Questions for Mods

[Theresa]

Thx Ill try it.Cassandra wrote: "Goodreads has been working on a re-read feature for quite some time, but I don't think there have been any recent updates on that.

I know some other members have had success with adding a separate..."

[Theresa]

Thx Cassandra. Ill try it. Encourage Goodreads to work faster. LOL

[Stephanie]

Has Goodreads been updated so that I wouldn't be able to open multiple tabs under my account or add more than one book link at once? Been having a lot of problems today and I noticed the site looks different font wise. It is driving me crazy.

[Kara]

Hmm...I have not experienced this problem, but you may want to check out the Feedback Group to see if anyone else is.

[Kara]

Hi Evelyn! It's up to each member how they want to count rereads. Some people do, and others don't. I personally don't, but some of the other mods do. Feel free to do it whichever way works better for you.

[lorien ‧͙⁺˚*･༓ଳ]

I've been trying to figure out how to post GIF's on here and would gladly appreciate any help you guys could offer. Thank you. : )

[Kara]

Hi there, first, you'll need the image URL. Once you have that, you stick it into this HTML code: [img src=put your image URL here]

Except change the []s to <>s.

[lorien ‧͙⁺˚*･༓ଳ]

What is URL? I'm on a mobile if that helps.

[Kara]

It's the direct link to the image. For a gif, it'll end in ".gif"

How you get to the link will depend on your browser. If you're using Chrome, you hold down the image until the menu pops up, then click "copy link URL." (Unless the image is really a link, then you want to click "Open image" then copy what's in the address bar.)

[lorien ‧͙⁺˚*･༓ଳ]

Would the URL have to be a link from a website or an app?

[Kara]

Well, it would be from a website which you would access through a web browsing app such as Chrome, Safari, or Firefox.

[lorien ‧͙⁺˚*･༓ଳ]

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[✨✨ Claire✨✨]

Hi mods! I hope you can help! this is my 3rd year doing the reading challenge and I enjoy doing it. I use the widget on my blog. but also I see the 'score' on my lists.

I've noticed it's out of synch- hugely!!! it's showing me as only reading 26 books but if you look at my 'books read in 2016' it's over 100.
Any ideas how I can get it back into synch please?

many thanks!!
Claire

[Winter, Group Reads]

Hm I really have no clue, I hope someone else is able to chime in and help :)

[Paul Emily]

Hi Claire! I'm not a mod, but I think I can help with this. Looking at your shelf, it just looks like you didn't set a read date for most of the books you read this year. It's super easy to fix though, at least in theory - it might get a bit tedious.

All you need to do is go to your shelf, find the books that say "not set" under date-read (you'll want them all on top, just click date read once or twice until the arrow points up), click view next to them, then click edit next to the date and put in the date you finished the book in the boxes (doesn't have to be exact if you don't know it, it just needs to be in 2016), hit save and you should be good! :)

[Winter, Group Reads]

Thank you Paul :) I had forgotten you need a date read :)

[Blagica , Challenges]

if that doesn't reset you once you put a date on them you can always email goodreads and someone from the team will look at your stats and fix them. I have found if you send them screanshots they are more efficient

[lorien ‧͙⁺˚*･༓ଳ]

Hello! Thanks for helping me Kara. I have another question for any of the moderators so here goes. Do you know how to post a picture on here with an iPod touch or mobile? Thank you!

[Kara]

It's the same. You just need the URL of the image. How you get the URL depends on where you're getting the image from. If the image is yours and not from an outside source, you'll need to host it online before you can post it.

[lorien ‧͙⁺˚*･༓ଳ]

I've been thinking of downloading the Goodreads app on my iPod and I was wondering what you guys thought of the app? Do you get notifications on my home screen if I download the app?

[Winter, Group Reads]

I think it depends on the use. It's good if you want to just update books or check other things. It's not the best if you want to write in your thread etc. It doesn't have all functions, but I use it a lot. :)

[Mie]

I don't use the app anymore. It was okay in the beginning, when I was only updating reading progress and such, but managing my challenges is much easier in the web-version!
But try it - see if it suits your needs.

[Kadijah Michelle]

I have found that on my iPod/iPad that it's easier to access Goodreads from Safari than from the app.

[lorien ‧͙⁺˚*･༓ଳ]

Thanks guys! :D

[Ilona]

Hi mods, I have a quick question. Are you going to organise Secret Santa this year? I really enjoyed it last year, and would love to participate again.

