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Library Cin was our official shelver on Shelfari and has kept records of how many books were read each month that fit the monthly tag.Just off the top of my head, though, I'm going to guess that THIS month's tag is one of our most popular ones.
As for how to keep track ... I can only speak for myself. I check the group "unread" threads every day ....all of them. Some of them I get involved in and make a comment, others I read avidly but don't comment, still others I barely skim.
Book Concierge wrote: " I check the group "unread" threads every day ....all of them. Some of them I get involved in and make a comment, others I read avidly but don't comment, still others I barely skim. ..."I find that, in GR, I'm definitely missing some book discussions and that makes me sad. :-( It's because of the missing nested comments that we used to have, I'm sure.
Barbara wrote: "Book Concierge wrote: " I check the group "unread" threads every day ....all of them. Some of them I get involved in and make a comment, others I read avidly but don't comment, still others I barel..."I also look at the unread threads every day, but I don't read them all. I'm probably missing some comments that would interest me because I don't think they will interest me, so I don't bother to open the topic. I do think it's easier to follow discussions with each book listed as a separate topic. But it's harder to skim through the vast variety of books that this group reads.
Jgrace wrote: "I also look at the unread threads every day, but I don't read them all. I'm probably missing some comments that would interest me because I don't think they will interest me, so I don't bother to open the topic. I do think it's easier to follow discussions with each book listed as a separate topic. But it's harder to skim through the vast variety of books that this group reads."I think this is where I am. I suspect that I'll find what works best for me after with a couple of months under my belt.
Jgrace wrote: "Barbara wrote: "Book Concierge wrote: " I check the group "unread" threads every day ....all of them. Some of them I get involved in and make a comment, others I read avidly but don't comment, stil..."I agree. I wasn't able to read every single review on Shelfari, either, when we got busy, but I liked being able to go down the page to get a better idea of whether or not I was interested by the rating, the type of book, perhaps part of the review. Even when I read the review, I could choose whether or not I wanted to read any comments that might be connected to it. It gave me a much better sense of what people were reading and I felt more connected.
However, there is no way to replicate that experience here, and I'm hoping that one I settle into Goodreads I'll be able to read more of the reviews again. I'm wondering if there is a way to add genre or something to the title. Some of us love certain genres that others don't, but then again, some books are very hard to pigeon-hole and it can be helpful to know what's going on genres we don't personally read.
Karin wrote: " I liked being able to go down the page to get a better idea of whether or not I was interested by the rating, the type of book, perhaps part of the review. "You can do this pretty easily. I click on the folder header and can see, for instance, all posts in the "February 2016 - Footnotes" threads, sorted by most recent comment. You can click on the column headings if you want a different sort.
Elizabeth (Alaska) wrote: "You can do this pretty easily. I click on the folder header and can see, for instance, all posts in the "February 2016 - Footnotes" threads, sorted by most recent comment. You can click on the column headings if you want a different sort. "The problem with this is that it just lists the post and title, so you have to click on it. Coming from Shelfari we are used to clicking on the discussion topic and seeing all the posts, we could sort them so only the unread showed (I know you can do that here), we are just used to that and this is a different way.
Elizabeth (Alaska) wrote: "How do you keep track of all the books being posted during the month? Do you follow a particular thread for a book(s) to keep up with a conversation, watching for new posts, etc.? Lol, I think we are all learning how we will do this! In Shelfari, you would open ONE thread, and see all the reviews with all the comments neatly stacked underneath. You could choose to show or hide the comments.
As an administrator, I'm actually now MUCH more aware of how many reviews I didn't read . . .it's a little scary. I personally would like to read every member's reviews. Now, I realize that is a much bigger undertaking than I imagined. I think I fooled myself before into thinking I was doing a good job of it, but I definitely wasn't.
Here, I find myself clicking on the "unread" link and first skimming to see if any pertain directly to my job as administrator. Then, I look for the missed gems - - what isn't getting comments . . .it's easy to just go to books I've read or heard of, but I want to learn more about what isn't on my radar. After that, I just try to get as much read as I can . . .but it's really scary how much I feel I'm missing now.
Elizabeth (Alaska) wrote: "Is this month typical for the ratio of monthly tag books versus open books?."I feel as though we are a little higher this month on the tag:not tag ratio, but Cindy would have a better feel for it.
Elizabeth (Alaska) wrote: "Do you follow some of the footnotes threads, or do they usually have a quick conversation and then disappear into oblivion? "On Shelfari, the footnotes posts usually had a quick burst of energy and then tapered off quickly. However, Shelfari had a lot of "issues" toward the end that may have made this situation worse (new messages not always marked as new for example). It will be interesting to see what happens here.
Anita wrote: "I feel as though we are a little higher this month on the tag:not tag ratio, but Cindy would have a better feel for it. "I think so to, but I think the WWII is a popular tag with many of us. Says the woman who is still trying to write her first review in that tag. I have read one though.
Here are the stats from previous tags/months (I got this from shelfari just now). This does remind me, though, that I wanted to find an easy way to save this. Hmmmm... I'm not sure how many books have been reviewed for WWII this month. Of course, the month is only half over. I know I haven't gotten to mine yet.
