16,000 in 2016 Group Book Count Challenge

[Julie]

Help... am I missing something. The percentage bar on mine is still at zero.

[Lisa Kay, Moderator]

Julie wrote: "Help... am I missing something. The percentage bar on mine is still at zero."

Hmmm. Sorry, Julie, I can't figure out what is what. Yes, your percentage is supposed to show. Although, I can see all your books, and your count is right. I checked your shelf and see that you have both and start and stop date that fall w/i the date parameters.

Question: Are you 'tagging' by a mobile device?

As a mod, I would go to the GRs Feedback Group, but I've done that before with is challenge, and the person who designed it was a volunteer who has since left GRs, so the challenge is not longer "tech supported." So, from past experience, I know that wouldn't get the question answered. Sorry.

[Julie]

Thanks lisa
yes I do some bits on my mobile, maybe it is that. I am moving house this weekend, my son is a tech person when we are settled I will get him to look for me.

[Lisa Kay, Moderator]

Yeah, there are different issues with 'tagging' books from a mobile device...and with each device it is a different issue. So, I think you'll find it is on GRs' end and not yours. I'm just glad it is counting your total. Sometimes, it is that that doesn't 'take.'

[Phoenix (Online Elf), Moderator]

Sunday Update

01,157/16,000

[Lisa Kay, Moderator]

We are on day 38 out of 366 days this Leap Year.

Days into Challenge divided by Total Days of the Challenge = “on target percent”

38 / 366 = 10.38% “on target percent.”

We've read 1,157 books so far. So...

1,157 / 16,000 = 7.2%

Eeep! We need more members to join - or read more!

[ShoSho , Moderator]

Lisa Kay wrote: "We are on day 38 out of 366 days this Leap Year. Days into Challenge divided by Total Days of the Challenge = “on target percent”38 / 366 = 10.38% “on target percent.” We've read 1,157 books so far..."

I haven't read much in the past few weeks. I hope I can get back to reading but I changed my goal from 216 to 116 for now.

Don't worry, LK we'll get there :)

[Lisa Kay, Moderator]

ShoSho wrote: "Don't worry, LK we'll get there :)"

You know me, ShoSho. I worry every year. :o)

[Lara]

I also haven't been able to read as much the last couple of weeks. I'm hoping to get some more reading time in though.

[Lisa Kay, Moderator]

I've been reading like a crazy person. I guess it is because last year was such a crazy "no-time-to-read" year for me.

[Lara]

Recently I've started some longer books and that has really slowed me down. I need to find some more novellas to fly through.

[Lisa Kay, Moderator]

Yeah, those "chunksters" will do that, Lara.

[*Dawn]

Julie wrote: "Help... am I missing something. The percentage bar on mine is still at zero."

I noticed on Lisa Kay's "Big City/Small Town" challenge (where we also use the percentage bars), I've had to actually click on the bar itself. It opens it up so you can see the books you tagged. At that time, it also updates the bar itself.

Hope this is the issue you were referring to and that this helps.

[Julie]

Hi Dawn my son sorted it for me, not sure why it did not work for me. It was one of those moments with a sigh from my son to say mother you and technology do not go together.

[*Dawn]

Julie wrote: "Hi Dawn my son sorted it for me, not sure why it did not work for me. It was one of those moments with a sigh from my son to say mother you and technology do not go together."

I can relate. I have a 16yo son who is a techie too. Thank God! He sets everything up for me.

[Anita Reads]

Hi everyone. I just joined this group, and though I'd add my books to this challenge. For some reason though it says I haven't read any books in 2016. I added a shelf called read 2016. I've so far read 18 books, so these should count toward the final goal shouldn't they?

I tried pressing the percentage link, but it just linked me to another page where it again stated I haven't read any books.

[Nichole]

Hmm... when you entered your shelf for the challenge did you add the hyphen?

[Julie]

Lol I had similar problems but I noticed after a day my book covers was showing but not anything else. My son said I was not typing it correctly. Not sure if that helps you.

[Anita Reads]

The hyphen? I added the whole link from the shelf. https://www.goodreads.com/review/list... should I not do that?

[Nichole]

Try just typing read-2016. I don't know that this will work, lol. Just guessing :)

[Nichole]

Also, sometimes if you're doing things from a mobile device it gets buggy.

[Jonetta]

Anita wrote: "Hi everyone. I just joined this group, and though I'd add my books to this challenge. For some reason though it says I haven't read any books in 2016. I added a shelf called read 2016. I've so far ..."

Anita, you have to put the books you've read onto the shelf you created and they have to have a date read in 2016.

