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Question: Is Books & Authors really all that bad!?
I mean, seriously!? We have our little Twilight war but overall we're a pretty civilized bunch!. Not only that, but B&A really means B&A, as long as you define everybody who wants to write as an author, anyway!.

If you go to some categories it seems like the official name is a code word for something else!. I dropped by Immigration last night and left feeling very disillusioned; R&S is 99% trolls engaged in various internecine battles; spam is everywhere; popularity contests are legion; well, I could go on but I think you get the idea!.

Shouldn't we be grateful for our little island of relative sanity (and homework)!? Can't we all just get along!?

Let me be the first to offer a hand to all of you, in friendship and gratitude!.

Your thoughts, please!?Www@QuestionHome@Com


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I love Books and Author's on YA!. Even though the Twilight questions get on my last nerve, this is a really good section!. Before this was my main section, I didn't have a section (wow, I used the word section three times, haha)!. I kind of bounced around!. But I did see a whole lot more trolls in the other boards-- there's arguments here, but there is rarely any trolls and it's a lot more tame!. Books and Authors (and the people here) on YA rock!Www@QuestionHome@Com

Book readers are usually civilized people!. Opinionated, but civilized!. And I do agree with another post - it gets tiring seeing Twilight recommended for everything!. I ask for a book on George Washington and someone will tell me to pick up Twilight!. Who says we aren't getting along!? We're expressing our opinions over Books & Authors!. Go to the Election section!. Hoo boy - that's not getting along!. Www@QuestionHome@Com

this is a very nice, mellow section, where everyone is, ususally calm, apart from the whole harry potter vs twilight thing!. whatev! i lov both of them! this needs to end now! in polls there are loads of pointless questions, and everyone is always trying to get you to do their homework for you in homework help !. !. !. i mean, seriously!. !. !. and they always use capital letters !. !. !. we're civilised!. Www@QuestionHome@Com

Well, I like my little home here!.

It's pretty sane, though there is the constant "Read My Story - What Do You Think!?" posts!.

Most of those stories are pure drivel and they get offended when we say we don't like them!.

LOL!

Like I said, I like my little home!. Www@QuestionHome@Com

Sure, it gets repetitive -- and on more subjects / titles than just Twilight -- but I still come to B&A because this is where my favorite Y!Aers hang out!. Speaking of that, what's happened to LJK!? I miss him!.

Ha! Looks like you left TheVet speechless!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Yeah, compared to all the other sections, we're really "civilized"!. The Twilight fans calmed down a lot now that Breaking Dawn came out!.
I checked out P&S a couple of days ago!. Man, they have the most random things there!.

~ErynWww@QuestionHome@Com

I think it's splendid!. No all questions are good, of course, but there are many intelligent and well-mannered people in this section!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

it would be a lot better if every other question wasn't about or recommending Twilight Www@QuestionHome@Com

I think Y!A in general attracts trolls!. And spammers!. There are lots of spammers on the Fashion & Accessories board!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Who said it was!. Www@QuestionHome@Com

I don't think it is!. People just blow it out of proportion and act like some Twilight war is going on somewhere!. Www@QuestionHome@Com

I love it here!. It's very peaceful and it has my no!. 1 love: books! Over at Polls and Surveys, you'd go mad with all the trolling, and don't get me started on R&S!

This "Twilight War" has calmed down a bit!. Not like those past months, when Persiphone went missing!. Wow, the TwiWar got out of hand that time! But I'm glad it's back to the same Books and Authors!. But those repetitive Twilight questions ("Edward or Jacob!?") ("Another Twilight question!?") still irk me from time to time!. That's where the search bar comes in!

I think most of us here are pretty civilized!. There are some who go "EDWARD CULLIN IS THE HANDSOMEST!!?!!?!!?!" but majority are people who want to explore books and authors!.

