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Can you email me the details please Jenny? I'll delete your post :)
Jo wrote: "hi I have noticed that the giveaways is all US only countries now."That is just wrong!! Stupid really as GR is huge WORLD WIDE! Supposedly. =o(
I occasionally come across giveaways. I do enter some as you can't win if you don't enter but I honestly don't think I'll ever win any of them. There's always about 10 copies for 2,000 + people entered!
Li'l Owl wrote: "Jo wrote: "hi I have noticed that the giveaways is all US only countries now."That is just wrong!! Stupid really as GR is huge WORLD WIDE! Supposedly. =o(
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Hey Jo & Li'l Owl, check out the giveaways section in this group, we've set up some monthly ARC giveaways so you can request upcoming Australian releases to get around the fact that Australia is excluded from Goodreads giveaways now (latest batch of upcoming releases hopefully up there this week).
Allen and Unwin wrote: "Li'l Owl wrote: "Jo wrote: "hi I have noticed that the giveaways is all US only countries now."That is just wrong!! Stupid really as GR is huge WORLD WIDE! Supposedly. =o(
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Hey Jo & Li'l Owl, c..."
Thanks for the information! I don't need it as I'm in the US. I didn't make that very clear, did I? Sorry.
However, many people in this group can take advantage of it! It's very kind of you!
Makes me happy! =o)
May I ask if you wouldn't mind posting it in our other Aussie group if you didn't already? That'd be really great! Thanks again!
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Has anyone else noticed the Community drop-down is disappearing from certain page views? I can’t quite work out the details, but it definitely disappears when I click through to a book’s page. I have to select Home to get it to reappear, then Community-Discussions. I think it also happened when I was on a Series page. It’s happening on both my desktop and tablet.
Yep, it has disappearred from the Book view and the Author view pages. I don't like it but am hoping that enough people are complaining so that it will return soon :(
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Brenda wrote: "The other thing that is happening at the moment is you can't view reviews on books. The book itself loads while the review loading circle just continues to roll round and round :("Oh, I thought that was my crappy Vodafone reception lol.
Brenda wrote: "The other thing that is happening at the moment is you can't view reviews on books. The book itself loads while the review loading circle just continues to roll round and round :("Oh yes! I noticed that too, but like Ace, I thought it was just me.
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It's happened to me, too. How strange...
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Maybe it'll be fixed overnight. I certainly hope so.
The review 'problem' seems to be fixed today (27/5) so I hope that lasts. Prior to today, I have had the same issues as others. I was cursing Optus reception!
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Ace wrote: "Both of these problems are now fixed!"Yay!!!
How was everyone's weekend?
Mine was busy doing nothing - when I say nothing I mean I was actually reading!!!!
A few of you know, but my hubby had a slight accident just over 5 weeks ago which lead to emergency foot operation and tendon re-attachment in his big toe. With strict instructions to have his foot elevated for 6 weeks (one week to go) He is bored out of his tiny mind - and I have been a bit flat out with work during the day and then house and husband keeping in the evening. So sit down and read time is limited!!!
BUT as a result I feel as though I have a small insight into what our wonderful full-time, permanent caregivers go through and my hats go off to our unsung heroes.
I did get to go out last night - felt guilty leaving hubby at home - but went for a sunset dinner cruise around the harbour for our son-in-law's birthday - the grandchildren stayed to look after Poppy. Looking after meant they ate picnic food - watched How to train your Dragon and little miss Lily read stories to him.
A good time had by all :)
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Your cruise sounded lovely Sally! You definitely deserved a night out after all that husband nurturing!
Brenda wrote: "Your sunset dinner cruise sounds wonderful Sally :) Poppy would have had a lovely time too I think!"LOL - was on the ap on my phone. So tiny I posted in wrong area. Never mind. Can’t be bothered to change it now :)
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Sally906 wrote: Yay!!!
How was everyone's weekend?"
That sounds really painful, your husband's foot not the dinner cruise.