[Anita Reads]

Jonetta wrote: "Anita wrote: "Hi everyone. I just joined this group, and though I'd add my books to this challenge. For some reason though it says I haven't read any books in 2016. I added a shelf called read 2016..."

I know and that's what I've done.
As I said I have 18 books on the shelf all dated as read in 2016. Maybe I don't add the shelf correctly. I tried with the whole link.

Also haven't used the mobile app, as I don't really like using it.

[Jonetta]

Did you enter the shelf here as read-2016 or Read-2016? Apparently (as I've learned) case makes a difference.

[Anita Reads]

I just copy-pasted from the address line.

[Jonetta]

That won't work. You have to type in the shelf name exactly as follows:

read-2016

[Anita Reads]

Oh, thanks. Now it works :)

[Jonetta]

Yay!

[Lisa Kay, Moderator]

Welcome, Anita! And thanks for helping her, Jonetta. Don't know why I wasn't getting notifications from this links. I wasn't even getting any "red" indicators that there were unread posts, which I usually get when I check/clip the "unread" link for the group.

Hmmmmm....

[Anita Reads]

Thank you Lisa Kay.

Jonetta was helpful, and yeah sometimes GR is tricky like that with notifications.

[Phoenix (Online Elf), Moderator]

Sunday Update

01,416/16,000

[Phoenix (Online Elf), Moderator]

We are on day 45 out of 366 days this Leap Year.

Days into Challenge divided by Total Days of the Challenge = “on target percent”

45 / 366 = 12.295% “on target percent.”

We've read 1,416 books so far. So...

1,416 / 16,000 = 08.85%

[Medavis66]

I'm new to the group and added myself to your challenge. Looking at my latest addiction (Robyn Carr's Virgin River series) helped me find you guys. I look forward to getting my feet wet with your group!
:-) Elaine

[Silvia]

Medavis66 wrote: "I'm new to the group and added myself to your challenge. Looking at my latest addiction (Robyn Carr's Virgin River series) helped me find you guys. I look forward to getting my feet wet with your g..."

Welcome! I love the Virgin River series too! I'll be starting Temptation Ridge in a few days after I get done with Fatal Mistake I love the Fatal series by Marie Force too. ; )

[Anita Reads]

I really like Virgin River as well so far. Though I've only read the first 2 books. Plan is to squeeze a few more in this year, between all the other stuff I want to read :)

[Rosemarie]

Anita wrote: "I really like Virgin River as well so far. Though I've only read the first 2 books. Plan is to squeeze a few more in this year, between all the other stuff I want to read :)"

I am reading book 6 I have already read and the previous books. I read other books and then sneak a Virgin River book in now and then.

[Lisa Kay, Moderator]

Thanks, Elaine, and welcome to the challenge!

[Lisa Kay, Moderator]

Yeah, I want to get back to Carr's Thunder Point series.

[Anita Reads]

Wohoo. I'm 3 books ahead of schedule on my goal!

I just noticed that all the goals combined from the competitors of this challenge is only 10,000 something. I think we need to get more to join if we want to complete the challenge :)

[Lisa Kay, Moderator]

Yeah, we do. **LK stresses out...**

[Nichole]

LOL! I'm sorry, I shouldn't laugh. Lisa Kay stresses about this every year and we always manage to pull through :) We can do it again! Have faith!

[Lisa Kay, Moderator]

I do, I do! Go ahead and laugh at me. I don't mind. LOL! It just makes me nervous.

Maybe Online Elf should sent out a global invite to everyone in RLftCI saying, "Help Lisa Kay calm down and chill a bit by joining." LOL!

[Nichole]

*chuckles*

[ShoSho , Moderator]

Lisa Kay wrote: "I do, I do! Go ahead and laugh at me. I don't mind. LOL! It just makes me nervous.

Maybe Online Elf should sent out a global invite to everyone in RLftCI saying, "Help Lisa Kay calm down and chil..."
LOL great idea

[Anita Reads]

Haha that's a great idea. :)

[Lara]

Ugh, this week is a bad reading week. Too much work :(

[Lisa Kay, Moderator]

Aww, Lara. Sorry.

[Rosemarie]

I updated my book count from 50 to 75 books.

[Lisa Kay, Moderator]

Neat, Rosemarie.

[Anita Reads]

My reading week has gone down horribly. Went down with a case of Pneumonia. Third day on penicillin and it's the second day in a row without a fever.
I've slowly started reading again yesterday, so hopefully I'll manage to squeeze in a couple more books in February.