[Kara]

We are, Ilona! Stay tuned. :)

[Ilona]

Thanks Kara, looking forward to it :)

[Sharon]

Ilona wrote: "Hi mods, I have a quick question. Are you going to organise Secret Santa this year? I really enjoyed it last year, and would love to participate again."

I came on here to ask that very question, love Secret Santa!

[Kara]

We will get started next week! It's one of my favorite parts of this group. :)

[Alva]

I'm really new to groups on goodreads and I'm really confused.
I don't understand what you mean with member corners.
How do you create a thread to track challenges?
And also, what does poll stand for?

[Alva]

How do I sign up for "TBR twins"?

[Cassandra]

Hi Alva! Welcome to the group and thanks for your questions. (Note that the explanations below are for Goodreads on a computer browser, not a mobile phone or tablet. Not all of the functionality is available on a mobile browser or the app.)

1. For member corners, we have a folder in the group where people can make topics that are just for them to track their challenges, or post whatever they want in it. They're totally optional, so don't feel like you need to have one. I personally use mine to keep track of all of the challenges I sign up for and my progress, but like I said, it's totally up to you. If you want to make one, follow the instructions here.

2. We also have a place for you to create a topic to track the books you read each year. We organize them by the number of books you plan to read, so there are instructions with links here.

In the next few weeks, we'll start opening up places to put member corner topics and personal challenge topics for 2017, so it's up to you whether you want to make one for the remainder of 2016, or just wait for 2017 to roll around. If you set up a 2016 member corner and want to reuse it next year, you can always ask one of us mods to move your topic over to for the new year.

3. A poll is a way of allowing members to vote anonymously for our group reads. You can get to them through the sidebar on the right side of the group's page or here's a direct link.

4. If you want to sign up for December, go ahead and post a comment in this topic, answering the two questions. It says that the topic was closing on November 20th, but Kara hasn't closed it down yet to pair people up. If you can get your comment in quickly, you can be included! If not, let me know and I'm happy to be your twin next month.

Hope that helps but let me know if anything isn't clear!

[Cassandra]

I moved it for you, Caitlin!

We'll trying to catch and rescue any corners that have 2017 in the title but are in the 2016 folder, but don't hesitate to ask us to move things. :)

[Stephanie (Chinchillita)]

Questions about Re-Reading books that already have a "Date Finished."

So this year I reread several books that have been registered with goodreads that have a date finished already. I noticed that when I reread (and update the status) that the book retains the original read date. If I update date, will it affect my numbers for the year that I'm pulling from? (if I re-read a book from 2014, will it change that years final number?)

[Cassandra]

I think there's a way you can have two separate editions of the book with two separate finished dates. I'm not totally sure how that works, unfortunately.

Other members, if you know the answer, please help! :)

[Melanie]

Afternoon mods. I require some help with the removal of a post (Comment 2) from my personal goal thread. I believe that the user accidentally/mistakenly replied rather than creating their own thread. If you could be of assistance in this matter, it would be greatly appreciated =)

[Cassandra]

Done, Melanie! I'll message Gaynor and direct them to make their own topic or post in the general one. :)

[Melanie]

Cassandra wrote: "Done, Melanie! I'll message Gaynor and direct them to make their own topic or post in the general one. :)"

Thank you very much for your help Cassandra.

[Audrey]

Hi, Can you help me in finding my own personal threads? I've started 2 in different areas but with so many threads they get buried.

[Lisa]

Hey Audrey, there's a search bar on top the right side :)
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/..., was this it?

[Adriana]

When will the tbr twins partners be posted?

[Kara]

I'm planning to post them tomorrow. :)

[Cassandra]

Thanks Lisa for the answer!

We recommend that everyone puts their name in their threads so they can find them through the search. Once you've found it, create a browser bookmark so you can get right to it again.

[Adriana]

Thanks Kara (:

[Audrey]

That's it Lisa. I was hoping for a way in Goodreads to save my threads. Thanks Cassandra, I will do that.

[Cassandra]

Yeah, unfortunately Goodreads doesn't have that feature.

I have seen people put the link to their threads on their Goodreads profile, so they can access them easily from more than one computer.

[Lisa]

No problem!
I wasn't sure if it was okay I answered on this thread since I'm not a moderator. Happy to help :)

[Dr.]

How do we set up our yearly challenge on the main Goodreads site for 2017? Thanks and Happy New Year.

[Cassandra]

Goodreads usually releases the 2017 challenge widget on the 1st of January.

[Dr.]

Thanks!