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[[deleted user]]

I do always mean to read the plays but they slip down my tbr list. I do think it's a good feature, maybe we could advertise it more

[Greg]

I've read a few myself along with the group and do enjoy them (Loot, The Imaginary Invalid, maybe another one too)! I missed out on Anna Christie because my life got complicated, but I still intend to read Uncle Vanya.

I do kind of like Sandy's idea of having drama have its own main grouping along with fiction, poetry, and non-fiction. Might be easier to prevent it from getting lost. All the work you've been doing on the thread is appreciated though Leslie!

[Pink]

I like having the plays too, but agree with Sandy that it might be better highlighted elsewhere if we keep it. I didn't join in with Uncle Vanya, though I did read the comment thread and I have read a couple of the previous plays, which I wouldn't have done at all without this feature. Perhaps we could move it near the seasonal author folder, as the plays run seasonally too?

[amber]

Admit it Leslie, you could sense I was planning to start lobbying for August Wilson & Lillian Hellman as picks for next year and you're trying to put a stop to that. ;)

In all seriousness while I agree that plays aren't very popular, I still do like having them as an option. I also agree that they need to be on their own someplace because I've forgotten where they even are at times, and truthfully I've often skipped posting things on the general play thread just because I was feeling too lazy to have to go searching through the fiction threads to find it.

[Leslie]

amber wrote: "Admit it Leslie, you could sense I was planning to start lobbying for August Wilson & Lillian Hellman as picks for next year and you're trying to put a stop to that. ;..."

LOL! Both excellent choices :)

I'll discuss having a separate area for drama with the other moderators but it sounds like a good idea.

[amber]

Leslie wrote: "amber wrote: "Admit it Leslie, you could sense I was planning to start lobbying for August Wilson & Lillian Hellman as picks for next year and you're trying to put a s..."

:D

[Evelyn]

Is there a discussion thread set up for To Kill a Mockingbird? If so, I can't seem to find it

[Greg]

Evelyn wrote: "Is there a discussion thread set up for To Kill a Mockingbird? If so, I can't seem to find it"

How odd Evelyn, there doesn't seem to be one. Not sure if the thread was somehow accidentally deleted or if we missed creating it.

In any case, I created a thread we can use at:
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

[Tweedledum]

Hi are we having a June readathon?

[Shirley]

Tweedledum wrote: "Hi are we having a June readathon?"

Hi, yes we are - watch out for the group announcement and new thread to be set up soon!

[Gill]

Self promotion message on the book bargains thread, Mods!

[[deleted user]]

Thanks Gill. Have sorted it

[Leslie]

Thanks Gill & Heather

[Gill]

I don't know if it's considered okay or not, but just to point out that somebody has started a new thread called research in publishing. Over to you mods!

[Leslie]

Thanks for the heads up Gill. I'll take a look.

[B the BookAddict]

copied from a thread by Jean in another group:

I've just had a message from the "Moderator Support Group" which tells me that about a week ago Goodreads was affected by a bug which caused some groups to disappear! Yikes! Luckily, "Reading For Pleasure" was not affected.

Goodreads themselves recently said they were able to find a way to retrieve the backup information they needed to restore the groups, but that it was a slow process which would take several days.

It seems to have affected randomly - some groups were small and other over 9K. This link is to an interesting discussion!

It might be as well first to check that are the groups you are in are still there, and also, most importantly to SAVE anything you might have put a lot of work into, or comments you don't want to lose etc.

We all know there are bugs in Goodreads, and I bet I'm not the only one who shouts at the screen sometimes ... but this one seemed too important not to share info about. Hopefully it has passed us by :)

[B the BookAddict]

Are the Mods aware of the above problem?

[Shirley]

No, I wasn't aware of this, that's scary!! I wouldn't like that to happen here!

[Leslie]

B the BookAddict wrote: "Are the Mods aware of the above problem?"

I just found out about it. Thanks for copying over Jean's post as that had more info.

[Bionic Jean]

Bette has only copied part of my post. I went on to ask Greg and other mods of groups to tell their groups - but Bette has pipped him at the post ;)

I would have phrased it slightly differently if I had posted here of course. That post is directed at members of another group, not mods in this one!! Plus you don't have the link - let me know if you want it.

Edit - It might be a good idea if at least one of the mods here joined the "Moderator Support Group" - especially in a group this size. One of the groups which disappeared was nearing 10 thousand members. Imagine all that work gone!

[Greg]

Sorry I dropped the ball on this one a bit :) I'm on vacation in San Diego; so my online time has been a bit spotty. It is pretty terrifying though, the idea of losing all our wonderful posts and information!

[Bionic Jean]

Not at all Greg! :) Enjoy your vacation!!

I just thought I needed to explain why I hadn't actually just cut and pasted like Bette did. I would probably have written a tailored post a few hours later to put in an appropriate thread anyway.

I'll get off this "Questions" thread now.

[B the BookAddict]

I hadn't seen the info here in AAB so took advantage of Jean's knowledge. Cut and paste seemed the most reasonable thing to do as I hadn't had the knowledge first hand.

