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SUMMER CHALLENGE 2014
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Questions/Problems in Completed Tasks
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The Best Fantasy Stories of the Year, 1989
appears only to exist in audiobook form.
Please see the Rules of the Challenge - "Audiobooks that do not have a written word equivalent, either published in paper or digitally, may NOT be used for SRC tasks."
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Catch Your Breath appears to only exist in ebook form.
If your book is an ebook with no print version, you must have it approved for length before posting in the ebook page verification thread: Ebook page verification in General Help.
Your post must include the line number of the approval in the ebook spreadsheet or a link to the post in which the ebook was approved for length.
If you've already had this approved, please repost with the required information.
SandyDlmrose told me to let you know to, please disregard Post 130 for 15.10 it lacked approval on page length, I posted it correctly in Message 180.
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Task 15.8 requires that you read a nonfiction book. The Shadow of the Wind is fiction.
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Final Argument: An Inquiry into the Murder of Mac and Muff Graham on Palmyra Island appears to only exist in ebook form.
If your book is an ebook with no print version, you must have it approved for length before posting in the ebook page verification thread: Ebook page verification in General Help.
Your post must include the line number of the approval in the ebook spreadsheet or a link to the post in which the ebook was approved for length.
If you've already had this approved, please repost with the required information.
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Please keep in mind that page numbers for ebooks are determined by the number of pages in the most popular mass market paperback or paperback editions. You linked to the kindle edition, using the number of pages in the kindle edition.
Fortunately, the most popular paperback edition has 335 pages which will still work for the task.
No need to repost - just keep this in mind when you're posting ebooks or audiobooks for any tasks in which page numbers are significant.
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Task 20.7, option 2 includes the following posting requirement:
Required: Identify the list and the book's numbered position.
Please repost with the required information. Please do not repost task 20.5 - those points have been recorded.
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Task 15.1 - book B must be written by a male author. The Master Puppeteer is written by Katherine Paterson, who appears to be female.
I cannot find my readerboard name listed or my post on it. I thought it was Jewelry? I also do not know what is meant for total books read on completed task board. Is that the total of any books you have read since the start or the total for books read specifically for tasks?
Karen - your name won't show on the leaderboard until you post points and i'm not seeing a point post in your comment history yet
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Task 5.3 includes a "required" element for your completed task post, that you identify the country in which the book is set in your post.
Please repost, including the missing information.
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The Tycoon's Toddler Surprise appears to only exist in ebook form.
If your book is an ebook with no print version, you must have it approved for length in the ebook page verification thread: Ebook page verification in General Help.
Your completed task post must include the line number of the approval in the ebook spreadsheet or a link to the post in which the ebook was approved for length.
If you've already had this approved, please repost with the required information.
Sandy its already reposted in message 180
Dee wrote: "Karen - your name won't show on the leaderboard until you post points and i'm not seeing a point post in your comment history yet"The problem is also that I do not know my reader board name. Do I have to put my name on the first post or will it automatically know my reader board name. I guess I will post and you will all correct me if needed. lol
Karen, have you chosen a reader board name in this thread yet? https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...You're not given one, you get to pick your own. Then you put it at the top of every post when you claim points.
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The problem is also that I do not know my reader boar..."
Karen, please do not post without your readerboard name - there are many Karen's in the challenge, and I will have no way of knowing whose post it is. You need to look back at your old comments and see whether you requested a readerboard name. If so, that name MUST be included at the beginning of every post, so that points can be appropriately assigned.
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Task 5.4 requires that you include the name of the song in your post.
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Task 20.5 has a minimum page requirement. Books that exist only in ebook form cannot be used for tasks requiring a specific number of pages - see the note in the task itself, as well as in the Rules of the Challenge
"ebooks without print versions cannot be used for tasks requiring a specific number of pages. ebooks can be used for specific page number tasks as long as there is a print equivalent that can be used to determine page numbers- see #8 above. ebooks without print equivalents can be used for tasks without specific page requirements, since it is usually possible to "guesstimate" from the word count that a book is at least 100 pages long."
The ebook verification thread is only to establish basic SRC eligibility - i.e., over 100 pages.
Karen,Your readerboard name was approved with the name you requested at post #1455
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
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Unfortunately, The Ghosts of Belfast appears to be set in Northern Ireland, which is part of the United Kingdom - not the same as the separate country of Ireland. The flag of the UK doesn't have red/yellow or orange.
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This is the first post I show for you, but you show a total of 50 points. If you posted previously, please provide the post number so I can sort this out.
Thanks!
Sandy wrote: "Shannon South Africa post 140Task 20.5 has a minimum page requirement. Books that exist only in ebook form cannot be used for tasks requiring a specific number of pages - see the note in the tas..."
Ah, sorry, I missed that! Will reallocate the book. Thank you.
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All participants in the challenge need to establish a readerboard name, so that we can make sure that all points are assigned to the appropriate participant.
I don't see a Nicole Barton on the list of names.
If you are participating under another name, please repost, including that name. If you have not yet requested a readerboard name, please do so - Readerboard Names. After you have a readerboard name, please repost your task.
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Task 20.7, option 5, defines a spinoff as a book in which a character or element from one book becomes the focus of its own book, as in the examples given in the task.
