Dewey's 24 Hour Read-a-Thon discussion

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ever since the readathon website was changed, I cannot get the emails anymore when it is updated. I've signed up more than once but I never get them. So I didn't even know all the other pre-readathon challenges were posted since I didn't see them pop up in here either. If I don't get it in my email, I don't see it. I don't usually take/have the time to go blog hopping to see updates since I work three jobs. Is there something you can do to fix that please!

Kelley wrote: "ever since the readathon website was changed, I cannot get the emails anymore when it is updated. I've signed up more than once but I never get them. So I didn't even know all the other pre-readath..."

I will look into it but don't know how to change that. They're still showing up in my personal email. I am planning on looking into making a newsletter that people can sign up for so people will know when reader / volunteer sign ups are up as well as the pre-readathon readathons.

Kelley wrote: "ever since the readathon website was changed, I cannot get the emails anymore when it is updated. I've signed up more than once but I never get them. So I didn't even know all the other pre-readath..."

If you don't mind too much, Kate, I will answer a bit of Kelley's question.

Kelley, when I have troubles withGoodreads, I have found it helpful to go to refresh GR, scroll to the bottom left of the homepage. At the bottom left of the page, just above the Connect line, you will find "Help". Just like much on GR, itmay be less than easiest, but I who am clumsy with technology figured it out. . . . Also there are librarian groups you can join. Be aware that there will be new arrivals of problems being discussed, so you may/not find the problems a bit overwhelming.

I believe the question is about Dewey’s website, not Goodreads’?

I did get a notification though Kelley, so it can’t be the website’s doing, at least that’s what I think. The mails didn’t go to your spam box by accident?

I know that all of a sudden I couldn’t receive any mails from @gmail.com until I entered it as trusted. Maybe that’ll do the trick?
Deweys sends its emails from
[email protected]
I believe.

Cynda wrote: "Kelley wrote: "ever since the readathon website was changed, I cannot get the emails anymore when it is updated. I've signed up more than once but I never get them. So I didn't even know all the ot..."

Thanks Cynda. But I think that Kelley was talking about on the blog for the 24 hour readathon, not just Goodreads. That is good to know for when having troubles with Goodreads, though.

Susy wrote: "I believe the question is about Dewey’s website, not Goodreads’?

I did get a notification though Kelley, so it can’t be the website’s doing, at least that’s what I think. The mails didn’t go to yo..."

Wow, that is super weird. I mean, gmail is a pretty popular email provider.

Right? So I was cross cause I was expecting important mails and thought people had forgotten to mail me lol

Cynda wrote: "Kelley wrote: "ever since the readathon website was changed, I cannot get the emails anymore when it is updated. I've signed up more than once but I never get them. So I didn't even know all the ot..."

thanks for the info. however, what i am talking about is the dewey website, not th GR group. I cannot get the emails no matter what I do. And they aren't going to junk mail either. They just aren't coming to my email. At all. I've subscribed and unsubscribed and re-subscribed multiple times

Kelley wrote: "Cynda wrote: "Kelley wrote: "ever since the readathon website was changed, I cannot get the emails anymore when it is updated. I've signed up more than once but I never get them. So I didn't even k..."

Kelley, I went to search for Help button, link, anything. Nothing. Sorry I misunderstood. I tried. . . . .See you here this weekend!

Do we have to use the bingo board?

Jesa Rachele wrote: "Do we have to use the bingo board?"

Yes, I saw that it went up on all of the platforms yesterday.

Kelley wrote: "Cynda wrote: "Kelley wrote: "ever since the readathon website was changed, I cannot get the emails anymore when it is updated. I've signed up more than once but I never get them. So I didn't even k..."

Kelley - who is your email provider? (gmail or someone else)

i know on gmail it has a social folder that sometimes it routes my emails too - any chance it went there?

Jesa Rachele wrote: "Do we have to use the bingo board?"

Bingo is just added fun, it's not required to participate in the readathon.

Kelley wrote: "Cynda wrote: "Kelley wrote: "ever since the readathon website was changed, I cannot get the emails anymore when it is updated. I've signed up more than once but I never get them. So I didn't even k..."

Kelley - can you message me your email address? I was looking on the homepage and there is a followers spot and I might be able to invite you to be a follower. That might help.

Jesa Rachele wrote: "Do we have to use the bingo board?"

You don't have to use it. It's for fun and to give some added direction for choosing books if you're overwhelmed with choices for what to read. Or if you like an added challenge. No one is required to do anything they don't want to during the readathon :)

Cynda wrote: "Kelley wrote: "Cynda wrote: "Kelley wrote: "ever since the readathon website was changed, I cannot get the emails anymore when it is updated. I've signed up more than once but I never get them. So ..."

yes you did. And I DO thank you for trying!

Just putting in a plug for Sprints!

Ann A wrote: "Just putting in a plug for Sprints!"

Yes, I was wondering when they were going to be...

Kate wrote: "Ann A wrote: "Just putting in a plug for Sprints!"

Yes, I was wondering when they were going to be..."

they are usually every 4th hour. Sometimes they do an hour 1 sprint as well. Typically though Hours 4,8,12,16,20,24.

what are the official hashtags for this readathon? I know the standard all the time ones but there were some October specific ones and I can't remember them or find them in here.

#readathon

Kelley wrote: "Kate wrote: "Ann A wrote: "Just putting in a plug for Sprints!"

Yes, I was wondering when they were going to be..."

they are usually every 4th hour. Sometimes they do an hour 1 sprint as well. Ty..."

Yeah, these are the hours. Since the Bingo board requires two sprints, though, I am thinking every three hours. Any thoughts or preferences?

