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SUMMER CHALLENGE 2014
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Questions/Problems in Completed Tasks
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Task 30.7, option B, requires that the book be first published in July, August, or September. The kindle edition to which you linked was published in September 2013, but the "other editions" also show a kindle edition published in November 2012 and a paperback published in February 2013.
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Task 20.8, option 3, requires that your post explain how your book fits the task. Please repost with the required information.
Task 20.9, option 3, requires that the color word stand alone. Hyphenated words are treated as one word, so "White-Knuckled" will not work for the task.
Sandy wrote: "Pamela3265 post 569 Task 30.10 - you used First Test, a children's book with fewer than 300 pages. Short children's books are not allowed for 20,25,30 point tasks unless specifical..."
Sorry about that. I didn't notice the "Children" listed in the genre. I'll find something else.
Pamela326515.10 - Fun in the Sun
First Test by Tamora Pierce (Goodreads Author)
Points this post: 15
Total Points: 185
Goodreads Authors this post: 1
Total Goodreads Authors: 9
Big Book Tickets this post: 0
Total Big Book Tickets: 0
Big Books - 500+:
Big Books - 750+:
Big Books - 1000+:
pamela - you need to post in the completed tasks thread, not the posts with problems thread
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Task 30.1, roll 1, requires that your book list "poetry" as a main page genre. "Poetry" is not listed as a genre for Nothing Gold Can Stay - it appears to be a collection of short stories.
Nikki B - post 568The edition of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo you've linked to contains less than 500 pages. If you actually read an edition with more than 500 pages and you wish to claim a Big Book ticket for this book, please repost including the correct link and following the Requirements for Reposts (at the bottom of the page).
Kristi CO - post 571Posting Requirements Effective Summer 2014 require: When claiming a BB ticket if you read an ebook or an audiobook, you must include a link to the paper edition used to establish length.
Please follow the rules on establishing page count for ebooks and audiobooks found in the Rules of the Challenge: Effective Summer 2014 (#8 under Book Formats and Page Numbers Explained) and repost following the Requirements for Reposts (at the bottom of the page).
Jenn IL - post 585The Requirements for Reposts (at the bottom of the page) require that any book you wish to claim for BB tickets, GRA tickets, or points must be linked. Please repost this book including the links to the appropriate book.
Dee wrote: "pamela - you need to post in the completed tasks thread, not the posts with problems thread"Thanks for the heads up. I pulled up the wrong page.
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Please correct your total in your own records - should be 30, rather than 25. No need to repost.
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I show your total as being 70, rather than 60. Looks as if you may have subtracted, rather than added, since your previous post.
No need to repost - this is just to keep the totals synched.
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Task 20.6 requires that the book read be new to you and that you state this in your post.
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Task 30.10, option 5, requires that "sports" be listed as a main page genre. One False Move does not have this genre listed.
Mystery 181 users
Thriller 69 users
mystery>Crime 53 users
Thriller>Mystery Thriller 31 users
Suspense 26 users
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Task 25.12 requires that you state in your post the option # that you rolled and the option # that you chose.
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For task 20.7, your post must include the option you're using, and any other information required for that option.
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Task 5.4 requires that you include the name of the track that you used.
Please do not repost the other tasks in this post - those points have been counted.
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There is no "Jewelry" on the list of readerboard names.
If you requested a readerboard name, you can find out what it was by looking at your previous comments. Put the cursor over your name in the bar at the top of the post. You'll see "comment history." Click on that and you'll get all your past comments in the SRC. Go through your comments until you find one in which you requested a readerboard name. Then, double check the list of readerboard names to make sure this name was added.
After you verify your readerboard name, please repost your tasks, including the readerboard name.
Sandy wrote: "Sheila post 638Task 30.10, option 5, requires that "sports" be listed as a main page genre. One False Move does not have this genre listed.
Mystery 181 users
Thriller 69 users
myste..."
Sandy, I show Sports and Games > Sports listed 7th. and the info for the task says it can be embedded.
Mystery
180 users
Thriller
69 users
Mystery > Crime
53 users
Thriller > Mystery Thriller
31 users
Suspense
26 users
Adult
11 users
Sports And Games > Sports
9 users
Mystery > Detective
7 users
Humor
7 users
Mystery > Murder Mystery
6 users
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Task 30.10, option 5, requires that "sports" be listed as a main page genre. One False Move does not have this genre listed.
