Monthly seems a little frequent, but a yearly or half-yearly post sounds good to me, and possibly a sticky post to make on-going topics (like Welcome!) easier to find.
Also, why just books rather than including movies, websites, etc.?
Even the monthly rationality quotes threads run into trouble with being too infrequent (as quotes near the start of the month get seen much more than quotes near the end of the month). Unless we have some sort of sticky section, I can’t see half-yearly posts working well. (But we should get a sticky section, and then just make a new thread every X comments.)
I think many people will assume that “literature thread” also means “book thread,” since “literature” is often used to mean “book, with connotations of being worthwhile/classic/making you a better person/whatever.”
Perhaps “media” would work? Although that almost presents the opposite problem...
Monthly seems a little frequent, but a yearly or half-yearly post sounds good to me, and possibly a sticky post to make on-going topics (like Welcome!) easier to find.
Also, why just books rather than including movies, websites, etc.?
Even the monthly rationality quotes threads run into trouble with being too infrequent (as quotes near the start of the month get seen much more than quotes near the end of the month). Unless we have some sort of sticky section, I can’t see half-yearly posts working well. (But we should get a sticky section, and then just make a new thread every X comments.)
The quote threads should probably be more frequent. However, I don’t see nearly as many books etc. being recommended.
I definitely agree sticky is the way to go, but we don’t have that feature yet, unfortunately.
Good point. “Literature thread” then? Books too seem more valuable, though, or at least more related to rationality.
I think many people will assume that “literature thread” also means “book thread,” since “literature” is often used to mean “book, with connotations of being worthwhile/classic/making you a better person/whatever.”
Perhaps “media” would work? Although that almost presents the opposite problem...