“ I do understand about having unique offerings, as I once worked at a website for which we found that the site pulled in far more people with our weird and unusual information than with the mainstream information, but on the other hand, the public thinks a site is weird if it lacks the common and everyday in favor of the unusual. ”

“ The war ended 11 November 1918. I say it is significant enough to rate a PotM for this year. But if we do continue with a Great War theme, I propose we come up with a work that is not so narrow in scope as the above proposed (in option A) . One that addresses the War itself, preferably one that is both objective and reflective, which may be difficult to find in public domain material published so close to the end of the War. I don't currently have a work in mind, but can look for options. I promise not to propose any works of poetry ;) ”

“ Fiction is just one area that Wikisource covers; there is also non-fiction to be considered. Further, Hamlet is a play (a long one) , and when we have previously tried community proofreading of a play it did not go well. Dramatic works require an advanced knowledge of formatting that is not conducive to community efforts. Wikisource also does works that have been translated into English. We to not have a copy of The Mahabharat nor do we have scan-backed copies of Rumi's Masnavi I Ma'navi or Ovid's Ars Amatoria. ”

“ I think the difference is this; some people here can handle sidenotes quickly whereas others like myself cannot. I have only expressed my opinion and yours is just as valid. We're all different. I see Prince Marko as being nothing but boring, long, and with all text and symbols whereas I love illustrated works regardless of length of text. But your nomination really does not matter a lot to me either way because I will continue to busy myself with the Illustrated History of England volume 1 of 9 volumes which will take 4-ever. ”

“ There is no real trend here.Whatever is selected must already be available as an Index. We cannot at present select a work that is entirely new to enWS, because of the text-layer problems. The Moonstone was rejected as a PotM due to us already having a copy. I see that I rejected a Match and Split request on the grounds that the editions appear to be different (based on dates) , and so when it eventually gets proofread it will need to be transcluded to a new set of pages. Also, if we still have a major fiction work in December, we won't be getting to Vanity Fair for some months. ”

“ In the past when I've made a decision on the consensus early and uploaded the file quite a chunk has been done before it gets put into the templates. This is part of why I stopped doing the monthly awards for PotM. It was getting really messy to work out which contributions were entitled to an award and which weren't. The main disadvantage to the current system of uploading shortly before putting into the templates is managing damaged files. I assume that when people nominate a work that they have checked that the file they link has been checked for completeness. ”

“ November 2020 Can I propose that November, "Language", be specifically a English-language work on a currently-endangered language, or one of the languages that boast (?) the smallest Wikipedia/Wikisource in their language? Might as well kill multiple birds. (Lemurs eat tamarinds, now you know!) Lemuritus (purr or yap) 01:39, 24 December 2019 (UTC) You can always propose a specific work for the year that meets inclusion guidelines. The best options include a link to a scan somewhere that we can upload, and which has been checked carefully in advance for problems. ”

“ Calendar 2020 List
I propose that all, or at the least, a large number of the works that are completed for PotM are works with scans not uploaded as part of PotM. The scan (Index:) system was created with the intent to reduce the number of abandoned works, works either unfinished or poorly done, in the main-space. However, this has created a new problem: a large number of abandoned indexes, with little to no work completed, remain forgotten in the Index namespace. ”

“ Lathe Work; Planer Work; Shaper and Slotter Work; Drilling and Boring; Milling Machines (transcription project) In absence of a “natural sciences” category, and with some opposition to the above work (on account of its length) , I nominate The Conchologist's First Book (external scan) , a major work in the development of conchology as a popular discipline, especially in the U.S. (where it was first published) . The scan above given is the first edition. This work is by far the author’s best-selling work, and contains many images besides, which make the work more appealing. ”

“ We do like to have a spread of themes to attract a wide range of works, and you will see our calendar above for 2011 has some of that information. We are indeed due for another work of fiction. — billinghurst sDrewth 01:30, 31 July 2011 (UTC) Another option is we could look to replace an unfinished text like Vanity Fair (1847) by William Makepeace Thackeray, and to replace it with a transcribed version. Vanity Fair is around the place, so it depends on whether we want a new work, or feel that an incomplete text unbacked by scans is sufficient. ”

