Sherri's comments
(member since Sep 02, 2009)
Sherri's comments from the Goodreads Feedback group.
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JJ, as you were advised above, do not underestimate the power of bad press. Small publishers tend to want to keep their reputations clean, so making sure all and sundry know of misbehavior can go a long way.I'm not certain on this, but I believe the difference between proof copies and ARCs is that the proofs are just that -- intended for proofing and not created in large numbers because they will contain errors. ARCs, as I understand it, go out to reviewers and such so that readers can be made aware of a book before it's actual publication date. They are part of the publicity.
Oooo new toys! They work nicely, too. Thank you so much!
Yes, GR allows members to control their own experience -- what goes on your home page, groups page, etc. You can use filters to show only certain friends on your home page or certain kinds of updates. It allows you to prevent others from seeing you at all. You can control who is on you friend list and who follows you.It does not allow you to control the experience of anyone you put on your friend's list.
Wow, Otis, all of those sound pretty interesting. It would certainly work for certain groups I moderate that have a member voted "cap" for membership numbers -- we could avoid having to write little "I'm sorry, but..." notes to people if we can flag when we are and are not open for new members. I'd especially like more control over the folders. For better or worse, most people hit the group home page only and don't use the groups tab on their personal home page, so that any conversations that don't show right up front get lost.
The idea of public shelves and making certain discussions public has appeal also. Just having more control over the group and being able to set things as needs change is appealing. I hope all these changes come into play!
I've had a similar problem, but in my case, when the captcha wasn't accepted, I got a very long alphanumeric that is case sensitive. It just showed up in place of the captcha image. If I type THAT in (it's at least 15 characters) I sometimes get through.
Yes, I did check there, but nothing was going to the address at all. GR kept saying it could not confirm the address. It's my main email, so I know it's good :)The switch to a gmail address worked. I'm now getting the requests like the rest of the moderators.
Otis -- I changed my email address and got a confirmation on that one (Why does gmail work but yahoo not work?) Let's see if that solves things. Thank you!
Ah hah! I bet it's because GR has never confirmed my Yahoo email!! (I've tried, really, but somehow it's just not good enough.)Mystery solved. Now - how do I fix that?
Update: My three co-moderators all receive requests for joining our group, but I do not. Is there a setting that affects this?
How does GR direct requests to join private groups?
I am the group owner with 3 other moderators. Only two moderators get notifications from people who want to join the group. I know my settings allow non-friends to send me PMs (I'm not sure about the others). I have not seen any requests for membership.
I'm wondering if it related to the order in which the moderators appear in the group list, or alphabetical order, or what exactly dictates who receives requests. While we have 4 moderators to make sure someone can handle group matters at any time, but with only 2 moderators receiving join requests, if they are absent for some reason, the other two moderators will never see the requests.
Is it possible to add an option for making polls in groups (or at least the comments) private to group members only?
I just noticed that I can see polls for groups to which I do not belong, even if those groups are otherwise private (I can't see the discussions). This includes the discussions in the poll comments.
I moderate a group where we vote on prospective members and members are assured their votes are private -- but now I realize their comments are not. We just recently moved from being a secret group to being a private group and I can see this as possibly causing problems -- no one has made any comment that is actually negative or insulting, but even if someone just wants to say "I don't think this person will work in our group", it's possible for that information to upset someone else.
Looks like you're still here -- yay! I actually had a few seconds of doubt!
Much luck!How will I survive without GR for those hours?
Otis, perhaps introducing a folder (or even a moderated group) for announcements related to GR authors might sooth the touchy feelings roused here. GR is indeed intended as much for authors as readers (where would one be without the other?) and such announcements would be of interest to a general audience. A group or folder for posts would be more timely than waiting for a newsletter, and would help draw a line between legitimate announcements and the spam we all dislike.
Yes, if you remove -- that is, delete -- a book from your shelves, anything attached to that book that you've created -- comments, reviews, etc -- is also deleted. Just moving the book from shelf to shelf should not cause any loss of information, but taking it off any/all of your shelves will, because you've deleted it.
A comment thread on a review, Paul? I wouldn't think GR would delete it unless it gathered flags and then was reviewed and found to violate terms of service.If it was a comment thread in a group, you might look under the discussion link and see if it was just hidden for being inactive for a certain period. It will still be there; it just won't show on the group home page.
Sep 27, 2009 11:21AM
Kaitlyn, if you want to post a picture in a comment or thread response, you can use the HTML code (listed under the link that says Some HTML is ok). However, you need to have the picture in an accessible location on the web.This is the code.
image:
You have to have the URL address of the picture. Goodreads does not accept image uploads except in the photo areas of groups or in your profile.
This came up in discussion a few weeks ago. I'm not sure what the end result was. Last I know, there are no different levels of moderator powers. Don't make moderators out of people you don't trust, or get help with discussions without making anyone else a moderator if you have reason to believe someone will delete you. This may have changed or a change may be in the works. As far as I know, all moderators are equal.
However, no one but the group creator can delete a group, and if for some reason you lose access to a group you created, you can contact Goodreads for intervention.
Oh, I think I see something here -- authors are in a peculiar place because they have, in essence, two levels of existence. They are authors, and they are also readers, and the two ways of using Goodreads might not cross over. Authors tend to use Goodreads to contact their audience and keep them up to date on books and related dates. Readers use the site to list, review, and discuss what they are reading. I have friends here who are authors and I'm not necessarily interested in the same information they give their fans, but I am interested in what they've read and in their group discussions. I also have authors I follow/am a fan of, and their personal reading habits might not be of interest to me.
It would be useful to be able to separate out these two different sets of information per our preferences. I'm not sure how that would be possible.
Lisa, do you mean having all the shelves show on the group home page? I'd guess that's a home page space issue.
