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Meet & Greet Challenge: Round 14 (Feb/Mar) - 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 23 January.
Sign ups by Wednesday 20 January 2016 6pm EST USHolli - meet and greet pickables Rereads OK
*Jane(PS) - picking shelf Rereads OK
*Sassafrass - meet n greet
MKat - meet n greet options
*~Melissa~ - meet n greet
Larissa - on deck tbr
*KarenH - meet and greet
*Ezi - meet greet
*Breann - 1 mg pick me Rereads OK
*Zara - rrrc mngc febmar 2016
*Krissy - pick me mg
Skandia - rrrc m g
*Emerson - meet and greet Rereads OK
*Katherine - meet and greet options
LaurLa - 04 challenges to pick
Sallie - rrr 2016 meet greet
*KathyD - cp m g pick shelf
*Katie - meet and greet 14 to read
*Jody - meet n greet pick Rereads OK
Christina - meet greet options
Nadine - m g pick shelf
Jennifer - picking list
Kelly Jo - pick for me
Becca - meet n greet picks
Diane ~Firefly - mng picking
fluerette - meet n greet
Gle - rrrc meet and greet nominees
*Penney - meet and greet options
*Connie - meet greet options
*Shelby - meet and greet to read
*Karla - 2016 to read
Aminko (aka Amy ;) - picking shelf
*Sunshine - upcoming reads Rereads OK
*Raine - 2016 pifm
Donna - 2016 meet and greet
*Stephanie - meet n greet 2015
*Gea - 2016 meet greet
Debbie - meet greet
Amy - pifm
Nichole - mng to read
*Grace - meet and greet
Anita - meet and greet
Ty - mng
Tina - pick me meet n greet
Jojo - 2016 meet and greet
Logan - meet greet to pick
Armi - books for picks
Bonus pickersstart picking 23 January (wherever that falls in your part of the world)
*Jane(PS) - picking shelf Rereads OK
*Sassafrass - meet n greet
*~Melissa~ - meet n greet
*Ezi - meet greet
*Breann - 1 mg pick me Rereads OK
*Zara - rrrc mngc febmar 2016
*Krissy - pick me mg
*Emerson - meet and greet Rereads OK
*Katherine - meet and greet options
*KathyD - cp m g pick shelf
*Katie - meet and greet 14 to read
*Jody - meet n greet pick Rereads OK
*Connie - meet greet options
*Shelby - meet and greet to read
*Karla - 2016 to read
*Sunshine - upcoming reads Rereads OK
*Raine - 2016 pifm
*Stephanie - meet n greet 2015
*Gea - 2016 meet greet
*Grace - meet and greet
*Penney - meet and greet options
*KarenH - meet and greet
*Amy - pifm
*MKat - meet n greet options
*Nichole - mng to read
*Debbie - meet greet
Groups allocatedsometime after 20 January 6pm EST US
Group 1
Armi - books for picks
Breann - 1 mg pick me Rereads OK
Debbie - meet greet
Donna - 2016 meet and greet
Ezi - meet greet
Gle - rrrc meet and greet nominees
Jane(PS) - picking shelf Rereads OK
KarenH - meet and greet
Krissy - pick me mg
Logan - meet greet to pick
~Melissa~ - meet n greet
Nadine - m g pick shelf
Penney - meet and greet options
Sassafrass - meet n greet
Tina - pick me meet n greet
Zara - rrrc mngc febmar 2016
Group 2
Aminko (aka Amy ;) - picking shelf
Anita - meet and greet
Becca - meet n greet picks
Christina - meet greet options
Connie - meet greet options
Diane ~Firefly - mng picking
Holli - meet and greet pickables Rereads OK
Jody - meet n greet pick Rereads OK
Jojo - 2016 mng
Katherine - meet and greet options
KathyD - cp m g pick shelf
Larissa - on deck tbr
LaurLa - 04 challenges to pick
MKat - meet n greet options
Sallie - rrr 2016 meet greet
Shelby - meet and greet to read
Group 3
Skandia - rrrc m g
Gea - 2016 meet greet
fluerette - meet n greet
Jennifer - picking list
Ty - mng
Raine - 2016 pifm
Nichole - mng to read
Stephanie - meet n greet 2015
Katie - meet and greet 14 to read
Amy - pifm
Grace - meet and greet
Karla - 2016 to read
Kelly Jo - pick for me
Sunshine - upcoming reads Rereads OK
Emerson - meet and greet Rereads OK
Remember:If you have a private profile, you MUST OPEN YOUR PROFILE for the duration of the picking. No exceptions.
I'm in! Leaning towards doing bonus picks, but not sure yet...I'll decide a little closer to the closing date.Shelf: meet-and-greet
I will try regular and bonus this round. Thank you.https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...
rereads are fine
me, me, me! i am so not missing out this time around! i'm in for bonus picks, also! =)cp-m-g-pick-shelf
I'm in but it won't let me copy and paste my shelf :/ I've done it in the past but can't on this device
Thanks for letting me know Kathy! Everyone - as Kathy clearly knows, if you change the name of your shelf, the link won't work. Please let me know if any of you have tweaked your shelf name :)
I'm baaAAck! I've seriously missed this challenge so I'm in this round but only for regular picks. Thanks Jane!meet and greet options
I'm new here, but this challenge sounds fun. I can never go halfway, so add me to bonus picks too. Meet-Greet-Options
Welcome Connie! You'll be fine. It's all pretty straight forward but if you have a private profile, make sure you open it up once picking starts :)
I love these. Thank you Jane (PS) for organizing it.I'm in. I'd like to sign up for the regular picks please.
Picking Shelf
Aminko wrote: "I love these. Thank you Jane (PS) for organizing it.I'm in. I'd like to sign up for the regular picks please.
Picking Shelf"
LOL - you nearly threw me with your new name!!
Hi everyone - please check msg 3 above to make sure I have the correct link and other information correct :)
Jane, What Breann says applies to me as well. Rereads are okay. Thank you.
Will update later today :)
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1 February -31 March 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:
20 JANUARY 6PM US EST (WEDNESDAY) - SIGN-UPS close date! Please allow at least 3 hours for the groups to be posted.
29 January - PICKING due date! Picks for all group members must be completed.
1 February - 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.