Topic Summary catalogue question

[potioncat]

> Carolyn:
> Hm, an interesting response, but not entirely unexpected. Two 
> comments:
> 
> - we have to get to post-OOP before the catalogue stuff will be 
> useful to update anything; in my view up to post 100 000 at least. 
> Most FPs & FAQs stop dead at GOF, or earlier.
> 
> - IMNVHO most of the discussion on the main list is dead boring at 
> present (probably because I've now been a member too long, and 
there 
> is a natural life-cycle to everything), but nevertheless, I think 
a 
> new series of topic posts would do wonders to kick-start debate; I 
> wish they could be sooner than next summer at the earliest.
> 
> Any thoughts?

Kathy (Potioncat) here,
I agree.  I participate in the "same old, same old" pretty much 
because I like to hear myself type. It would be nice to have new 
things to discuss or at least new ways to look at them.

I think the chapter summaries are running through January. It looks 
like there are volunteers for all but one.  And it would seem to 
make sense to start the Theme Summaries after that.  Unless of 
course you think it wouldn't compete. 

How did it work before?  Did an elf come up with a list of topics 
and ask for volunteers? Or were ideas for topics tossed out to the 
masses?


I have one question about the catalogue.  Once it's up, will the 
follow on reply numbers appear or just the one post and its number?  
Or would they go back over to the main list and enter the number 
that way if they wanted to browse the entire thread?

Oops, make that two. How much uproar will it cause when people see 
60% of their posts are gone?  (I think I'll be lucky if 10% of mine 
remain.) I do admit, I'm beginning to enjoy hitting the reject 
button.
Kathy