I don't remember it being this slow...

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on TN.  I was never regular but I popped in from time to time and it seemed much busier.  What happened?  Did a lot of the regulars not make the transition?

[charlatti]

The book club board on the Nest is still very active -- very few of the regulars there came over here. This board has always been fairly slow, but we try.

[bluelikejazz]

The regulars on TN had the Harry Potter board to use during the transition, so they never had a real need to jump over here. Then they went back to the regular board when TN undid (is that a word?) their "upgrade"

I was a semi-regular over there, but didn't fit in very well, so I came here

[dorothyinAus]

It was busy at TN, but I found that everyone was reading the same few books and if you didn't read those you didn't fit in. I wish it were busier here, but it's definitely a nicer group in my opinion, even if it is slow.

[whitepicketfence]

This board has never been very busy. I still like it better than the old Nest board though

[duckduck]

I agree with the above posters. I fit in better here and I hear about more books that actually appeal to me, despite the slower traffic.

We do a pretty good job with our Friday check-ins, at least!

[aurora]

I suggested that the MM book club post over here for their monthly read but they weren't interested.

I lurked occasionally on TN Book Club, but I do like this one better even if it's slower. Hmmm...maybe I'll come up with a new thread.

[charlatti]

I think another contributing factor is that the Nest board has a lot of non-book chatter, while over here posters tend to keep the non-book stuff on other boards.

[writingwithheld]

Feb 21, 2013 16:03:47 GMT -5 charlatti said:

I think another contributing factor is that the Nest board has a lot of non-book chatter, while over here posters tend to keep the non-book stuff on other boards.

True story. I've considered putting other stuff here, but wasn't really sure if I should keep it off the board if it isn't directly related. If people want it to be more active even if it "waters downs" the book content, I would be down with it.

[charlatti]

I'm a-ok with posts that aren't book talk. I don't know if most people already have a "home" board for more random posts; I have a few boards where I post and others where I mostly just read, but no where in particular to put general stuff.

[aurora]

I'm also fine with non-book posts. I post on MM, CE&P, and occasionally H&F and Travel, but most of these have the occasional (or more!) non-topical post.