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[Mei ☽︎]

Congrats Iain!! That's quite the achivement!! 😍

I also was looking at the members list when you mentioned the comments count of some folks here, and noticed that the group also hit past a milestone: "MEMBERS (6667)" 🤭

[Timelord Iain, Tech Support]

The members list is limited by the usual 100 page limit, so you can only look at in-depth info on 3000 members... I didn't realize you could see more anywhere, until I went looking and saw the stat at the bottom of Group Home... we have alot of lurkers...

[Monika]

Hmm I thought was 6668...

[Tonari no Emily]

Hahaha congrats Iain! May you continue to bless us with your comments :D

[Nirkatze]

Waaa! 20k such an awesome milestone! Bowing down to the greatness!! Grats Iain!

[Siobhan]

Wow Iain! That's a lot of chatter :D I didn't realise mine was so high as well haha!

[Rob]

Timelord Iain wrote: "The members list is limited by the usual 100 page limit, so you can only look at in-depth info on 3000 members... I didn't realize you could see more anywhere, until I went looking and saw the stat..."

Too bad there wasn't not only a "last online" but "but last online in the group" . That'd give you a better sense of actual lurkers.

[Timelord Iain, Tech Support]

Rob wrote: "Timelord Iain wrote: "The members list is limited by the usual 100 page limit, so you can only look at in-depth info on 3000 members... I didn't realize you could see more anywhere, until I went lo..."

Yea... less than 1100 members have ever commented in the group, and nearly half of those members only commented once, so it was probably just in the Welcome thread... around 300 commented more than 20 times...

Considering the groups I'm in and never really visit, I imagine mouse of ours don't really check in, either...

[Timelord Iain, Tech Support]

Talking about this, I kinda wish there were Group Stat Graphs, similar to the book stat graphs available in My Books... comments per month, active members per month, new threads per month maybe (in this group, anyway, where threads generally equal BRs and Book Clubs)...

[Rob]

Wonder if there is any addtional functionality under group owners settings?

[Timelord Iain, Tech Support]

Rob wrote: "Wonder if there is any addtional functionality under group owners settings?"

From what I've seen, mods have access to a couple extra group settings, but it's mostly related to photos/images/descriptions/sorting of the group page, and public/private/challenge question stuff... not too many bells and whistles...

Probably falls to 3rd party scrapers using API calls to do anything special... like the SteamCharts website that tracks concurrent game players over time...

[Mel]

Timelord Iain wrote: "Talking about this, I kinda wish there were Group Stat Graphs, similar to the book stat graphs available in My Books... comments per month, active members per month, new threads per month maybe (in..."

Yeah I'm always interested in more stats, and that would be interesting to see. One metric is how many page views a thread has, and the new Invite and Planning thread started this year only has 101 views, so that tracks for active members planning. The revived Master List starting the beginning of 2022 meanwhile has 431, so that might be a good gauge to include our active lurkers.

[Timelord Iain, Tech Support]

Mel wrote: "Timelord Iain wrote: "Talking about this, I kinda wish there were Group Stat Graphs, similar to the book stat graphs available in My Books... comments per month, active members per month, new threa..."

You can see unique views from the discussion page and the top of a discussion thread and unique commenters from notifications... but it's hard to see it on the macro level, and combined... my notification feed says the Planning thread has 27 unique commenters...

[Tammie]

My friend sent this to me. I thought it was pretty fun! Look who visited her dad's book store... https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTRTUDeAx/

[Narilka]

That is a fun visit and quite a book store he has.

[Tammie]

Narilka wrote: "That is a fun visit and quite a book store he has."

I know! I would love to visit his store.

[Nirkatze]

Aww that was a super cute video! Thank you for sharing Tammie!

[Yanique, Thread Master]

WOW!
This year is just flying by! I hope May is a great reading month for everyone.
Here's some inspiration!

