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Meet & Greet Challenge Round 13 (Dec/Jan) - READING
BONUS PICKSSome members like to receive more picks than from just their group. If you would like to participate in bonus picks, please note this in your sign up post. If you sign up for bonus picks, you MUST pick for every other person in the bonus picks group. This includes members who were in your original group - they will receive two sets of picks from you. Please do not recommend the same books to a member that is in both your original group and the bonus pick group - a clean set of picks is required.
Please be aware that the bonus pick group could be comprised of only a few people OR be at least the size of another full group.
Since the completion of this challenge is directly tied to the Groupings, please delay your bonus picks to other members until 21 November.
Sign ups by Wednesday 18 November 2015 6pm EST USJane(PS) - picking shelf* Rereads OK
Zara - rrrc mngc decjan 2015-16*
LaurLa- 04 challenges to pick
Stacie is a machine - meet greet selections*
Mai - for picking*
KellyJo - dec Jan pick for me
~Melissa~ - meet n greet
Katie - meet and greet 13 to read*
Ezinwanyi - meet greet
Raine - 2015 pigment*
Larissa - on deck tbr
Jody - meet n greet pick* Rereads OK
Krissy - pick me mg*
~Amy~ - m n g pick here* Rereads OK
Skandia - rrrc m g
Sassafras - meet n greet
Breann - 1 mg pick me* Rereads OK
Nichole - mng to read
Caipi- rrrc meet n greet Rereads OK
Grace - meet and greet
MountainKat - meet n greet options
Sallie (GGirl) - rrr 2015 meet greet
Emerson - meet and greet
Becca - meet n greet picks
Anita - meet and greet
Katherine - meet and greet options*
Jojo- 2015 meet and greet
Amy (green fairy) - pifm*
Diane ~Firefly~ - mng picking
Logan - meet greet to pick
Nadine - m g pick shelf
Gea - 2015 meet greet*
KarenH - meet and greet
fleurette - meet n greet
Jennifer - meet n greet not yet finished*
Karla - dec jan meet greet*
Shelby - meet and greet to read*
Stephanie - meet n greet 2015*
Holli - meet and greet pickables Rereads OK
Debbie(Doc) - meet greet
Donna - meetandgreet
Rachel- Goodbye Borders - m g
Martha - pick4me
Amanda D - pifm
Sunshine - upcoming reads* Rereads OK
Amy - pick it for me
Ty - mng
Preethi - meet and greet to pick
Kay - meet greet pool
Bonus pickersstart picking 21 November (wherever that falls in your part of the world)
~Amy~ - m n g pick here* Rereads OK
Amy (green fairy) - pifm*
Breann - 1 mg pick me* Rereads OK
Ezinwanyi - meet greet
Gea - 2015 meet greet*
Jane(PS) - picking shelf* Rereads OK
Jennifer - meet n greet not yet finished*
Jody - meet n greet pick* Rereads OK
KarenH - meet and greet
Karla - dec jan meet greet*
Katherine - meet and greet options*
KathyD - m g pick shelf - shelf to be confirmed
Katie - meet and greet 13 to read*
Krissy - pick me mg*
Mai - for picking*
MountainKat - meet n greet options
Raine - 2015 pifm*
Shelby - meet and greet to read*
Stacie is a machine - meet greet selections*
Stephanie - meet n greet 2015*
Sunshine - upcoming reads* Rereads OK
Zara - rrrc mngc decjan 2015-16*
Groups allocatedsometime after 18 November 6pm EST US
Group 1
~Melissa~ - meet n greet
Amanda D - pifm
Anita - meet and greet
Breann - 1 mg pick me* Rereads OK
Caipi- rrrc meet n greet Rereads OK
Gea - 2015 meet greet*
Grace - meet and greet
Holli - meet and greet pickables Rereads OK
Jennifer - meet n greet not yet finished*
Larissa - on deck tbr
MountainKat - meet n greet options
Nadine - m g pick shelf
Preethi - meet and greet to pick
Sassafras - meet n greet
Shelby - meet and greet to read*
Stephanie - meet n greet 2015*
Ty - mng
Group 2
~Amy~ - m n g pick here* Rereads OK
Amy - pick it for me
Amy (green fairy) - pifm*
Debbie(Doc) - meet greet
Diane ~Firefly~ - mng picking
Donna - meetandgreet
Emerson - meet and greet
Jody - meet n greet pick* Rereads OK
Jojo- 2015 meet and greet
KarenH - meet and greet
