NBRC: Tower Teams Read 2013, Round II discussion
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October Challenge - Read -A-Thon Event
1. As with every inter-team challenge, participation is not mandatory.2. If you are interested in joining us to read like a banshees, you need to set a personal goal. If you are interested in what you read on average for a month (we'll divide by 2 since this is a 2 week challenge), let Rebecca know and she can give you that information. You can set any goal they want - either by day or overall total. Unlike other challenges in the past, we can only use pages read by participants of this challenges.
3. A requirement of the mods for this RaT is to see daily progress. Participants must post in this thread (a new post each time) for the captains to compile into a message for the mods. It doesn't matter if you didn't read any pages or 1,000 pages - we need to know how you are doing.
4. If you started a book before October 4th, you will need to track what you read as of the 4th. For example, I am reading a 300 page book and I'm on page 100 as of October 4th. When I finish on the 5th, I've only read 200 pages (but don't forget to mark that book as read!) Likewise, I am reading a 250 pages book on October 19th and only get to page 75. We can use those 75 pages toward our total goal as well.
5. As indicated in the mods post above, the event winner will be the team with a bigger read-a-thon ratio. This ration is determined by the collective pages read by the team divided by our team's Tower Team Goal (1350 if everyone participates).
6. Starting October 4th, all we have to do for this part of the October challenge is read, read, read, read and you guessed it, read!
There are big book advantage points (BAP) for these two challenges and automatically we get 5 BAP just for participating.
INDIVIDUAL READ - A - THON GOALSREBECCA: 2500 pages
MELISSA: 2000 pages
LESLIE: 2500 pages
KATIE: 600 pages
JUDY: 1800 pages
VI: 2500 pages
CHRIS: 2500
CATHERINE: 1000 pages
Total: 15,4000 pages
I am in for the RaT - I think I'll set my goal for 1500 pages.
I'm in ~ of course. Edit I will set my goal at 2000 pgs
Start time (for me) 10 am Fri 10/4/13 ~ I'll forget if I don't put it here,lol
To Read books these for sure
Heart of Obsidian 360 pgs
Silver Borne 342 pgs
Wow, I already got something wrong! Silly me! I thought we did books not pages.I will set my goal at 2500 pages.
Okay. I'm in....I think I'll start out low and go with 600 pages.
We haven't forgotten about the October challenges! We are working out some details and will post information soon.
Oops forgot to check in with page count. I'll go for 2500 - I might be overreaching but it is a challenge after all.
Sorry Leslie - I'll set it for 2500, too.
I think I'm going to pass on this one. Good luck!
No worries, Diane~Firefly. Thanks for letting us know.And Chris - we can have a three way contest!
Now I'm wondering if I should increase my goal. Didn't you guys do this to me last time, LOL! Between the peer pressure and the competitiveness nature... :)
Then we can have a 4-way contest! Go for it, Rebecca!!
Leslie's Read-a-thon Books1. Shifting Dreams 260 pg (ebook)
2. Wicked Lovely 328 pg
3. Trouble in Mudbug 336 pg.
4. Third Grave Dead Ahead 310 pg
5. Silver Borne 342 pg
6.Highland Scoundrel 404 pg
7. To Defy a King 520 pg
Total pages: 2500
Go, Leslie!! I don't even know what books I'm going to read. Rebecca, if you increase your goal, it'll be a battle between the captains!! :P
You know what, put me at 2500. A battle between the captains has a nice ring to it!
We should have a friendly betting pool on the winner. Anybody betting on a captain?Psss: I'll give you a clue - The Reading Machine Captain has hit her goal.
I obviously need to change my picture in order to be part of this group!
Rebecca wrote: ""
That's an easy bet, Chris will! Bring it on Captains.! :-)
For the Read-a-Thon participants, Chris has made an awesome tracking table and we don't need to do the math for dead tree books. It would be helpful if you posted you updates with the following:Update for October 5
Today I read:
The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien. I started on page 100 and read to page 150.
A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness. I just started this book and am on page 25.
Today's total - 75 pages
It would also be helpful if you complete a book to be sure and mention it - just a COMPLETE will do :-)
Mod
LMBO! Too, too funny!
You all know I'm going to win, right?
Haha you guys are too funny. Sadly I don't think I can set a goal as I don't think I will have time, and for some reason after reading so much last month I think I am burned out a little. Anyways you guys have fun!
Melissa, you should place a bet. Which captain now?
*wails* I can't pick just one!! I want you all to win 'cuz then we win as a team ☺
I'm just hoping I make my total. Sheesh - Leslie already has all her books planned to the exact pg count LOL
Sorry Rebecca....I'm going to pick Leslie... :)Now, I am going to go hide in a corner because I'm expecting a book to be thrown at my head next time you come home...
Katie wrote: "Sorry Rebecca....I'm going to pick Leslie... :)Now, I am going to go hide in a corner because I'm expecting a book to be thrown at my head next time you come home..."
Traitor! :P
@Katie - prepare to duck,lolSee this is why I stayed out of it ~ I was taught not to play favorites.....
I'm at work but I'm going to start on my lunch hour which will be 2 hours into the challenge here
Yes, you can read Chris!! I'm pretty sure the time thing has to do with when you can post that you finished the book. Someone correct me if I'm wrong. Please!!
The Read-a-Thon doesn't start for another 32 minutes. No cheating you two!
Katie wrote: ":)"You remember that smile later this month. Just you wait, lol!
Rebecca wrote: "Katie wrote: ":)"You remember that smile later this month. Just you wait, lol!"
Oh don't worry...
I'm so confused!! Just shoot me now.
And it starts for me in 13 minutes!! I can finally read all these books I've been holding off on!!
Vi, I hope you have your alarm clock set :-)
Rebecca wrote: "Everyone is reading now, right?"...like a banshee!
NBRC: Tower Teams Read 2013, Round II
Books mentioned in this topic
Hotel Pastis: A Novel of Provence (other topics)A Rogue by Any Other Name (other topics)
Ship of Magic (other topics)
Recipe for a Happy Life (other topics)
Coming Home (other topics)
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Authors mentioned in this topic
J.R.R. Tolkien (other topics)Deborah Harkness (other topics)
Step #1: Set a personal goal and let us know about it- this one is just for fun. It wouldn't be a read-a-thon without some goal, right?
Step #2:Find your team's read-a-thon goal - This is as simple as the sum of the book goals from each participant in the read-a-thon.
Step #3:Keep us posted from your process on the provided thread- this one is very important.
Step #4:Read. Read. Read.
Grab your books. Tell the world to stop during 2 weeks. Tell the kids you will be busy reading. Grab your favorite snacks. Find your favorite reading nook and read like a Banshee.
◈ How to keep track
We will provide a thread for this. After you finish the reading for the day. Or you are changing books. Or you need a break. Whatever. Just go to the thread and say which book you are reading and the amount of pages you read from said book.
Read-a-Thon Duration: October 4th BST 4:00 PM to October 19th BST 4:00 PM
We decided to use the Greenwich hour for two reasons:
1.Is the "zero" hour. All time zones relate to it
2.Daylight saving time change will only occur on October 27th, so it won't interfere with read-a-thon timings.
Here is the link to the Clocks Time around the World