Rules and Regulations and Expectations and Suggestations

[Nate D]

I must have forgotten the actual cut-off as I think I may already have been preemptively spading things from the early nineties. I propose a rolling inclusion -- anything 25 years old or older.

[Jimmy]

A philosophical question for y'all... knowing that most authors are buried, and presuming that most suggested here deserve to be unburied, but also keeping in mind that some might, after much brow furrowing and extensive evaluation, come up short, what is the correct course of action? Shall some who have been dug up be re-interred for reasons such as mediocrity or just plain badness? And if so, who shall be the judge?

Again, purely theoretical, but was wondering if we've thought of this.

[Nathan "N.R."]

Jimmy wrote: "A philosophical question for y'all... knowing that most authors are buried, and presuming that most suggested here deserve to be unburied, but also keeping in mind that some might, after much brow ..."

yep. Good question. The BURIED is an inquisitive process. Built into the concept of the BURIED is that these works are great (however you spell that or capitalize that). Most important for me and my purposes that upon first discovery is that tingle that here may be something great we've been missing out on. That initial tingle may end up being disappointed and land in the land of mediocrity. Which is okay. Just say so. Who judges? Whoever has the pleasure of reading and investigating. Just register your view in the thread that, eh, maybe not so great.

There really is no possibility of intentionally re-interring. The author/books have been brought back to light. That may fade again on its own. But for a moment they've been spoken of. Which can't have been a bad thing.

For me the main thing is that here is a whole territory of writers that you have never been allowed to form some kind of opinion about ; because you've never had the opportunity to even know they exist. If you find them mediocre, say so and move on to the next Fantastic=read.

[Nate D]

Recognizing the limitations of any single reader, I usually note buried mediocrities (to me) as perhaps deserving of other spades which might find more value in them. It seems worth noting their existence, anyway.