Was Re: Spam? Now Tweety Hosts.

Laura Kelber kelber at mindspring.com
Sun Sep 22 18:07:17 CDT 2013


I do sort of think that 2-3 chapters a week would be more manageable, but, on the other hand, a faster pace might help prevent the dropout syndrome which has plagued many of our longer reads in the past. 

Laura

On Sep 22, 2013, at 5:03 PM, Markekohut <markekohut at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Dear Curmudgeon,
> 
> But I believe you did offer 6-7 chapters a week---which is the same thing! And we could have taken that on the sign-up sheet. 
> 
> Since when have we stopped commenting on any 'group of pages' post just because we have moved on to later pages? I envisioned plisters reading and commenting when they could but trying to 'catch up' to the posts on a weekend.
> 
> But again, if we all feel Morris has time on his side and want to lengthen the read, let's vote...double the time?....leaving Holiday times free? .....finishing in February then?
> 2 days a chapter? ...3-4 chapters, 30-40 pages a week? Was that our previous pace....
> 
> Can see no other way but to vote again....if we vote yes, we'll just moves the dates on the sign-up  list,okay? 
> 
> Sent from my iPad
> 
> On Sep 22, 2013, at 5:35 PM, David Morris <fqmorris at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>> Yes.  That's why I signed as "Curmudgeon Morris" in my short rant.
>> 
>> My next comment re. BEER (I repeat):
>> 1 day/1 chapter BEER hosting a bad idea.  It is hosting in TWEET TIME.  This format will almost guarantee lost communication among those not willing or able to daily hang out and interact on an instant basis.  Today's post quickly becomes yesterday's deleted.  This pace is counterproductive.
>> 
>> Just sayin' (again)...
>> 
>> And get your sorry asses off my lawn!
>> 
>> CM
>> 
>> On Sunday, September 22, 2013, Michael Bailey wrote:However, my own take, which for some odd reason i feel moved to record, is it isn't all that hard to delete, or skip over,rilly (:



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