Mystery 181 users
Thriller ..."
It's there now, Sheila - but last night, the list was exactly as I noted in my post, with "suspense" as the last genre listed. Since it's there now, I'll change it on the spreadsheet.
Thanks Sandy. That is pretty strange because it was there when I picked it and read it as well. I never think about getting a book pre-approved unless it is at the bottom of the genre list and I think it might fall off. Too Twilight Zone for me.
Kimber - post 609Please see message 68 in this thread about not listing GRA and BB at the end of your posts. This makes record keeping unnecessarily difficult as I have match your list to the specific books.
If you wish to claim GRA and BB tickets, please do so directly beside or below the specific book you are claiming them for.
As of post 650 in the completed tasks thread, I have the following discrepancies in GRA ticket totals:Allison I - I have 8
Captain America Girl - I have 9
Cindie - I have 7
Gea - I have 9
JamieNYC - I have 7
Sue T - I have 6
Tassie - I have 1
Please check the messages in this thread to make sure there isn't a problem with one of your posts. If you don't see a message, I've missed one or more of your GRA tickets. Please provide a list of GRA and the posts you claimed them in. Thanks!
As of post 650, I haven't noted any discrepancies in BB tickets, but if you see one let me know!
Captain America GirlI had to repost one of my tasks that included a GR author, so that will pick up in posts 653 & 664. I went back and counted all of mine, and 9 is correct for me with task 5.4 not counting until post 664.
I re-checked my posts and I have 11 GR authors. Here are links to the posts:Post 229 (4 Goodreads Authors)
Post 283 (2 Goodreads Authors)
Post 334 (2 Goodreads Authors)
Post 409 (1 Goodreads Authors)
Post 442) (1 Goodreads Authors)
Post 582 (1 Goodreads Authors)
Total: 11
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Task 25.2, option E, requires that both Science Fiction and Alternate History (or Steampunk) appear on the book's main page as genres. Neither genre appears on the main page of Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter
Ok....it did when I picked the book, I swear (otherwise I would never have read it!). I'll find someplace else for it.
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Task 30.7, option A requires that you state the author's birthdate.
Emily S. wrote: "Captain America GirlI had to repost one of my tasks that included a GR author, so that will pick up in posts 653 & 664. I went back and counted all of mine, and 9 is correct for me with task 5.4 ..."
Thanks for checking, Emily!
Gea wrote: "I re-checked my posts and I have 11 GR authors. Here are links to the posts:Post 229 (4 Goodreads Authors)
Post 283 (2 Goodreads Authors)
Post 334 (2 Goodreads Authors)
Post 409 (1 Goodreads Auth..."
The discrepancy is post 334, which was listed in this thread in post 47. Have you reposted this task? If so, I need a link to the repost.
Jenifer - post 678Please do not list GRAs at the top or bottom of your posts. This makes record-keepign unnecessarily difficult. To claim BB and GRA tickets, state that the specific book is a BB or a specific author is a GRA directly beside or below the specific book you are claiming the tickets for.
Sandy wrote: "Dee post 690Task 30.7, option A requires that you state the author's birthdate."
I have fixed my post: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Thanks!
The discrepancy is post 334, which was listed in this thread in post 47. Have you reposted this task? If so, I need a link to the repost...."Sorry, I didn't notice that post :( I had the book approved in this post
I will repost the task now
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Please check your totals - I show you with 95, rather than 75.
No need to repost - this is just an FYI so we can keep our totals synchronized.
Sandy wrote: "Karen Michele post 729Please check your totals - I show you with 95, rather than 75.
No need to repost - this is just an FYI so we can keep our totals synchronized."
Thanks, Sandy -- I found it and fixed it.
Angie wrote: "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 y..."
I thought I chose one. I tried to find the post for it. I see no problem on here for tasks I posted, but do not see my task on the readerboard unless I may have the wrong name for it. I ended up moving unexpectedly and it is taking some time to get stabilized and know what is going on again.
Sandy wrote: "Karen wrote: "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 ..."
