The Seasonal Reading Challenge discussion

Emurphy wrote: "Should I see this on my GR phone app? I just don't see any genres listed!"

For me it only shows up on the actual page and not the phone app.

yeah - i don't think ou can see it on the app - the app is actually really limited in what you can see

Ok, thank you. I will check on the site!

I have another question, I've seen that people check something called the AR info for verifying some books.

What is it for? Do we have to verify books there? So far I've only checked the books I want to read here on Goodreads

i've seen posted in a couple of places that there are 51 tasks this season. i'm only counting 50, what am i missing?

ten 5 pointers
ten 10 pointers
ten 15 pointers
ten 20 pointers
seven 25 pointers
three 30 pointers

is there another 25 pointer or 30 pointer i'm missing? i appreciate the help! :)

There is a 50 point task at midpoint

The 50 point task will be posted midway of the season. That is the 51st task.

Susan A wrote: "Vi wrote: "To confirm - for task 20.4, Option #2, I need to use paperback to determine page count, correct? The Kindle edition has 328 pages but the paperback doesn't. So I'm guessing the book won'..."

Thanks for the confirmation, Susan.

Where do we go to post what we've read, in order to get our points? There are SO MANY boards, it's hard to make heads or tails of some of this.

https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Pia wrote: "I have another question, I've seen that people check something called the AR info for verifying some books.

What is it for? Do we have to verify books there? So far I've only checked the books I w..."

You only need to verify the AR for books which are shelved under "childrens" or "kids" on their main page. This link to the rules is helpful. Book formats -rule #4.

https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Got it. Thanks!

Gemma - I just post what my should-be total is, assuming my last post was ok - and then adjust if I end up on the wall of shame

If we have received verification for a specific task (or ebook only verification), how do Ilink to that verification? I've seen some people just put "approved in message xyz", and others have put "Approved Here" and it links to the approval. I was able to figure out how to do the link (mostly) but wasn't sure if there was a way to link to the actual approval number (i.e. message #1234) rather than just the link to the main thread and then still need to put message #1234.

Any thoughts from anyone? Is there a thread with common html codes that can be used? Thanks.

When you go to the page, find your comment. On the top gray bar where your name is, on the right side it shows the time you posted (for example right now your comment says Message 120: by Tara Jo..............9 minutes ago). Click on the time (9 minutes ago) and that will take you to the same page but with your comment as the start point. So once you click on the time, copy the URL that it takes you to and insert that into the "how to make a link" code. When the person clicks on your word "here" or "message 1234" it will then go directly to your comment, instead of just the general page.

Hopefully that made sense!

Cool...I will give that a try next time...it made perfect sense! Thanks Cait!

Thanks, Cait, for me also. I had not understood how to do that before and could only post the link to the page, not the message!

A faster way to do that is to right click on the "9 minutes ago [or whatever time]" link. Most browsers have a Copy Link item in the right click menu. In Firefox, it is "Copy Link Location." Then just paste wherever you need the URL.

oh duh, totally forgot about the midpoint task. thanks, all! :)

yeah, i'm too lazy to link - I just put post number ;)

Is there any special rule about cookery books?

No, they can be read as regular books, as long as they meet the regular requirements (100+ pages, not all pictures with very little text, etc.)

I've seen that some books that are definitely not for children have been shelved by a few users under "children" in the main page genre.

As these books won't appear on the AR website, what happens?

Do we have to ask a mod for approval or are they out?

if they have children shelved and aren't on the AR website - you can't use them - it helps to pay attention - if the children genre drops off, you can get them verified as not having children

its like because they feature children in the storyline in some way shape or form

Got it, thanks Dee!

A question about verification for genre/task approval, etc:

If I'm seeking to use a book for a task, and find in the verification thread that another user has had the title verified for genre or appropriateness, can I use the approval comment from the previous user or do I need to post the title again to get verification for myself?

Melissa, you can use the verification already given.

Thanks Bea :)

Newbie here. Tried to figure this out but....
I see posts with the point totals added up, and others with them not listed. Am I supposed to do this on my posts?

Also, when I go to the readerboard I see my reader name there, Deborah M, but when I go to the page where the total points are, I am not there. Am I supposed to add to this page? or do the moderators do all of the point keeping?

Loved finding this challenge and I have shared it with three others who are doing this....we are all middle school teachers and having fun with this.

all the moderators do the point keeping - but they will typically update in groups of 50, so it could be that they haven't updated the readerboard to include your post yet

some people add points up, others don't- that is more of a personal perference I think - personally, I like tracking

Deborah - you need to check these posts in the problems thread:

Post 71

Post 116

Pigletto wrote: "Deborah - you need to check these posts in the problems thread:

Post 71

Post 116"

Thank you. Do I need to repost those with me reader board name?

yes - you need to repost with your readerboard name and make sure you include links for all the books you claim

So... im new here (therefore, sorry if this is not the right place to ask these kind of questions). But could you tell what are "the good read's author" and the "big book" about"?
Thanks

a big book (for the purpose of the challenge) is one that is over 500pgs - you can claim tickets for these big books, and get put into a drawing at the end of the challenge to create a task in the next season

goodreads authors - are ones that have (goodreads author) in grey after their name on the book profile pg - similar to big books, you can claim these, and be entered for a chance to create a task next season

