I took these boards seriously. Choosing material was one of my favourite hobbies, and I would often delve into the history of one member or another, searching for gems to unearth. Naturally, some consistently offered better mining opportunities than others. Nevertheless I felt it was important to include as many people as possible; not just to keep it from looking like a cliquey exercise,* but in a genuine appreciation of different voices. A librarian was eventually given the job, though I kept my hand in. My
first 'library' was bikereader.com |