References by Preferences: How Does This Work? Rules Please.

[Lisarenee]

*****Welcome to what we hope will be the ultimate recommendation resource. Hey, we can hope. We are temporarily trying this with our paranormal section to see how this goes. More will open as we go.***

So how does work?
Each genre that I can think of (or someone else informs me of) will have it's own topic. If the Paranormal thread gets to be too large then we'll let each supernatural creature have it's own topic, otherwise, it will have to be content with it's own comment box. Likewise, Romance will have three comment boxes; one dedicated to historicals, another dedicated to contemporaries, and a third to all others labeled misc. Again if the any specific type proves to be too large we will try to split it into its own separate topic.

So within each Genre topic you will notice the Following header:

***** If you Like <==> You may also like (and vice versa)

Please note that <==> denote the separation of the two books, authors or series that someone is recommending. I will attempt to keep the authors separate from the books, the books separated from the series, etc. Each coupling will have only one acknowledgment so, for example:

Patricia Briggs <==> Kelley Armstrong
WILL NOT ALSO BE LISTED AS:
Kelley Armstrong <==> Patricia Briggs

So you will need to search for your author. Why am I doing this? To cut down on my typing and conserve space. I will try to keep all author recommendation together, all series recommendations together, and all book recommendations together.

Notice the five spaces before each recommendation? If there are any asterisks there it means someone besides the original person who made the recommendation agreed with it. I will let it go as high as 5 asterisks (five people showing their approval). Also, if there is no <==> That means the book/author/series was recommended (no if you like this you may like... - Just an old fashioned recommendation) by someone and the asterisks apply to this as well.

So what do you need to do?
Participate and make recommendations. We'll need them for this to work. Please no cross over genres. That would complicate things.

Can you give me an example?
Genre topic: Paranormal

In 1st comment box of Paranormal topic:

Type of Supernatural Creature: Werewolves
Series Recommendations:
*****If you Like <==>You may also like (and vice versa)
_____Alpha & Omega series by Patricia Briggs <==> Women of the Otherworld series by Kelley Armstrong

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In 2nd Comment box of Paranormal topic:

Supernatural creature: Vampires
Series Recommendations:
*****If you Like <==>You may also like (and vice versa)
_____Brotherhood of the Black Dagger Brotherhood by JR Ward <==> Midnight Breeds series by Lara Adrian


******************************New Genre Topic of Fantasy***************

In 1st comment box of Fantasy topic:

*****If you Like <==> You may also like this and vice versa
Book Recommendations:

*****Graceling by by Kristin Cashore

Series, Trilogy, etc Recommendations:

*____Graceling <==> Studies Trilogy by Maria V. Snyder

_____Graceling <==> The Moorehawke Trilogy by Celine Kiernan
_____Studies Trilogy by Maria V.Snyder <==> The Moorehawke Trilogy by Celine Kiernan

_____Nine Kingdoms series by Lynn Kurland <==> Finnikin of the Rock by Melina Marchetta

[Lisarenee]

Okay everyone, I'm getting close to launching this and seeing how it goes. Let me know if the rules make sense or if I need to change things. I still need to set up each individual genre but I thought I'd ask everyone for input before I start cutting and pasting. I'm starting to lean toward a bunch of paranormal genre topics instead of just one thread. Maybe include a misc paranormal thread for those that are not quite so popular and go with it. Please let me know what you think.

[Lisarenee]

Okay we are opening this up for Paranormal recommendations first to see how it goes. Please help by recommending your favorites. Thanks in advance.