Questions, Suggestions and Feedback

[Connie N.]

Thanks for responding, JoAnne. I actually haven't had much luck with this feature on Amazon or Google, Sue. I usually just rely on the Kindle books that I read and search those books for the words I need. Otherwise, I never remember to keep an eye out for certain words when I'm reading a library book or listening to an audiobook. Word search challenges are tough.

[Kat]

Are you going to do Tribute Challenges for Doris Day and/or Tim Conway. Loved them both.

[JoAnne]

Kat wrote: "Are you going to do Tribute Challenges for Doris Day and/or Tim Conway. Loved them both."

Yes, we will but I need time to write them.

[Helen]

Helen A.

I found this Challenge last night!

I really enjoy the way this Challenge is more casual than some. I can choose my own tasks on My A to Z! I can read some Children's and YA books! There are no minimum page limits!

I like the way in which I am really competing against myself, here!

Thanks for keeping up the Challenges!

[JoAnne]

Helen wrote: "Helen A.

I found this Challenge last night!

I really enjoy the way this Challenge is more casual than some. I can choose my own tasks on My A to Z! I can read some Children's and YA books! There..."

You're welcome!

[Susan A]

For challenge tasks involving covers that are a specific color;
(example: from the winter countdown find 4 covers are one of the 5 color trends for winter 2019: Purple, Pistachio, Tiger Orange, Extroverted Pink and Vanilla Custard.)

Do we just make a good faith effort, or am I supposed to check it out at tineye?
Is it supposed to be greater than 50%

- I'd like to use this for pink


Do I ask this type of general question here, but specific questions in the challenge thread?

Thanks!

[JoAnne]

Susan A wrote: "For challenge tasks involving covers that are a specific color;
(example: from the winter countdown find 4 covers are one of the 5 color trends for winter 2019: Purple, Pistachio, Tiger Orange, Ext..."

As long as it looks good to you - mostly the color you choose. We are not that picky that you have to use a program to tell you the color. :)

[JoAnne]

Susan A wrote: "For challenge tasks involving covers that are a specific color;
(example: from the winter countdown find 4 covers are one of the 5 color trends for winter 2019: Purple, Pistachio, Tiger Orange, Ext..."

I'd say that cover works!!

[Susan A]

Thanks!

[Susanna]

Do I post my completion posts for 31 flavors in the original 31 flavors or 31 flavors 2..0 if it's 2.0 please add my name

[JoAnne]

Susanna wrote: "Do I post my completion posts for 31 flavors in the original 31 flavors or 31 flavors 2..0 if it's 2.0 please add my name"

You have not joined the 2.0 challenge, have you?

How far along are you in the original? Some of the tasks changed a bit. You can post your original in the 2.0 thread and continue it there.

[Susanna]

I have done 6 flavors and ready to post my 7th Chocolate Almond

[Susan A]

Two unrelated questions:

1. Is fan fiction allowed unless otherwise noted?
example: I Know Where Babies Come From, Derek

2. I noticed in many challenge directions:
*Please post a partial list of the challenge when you sign up.

I don't know what this means and I can't tell from other people's sign ups as it doesn't seem consistent.


Does this mean I should post an empty shell of the challenge? And if so, can I just post the whole shell and not part of it?

Or does it mean I shouldn't join until I can post some books I'm willing to read for the challenge -- meaning I can't just wing it?


I'll go back and fix the 3 challenges I joined based on your answer. THank you.

[Andrea]

Susan, for signing up for challenges, you can post the empty shell, the title of the challenge and goal you're going for (if there's more than one option on that), or potential books for categories if you already have ideas. It's pretty flexible around here. :)

[JoAnne]

Susan A wrote: "Two unrelated questions:

1. Is fan fiction allowed unless otherwise noted?
example: A Royal Christmas Engagement

2. I noticed in many challenge directions:
*Please post a partial ..."

I'm not sure what fan fiction is - maybe continuing a story written by someone else? We have no page minimum - BUT there are a few of the older challenges that do have stated minimums. IF it's a book that you can link to here in GR, it's allowed in this group.