A tendon re-attachment, that must have been agony. Tell him a good 12 year old single malt works wonders. It does for me and I don't have a detached tendon :D
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Rob wrote: "Tell him a good 12 year old single malt works wonders. It does for me and I don't have a detached tendon :D ..."I used to think I was the alcoholic on the team, but I'm handing over the reins to you Rob 😄😄
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Ace wrote: "Rob wrote: "Tell him a good 12 year old single malt works wonders. It does for me and I don't have a detached tendon :D ..."I used to think I was the alcoholic on the team, but I'm handing over t..."
Can’t wait until you finally make it to Darwin Ace - the place won’t know what’s hit it when we open our first bottle ;)
Ace wrote: "Rob wrote: "Tell him a good 12 year old single malt works wonders. It does for me and I don't have a detached tendon :D ..."I used to think I was the alcoholic on the team, but I'm handing over t..."
I'll have you know Ace, that I only drink for medicinal purposes :j
Rob wrote: "I'll have you know Ace, that I only drink for medicinal purposes :j ..."
You must be sick a lot. 🤣🤣🤣
Ace wrote: "Rob wrote: "I'll have you know Ace, that I only drink for medicinal purposes :j ..."
You must be sick a lot. 🤣🤣🤣"
At my age I'm entitled to be sick a lot:j
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Bugs galore at the moment! Many people have no Date Read showing any more. This affects the Challenge and other things. Goodreads have assured everyone that the data is not lost, just not showing. They have also asked everyone not to try and add dates until it is fixed - including as you finish books!!!
Don't know how it suddenly gets a bug in the programming when it has been running for years without this glitch. Only my challenge has been affected not My books. Disappointing it is taking so long to fix. It is over 24 hours. Mustn't be a priority.
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Phrynne wrote: "Yes my dates have gone as well as my challenge. I think I will just write my finished books in my trusty notebook and record them once it is all fixed. Paper wins over technology again:)"Same here. I have the faithful journal backup!
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Always does :)
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https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
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I can't read them anymore, I cannot believe how rude and demanding and negative people can be about a FREE and wonderful website.
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Seems like a couple of the same people who whinge and grumble about every single change GR has ever implemented. Brilliant comment, Ace. I think you should put it in that thread.
:OI can't review with dates at the moment?
Oh dear, it is amazing how much I have come to rely on GR, it came along at such a perfect time for me, just as my memory was getting too blurry to remember everything I had read.
Oh well. Back to the backup system of paper and pen.
Regarding the Profile Page ~ Can't believe you all are happy that some people have an Add Friend ginormous button, some have a Follower ginormous button, some have both, some have none, just a link to More. And not everyone sees the same thing on someones profile page, there is obviously a bug that they can't figure out how to fix. But preferential treatment is never good.
Not to mention what they've done to the Series page, as a Librarian I will no longer be editing Series pages. They are trying to make the whole site usable on phones etc, however, it has only made it worse & impossible for desktop users at the same time. Big covers & spoilers on the series pages, and lots of scrolling as instead of the entire series being on one page I only see 2-3 books on my 24" screen. At the moment only Feedback users can see the changes, but it won't be long till its rolled out across the site.
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Brilliant comment, Ace. I think you should put it in that thread."
I agree with you Bette :)
B the BookAddict wrote: "Seems like a couple of the same people who whinge and grumble about every single change GR has ever implemented. Brilliant comment, Ace. I think you should put it in that thread."
I don't have the patience to deal with the onslaught I will receive Bette and Brenda. I show my support to the GR team via email and support surveys they send after an email interaction I alway give them 10 out of 10 for all categories. I never use the feedback group anymore, I go straight to support@goodreads.com and they are really great.
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Ace wrote: "B the BookAddict wrote: "Seems like a couple of the same people who whinge and grumble about every single change GR has ever implemented. Brilliant comment, Ace. I think you should put it in that..."
Great plan, Ace
I'll do the same. Thanks!
Aussie Readers
Books mentioned in this topic
The Accident (other topics)Burning Ridge (other topics)
Burning Ridge (other topics)
Killing Trail (other topics)
Ender’s Game (other topics)
Authors mentioned in this topic
Linwood Barclay (other topics)Margaret Mizushima (other topics)
Margaret Mizushima (other topics)
Thought I'd check ;) Thanks Brenda.