I generally like the variety of the posts. I've gotten good recommendations for books. Greg just got me to order Justinian's Flea and The Island at the Center of the World, for example. Larry got me to buy Umberto Eco's History of Beauty, On Ugliness and An Infinity of Lists. I'm even considering maybe reading Possession by A.S. Byatt even though I hate epistolary novels and the description made it sound like a weepy love story. My wife is enjoying The Book of the New Sun based on fantasy recommendations people here gave.

The name, the name, the name and the name. Oh, and did I mention I dislike the name? I also think that I don't like the name, either.

Seriously, I understand that Ben wants the site to "appear" as a Sci-Fi/Fantasy site when people search for it in Google or Yahoo or Bing or Ping or Pong, but even naming it "Sci-Fi, Fantasy and Other Books" would be a massive improvement.

A dramatic recreation of the Rocky Horror Picture Show.

Seriously, I repeat my criticism of the way the drop down menus are structured and organized. I really think all the message boards should be in one drop down menu, with other resources in other drop down menus (like quickpolls, quote of the moment, directory info, etc.). Site FAQs would be in the "Directory" section. The current disorgnanized look is the result of organic growth at wotmania but not logical.

Also, I would suggest adding a poll as a type of message that could be posted, with up to maybe 10 categories. That way, people could post a message that says something like "Do you think Count of Monte Cristo is just fluff?" where the responses would be for people to click on "Yes" or "No", just like with the quickpolls.


"I am," I said
To no one there
An no one heard at all
Not even the chair
"I am," I cried
"I am," said I
And I am lost, and I can't even say why
Leavin' me lonely still

Sorry - I just heard that while I was flipping through channels on TV and it got stuck in my head, and I can't even say why.