I asked for a reader board name here: message 1454: by Karen May 14, 2014 02:09PM
Karen Dunleavy | 34 comments I am waiting till summer to start the challenge and just lurking and learning until then. Please add me as KalyenJewelry. I do not get this, but sure I will as I meander along.
actually I still don't get why it is not at least listed as a problem here and I did post with the 2nd part of my reader board name and commented that I may not posted the name correctly. There are no other Jewelry so it should not be confusing;I purposely did not use Karen because I know there usually are a lot of them. (why I dislike my name.) I spent a lot of time on my post for the challenge and am wondering if I just was not added in? I will go correct my name on my task post and see if it works; If I get nowhere I am moving on or wait until Fall.
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It is listed as a problem - see message 120. You need to post with your readerboard name, not with something else, that doesn't even start with the same letter of the alphabet. When I look at the readerboard for a name "Jewelry," there's nothing there, and I do not then look thru every name on the readerboard to see if there's something at all similar.
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While multiple tasks may be claimed in the same post, they must be listed in numerical order, lowest to highest. Please see Posting Requirements, #11.
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Finding Miss McFarland 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 wrote: "Captain America Girl post 763Finding Miss McFarland 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 t..."
Darn it! Just when I thought I was getting everything done right...
Submitted for approval and will repost as soon as I hear back.
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You will need to repost the task - we do not go back looking for corrections in old posts. If you go back to the old post and click on "edit," you can copy your old post and paste it into a new post. If you do it in "edit" mode, it should preserve links, but you should check that.
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Task 5.4 requires that you include the name of the album track in your post.
Please do not include the other tasks when you repost - those points have been recorded.
As of post 800 in the completed tasks thread, I have discrepancies in GRA ticket totals for the following people. The number listed is the number I have:Allison I - 8
Captain America Girl - 15
Cindie - 8
Jackie - 2
JamieNYC - 12
Kristi CO - 3
Lorna - 2
Meghanly - 6
Shannon South Africa - 1
Sue T - 7
Tassie - 1
First, please check your totals to make sure you've added the number of GRA tickets you've claimed correctly. If that doesn't solve the problem, please check the messages in this thread to make sure there isn't an issue with one of your posts. If you can't figure out where the discrepancy lies, please provide a list of posts in which you've claimed GRA tickets and I'll try to unravel the mystery. Thanks!
As of post 800, I have not noted any discrepancies in BB tickets, but if you see one please let me know!
Kristi (Passion for the Page) wrote: "As of post 800 in the completed tasks thread, I have discrepancies in GRA ticket totals for the following people. The number listed is the number I have:Allison I - 8
Captain America Girl - 15
C..."
Captain America Girl
I went back through all of my posts, and of post 800, I counted 16 GR authors. 2 of my tasks had to be reposted, and I only counted the GR authors on those reposted and accepted tasks.
My posts up to 800:
187
240
401
650
653
664
763
781
JAMIENYCWent back through my posts and I count 13.
Posts up to 800 with GRA
Msg 561, 2 GRA
Msg 565, 2 GRA
Msg 574, 3 GRA - Counting top 3 of the 5 books listed, one isn't valid, one was reposted (see below)
Msg 606 1 GRA (reposted from 574)
Msg 741 1 GRA
Msg 750 2 GRA
Msg 754 2 GRA
Thank you!
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You chose a cover option for Task 20.8, option 3, and therefore must include the cover in your post.
Please do not repost the other tasks - those points have been recorded.
Emily S. wrote: "Captain America GirlI went back through all of my posts, and of post 800, I counted 16 GR authors. 2 of my tasks had to be reposted, and I only counted the GR authors on those reposted and accepted tasks."
Thanks for investigating, Emily. The problem was post 664. I've picked up your GRA from that post. However, in the future, please make sure all your reposts contain links to the book(s) you read.
Jamie wrote: "JAMIENYCWent back through my posts and I count 13.
Posts up to 800 with GRA
Msg 561, 2 GRA
Msg 565, 2 GRA
Msg 574, 3 GRA - Counting top 3 of the 5 books listed, one isn't valid, one was repo..."
Thanks for investigating, Jamie. The problem was your repost 606. I've picked up your GRA from that post. However, in the future, please make sure all your reposts contain links to the book(s) you read.
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Task 30.10 - you used First Test, a children's book with fewer than 300 pages. Short children's books are not allowed for 20,25,30 point tasks unless specifically allowed in the task, so this book will not work for the task.