Krissy - pick me mg*
Martha - pick4me
Nichole - mng to read
Rachel- Goodbye Borders - m g
Sallie (GGirl) - rrr 2015 meet greet
Sunshine - upcoming reads* Rereads OK
Group 3
Becca - meet n greet picks
Ezinwanyi - meet greet
fleurette - meet n greet
Jane(PS) - picking shelf* Rereads OK
Karla - dec jan meet greet*
Katherine - meet and greet options*
Katie - meet and greet 13 to read*
Kay - meet greet pool
KellyJo - dec Jan pick for me
LaurLa- 04 challenges to pick
Logan - meet greet to pick
Mai - for picking*
Raine - 2015 pifm*
Skandia - rrrc m g
Stacie is a machine - meet greet selections*
Zara - rrrc mngc decjan 2015-16*
Remember:If you have a private profile, you MUST OPEN YOUR PROFILE for the duration of the picking. No exceptions.
I'm travelling throughout the sign up period with only my iPad and will relying on free wifi wherever I am. So please be patient!
Jane (PS) wrote: "I'm travelling throughout the sign up period with only my iPad and will relying on free wifi wherever I am. So please be patient!"Enjoy your travels Jane. I'm starting back at uni next Monday for my second teaching period (this is my second degree) so I'm quite happy to wait.
Thx Zara :). Good luck with Uni!
Jane (PS) wrote: "Thx Zara :). Good luck with Uni!"Thanks Jane
Me, Me, Me!! Just regular group picks please - heading into a CRAZY time of year!Please us my meet-n-greet-options shelf.
Hi Jane, can you add me to bonus picks as well, please?
Hey everyone - I'll try to do a big update on the sign ups by the end of the weekend :)
Hi Jane,I am sorry to say that I won't be able to join you guys this time around! I had said yes already so I deleted my post...but just in case you had me on the list already.
Elke wrote: "Hi Jane,I am sorry to say that I won't be able to join you guys this time around! I had said yes already so I deleted my post...but just in case you had me on the list already."
Thanks for letting me know Elke :) Hope to see you with us next round!
I'm in! Regular only for now, but depending on group size and how things are going around here I might add bonus picks later! :Dmeet-and-greet
My tbr pile is enormous right now and I'm pretty sure I should not enrol in another challenge because I have some work to do that is definitely more important than reading a gazillion of books. Well, this is what I keep telling myself. Here is my shelf: meet-n-greet
Only regular though.
fleurette wrote: "My tbr pile is enormous right now and I'm pretty sure I should not enrol in another challenge because I have some work to do that is definitely more important than reading a gazillion of books. Wel..."You only need to read 5 to officially finish, fleurette ;)
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1 December 2015 -31 January 2016
This is a challenge for the hordes of members who need help selecting their next book to read :) This is basically a group Pick-It-For-Me challenge WITHOUT the new book recommendations or categories. It is a two (2) month challenge and will be repeated every two months so long as there is significant interest.
This challenge is limited to members who are 18 years or older. This is the only age-restricted challenge in our group. There are many other challenges to choose from for those under 18.
Depending on the number of sign-ups for this challenge, groups will consist of 15-20 people.
INSTRUCTIONS: Step by step
1. Each participant must create a shelf and include on that shelf books that they would like to read in the coming two months. You will need to have at least 30-40 books on this shelf and you must post the link to that shelf when you sign up. If you participated in the last MnG, you may use the same shelf with updated books.
Participants also appreciate not having too many books on that shelf - they want to select something you really want to read or be pushed to read. Try to keep the shelf under 100 books.