Every 3 hours sounds awesome Kate! Maybe starting with one right at the beginning of the readathon?

Kate wrote: "Kelley wrote: "Kate wrote: "Ann A wrote: "Just putting in a plug for Sprints!"

Yes, I was wondering when they were going to be..."

they are usually every 4th hour. Sometimes they do an hour 1 spr..."

I already set up my planner for every 4th hour and my GR posts are prepped on that schedule too. :-) So for all the folks who prep ahead of time, I recommend leaving it every 4th hour this time and switch it to every 3 hours maybe next time. Too many last minute changes will confuse people.

Kate wrote: "#readathon"

there were some others I saw too, for instagram. Something with the year in it, something with the month in it for sure, but I don't remember exactly what they were.

Okay. I guess as a compromise we can do the official sprints every four hours but if you still need the two for bingo, you can do a sprint on your own. Just means that you will need to put away all distractions for an hour and sprint as fast as you can in your reading for an hour.

Kelley wrote: "Kate wrote: "#readathon"

there were some others I saw too, for instagram. Something with the year in it, something with the month in it for sure, but I don't remember exactly what they were."

The only "official" tag is #readathon. People make up their own. I use all manner of them: #deweyoct, #deweyoct2020, #deweys24hourreadathon #deweysreadathon

Kate wrote: "Okay. I guess as a compromise we can do the official sprints every four hours but if you still need the two for bingo, you can do a sprint on your own. Just means that you will need to put away all..."

I like the sprints every 4 hours - this time I have a goal to do them all (don't think I could manage every 3 hours)!

I am a little confused as to when the 24 hours starts. I had heard it depended on your timezone (8:00 am PST for me) but that doesn't make sense with the sprints and set hours.

Naomi's wrote: "I am a little confused as to when the 24 hours starts. I had heard it depended on your timezone (8:00 am PST for me) but that doesn't make sense with the sprints and set hours."

It's 8:00 a.m. EST, so 5:00 a.m. for you, unfortunately!

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Naomi's wrote: "I am a little confused as to when the 24 hours starts. I had heard it depended on your timezone (8:00 am PST for me) but that doesn't make sense with the sprints and set hours."

Yep, 5 am PST for us. It's my start time too :(

when the readathon started, i was not awake and i have missed 4 hours. can i start now and then go thru a full 24 hours on my own? but still follow the bingo board?

Rose, Rosey, Ro wrote: "when the readathon started, i was not awake and i have missed 4 hours. can i start now and then go thru a full 24 hours on my own? but still follow the bingo board?"

Yes, that's fine.

i'm having a great time on my first readathon!

question: is there more than one BINGO board in circulation? i went to check something off (read something from a genre outside your comfort zone) and i don't see it on the current bingo board, might i have stumbled onto an older one?

Bilbringi wrote: "i'm having a great time on my first readathon!

question: is there more than one BINGO board in circulation? i went to check something off (read something from a genre outside your comfort zone) an..."

I think that sounds like our Reverse Readathon Bingo board. Gabby has been putting them together for several years now so it sounds like you might have come across an older rendition.

Thanks for another fantastic readathon.
I don't know about others but I always feel a bit flat the next day. As we have pre-readathon challenges as a warm up is there any scope for some kind of cool down challenge to help ease us off more gently?!

Kate wrote: "Thanks for another fantastic readathon.
I don't know about others but I always feel a bit flat the next day. As we have pre-readathon challenges as a warm up is there any scope for some kind of coo..."

We've never done that before. Can you give an example of how that would work?

I know in October and such they did hourly Instagram challenges. Are they doing that again this month, and if so, when is the schedule chart released? Sometimes it's easier to pre-take these pictures during the days before for prep --- and also, it's hard to take some of the themed pictures the hour you're reading if you're caught up in reading. I usually end up missing most of the hourly picture challenges for various reasons, usually time, and some of them take serious prep --- like making a book rainbow. This would take a lot of the reading hour to construct for some of us.

Unless the list has been posted somewhere and I've missed it? Don't see it on their instagram page yet, but double checking.

Erin *Proud Book Hoarder* wrote: "I know in October and such they did hourly Instagram challenges. Are they doing that again this month, and if so, when is the schedule chart released? Sometimes it's easier to pre-take these pictur..."

I think Gabby is working on this. She does more of the Instagram/Twitter end of things and I do the blog/Facebook and then we both do Goodreads. So she will have the answer for that. But I think she told me she is putting something together.

Okay, thank you! :)

Okay, I can now confirm Gabby is getting ready to post the challenge and that it will be for both IG and Twitter

Wonderful, I see it now, thank you

Hoping we will have Sprints (?!) A couple of people have mentioned them, and I'm also a big fan...

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For the Instagram challenges: do ou guys post at the top of the hour or once it's completed?

Ex: Hour One would be posted as soon as the readathon starts at 8am or closer to 9am once an hour has gone by?

Ann A wrote: "Hoping we will have Sprints (?!) A couple of people have mentioned them, and I'm also a big fan..."

Yeah, Gabby was setting them up when Goodreads locked her out for posting too many new posts in a day. I want to majorly roll my eyes at this as a group moderator should be allowed to set up many threads in a day... but apparently not.

Hour 1 I usually post just before the readathon starts, hour 24 I post at the end. The rest just however I feel like at the moment lol

Sierra wrote: "For the Instagram challenges: do ou guys post at the top of the hour or once it's completed?

Ex: Hour One would be posted as soon as the readathon starts at 8am or closer to 9am once an hour has ..."

I'm going to defer on this one to Gabby

At what hours will the sprints be? I always put reminders in my calendar so as not to forget them...