“ Carey's book is meant for English speakers and as you said, it requires both Bengali and English together. So it can help conceptualize future policy on this matter. When a specific work requires a specific approach, we should have the capability to be flexible and open-minded enough to accommodate experimentation, instead of nipping new ideas in the bud. As Bodhi pointed out below, this can be handled in various ways. If it is handled through POTM, new ways will emerge through the application of many minds ”

“ Toynbee’s work on Turkey is in the public domain for U. S. publication and subsequent non-renewal. I don’t know which 1940s works you reference, but HathiTrust is generally very reliable as regards copyright of works. However, most works that are chosen are in the public domain by age rather than by U. S. non-renewal. Whilst I support Strabo’s work generally, I believe it may be too long due to the apathy of the project. ”

“ In the past, we have gone with any book authored by a woman, and have not limited our selection beyond that. That is: a popular or significant book authored by a woman is part of "Women's History", and our selection does not have to be a book about women in history. --EncycloPetey (talk) I would support Women Wanted (being the 100th anniv. of American involvement in the War) . The particular version linked to above, however, has missing text issues. I would choose another IA version of the same work. There are several, and one version I came across contains illustrations . ”

“ And, Maury, yes I am aware that India has many religions, of which we cover virtually zero. --EncycloPetey (talk) 10:25, 16 December 2012 (UTC) The works that we've chosen in the past to fill in gaps in our Geography coverage have been broadly focused on an area of the world. The works cover physical geography along with the inhabitants and their cultures. It is these broader works that each year generate the most interest and we have completed the first work in less than a week in both of the last two years. ”

“ Culture has it's own area of science which is why we have and use the word "culture". I am not trying to debate you fellows. I asked my question to see what others thought because I didn't know and would not assume to know what others think. Kind regards to some of the best people I have ever met on Internet and all of us with a common interest in learning and books. —Maury (talk) 18:30, 16 December 2012 (UTC) Actually, I meant billinghurst, but what you describe as geography is actually geology. ”

“ PotM is more a way to get an "interesting" and accessible work, rather than an "important" one, out for collaboration. This seems more like an parallel thing. Perhaps after some time it'll become a primary driver of progress, or perhaps it will fizzle out, but I think either way we should let it be its own thing than an attempt to replace the existing collaborations. Inductiveload—talk/contribs 22:08, 23 April 2021 (UTC) @Inductiveload: I think it’s important to feature it on the front page even if we don’t call it PoTM. Maybe, for now, we can replace the Current Collaboration with this? ”

“ So the newer scan is okay for proofreading. I can't help you with fixing the other DJVU file though. —Beleg Tâl (talk) 20:53, 1 June 2017 (UTC) Yes, I agree that the current scan, since seemingly there are not missing pages in it, is sufficient to go ahead with proofreading. Probably it would be better if someone could fix the scan of the original book (in order to use it instead of reprint publication) ; but since we seemingly could not do this right now (none of us has sufficient skills for this) —so we may stay on using the scan of the reprint edition, I think there's no any harm of this. ”

“ I don't know about land movements in Australia or New Zealand but I do know about situations in the USA including being caught in a flash flood somewhere in Nevada as water from nowhere started coming UP through cracks in the land when there was no rain coming down or when I watched as a river worked its way totally underground -- ground with deep cracks with the river, once flowing fast, totally disappeared below the ground. ”

“ I went that direction to start with by looking for different fictional works, then worked out that I was going to need a little more time to get Hill work in order, so my request for a swap-around. One of the things that I like with our works is picking up illustrations as that is one of our specific selling points over something like PG, similarly unusual works, or something that is quirky. For me part of the joy of PotM is doing things that are not one's usual working area, something out of the ordinary. ”

“ I am invincible no more. Go figure.., body changes with time and age. The books chosen recently are fine and I always have backup projects I can work on instead including the one I think you set up for me on Clipper Ships! ”

