Having an online section with the best threads is a good idea.

The problem is that it is hard to read a thread from scratch because a message can refer to three messages back or the discussion can wander. The threads are most fun when you are up to date and waiting for a reply and the thread is still alive and current.

Putting things in a book could have the benefit of removing a lot of noise from the chosen thread and providing more continuity. This would be a role for the editor.

I don't think a book would make any profit but would be happy to help out just to see a finished article and to say I contributed.

Maybe the best thing to do is to get people to a) select their favourite thread b) go through it taking out duff or pointless submissions c) rearrange remaining submissions into logical order d) submit edited thread in a standard document format that can be accepted by Mudcat.

The workload is shared therefore minimising the effort involved for each person. People get to work on threads they contributed to/enjoyed. The result is a set of formatted, edited easy to read documents that everyone has access to.

Sean