Questions and Answers

[Sonia]

Alison wrote: "Sonia wrote: "Alison wrote: "Hi,

If you're a co captain are you supposed to be part of a captains group?

Sorry all new to me. Just want to check if I should be doing something that I'm not."

Ok..."

You have like 250 posts to read! Some is just chatting, so if you need some quick recap, just let me know.


You're from team Yhi. You and Inês are both from Europe, and Hina, the captain is from the US.

We're waiting for her to appear, so she can reserve the spots at the beginning, hence, the thread is still closed for comments.

I'll wait till tomorrow afternoon and then will start PMing the captains that still haven't checked up.

Since the challenge only starts in 19 days, we have plenty of time to go.

[Jojobean]

Amanda wrote: "Joanne♥~Bookworm Extraordinaire wrote: "just wondering the reason for why my team thread is frozen? thanks :D"

The team threads are frozen until the captains check in so that they can reserve a fe..."

ok cool. Thanks!

[Alison (Lady Coffin)]

Ladies ~
I am down as one of the Co-Captains for Coyote, but can't find anything with an invite to the Captains Group chat.
Thanks in advance whoever is able to help.

[Joanne]

I also don't see an invitation. I'm captain of Odin.

[Karen ⊰✿, Fiction Aficionado]

Just invited you both :)
If you don't get a notification of the invite try going to "groups" in your profile and it should show any invites outstanding.
Yell out if you have any problems!

[Alison (Lady Coffin)]

Karen wrote: "Just invited you both :)
If you don't get a notification of the invite try going to "groups" in your profile and it should show any invites outstanding.
Yell out if you have any problems!"

Took a bit of looking but found it, thanks

[Cat]

Hi, I don't have an invite to the (co)captains group.
Had a poke around the groups section, couldn't see anything...
Thanks!

[Karen ⊰✿, Fiction Aficionado]

Catherine wrote: "Hi, I don't have an invite to the (co)captains group.
Had a poke around the groups section, couldn't see anything...
Thanks!"

Just sent you an invite :)

[prag ♻]

Huh, same with me. I'm co-captain of Team Wandjina, and don't see anything...?
Thanks:)

[prag ♻]

Feyde wrote: "Huh, same with me. I'm co-captain of Team Wandjina, and don't see anything...?
Thanks:)"

Sorry, found it!

[Alison (Lady Coffin)]

Feyde wrote: "Feyde wrote: "Huh, same with me. I'm co-captain of Team Wandjina, and don't see anything...?
Thanks:)"

Sorry, found it!"

I had trouble finding the invites also. It was the fact that under the Groups, you had to click the more , under "My Groups" to find the invitation. That is what had me lost.

[Karen ⊰✿, Fiction Aficionado]

Unfortunately goodreads notifications are really unreliable and if you don't get it, or miss it, it is impossible to know you have an invite without going to some trouble as Alison describes above.
That is one of the reasons we get the captains group up early so we can try and get everyone there well before the challenge starts :)

[❤Stephanie ღ♥ღMrs Daryl Dixonღ♥ღ]

I don't know if this has been asked before but do all books have to be started after the challenge starts or can they be started before and finished after it starts?

[Sonia]

❤Stephanie ღ♥ღMrs Lothaire Dacianoღ♥ღ wrote: "I don't know if this has been asked before but do all books have to be started after the challenge starts or can they be started before and finished after it starts?"

After the challenge starts. Is one of the new requirements.

[❤Stephanie ღ♥ღMrs Daryl Dixonღ♥ღ]

Sonia wrote: "❤Stephanie ღ♥ღMrs Lothaire Dacianoღ♥ღ wrote: "I don't know if this has been asked before but do all books have to be started after the challenge starts or can they be started before and finished af..."

Okay, thanks I just wasn't sure.

[Sonia]

❤Stephanie ღ♥ღMrs Lothaire Dacianoღ♥ღ wrote: "Sonia wrote: "❤Stephanie ღ♥ღMrs Lothaire Dacianoღ♥ღ wrote: "I don't know if this has been asked before but do all books have to be started after the challenge starts or can they be started before a..."

No problem. It was a little of a disadvantage last edition, so we decided to start fresh.

We'll post a reminder near the starting date, so no doubts arise. :D

[☼♎ Carmen the Bootyshaker Temptress ☼♎]

Sonia wrote: "❤Stephanie ღ♥ღMrs Lothaire Dacianoღ♥ღ wrote: "I don't know if this has been asked before but do all books have to be started after the challenge starts or can they be started before and finished af..."
I'm actually good with the new requirement because I always end up starting something one for every challenge :)

[Cathy M.]

Hi Karen & Sonia, I haven't received my invite to the Captains group yet (I double checked my groups page and didn't see anything unless I'm totally missing something). I'm a co-captain for Team Hades.

[Karen ⊰✿, Fiction Aficionado]

Sorry I don't have access to a computer at the moment (only my phone) so I can't see if you're friends with the mod account to be able to invite.
So I've just added you as a friend and if you accept I can invite you :)

[Cathy M.]

Karen wrote: "Sorry I don't have access to a computer at the moment (only my phone) so I can't see if you're friends with the mod account to be able to invite.
So I've just added you as a friend and if you acce..."

Done Karen :)

[Karen ⊰✿, Fiction Aficionado]

And done!

If you don't get the notification of the invite the group link is here
https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/...
And it should let you join

[Kay Kay]

Hi!
I signed up with the link, but I don't see myself on the spreadsheet to figure out which team I am on. Should I be concerned?