LASWww@QuestionHome@Com

Not bad, but occasionally annoying!. I don't frequent any one section, but move about as mood strikes me!. Like it or not, Books & Authors is often made up of those going on about some popular young reader novel or asking for homework help!. I have to admit I'm at a loss as how the homework questions are so similar - do teachers give some master list!? Do students not read five questions above!? Then there's the "is my writing good enough!?" people!. Maybe, maybe not!. If you have to ask, you probably aren't ready!. Try a writing class or workshop!.
I read and write, but seldom come across a post that inspires me to answer!. Anyone read anything current!? Anyone have a thought about a classic that doesn't seem like it was taken from a lesson page!?
By the same token, why post to a group of homework asking 'Twilight' fans!?Www@QuestionHome@Com

oh it definetly calmed down a lot now, i havent been on for like two weeks and i was surpried at the sudden fall

but you cant REALLY blame the haters (me! yay!) i think twilighters just ask about 5 questions in a row then get off without goin on the B&A page to see that there question has already been asked five times on the first page!.

ya, i tryed goin on R&S for a while but i got really mad withh all the trolls who dont care if theyre making someone cry (not me, but thats how mean they are)

so u dont have to worry about it so much anymore, unless smeyer makes another book (PLEASE GOD DONT LET HER!!!!) but were fine now

but the Persi incident got really out of control, that was just rediculus the way they were attacking her, just for having an opinion on a stupid book! thats what really got me in the war against twilight (Team Buffy!) was theyre injustice towards a fellow yahoo! answererWww@QuestionHome@Com

I've been part of the Peace Corps for the Twiwar since this morning!. Welcome aboard! (Should we carry swords, or does that defeat the whole point!?)
It's sad that we've been cast into two groups over a fad of a book!. We've been divided to a low level now!. As a section, I think we need to reunite and start working with BOOKS again, not the little immature war that seems to rage within the "halls" of Books and Authors!. It's time for this to become the Book section again!. It's in Arts and Humanities, the most prestigious of all the categories, so it's time we start behaving human!. We can be a beacon of hope for the whole section and eventually even all of Y!A (as it is worse than we are)!.
Sorry if I sound like some sort of radical hippy, but geez, I don't like all the foolish bickering we get into over such a silly little book series!. It's calmed down quite a bit since I joined, but I say we clean up the rest of it!. Speed up recovery, if you will!.

Edit: Oh yeah, you know it!. "Watch out for the people with the pens which are mightier than swords!" Seriously, we should make a site or something!. Then every time a question about Twilight isn't legit or gets a little feisty, we can post it!. It can be a symbol of a peace offering!. The more people that do it, the more the message will get through!. What do you think!? (Honestly, it probably won't work, but I'm desperate!.)

Edit again: You don't think we'll start a war over whether there is a Twiwar or not, do you!? There seems to be some question!.!.!. Lions, tigers, and bears alive, we can't even have a Peace Corps without fighting over it! This is not good!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Yeah, B&A is better than most other sections!. We at least tend to stay on topic fairly well (R&S is the most random section in the world)!. I'm not quite sure what you are talking about, though!. There's not really a "war" over anything!. It got pretty bad the week of BD's release-- first from little fangurlz squealing about the release, then the "OMG I HATED BREAKING DAWN!" questions afterward-- but it hasn't been that bad since then!. Even when we get into disagreements, we're usually civil to one another!.

This section would be much more pleasant, though, if Twilight (and chat speak) disappeared from the face of the earth!. That book is a pimple on the face of literature!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Yes!. Books and Authors is perhaps better than most other sections!. I, havent seen any other topic except Twillight being treated the way it was - causing such huge responses (often unpleasant)!. So, it was an exception!.!.!. Thankfully trolls have been unpopular here (except in a few cases!)!.

What makes it better is that, it is more opinion based than most other sections and still, the situation is not as bad as in other categories!. (dont talk of R&S- thats appalling!) Books and Authors has many experienced people and talented readers and writers, people who know what they are saying and can say whats wrong is asking "what StephanieMeyer is going to do after 'the leak'!? and Will she make it!?" :-)

But many regulars are not so regular now!. I miss many good and frequent users of this board!. Even Persi is not so regular!. SuperMinion, Azriel, LJ K, Red Sox Rox, Kate S, hafwen x, - havent seen them for quite a long time now! They made Yahoo! Answers (esp!. Books and Authors) a worthwile place!. Yes, not to forget that there are some excellent users here still doing the rounds!

PS:: One more beautiful thing about B&A is that topic discussions here turn out to be often pleasant and interseting!. People take time to type out all that they want to say, not just Copy and Paste all the time!

PPS: I like what happened to Twillight frenzy here!. One night before it was all "What are ur theories!? Will this happen in BD!? Will that happen in BD!? Will Ed and Bell do this!? Will they do that!?""" One night after release, "I hated BD! What about you!? Is anyone as disappointed as me!? Is anyone crying with me, it was so bad!?" It was so hillarious to see the craze dying like that!

God Bless!

TW KWww@QuestionHome@Com