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SUMMER CHALLENGE 2014
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Sandy wrote: "Gea wrote: "Sandy wrote: "Gea post 2324I have been through the Good Minds Suggest several times and have not found a listing for a J. Lynn. Please let me know what page on which you found a book s..."
Okay :) I will do better in Fall challenge, I promise :D
Total is wrong:2247 August 20, 2014 @02:02 AM
(#10.10) Rudin
370 + 10 = 380
2253 August 20, 2014 @11:17 AM
(#15.01) The Unfinished Clue AND Mouchette
380 + 15 = 395
2341 August 23, 2014 12:33AM
Repost of #2253
After the publication date of The Unfinished Clue was modified to 1934
2296 August 21, 2014 @12:40 PM
(#15.08) The Arabs: A History
395 + 15 = 410
So Total should be 410
Sandy, the last Readerboard posting shows me at 910. I have 935 in my totals. I have been on the Wall of Shame so much this time around, I easily could have missed something. (Hangs head in shame.) But I can't find a mistake. Can you double check? Am I having another Wall of Shame moment?
Thanks
Juana "Darkness" - post 2340A list of GRA at the top of your post will not work. It makes checking books unnecessarily difficult. If you would like GRA tickets, please mention that the author is a GRA next to the specific book.
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2247 August 20, 2014 @02:02 AM
(#10.10) Rudin
370 + 10 = 380
2253 August 20, 2014 @11:17 AM
(#15.01) The Unfinished Clue AND Mouchette
380 + 15 = 395
2341 August 23, 2014 12:33AM..."
found and fixed, Deedee - thanks for the heads up.
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the last Readerboard posting shows me at 910. I have 935 in my totals. I have been on the Wall of Shame so much this time around, I easily could have missed something. (Hangs head in shame..."
I found the problem, Nick - one 25 pointer got missed in the various re-shufflings. It's fixed now.
Marie-Anne - post 2347The edition of Spirit Gate you've linked to has only 445 pages and is, therefore, not eligible for a Big Book ticket. If you read an edition with 500+ pages, please repost this task including a link to the edition you read. Please indicate at the top of the repost that the post is only to claim BB ticket and not for new points.
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Task 25.3, option 4 requires that your "apples" book not have any "oranges" genre on the main page. One Summer lists romance, an "apples" genre, but also lists mystery, an "oranges genre" on the main page.
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For task 30.6, option 3, in addition to a baby on the cover, the task requires that "baby" or a synonym (newborn, infant, etc) must appear in the title/subtitle or in the book description."
I don't see "baby" or any likely synonym in the title of The Madonna of Excelsior or in the description of the book.
Oh phooey-- sorry- I'll look for a place to move it.
sorry wasn't sure what to ask exactly. thanks for fixing it.
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Task 25.2 - Shades of Earth does not have "aliens" listed as a main page genre. If you "locked in" that genre at an earlier time, please repost, noting the post and thread in which it was locked in.
Sandy wrote: "Jean post 2369Task 25.3, option 4 requires that your "apples" book not have any "oranges" genre on the main page. One Summer lists romance, an "apples" genre, but also lists myste..."
Sorry about that. I'll try to find another spot for the books.
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You already posted task 10.4 on June 6.
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The link you posted for 25.2, dystopia, is not for the correct book. However, I used the link to the author to pull up the correct book and verify the genre. Please be careful about clicking on the correct "add book" link, since so many books have the same title.
Task 50, option 2A, is a cover task and the cover must be included in your post.
Sandy wrote: "Andy P post 2445The link you posted for 25.2, dystopia, is not for the correct book. However, I used the link to the author to pull up the correct book and verify the genre. Please be careful a..."
Ok, Ill fix both parts, I thought I had checked the edition for the dystopia because I had trouble finding the book for the reason you cited but obviously not careful enough.
Sandy wrote: "Lindsey IL post 2428Task 25.2 - Shades of Earth does not have "aliens" listed as a main page genre. If you "locked in" that genre at an earlier time, please repost, noting the po..."
Well, that teaches me to always get a genre verified - unbelievable that the genre fell off in the very short time between when I posted my completed task (I double checked) and you got to it :/ I personally did not have it verified, but someone else in the thread did have that exact book verified for "aliens." Would I be able to repost and cite that message, even though I wasn't the one to originally ask about that book?
Awesome, thanks, Dee - I hope so :) I'll wait for the official verdict from Sandy.
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Task 25.2 - Shades of Earth does not have "aliens" listed as a main page genre. If you "locked in" that genre at an earlier time, please repost,..."
certainly.
Excellent, that helps a ton. I will repost!Ha, just noticed I missed/forgot about the text at the beginning of the genre thread about any participant being able to use a post. Sorry about that!
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Sorry, Andy, but reposts must be complete, not just parts of the problem task.
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Books categorized as childrens picture books cannot be use for SRC points, so Falling Up will not work for task 30.1.
Sandy wrote: "Andy P post 2479Sorry, Andy, but reposts must be complete, not just parts of the problem task."
ok, I'll try again.