Hi, I haven't seem this written down anywhere but I noticed that the rules talk about 'creating the new 5, 10 and 15 point tasks'. Does that mean that halfway through the challenge all of those current tasks will be wiped and we will have an entire new lot of tasks? So, to get full points (hah, yeah right...) you would need to complete all of the 5, 10 and 15 point tasks twice?

this is for next seasons tasks - so in December when the new season starts - the themes, which people are nomianting right now, will be used as a basis for the tasks

Nicola wrote: "Hi, I haven't seem this written down anyway but I noticed that the rules talk about 'creating the new 5, 10 and 15 point tasks'. Does that mean that halfway through the challenge all of those curr..."

Have no fear, the 5,10 and 15 points task stay as they are for the Fall Challenge. The only task that will be added for the Fall Challenge is the 50-point task, that will be created by the member who has the most points at the middle of the Challange (15 October) and has not already created a challenge for the Season.

Two weeks before the end of a challenge the moderators post the new 5, 10 and 15 points task for the next season challenge, so you can already start to plan at this point. But these then only count for the Winter Challenge and you can only start reading for these tasks with the start of the Winter Challenge on 01 DEC.

Out of curiosity, can you be chosen to make a task the same way twice? For example, if in Spring 2015 I'm chosen through Goodreads Author tickets, could I be chosen that way again another time or is it a one time thing?

Sandy wrote: "Karen Michele wrote: "Thanks, Sandy,
That's where i put it and then I will see if it gets on AR later in the challenge."

and that could certainly happen."

For any other Gregory Maguire fans Egg and Spoon, his newest, is now MG+ on the AR bookfinder :)

Cait wrote: "Out of curiosity, can you be chosen to make a task the same way twice? For example, if in Spring 2015 I'm chosen through Goodreads Author tickets, could I be chosen that way again another time or i..."

Some of the 20 point tasks are one-time only- like Seasoned Reader. The limiters are included in Rewards of the Challenge
You can be chosen for 20.4 and 20.5 more than once.

Oh right :-) That makes sense.

Is there a list of "suggested/standard" bookshelves to create when shelving your books? When I started using GR, I just made up what worked for me, but didn't realize it could potentially be used by others (for challenges, etc). Just curious if there is a way others have found to best organize/arrange the shelves that helps both themselves and others? Thanks in advance.

If you go to a genre page and scroll down to the "Tags" section on the right, you will see what bookshelves contribute to a genre on GR. Classics, for example - https://www.goodreads.com/genres/clas... - classics, classic, genre__classics, klasyka, lektury-klasyka, the-classics, and классика

And Children's - childrens, childhood, childhood-books, childhood-favorites, childhood-reads, children, children-books, children-s, children-s-books, children-s-fiction, children-s-lit, children-s-literature, children-ya, childrens-books, childrens-fiction, childrens-lit, childrens-ya, childrensbooks, dzieciństwo, genre__childrens_general_fiction, infanzia, kiddie, kiddielit, kidlit, kids, kids-books, książki-z-dzieciństwa, little-kids-books, and medium-kids-books

That's the only place I've seen where you can see what contributes to a genre. I think the GR team ultimately decides what shelves contribute to what genres. I'm not sure if there's a master list anywhere.

initially when they launched the genres it was a free for all, and librarians (any) could combine genres together - so you'd see like sci-fi; sf; science fiction etc merged together

until someone had the bright idea to merge all romance novels into porn - and it took a good month for it to be straightened out - so now the merging of genres can only be done by super-librarians

Lindsey wrote: "If you go to a genre page and scroll down to the "Tags" section on the right, you will see what bookshelves contribute to a genre on GR. Classics, for example - https://www.goodreads.com/genres/cla..."

Thanks....that's a great start!

make a new post - never edit...just because the readerboard hasn't been updated (normally they do every 50 posts or so) - doesn't mean your task hasn't been reviewed...

so new post, work under the assumption that there were no errors with your last task when it comes to calculating points

As Dee said, keep making posts and assume your posts were correct. We have no way of knowing when the moderators see our post and update their own records, so you definitely don't want to edit (unless it's within a few seconds of posting), as they probably won't see the changes you made. They update the readerboard after they have gone through the new completed task posts and have recorded it in their private records. When you check the readerboard, note what post number it was updated to "READERBOARD (through post 800)" If your point total up to that post does not match what's on the readerboard, then you should check the Completed Tasks Questions/Problems thread for any issues with your posts - https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/... If there are any problems with one of your posts, you will be asked to re-post the task correctly (and NOT edit or delete the problem post :)).

Using the example above, say your 5.1 post was #789, and your 5.2 post was #802. The current readerboard would show your score as 5 points less than your records. When the readerboard gets updated again through post #850, another 5 points should show up for you for 5.2.

Hope that helps!

Always good to ask questions to clear things up and prevent problems! It does take a while to really understand everything about the challenge, but eventually it will seem simple for the most part.