[Karen ⊰✿, Fiction Aficionado]

Hi Karrie

If you signed up in the last few days you haven't been assigned yet. Sonia is putting the teams together and was waiting for enough new sign ups to form a new team. So it may be another couple of days until you are notified

[Erin *Proud Book Hoarder*]

I'd also like to sign up please

[Sonia]

Erin (Paperback stash) *is juggle-reading* wrote: "I'd also like to sign up please"

Hey Erin,

Just fill out this form, please.

welcome to the fun

[Erin *Proud Book Hoarder*]

Thanks Sonia :)

[Sonia]

Erin (Paperback stash) *is juggle-reading* wrote: "Thanks Sonia :)"

No problem. You'll get a PM tomorrow with your team. Need to see which team I'm going to give a temporary advantage :D

[☼♎ Carmen the Bootyshaker Temptress ☼♎]

Hi everybody. Wow we are still taking in more people. That's great :)

[Sonia]

☼♎ Carmen the Bootyshaker Temptress ☼♎ wrote: "Hi everybody. Wow we are still taking in more people. That's great :)"

230 participants at the moment.

[Jen]

Sonia wrote: "☼♎ Carmen the Bootyshaker Temptress ☼♎ wrote: "Hi everybody. Wow we are still taking in more people. That's great :)"

230 participants at the moment."

That's great! :-)

[Kay Kay]

Wow!

[☼♎ Carmen the Bootyshaker Temptress ☼♎]

Sonia wrote: "☼♎ Carmen the Bootyshaker Temptress ☼♎ wrote: "Hi everybody. Wow we are still taking in more people. That's great :)"

230 participants at the moment."

Awesome!!

[Ghost in the Stacks]

I cant rember my shelf name. Does it matter, should I just set one up?

[Jen]

Abbie wrote: "I cant rember my shelf name. Does it matter, should I just set one up?"

Abbie, you called it athena-tower-teams. Here's the link: https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...

[Ghost in the Stacks]

Jen wrote: "Abbie wrote: "I cant rember my shelf name. Does it matter, should I just set one up?"

Abbie, you called it athena-tower-teams. Here's the link: https://www.goodreads.com/review/list......"
I will use that one, I just made it a few minutes ago, cause I couldnt remeber what I signed up with.

[❀Tea❀]

Abbie wrote: "Jen wrote: "Abbie wrote: "I cant rember my shelf name. Does it matter, should I just set one up?"

Abbie, you called it athena-tower-teams. Here's the link: https://www.goodreads.com/review/list/24..."

At the moment it doesn't matter what you signed up with. Just let your captain know when the game starts what is your shelf so she can enter it in spreadsheet. You are free to change it as long as team spreadsheet is being correct (or your books won't be counted since spreadsheet won't recognize your shelf). Does it make sense?

[Ghost in the Stacks]

Awesome, that was what I needed


I didn't know if the mods had them saved somewhere, and I didnt want to mess anything up.

[❀Tea❀]

Abbie wrote: "Awesome, that was what I needed


I didn't know if the mods had them saved somewhere, and I didnt want to mess anything up."

Nothing to mess up yet. :)
BTW you can check what you put as your shelf in assignment spreadsheet. It was Tower Teams ;)

[Beth]

I signed up yesterday and since teams are already set, how will I know what team I get put on?

[Rebekah]

I would like to try this but it seems kind of complicated and I wouldn't want to let me team down. Do I have to read a certain number of books a week? I didn't understand the "day of questions" . Do you spend the day asking questions. Does the team have to read the same books? Is it a new challenge every week you have to complete?

[Karen ⊰✿, Fiction Aficionado]

Beth (Ducky) wrote: "I signed up yesterday and since teams are already set, how will I know what team I get put on?"

Sonia will PM you when she has a place for you. Give it a few days :)

[Karen ⊰✿, Fiction Aficionado]

Rebekah wrote: "I would like to try this but it seems kind of complicated and I wouldn't want to let me team down. Do I have to read a certain number of books a week? I didn't understand the "day of questions" . D..."

It's very easy although it may look complicated. all you need to do is:
- read (no minimum number ; whatever you like)
- Check in to your team (i.e. comment on the team thread) once a week so they know you're still around
- create a special shelf and post your read books to that shelf

and that's it! The "day of questions" is just an option for players that like to read and contribute to our Books of the Month (BOMs). You are not required to do that if you don't want to :)

[❀Tea❀]

So since graphic novels don't work for this one, what about poetry, plays and similar things? No go or word count?

[Alison]

I'm a bit confused on BOM. I understand you get 40 points for writing questions and 20 points for participating. If you write questions and participate do you get 60 points or is it one or the other?

Also, if one team member writes questions and all of the other team members participate in the same BOM do they all earn points?

[Karen ⊰✿, Fiction Aficionado]

Word count Tea :)

[❀Tea❀]

Karen wrote: "Word count Tea :)"

Thought so but wanted to be sure. Thanks :)

[Karen ⊰✿, Fiction Aficionado]

Yes Alison you would get 60 points and there is no limit to the number of team mates that can participate. We only limit the writing of DQs to one team member per team

So if you were allocated a day of DQs and participated in the BOM and so did 3 of your team mates that would be points of 60+20+20+20+the points for the actual book(depends on page numbers)

[Alison]

So potentially loads of points but lots of people reading the same book at the same time.

Thanks Karen.

[Karen ⊰✿, Fiction Aficionado]

Perhaps, but experience tells us it is unlikely to happen. Usually only 1 or 2 team members per team read the BOMs ;)

[❀Tea❀]

Judy wrote: "I was wondering about buddy reads (not BOM) but other informal buddy reads, like the one for The Color of Magic - are there extra points for those? I know last time there were extra po..."

No, no extra points for Buddy Reads this time