I wanted to avoid a lot of people just posting I'm in and then not coming back to the challenges. I cannot change what others posted in challenges before I became a mod 2 1/2 years ago. SO we just go with it. :)

[JoAnne]

Andrea wrote: "Susan, for signing up for challenges, you can post the empty shell, the title of the challenge and goal you're going for (if there's more than one option on that), or potential books for categories..."

Thanks Andrea!! :)

[JoAnne]

Susanna wrote: "I have done 6 flavors and ready to post my 7th Chocolate Almond"

I think you have already posted in the 2.0 challenge by the time I saw this. We watched a movie last night and I did not come back on GR>

[Andrea]

Glad to help, JoAnne. :)

[Susan A]

Thanks JoAnne and Andrea.

[Andrea]

Glad to help, Susan.

[Genevieve]

I was wondering about a challenge that was a book for each state. It could take place in the state, have a state in the title or a title with the word of the nickname for the state.

[JoAnne]

Genevieve wrote: "I was wondering about a challenge that was a book for each state. It could take place in the state, have a state in the title or a title with the word of the nickname for the state."

I am in the middle of working on a huge challenge about the states. I had to stop working on it because of running the group but I'm hoping to get back to it in 2020.

[Genevieve]

JoAnne wrote: "Genevieve wrote: "I was wondering about a challenge that was a book for each state. It could take place in the state, have a state in the title or a title with the word of the nickname for the stat..."

Sounds great. I can't wait.

[JoAnne]

Sandy wrote: "I saw a challenge a while ago that I wanted to do in 2020 but I can't remember the name of it or even what category it was in. The idea was to read each month a book that was added to the TBR shelf..."

That does not sound familiar to me. There was a task in Purge That Pile =
August
📚 Read a book that added to you WTR list (here on Goodreads) in August of any year.

Maybe you were thinking of that one??

I'm still not real familiar with many of the older challenges on here and I have been the main mod for 2 1/2 years.

[Barb]

Sandy wrote: "I saw a challenge a while ago that I wanted to do in 2020 but I can't remember the name of it or even what category it was in. The idea was to read each month a book that was added to the TBR shelf in the same month at least one year before. "

Was it this one in the CCC, Sandy?
Mine Your TBR Mountain

[JoAnne]

Barb wrote: "Sandy wrote: "I saw a challenge a while ago that I wanted to do in 2020 but I can't remember the name of it or even what category it was in. The idea was to read each month a book that was added to..."

I should try that one!!

[Andrea]

Sandy, I know which one you're talking about... but I can't think of the name or group either! I hope you find it! And I'm curious of its location if you do. :)

[Andrea]

Barb, that just might be it! Or, at least it's the one I was thinking of. Thanks for the link!

Sandy, if the one you were thinking of was different, I'm still interested in learning about it when you find it. :)

[Andrea]

Thanks so much, Sandy! I'll save that one for consideration too, as it looks really good.

[JoAnne]

I started bookmarking any challenges that I might be interested in because I could never remember where I saw them, especially when you are in a bunch of groups. Then when I have time I check through the folder and see if I can do them.

[Andrea]

Fabulous idea, JoAnne! Thanks for sharing.

[JoAnne]

Sandy wrote: "JoAnne wrote: "I started bookmarking any challenges that I might be interested in because I could never remember where I saw them, especially when you are in a bunch of groups. Then when I have tim..."

On my computer -

[Barb]

Sandy wrote: "Andrea, I found it. It’s similar to the one Barb mentioned but it’s in The Challenge Factory. It’s called Scale Your TBR Mountain"

That's actually the challenge the one in the CCC is based on. The mods at TCF graciously gave us permission to use their idea :)

[Andrea]

Awesome! That's so neat that the various groups on GR can work together like that, sharing generously. Sweet!

[Celia]

One thing I'd like to see in addition to all the yearly A-Z challenges is an A-Z villain/antagonist challenge. I could see this working well. Personally I'm a sci-fi/fantasy lover so I read a lot of books with defined villains, but I think this could work for mystery/thriller (with spoilers if necessary), and even for some realistic fiction/romance if there is someone pushing back against something. Or it could even be villain/conflict A -Z to make it more widespread.