May 1, 2023 The Courts of Chaos (The Chronicles of Amber #5) by Roger Zelazny
May 1, 2023 Magic and Other Misdemeanors (The Sisters Grimm #5) by Michael Buckley
May 1, 2023 Foundryside (Founders #1) by Robert Jackson Bennett
May 1, 2023 The Witch's Heart by Genevieve Gornichec
May 1, 2023 The Hunger of the Gods (Bloodsworn Saga #2) by John Gwynne
May 1, 2023 Creation in Death (In Death #25) by JD Robb
May 2, 2023 Angel of Storms (Millennium’s Rule #2) by Trudi Canavan
May 2, 2023 Tsalmoth(Vlad Taltos #16) by Steven Brust
May 5, 2023 The Shadow Rising (Wheel of Time #4) by Robert Jordan
May 5, 2023 One Salt Sea (October Daye #5) by Seanan McGuire
May 5, 2023 The Gladiator's Downfall (Age of the Andinna #1) by Kristen Banet
May 8, 2023 Rhesus Chart (Laundry Files #5) by Charles Stross
May 10, 2023 The Hobbit (Lord of the Rings #0) by J.R.R. Tolkien
May 10, 2023 Unbound by Shawn Speakman
May 10, 2023 What Lies Beyond the Veil (Of Flesh & Bone #1) by Harper L. Woods
May 13, 2023 Brief Cases (Dresden Files Anthology) by Jim Butcher
May 15, 2023 Shorefall (Founders #2) by Robert Jackson Bennett
May 15, 2023 Last Dragon Standing (Heartstrikers #5) by Rachel Aaron
May 15, 2023 The Book That Wouldn't Burn (The Book That Wouldn't Burn #1) by Mark Lawrence
May 15, 2023 The Last Olympian (Percy Jackson #5) by Rick Riordan
May 15, 2023 The Broken Kingdoms (Inheritance Trilogy #2) by N.K. Jemisin
May 17, 2023 The Heroes (First Law #5) by Joe Abercrombie
May 17, 2023 Some Desperate Glory by Emily Tesh
May 20, 2023 Blood of Elves (The Witcher #1) by Andrzej Sapkowski
May 22, 2023 Ashes of Man (Sun Eater #5) by Christopher Ruocchio
May 24, 2023 Before the Coffee Gets Cold (コーヒーが冷めないうちに #1) by Toshikazu Kawaguchi
May 28, 2023 The Gray Wolf Throne (Seven Realms #3) by Cinda Williams Chima
May 29, 2023 Locklands (Founders #3) by Robert Jackson Bennett

[Timelord Iain, Tech Support]

What Lies Beyond the Veil (Of Flesh & Bone) sounds super macabre, when read together like that :D

[Yanique, Thread Master]

Timelord Iain wrote: "What Lies Beyond the Veil (Of Flesh & Bone) sounds super macabre, when read together like that :D"

Macabre but really intriguing!

[Timelord Iain, Tech Support]

confession time...

*whispers* sometimes I don't tell you guys what I'm reading next, because I know if I do, we'll end up scheduling a BR for weeks/months from now, and I need something to read TODAY *end whispers*

It's happened so many times :D

[Tonari no Emily]

Lol what did you read Iain?

[Timelord Iain, Tech Support]

Half my rando reads still managed to turn into Choko Buddy Reads...

Of late, there's been the House Witch trilogy last month, the Nathan Lower / Trader's Tales books, then I stopped waiting to do an Agatha H Buddy Read, read the 6th Marla Mason book again, and I've recently started trying to give Polity universe a 3rd shot (I've only read the first 3-4 books)... I'm also planning to read the Nora Kelly books, now that I'm all caught up on Pendergast... and almost done doing a binge re-read of Imperial Radch, before Translation State comes out...

I've been feeling a bit at loose ends, and seeking more reading options, tho... and that's where the secrecy generally comes in, until I've started the book and start sharing thoughts somewhere...

[Nirkatze]

Iain, biggest inspirator of FOMO in the known FBRverse...

[Timelord Iain, Tech Support]

I mean, it’s inevitable with varying reading speeds… last year I did 20-30 books a month… this year it’s been more like 45-50…

[Tammie]

Timelord Iain wrote: "Half my rando reads still managed to turn into Choko Buddy Reads...

Of late, there's been the House Witch trilogy last month, the Nathan Lower / Trader's Tales books, then I stopped waiting to do ..."

I'm reading The House Witch for my in person book club this month. It looks really cute!

[Timelord Iain, Tech Support]

Tammie wrote: "Timelord Iain wrote: "Half my rando reads still managed to turn into Choko Buddy Reads...

