we would have stuck with that one thread as far as we can keep it going or when we reach the point where the earlier read halted to see whether a host of you would join there and demand us to go back to the original threads.

But I'm okay with sticking to the original threads as well so I guess it's up to you others planning of joining this little venture.

09-09-2008, 01:22 AM	#34
Nogrod Flame of the Ainulindalë Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Wearing rat's coat, crowskin, crossed staves in a field behaving as the wind behaves Posts: 9,308	Thanks Estelyn for the info. I quess there are good arguments to be made both ways. So I guess that in the end it depends on what we wish. Just continuing the old CbC-threads would be logical but would also - I'm afraid - draw us to those earlier discussions and as some would have time to read them while others not it might distract the discussion or raise the bar too high looking at the learned essays some have contributed there... To me it would feel "fresher" if one hadn't the temptation to go backwards - being already on the thread - only to find your points made ten times already... My initial idea was to open just one thread to the general Books-forum named something like "The Millionth Re-read" or something and we would have stuck with that one thread as far as we can keep it going or when we reach the point where the earlier read halted to see whether a host of you would join there and demand us to go back to the original threads. But I'm okay with sticking to the original threads as well so I guess it's up to you others planning of joining this little venture. __________________ Upon the hearth the fire is red Beneath the roof there is a bed; But not yet weary are our feet...