“ In my opinion I find that doing something different also interests our PotM contributors and brings in newbies. — billinghurst sDrewth Remember how Beeswaxcandle had a number of texts listed on the WS Main page for validation month last November in rotation? Why don't we do that with the first two books Billinghurst suggested above—killing two birds with one stone, so to speak. Users can pick out which work they would like to work on, and as they familiarize themselves with her life and work, they may wish to eventually take up her Life [and] letters (1913) . ”

“ It's like a natural history museum without dinosaurs. An English novel shouldn't be complex or intensive, as there won't be fancy formatting, notes, or illustrations to mess with. I also (as a teacher) have far more time to devote to projects around the holidays, when I don't have teaching responsibilities, and so look forward to tackling something bigger. Of course, if we don't end up selecting a core novel, I suppose someone could help me to set up a project of my own, as such. --EncycloPetey (talk) 03:43, 8 October 2012 (UTC) I'm more than happy to put up a major classic for December. ”

“ Unfortunately, Index:The Time Machine.djvu seems to be a reprint of Index:The Time Machine (1st edition) .djvu. Possibly there are some typo fixes, but a new or scanless work would be a more valuable addition. I recently (hopefully) sorted out a mess at The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire. There, the original edition text was being partially sourced with a scan from a later edition (edited by Bury) . Decline & Fall is a worthy work, although too large overall. ”

“ Factually, it is a good book for those out of shape to start getting in shape. I have been a health person all of my life and I stay in shape and visit my primary physician every 6 months after I have had blood drawn to be inspected. ”

“ The loss of ca. 16 million lives in that series of conflicts is something that should be acknowledged. We do this not to glorify war, but to remember those whose lives were sacrificed in the belief that the world would be a better place. ”

“ I'd prefer Jamaica. Christmas Island is quite difficult for a community proofread, Mongolia has copyright issues (if it has not in the US, it certainly has in other countries, because the author died in 1991) .--Erasmo Barresi (talk) 15:23, 1 June 2012 (UTC) "Christmas Island" looks far to complicated, to my opinion. "Jamaica" does not really look like a good community project, although the plates are beautiful! "Mongolia" is really a lot of work, but fits well in the PoTM profile. Is it in Public Domain???? ”

“ Then why do you not suggest something for your Jewish friends? Moonstone isn't in Hebrew either. Jesus was a Jew. But I do not know Hebrew, I cannot speak nor read nor write in Hebrew. How and why would any Hebrew work be transcribed here on EN.ws? (English Wikisource) --wmm
Again, it's nice to do a holiday theme every couple of years or so, but if we do PotM for a holiday every month or every year, then we short-change both ourselves and our readers by focussing too much on one theme.--ep
"If" is a small word with a great connotation ”

“ Comment I challenge that 600pp is too long, we finished 400+pp by day 11. I don't see the length as an issue compared with the formatting, so I say go for a large work! Find an epic work, make it a magnificent challenge, even if we have to slip through a couple of volumes. —unsigned comment by Billinghurst (talk) 04:20, 30 March 2017‎ (UTC) . For epic, classic, etc., the following are proposed, in succession throughout the month: 1. Mahabharata in Verse, famous translation by Romesh Chunder Dutt, 2. Index:The Hymns of the Rigveda Vol 1.djvu, 3. Index:The Hymns of the Rigveda Vol 2.djvu. ”

“ Last year we got about 20 pages proofread in a similar work for the whole month. It's usually better to go for one or two books that focus on a single individuals. Beeswaxcandle (talk) 06:10, 20 January 2020 (UTC) @EncycloPetey:@Beeswaxcandle: If we're looking for shorter, simpler works to proofread, some of the works in the Eminent Women Series, a past community collaboration, haven't been fully proofread. ”

“ Support for all suggestions above, if the scans are up to par, with preference to Smuggling and Tourist's Maritime Provinces due to a slight personal bias towards Canadian geography :) —Beleg Tâl (talk) 12:09, 11 April 2017 (UTC) The Tourist's Maritime Provinces is selected as the first work, with Savage Island as the second. Let's keep Smuggling for January when we're doing shorter works (there's only about 10 pages of text) . Also, I'll put The Melanesians into August as the second work of anthropology. ”