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Benjamin Hollon

benjamin@bookwyrm.social

Joined 2 years, 3 months ago

Aspiring sci-fi author and current Communication student at Texas A&M University. I also manage polymaths.social and have too many blogs benjaminhollon.com/blogs/.

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Valerie Aurora, Mary Gardiner: How to Respond to Code of Conduct Reports (2019) 5 stars

This comprehensive guide on how to respond to code of conduct reports includes:

  • Basic code …

Overall, this was an amazing resource and I got a lot of benefit out of reading it. I recommend it to anyone, it's a good way to get a good idea of the thought processes that go into moderation.

I plan to use selected chapters of it as required reading for moderators on polymaths.social.

Leo Tolstoy: War and Peace (1998, Oxford University Press, USA) 4 stars

"War and Peace centers broadly on Napoleon's invasion of Russia in 1812 and follows three …

I have to say, this book really shines on the reread. ...not something most people will ever know, I guess.

But so much of the detail that seems like extra fluff on the first read turns out to be foreshadowing; the complexity of the plot is staggering once you know what's going on.

Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead is an absurdist, existential tragicomedy by Tom Stoppard, first staged …

(The Player is the best character)

5 stars

I got to read this out loud with my AP Lit class (then watch the movie) and it was absolutely brilliant.

As a thespian, I feel privileged to have read the Player's part.