[JoAnne]

Celia wrote: "One thing I'd like to see in addition to all the yearly A-Z challenges is an A-Z villain/antagonist challenge. I could see this working well. Personally I'm a sci-fi/fantasy lover so I read a lot o..."

I missed this notification! Fantastic idea Celia! I could do this and start it in the middle of the year.

[JoAnne]

We recently had a challenge like that. But thanks for the suggestion! :)

[Susan A]

For spellout challenges, for audiobooks, are the narrators' initials eligible? If not, I'd like to suggest this for future consideration.

[Sabrina]

There was a challange I liked in another group I was in that disbanded about 3 yrs ago. It was called the "Pick it for me" challange. Basically you would put down one of your book shelves that you would like others to pick from, for example- "Pick from my TBR list." You could also put down any other requests you would like such as 'Stand alone books only', 'No new series', 'author with an A in their name please'... Somebody else would then go through your selected shelf and pick the next book for you to read. This was done as a monthly challange usually, but other time spans would work too. :)

[JoAnne]

Sabrina wrote: "There was a challange I liked in another group I was in that disbanded about 3 yrs ago. It was called the "Pick it for me" challange. Basically you would put down one of your book shelves that you ..."

We have a challenge similar to what you have described - Eye of the Beholder Challenge. Check it out. Perhaps you will enjoy it! :)

[Daniel]

I’m pretty sure I know the answer, but just looking for confirmation. If I read an anthology with multiple authors, can we use the Editor’s name as the “author name” for spell outs and such? Or how is that handled?

[JoAnne]

Daniel wrote: "I’m pretty sure I know the answer, but just looking for confirmation. If I read an anthology with multiple authors, can we use the Editor’s name as the “author name” for spell outs and such? Or how..."

Yes, you can use the editor's name. When you search the title what author comes up? You can use that name, if you like.

[SANDYE]

I had an idea for a challenge...my ideas are few and far between but I kind of liked this one. What do you all think?

A challenge based on numbers!!!!

Options: either have a number in title (either digit or word), or go by the number in a series (series #16, series #2), or maybe even based on the day it was published (June 28, December 25)

Levels: It could be broken down according to how long the challenge is; 30 with 3 levels, 100 with 4 levels, 10 with no levels. Many different ways to create levels for it.

It could be open ended if it's longer, or even set your own pace based on how many you want to do.

[JoAnne]

SANDYE wrote: "I had an idea for a challenge...my ideas are few and far between but I kind of liked this one. What do you all think?

A challenge based on numbers!!!!

Options: either have a number in title (eith..."

I have been working on a Yahtzee challenge and I think you just gave me the way to work the tasks!!! But I will try to add more numbers to the challenges.

[Andrea]

Did I miss the tribute to Dawn Wells? I believe she died in late December 2020, but I had the Wuhan Virus then and couldn’t check in on Goodreads much at all. She was my favorite on Gilligan’s Island. If no one else wants to write one about her, may I?

[JoAnne]

Andrea wrote: "Did I miss the tribute to Dawn Wells? I believe she died in late December 2020, but I had the Wuhan Virus then and couldn’t check in on Goodreads much at all. She was my favorite on Gilligan’s Isla..."

Sure, Andrea! I do not think Genevieve has one written. Let me ask her to make sure. I'll message you then. :)

[JoAnne]

It seemed that every other day someone had passed and it was a lot. AND we need to space the challenges out a bit too.

[Andrea]

Ah! That makes sense. I was pretty out of it for all of January and the late stages of December, so I missed a lot of what was going on in the world for a full month.

[Wanda]

Just for clarification. If I want to start Quarterly challenge Words in a Word game, may I backdate any books that I have read since February 15th?

[JoAnne]

Wanda wrote: "Just for clarification. If I want to start Quarterly challenge Words in a Word game, may I backdate any books that I have read since February 15th?"

Yes!