[Greg]

Bette, in an ideal case I would've been on top of it, but I'm glad you posted to bring attention. :) The moderators will discuss having one of us join the moderators support group as Jean suggested!

[B the BookAddict]

@Greg :)

[amber]

I feel I should point out the moderators group didn't know anything about it until a week after it happened, so being in that group wouldn't make much of a difference.

[Bionic Jean]

Yes, a week after the actual event, as I had said in my initial post. But if I had not been in the "Moderators Support Group", then neither Bette nor I could have shared the info.

It's the fact that it can happen that worries us all I think. Always better to be informed surely ...

[Alannah]

Promotion:

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

[Pink]

Have we nominated yet for our August classic group read?

[Shirley]

Pink wrote: "Have we nominated yet for our August classic group read?"

Not yet, will be set up soon!

[B the BookAddict]

Alannah wrote: "Promotion:

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

Alannah, nice to see you, haven't seen you for ages:)

[Alannah]

B the BookAddict wrote: "Alannah wrote: "Promotion:

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

Alannah, nice to see you, haven't seen you for ages:)"

Nice to see you too, we had our two weeks of a proper summer last week so I hadn't really been online a lot.

[LauraT]

Alannah wrote: "Nice to see you too, we had our two weeks of a proper summer last week so I hadn't really been online a lot."

How I understand you!

[Pink]

Shirley wrote: "Pink wrote: "Have we nominated yet for our August classic group read?"

Not yet, will be set up soon!"

Thanks Shirley, I couldn't remember :)

[amber]

Jean wrote: "Yes, a week after the actual event, as I had said in my initial post. But if I had not been in the "Moderators Support Group", then neither Bette nor I could have shared the info.

It's the fact t..."

Jean my point about the week is that if your concern is the moderators staying on top of group issues on goodreads joining a group that was unaware of the issue for a week after it happened rather then the one that knew about it when it happened isn't going to be very helpful. It might have been helpful to inform people on mass at the onset because people could let their affected friends know, but informing people in the middle of the situation is more likely to send them into a tizzy for no reason then it is to help. Plus the people pushing it are the same ones who have been going out of their way to make the situation as hostile as possible from the beginning. It's also worth noting that there already are AAB mods in the moderators group.

[Leslie]

Update on the disappearing groups situation, garnered from one of my other groups:

As of July 13th, they were beginning to restore the missing groups. Here is the comment:

"I saw an update from Meghan today that indicates that they will be able restore all the missing groups, from which I infer the comments and threads will be restored as well. Some good news at least. Too bad they won't do anything to let everyone know."

From that I infer that we won't have to worry about more groups (such as this one!) disappearing.

[Bionic Jean]

That's good news, thanks Leslie!

Greg - it's good to hear that one of you might be joining the "Moderators Support" group, since Jenny, the only mod currently in it, is on sabbatical.

[[deleted user]]

Hi mods :D
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
message 61 is spam

[Leslie]

Giorgia wrote: "Hi mods :D
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
message 61 is spam"

Seems to be deleted now. Thanks Giorgia :)

[[deleted user]]

Leslie wrote: "Giorgia wrote: "Hi mods :D
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
message 61 is spam"

Seems to be deleted now. ..."

Thank you! It's always so irritating when people with fake profiles invade the nomination topics with their annoying promotion. It makes me want to go and give 1 star to all of the author's books - but I refrain because that would be insane. You moderators however are always on top of it, thank you for your work :)

[Gill]

Hi mods, not long till our second birthday! I think it's August 12th or thereabouts? Please will you be setting up a second birthday thread or similar, so we can chat about it (presumably at the beginning of August?)

[Leslie]

Gill wrote: "Hi mods, not long till our second birthday! I think it's August 12th or thereabouts? Please will you be setting up a second birthday thread or similar, so we can chat about it (presumably at the be..."

We haven't discussed it but it sounds like a good idea to me Gill.

Tina wrote: "Anyone interested in doing a bookmarker surprise fro most readers? Different gengres. Flower lovers. Color lovers. MOd can pick 2 ppl to send each other bookmarkers they specialize in. decorative o..."

I think you should ask in another thread -- General chit chat perhaps. We have done bookmark swaps in the past.

[B the BookAddict]

Can someone please amend Theodore Roethke - from Straw for the Fire The Notebooks of Theodore Roethke to author and book separately? Ta:)

[dely]

B the BookAddict wrote: "Can someone please amend Theodore Roethke - from Straw for the Fire The Notebooks of Theodore Roethke to author and book separately? Ta:)"

Done.

[B the BookAddict]

Thanks, dely:)

[Bionic Jean]

Self-promotion here

The one and only comment by this member.

[Greg]

Jean wrote: "Self-promotion here

The one and only comment by this member."

Thanks Jean! It's now taken care of.

[Bionic Jean]

Thanks Greg :)

[Gill]

Hi mods, me again. Is there going to be a separate thread for our second birthday, or shall we discuss/celebrate it in the general chat thread? Thanks

[[deleted user]]

Hi Gill

I have started a thread to discuss next weeks big birthday. Any good ideas for ways to celebrate please post here https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...