Tags of the Past are:
December: Sci-Fi - 53 books read
November: Adult Fiction - 93 books read
October: England - 70 books read
September: 19th century - 55 books read
August 2015: Tragedy - 51 books read
July 2015: Time Travel - 39 books read
June 2015: Romance - 81 books read
May 2015: Contemporary - 100 books read
April 2015: Social Commentary - 84 books read
March 2015: Magical Realism - 117 books read
February 2015: Philosophy - 48 books read
January 2015: Relationships - 139 books read
December 2014: Humour - 71 books read
November 2014: Fairy Tale - 53 books read
October 2014: Futuristic - 41 books read
September 2014: Magic - 84 books read
August 2014: Politics - 79 books read
July 2014: Orphans - 65 books read
June 2014: Detective - 88 books read
May 2014: 20th century - 79 books read
April 2014: Sociology - 49 books read
March 2014: Historical romance - 47 books read
February 2014: Tbr - 81 books read
January 2014: Adventure - 95 books read
December 2013: India - 38 books read
November 2013: Non-fiction - 100 books read
October 2013: Paranormal - 77 books read
September 2013: 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die - 65 books read
August 2013: Racism - 57 books read
July 2013: Contemporary Fiction - 123 books read
June 2013: Action - 82 books read
May 2013: Friendship - 99 books read
April 2013: Funny - 104 books read
March 2013: British Literature - 48 books read
February 2013: Family Relationships - 179 books read
January 2013: France - 68 books read
December 2012: Thriller - 90 books read
November 2012: Drama - 63 books read
October 2012: New York - 51 books read
September 2012: China - 39 books read
August 2012: Historical Fiction - 89 books read
July 2012: Food - 92 books read
June 2012: Suspense - 158 books read
May 2012: War - 91 books read
April 2012: Mythology - 76 books read
**PBT 4th Anniversary Admin tags:**
*Government - 16 books read
*College - 13 books read
*Mothers and Daughters - 20 books read
*Canadian Author - 16 books read
March 2012: Culture - 67 books read
February 2012: Memoir - 94 books read
January 2012: Ireland - 59 books read
December 2011: Series - 143 books read
November 2011: Women writers - 137 books read
October 2011: American history - 60 books read
September 2011: Survival - 99 books read
August 2011: Young Adult - 211 books read
July 2011: Movie - 186 books read
June 2011: Love - 128 books read
May 2011: True Crime - 62 books read
April 2011: Magical Realism - 82 books read
March 2011: Classic - 93 books read
February 2011: Science Fiction - 104 books read
January 2011: Social Commentary - 140 books read
December 2010: Psychology 87 books read
November 2010: Family 160 books read
October 2010: Animals 104 books read
September 2010: 1,001 Books You Must Read Before You Die: 74 books read
August 2010: Biography: 122 books read
July 2010: Dystopia: 67 books read
June 2010: Travel: 85 books read
May 2010: Romance: 148 books read
April 2010: Favorite: 145 books read
March 2010: Science: 66 books read
February 2010: Relationships: 160 books read
January 2010: Adventure: 138 books read
December 2009: Satire: 96 books read
November 2009: Thriller: 174 books read
October 2009: Contemporary Fiction - 128 books read
**Admin tag for October: Debut: 50 books read
September 2009: Coming of Age: 143 books read
August 2009: Humor: 186 books read
July 2009: American Literature: 120 books read
June 2009: Time Travel: 73 books read
May 2009: Suspense: 212 books read
April 2009: Friendship: 186 books read
March 2009: History: 201 books read
February 2009: Chick lit: 221 books read
January 2009: Music: 93 books read
December 2008: Mystery: 233 books read
**Extra Administrator tags for December: **
*Ghosts: 21 books read
*Environment: 17 books read
*Disaster: 13 books read
*Southern Literature: 16 books read
November 2008: Poetry: 85 books read
October 2008: England: 135 books read
September 2008: Dragons: 67 books read
August 2008: Inspirational: 84 books read
July 2008: Fairy Tales: 105 books read
June 2008: Africa: 98 books read
May 2008: 19th Century: 142 books read
April 2008: Fantasy: 195 books read
March 2008: Young Adult: 103 books read
February 2008: Historical Fiction: 40 books read
LibraryCin wrote: "Here are the stats from previous tags/months (I got this from shelfari just now)...."I guess this doesn't really give a ratio, though.
And I can't even guess at any stats for January, as we got "interrupted" half way through the month with having to find a new home. After that, some people posted there, some here...
As a general rule, the broader tags had more books read every month, so I'm going to guess that WWII is going to fall somewhere in the middle. Possibly even at the lower end with many of us still trying to figure out new sites, etc, and not as much time for reading.
Right now WWII only has 16 books tagged on our group shelf. I'm sure not everyone has been adding their reads to the shelf, though. Again, I suspect our stats will be slightly out of whack for a few months while we all get settled and figure out what the heck we're doing and how to do it all!
LibraryCin wrote: "LibraryCin wrote: "Here are the stats from previous tags/months (I got this from shelfari just now)...."I guess this doesn't really give a ratio, though."
No, but it's fascinating.
GR won't give you those stats, as you've probably realized. However, there are 34 posts in the WWII thread, and the first is administrative. I can't be sure that the other 33 are books, of course, but it seems reasonable to think they are.
Yes, thats another way to check the stats. I will likely be going through the monthly tag folder and add books that arent added by members themselves (once ive confirmed with our other admins that i wont be making things more confusing for other things we do here by doing that!)Apologies for not capitalizing things or using apostrophes. Thats when you can tell im on my tablet not my pc... ☺
I find it harder to follow threads at GR. Shelfari was much easier for me. I opted for emails and those would tell me what actually was being said so if I wanted to get in on the discussion I could hurry on over to the site and participate. Here it is harder. I have the app but haven't gotten used to checking there. E mails tell you less with GR and if you don't check into a group or thread you quit getting email or reminders. I think GR takes a lot more time and time is hard to find sometimes.
Is this month typical for the ratio of monthly tag books versus open books?
Do you follow some of the footnotes threads, or do they usually have a quick conversation and then disappear into oblivion?