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Thanks so much for spreading the word about our “Readers Pick the Stories” issue, Maddie! I’m really glad you like the idea, and I’m excited to see the ideas you (and everyone else) proposes!

Thanks also for your feedback about the categories. We created those in hopes of inspiring creativity in participants–I’ve found that staring at a blank page can keep people from having ideas, just because they don’t know where to start. We thought the categories could help give people a starting place to think about the kinds of topics we typically cover.

But I can definitely see your point about the categories creating problems if someone felt there idea wasn’t welcome just because it didn’t fit a category. Thank you for creating your “outside the box” thread on the project site to help fix that. I’ve also created a “open thread” for ideas that don’t fit any category–hopefully your thread and mine will encourage folks who don’t like the categories!
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