Retellings are specifically disallowed. The Sleeping Beauty Proposal appears to be a retelling, not a spinoff, and thus will not work for the task.
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The edition of Peter Duck to which you linked has no page number information. Please make sure that you linked to the edition that you actually read, since the number of pages is critical information for task 5.8.
Sandy wrote: "Mrs. Soule post 147This is the first post I show for you, but you show a total of 50 points. If you posted previously, please provide the post number so I can sort this out.
Thanks!"
Sandy - I thought I made a post on June 7th, but I don't see it either. Our internet connection goes in and out all the time here so it must not have gone through. I'll repost - thank you for the heads up!
Sandy wrote: "Laurel CA post 146Unfortunately, The Ghosts of Belfast appears to be set in Northern Ireland, which is part of the United Kingdom - not the same as the separate country of Ireland. ..."
Oops, my mistake-should have looked at a map! Many lists for "Ireland" have the book on it. At least it was interesting and my review has generated a fair amount of discussion. Off to find another book.
Captain America GirlHi, I just checked the readerboard, which stated that it was updated through post 200. I was post 187 for 5 points, and haven't been credited with that. I'm not on here for missing parts of the task. Help!
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Hi, I just checked the readerboard, which stated that it was updated through post 200. I was post 187 for 5 points, and haven't been credited with that. I'm not on here for mi..."
Found and fixed, Emily. thanks for the heads up.
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Task 20.7 option 2 includes 2 lists - you need to specify which list you used - "the list" is not sufficient.
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For task 20.3, all of the letters in the word must be found in HYNOTIC CLAMBAKE. The letter "u" does not appear in HYPNOTIC CLAMBAKE, so "Nauti" doesn't work for the task.
Please do not repost the other tasks in this post - those points have been recorded.
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The Last Unicorn has the genre "childrens" on its main page and has fewer than 300 pages. Since task 25.7 does not specifically allow short childrens books, that book will not work for this task.
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Please check your totals - I show you with 35 points - tasks 5.6, 5.8, 10.2, 15.10. No need to repost.
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Please repost, including the title and a link to the book that you read for this task.
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Please check your totals - I show you with 165, rather than 150. No need to repost.
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The Giver has the genre "childrens" on its main page and has fewer than 300 pages. Since task 25.2 does not specifically allow short childrens books, that book will not work for this task.
I have a question regarding my post 245. For "The Fault In Our Stars", Goodreads lists John Green as a goodreads author. So I claimed him as a goodreads author and my name wasn't listed under the goodreads author tickets.
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If you look at the top of each thread, it shows the post through which it has been updated. The GRA thread has only been updated through post 200.
In post 247 I claimed 20 points but don't see my name on the readerboard updated through post 300.Thanks
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Got it, thanks for the heads up.
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All participants in the challenge need to establish a readerboard name, so that we can make sure that all points are assigned to the appropriate participant.
I don't see a Jessica on the list of names.
If you are participating under another name, please repost, including that name. If you have not yet requested a readerboard name, please do so - Readerboard Names. After you have a readerboard name, please repost your task.
Sandy wrote: "Jayme(the ghost reader) wrote: "I have a question regarding my post 245. For "The Fault In Our Stars", Goodreads lists John Green as a goodreads author. So I claimed him as a goodreads author and m..."My apologies, I didn't see that the GR tickets were only updated to 200.
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Please check your totals - doesn't look as if you updated from your previous post
No need to repost - this is just an FYI.
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Task 30.5, option 5, is a cover task, so you must include the cover in your post.
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Once upon a Billionaire appears to only exist in ebook form.
If your book is an ebook with no print version, you must have it approved for length in the ebook page verification thread: Ebook page verification in General Help.
Your completed task post must include the line number of the approval in the ebook spreadsheet or a link to the post in which the ebook was approved for length.
If you've already had this approved, please repost with the required information.
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Task 30.11 requires that you include in your post the category and year for your books. Please repost with the required information.
Sandy wrote: "Pamela Su post 324Please check your totals - doesn't look as if you updated from your previous post
No need to repost - this is just an FYI."
Oh yeah, I changed everything except the total points. Hahaha. My bad. I have the correct points on my spreadsheet, just forgot to amend the total points bit.
:)
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Task 15.1 (mom) requires that the book be written by a female author, so John Updike won't work for this task.
Task 15.5. The GR data says that this book is set in Arizona and Massachusetts. The book must be set at least 50% in Massachusetts. Please repost, confirming that the setting is at least 50% Massachusetts.
Task 20.8. The book you linked to, Emma has 474 pages, which would not work for this task. If you read a different edition, please repost, linking to the correct edition.
Please do not repost 10.9 - that task has been recorded.
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If you have questions about your points on the Readerboard:
1. Make sure that the Readerboard has been updated through the post that you are concerned about.
2. Please check your math.
3. Check to see if one of your posts is listed in this thread with a question. If so, please make a NEW POST in the Completed tasks thread to clear up the question. DO NOT go back and edit the original post. I will not go backwards in the completed task thread to pick up points.
4. To avoid further questions/problems, please refer to the TASK DESCRIPTIONS and the POSTING REQUIREMENTS.
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