Of late, there's been the House Witch trilogy last month, the Nathan Lower / Trader's Tales books, then I ..."

It is... I binged the whole trilogy... and look forward to future books from the author making it from Royal Road to Audible... there's a spinoff, the start of a sequel, and a new world/story going on already... spinoff due out on Audible soon, start of sequel hopefully within the next year, and the new one is too new right now, only a few chapters...

[Nirkatze]

Tammie wrote: "I'm reading The House Witch for my in person book club this month. It looks really cute!"

Been wanting to read that due to Iain rec... interested in setting up a BR for it?

[Tammie]

Nirkatze wrote: "Tammie wrote: "I'm reading The House Witch for my in person book club this month. It looks really cute!"

Been wanting to read that due to Iain rec... interested in setting up a BR for it?"

Sure! I was planning on reading it on the 22nd. Would that work for you?

[Nirkatze]

Tammie wrote: "Sure! I was planning on reading it on the 22nd. Would that work for you?..."

Sounds good!

[Tammie]

Nirkatze wrote: "Tammie wrote: "Sure! I was planning on reading it on the 22nd. Would that work for you?..."

Sounds good!"

Ok, I just submitted the request.

[Timelord Iain, Tech Support]

We updated the request form instructions again, to try and gently weed out people making spurious requests (authors popping in, and/or new members that didn't read the Welcome instructions and jumped right to making/requesting a thread without finding people to read with, first)...

Asking for 2+ people in the Requested By field now :)

[Anni]

Timelord Iain wrote: "We updated the request form instructions again, to try and gently weed out people making spurious requests (authors popping in, and/or new members that didn't read the Welcome instructions and jump..."

Damn! Missed my chance to do all the suspicious requesting

On the other hand... I could just request buddyreads adding Iain as second reader, not suspicious at all 😜

[Mel]

Anni wrote: "On the other hand... I could just request buddyreads adding Iain as second reader, not suspicious at all 😜"

Iain's like, "Oooh, hm, actually.....!"

Good to see you back, Anni!

[Timelord Iain, Tech Support]

I rarely view the requests... Yanique handles that side of things... don't be giving people ideas :D

[Anni]

Mel wrote: "Anni wrote: "On the other hand... I could just request buddyreads adding Iain as second reader, not suspicious at all 😜"

Iain's like, "Oooh, hm, actually.....!"

Good to see you back, Anni!"

Aww thanks ♥️

[Tammie]

Anni wrote: "On the other hand... I could just request buddyreads adding Iain as second reader, not suspicious at all 😜..."

🤣

[Siobhan]

Hahaha Anni I'm sure this plan will work - Yanique will never suspect that Iain is NOT joining a buddy read 🤣

[Timelord Iain, Tech Support]

I'm feeling attacked... :D

[Siobhan]

😁😁

[Nirkatze]

LOL I think that's a great idea!

[Yanique, Thread Master]

... I step away for a few days and Anni is back and plotting against me!

[Timelord Iain, Tech Support]

So when I make a BR request, I say Iain & Iain are reading it?

[Timelord Iain, Tech Support]

And I kinda said DAMN YOU, ANNIKA!!!!, in all caps, in another thread, when someone said they were making some BR requests, and using me as the 2nd (even tho it's 100% true :D )

[Narilka]

Timelord Iain wrote: "So when I make a BR request, I say Iain & Iain are reading it?"

Seems legit ;)

[Nirkatze]

Timelord Iain wrote: "And I kinda said DAMN YOU, ANNIKA!!!!, in all caps, in another thread, when someone said they were making some BR requests, and using me as the 2nd (even tho it's 100% true :D )"

Mmm, I can see your dilemma. But I you read enough for two people, so it's totally legit.

[Anni]

Timelord Iain wrote: "And I kinda said DAMN YOU, ANNIKA!!!!, in all caps, in another thread, when someone said they were making some BR requests, and using me as the 2nd (even tho it's 100% true :D )"

Hahaha, I love it when my evil plans work out, especially when it's that effortless 😂

[Yanique, Thread Master]

Note to self:

Be suspicious of any requests including Iain's name....

[Timelord Iain, Tech Support]

Yanique wrote: "Note to self:

Be suspicious of any requests including Iain's name...."

[Monika]

LOL!!!