2. Sign up by the sign-up close date in the Sign Up/Discussion thread, posting the link to your shelf.
3. Once sign-up closes, each person will recommend to every other person in their group THREE (3) books selected from each member's nominated shelf. Recommendations will be sent via PM (private message) - NOT in the thread.
NEW: If you have a private profile, you MUST OPEN YOUR PROFILE for the duration of the picking. No exceptions.
4. Members choose ONE (1) book from each set of recommendations, removing that selected book from their nominated shelf (to reduce multiple selections of the same book) and placing it in another shelf to track this challenge. I would suggest that you create a second shelf for these selections for ease of tracking.
5. When picking starts I will open the participants thread for each member to post their list of selected books.
6. Once the challenge opens on the first day of next month, mark off each book on your challenge list as it is finished, noting the date completed. Update your completion rate at the top of your list throughout the challenge - eg "Completed: 3/15". Please feel free to post feedback on each book in the discussion thread :)
Do not repost your list in the Participants Thread - you will maintain your list in the original post.
To complete this challenge, you must read at least five (5) books from your chosen list. You may, of course, complete the full list.
DATES TO REMEMBER:
18 NOVEMBER 6PM US EST (WEDNESDAY) - SIGN-UPS close date! Please allow at least 3 hours for the groups to be posted.
27 November - PICKING due date! Picks for all group members must be completed.
1 December - OPENING date - Start reading!
There will be two threads for this challenge:
* the Sign Up/Discussion thread. All sign-ups, chat and questions occurs in this thread.
* the Participants' Lists thread. This is only for the final book list for each participant. The participants' thread will be locked until we are ready to start picking.
You cannot start picking for your team members until groups are posted.
RULES/TIPS:
* You must not recommend new books.
* You ONLY select from the pickee's nominated shelf.
* You must nominate 3 books for each set of picks.
* Book nominations and selections do not need to be in any order.
* You can add/subtract books at any time during the sign-up and picking process. (If a book has already been recommended during the picks, this recommendation stands valid.)
* If you recommend a book from a series, please ensure that it is the next book for the reader in that series.
* If a book from a series is recommended but it is not the next book for the reader in that series, please feel free to substitute the appropriate book for that recommendation.
* You may put re-reads on your nominated picking shelf if desired. (This means the book may already be 'read' and rated - but if it is on that shelf, these books are fair game for the pickers.)
* You must have completed the picking for your group members by the picking due date.
* You may use books planned for other challenges in this challenge and vice-versa unless otherwise specified in the alternate challenge(s).
* There is NO minimum page number requirement in this challenge.
* Books may be from any romance sub-genre, but we are a romance group so please keep your books on your nominated shelf to the romance or popular fiction genres.
* Remember - if your profile is private, you will need to OPEN YOUR PROFILE FOR THE DURATION OF THE PICKING PERIOD otherwise members will not be able to access your nominated picking shelf.
* Feel free to 'friend' all the members of the group, as this will make picking much easier and faster :)
* A member can ask for repicks from another member if they have already selected all three of the nominated books. For this reason, it is important that members move books off their nominated picking shelf as soon as they have made their selection.
* When providing feedback in the Discussion Thread, please ensure that key plot points are hidden behind the spoiler 'tag' - <'spoiler>blah plot point blah<'/spoiler> (ignoring the apostrophes which have been inserted to show the formula).
* If you have a book that you can't finish (DNF), you are welcome to go back to the original picks from that member and select another book. You cannot ask for new picks. You may count as 'finished' a DNF book if you have read at least 50% but that book must then be marked as a 'DNF' in either your review or appropriately shelved as such on your GR bookshelf.
Our members read a variety of romance sub-genres. You do not need to have read the book that you recommend, nor do you have to have knowledge of the sub-genre that may predominate any of the shelves. How you select books from the nominated shelves is entirely up to you.
How to create a new bookshelf:
* Go to My Books
* Click on edit next to 'bookshelves' on top left
* Type in the name of your shelf and click 'Add'
* Customize the shelf as desired
Please remember:
YOU ARE NOT SIGNED UP UNTIL YOU POST A LINK TO YOUR SHELF.