Hi Sandy,I think you may have accidentally given me someone else's points. You had me on the Readerboard as having 80 points, but I think I only had 65. I did just put up another post in the completed reads thread (post 2526), but that should only take me to 85 total, I think. I'd love the 20 extra points, but I'm pretty sure I didn't earn them. :-)
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I think you may have accidentally given me someone else's points. You had me on the Readerboard as having 80 points, but I think I only had 65. I did just put up another post in the comp..."
Found and fixed - thanks letting me know.
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Task 20.6 requires that the book be new to you and that you state this in your post.
Please do not repost the other tasks in that post - those points have been recorded.
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Task 20.6 requires that the book be new to you and that you state this in your post.
Please do not repost the other task in that post - those points have been recorded.
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for task 15.1, your "dad" book must be by a male author. Since Ngaio Marsh is female, that book won't work for the task.
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Task 15.3 requires that different states be used for the name in title and for the setting. The Mole People: Life in the Tunnels Beneath New York City appears to only involve New York, so would work for A or B, but not for the one book option.
Task 25.8 - No Place Like Oz appears to only exist in ebook form. If the book has been approved for length, you must include the spreadsheet line # or post # when you post the task.
Please do not repost the other tasks in this post. Those points have been recorded.
Readerboard says it's updated through post 2500. My last post until then was post 2473 and by my count I have 680 points not 645 as it says in Readerboard.
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You have not reposted several tasks that have problems. Please go through this thread and address any issues raised here. If there was a problem raised with any of your tasks, you need to repost them completely, correcting any problems/issues.
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For task 30.7, you linked to a "junior edition" of Around The World In 80 Days, that does not indicate the number of pages. Since SRC rules require a minimum of 100 pages, this information must be available.
Please do not repost the other tasks in your post.
Sandy wrote: "Gea wrote: "Readerboard says it's updated through post 2500. My last post until then was post 2473 and by my count I have 680 points not 645 as it says in Readerboard."You have not reposted sever..."
I thought I reposted some of the tasks but obviously forgot about them... I reposted the ones I think I forgot and I hope they're the right ones this time :D
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Task 25.12 requires that you roll a die to determine one of the options you use, and that you specify which option came from the die roll and which from your own choice. Please repost with the required information.
Please do not repost the other tasks in your post - those points have been recorded.
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For task 25.5, if your first book is stories by multiple authors, you're required to include "the name of the author and the title of his/her short story from Book 1."
Please repost with the required infol.
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You have linked to an ebook edition. For ebook editions, you must use the page count for the MMPB or most popular PB, if no MMPB exists. The page counts for the paperback edition exceed 450 pages, so this book will not work for this task.
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For task 20.8 you have linked to Don't Look Back, an ebook with 384 pages. If you read an ebook, you will need to include the link for the MMPB or most popular paperback edition, to establish a page length that works for this task.
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Task 25.12 specifies that you must "indicate the option # you rolled and the option you chose when you post." Please repost with the missing information.
Please do not repost the other tasks in your post - those points have been recorded.
Sandy wrote: "Janet F post 2635Task 25.12 specifies that you must "indicate the option # you rolled and the option you chose when you post." Please repost with the missing information.
Please do not repost t..."
ha! it figures I'd miss something on my own task, posting the info now.
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Sorry, Janet, but reposts need to include links. You can make this happen if you go to your first post, click edit, then copy the info re this task. That preserves the formatting. Then paste that into a new post, and add the roll/choose info.
Sandy wrote: "Janet F post 2650Sorry, Janet, but reposts need to include links. You can make this happen if you go to your first post, click edit, then copy the info re this task. That preserves the formatti..."
Sorry about that. drats, It looked like it preserved the links when I saved time with the copy/paste.
Thanks for the useful edit suggestion! I'll try it now that I've finished another post I was working on.
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The winner for Best Humor in 2013 was Hyperbole and a Half: Unfortunate Situations, Flawed Coping Mechanisms, Mayhem, and Other Things That Happened. Please check whether you meant to indicate another year, and repost with the correct info.
Sandy wrote: "Hina post 2669The winner for Best Humor in 2013 was Hyperbole and a Half: Unfortunate Situations, Flawed Coping Mechanisms, Mayhem, and Other Things That Happened. Please check w..."
Sorry! Forgot to change the year when I changed the book.
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Task 25.9, option 6, requires that you include the name of the book you read between 3/14 and 5/14 that inspired your choice of this book.
Jen UT25.4-World Cup Past and Present
Option 2: Group G:
Book A: All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque Set in Germany
Book B: Wolf-Speaker by Tamora Pierce Born in the United States.
Total Books Read: 13
Total Points: 130
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I have been through the Good Minds Suggest several times and have not found a listing for a J. Lynn. Please let me know what page on which you found a book suggestion li..."
that's fine for reading a book. However, you need to provide enough information in your post so that the task can be verified - and since J. Lynn is not listed in the Good Minds listing, you need to provide the appropriate information in your post.