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WINTER CHALLENGE 2017
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Questions/Problems in Completed Tasks
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You posted this task, with the same books, on December 9.
Sandy wrote: "Elaine L post 450You posted this task, with the same books, on December 9."
My apologies! I didn't mark it on my reading plan...I'll post a retraction. Thanks.
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You posted this task, with the same books, on December 9."
My apologies! I didn't mark it on my reading plan...I'll post a retraction. Thanks."
no need to do that - just correct your own totals.
Sandy wrote: "Shannon South Africa post 400A Christmas Carol won't work for 20.6, option 1, since "a" is a vowel."
My apologies, so embarrassed!
Sandy wrote: "Shannon South Africa post 401Task 20.8 requires that you include the cover of your book in your post, and that you specify the category it fits and what the qualifying cover item is."
My apologies again Sandy! I missed that the book must fit BOTH options, and chose option 1 only! Sorry!
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We use the rule that the title is the word(s) before the colon, and the word(s) after the colon are the subtitle. See the FAQs.
The title of your book 2 is "The Walking Dead, Vol. 8" - you can ignore the 8, but you must have an endangered animal with the letters T, W, D, and V in its name.
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You linked to a hardcover edition of The Tiger and the Wolf. I assume this is the edition you read, since you need to post the cover of the edition you read. In that case, the paperback page length is not relevant - if you read a paper edition, that is the page number you use.
No need to repost - the hardback edition is >500 pages - but you don't use the paperback page length unless you read an ebook or audiobook edition (or, unless it's the edition you read!)
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Please check your totals - you posted 6 30 point tasks, for a total of 180, rather than 150.
No need to repost, just correct your records so that we can keep totals synched.
Sandy wrote: "Mazza1 post 500Please check your totals - you posted 6 30 point tasks, for a total of 180, rather than 150.
No need to repost, just correct your records so that we can keep totals synched."
thanks Sandy
oops, sorry wrong thread!!!
Sandy wrote: "Janice ABYou linked to a hardcover edition of The Tiger and the Wolf. I assume this is the edition you read, since you need to post the cover of the edition you read. In that case..."
I read the ebook which is why I used the paperback for length. I wasn't paying attention and posted the wrong link.
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You linked to a hardcover edition of The Tiger and the Wolf. I assume this is the edition you read, since you need to post the cover of the edition you read..."
When the task involves a cover, it's important that you post the cover of the edition you actually read. They are not always the same.
Thanks Sandy. I'll watch that in future. I got lucky in this case because the cover is the same for each edition.
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FYI - no need to repost, since your combination has over 550 pages.
You may want to review the rules on ebook page numbers:
"If you read an ebook, or audiobook use the page count for the mass market paperback if one exists. If there is no mass market paperback edition, use the paperback edition and if no paperback is available use the hardcover edition.
>If there are multiple editions in a format:
From the editions page (click all editions on the main book page)
Set the Format, beginning with Mass Market Paperback
Set the Sort By as "num ratings"
Use the top edition result to determine the page number for ebooks and audiobooks
If there are no editions in MMPB, reset with Paperback and the same sort (num ratings). If there are no paperback editions, reset with Hardcover and the same sort (num ratings). If there are no print editions the ebook or audiobook may not be used for a task requiring a page number."
In this post, you appear to be using the ebook page count for The Collapsing Empire, since that's the edition you linked to and it had 336 pages. Since this was an ebook, you should reference the top MMPB, which has 384 pages.
For A Reunion Of Ghosts: A Novel, you need to use the page count for the top paperback edition, since there is no MMPB. That book has 380 pages.
In this case, it's all good, since the total is over 550 pages, but that isn't always going to be the case.
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Task 15.4 requires the use of two different animals from the list.
The one book option must satisfy the criteria for both book 1 and book 2 from the first option. Book 2 specifically requires a different animal. By using only one animal, you have not fulfilled the criteria for both book 1 and book 2.
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To retroactively claim a big book ticket, you need to repost the book/task information including links. State at the beginning of your post that it is only for the purpose of claiming a big book ticket.
In this case, since the post follows immediately, I will go ahead and pick up the BB ticket request, but please follow the normal procedures in the future.
Also, see message 65 above. The MMPB edition of your book has 850 pages.
Sandy wrote: "Librarianish post 519To retroactively claim a big book ticket, you need to repost the book/task information including links. State at the beginning of your post that it is only for the purpose of ..."
Got it, thank you!
You may want to review the rules on ebook page numbers:
eek, sorry again!! I need to triple check my posts.
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Task 30.2, book 2, must be a standalone book, not part of a series. Murder on the Orient Express is part of the Hercule Poirot series.
Please do not repost the other tasks in this post - those points have been recorded.
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There are several Shannons on the readerboard. Please repost with your readerboard name.
Hii my totals and yours don't match my last post 517 total is 305 you have 270 I don't see any problems listed here
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Thanks for the heads up, Marie. Problem is found and fixed and correct total will show up in next update.
Sandy wrote: "Marie (UK) wrote: "Hii my totals and yours don't match my last post 517 total is 305 you have 270 I don't see any problems listed here"Thanks for the heads up, Marie. Problem is found and fixed a..."
Thank you
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We have more than one SRC participant named Janice. Please repost with your readerboard name.
Sandy wrote: "Janice post 569We have more than one SRC participant named Janice. Please repost with your readerboard name."
Sorry, I completely forgot to add my readerboard name. Will repost right away.
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Task 5.2 - Crash appears to only exist in ebook form. If you have had this book approved for length in the Ebook verification thread, please repost, including the post # or line # in the spreadsheet. If you have not, you will need to get verification in that thread that this book meets SRC page requirements.
Task 15.4 - Protecting Our Virgin also appears to only exist in ebook form.
Task 20.6 - Christmas in the Scot's Arms only appears to exist in ebook and audiobook form.
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Task 25.3 - At review, Red Queen does not include Magic or Magical as a main page genre:
Fantasy 4,539 users
Young Adult 2,889 users
Science Fiction>Dystopia 1,229 users
Fiction 1,008 users.
If you have had the genre locked in previously, please repost including the post number in which it was verified.
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We have several participants named Denise. Please repost with your readerboard name.
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You linked to Dead to the World for book 1, task 30.10. That book has 291 pages, so the math in your task posting won't work. If you actually read a different edition, with a different number of pages, please repost with the correct edition.
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We do not use ebook page numbers. If you read an ebook (which you have linked to here for book 1), the rules on ebook page numbers apply:
"If you read an ebook, or audiobook use the page count for the mass market paperback if one exists. If there is no mass market paperback edition, use the paperback edition and if no paperback is available use the hardcover edition.
>If there are multiple editions in a format:
From the editions page (click all editions on the main book page)
Set the Format, beginning with Mass Market Paperback
Set the Sort By as "num ratings"
Use the top edition result to determine the page number for ebooks and audiobooks
If there are no editions in MMPB, reset with Paperback and the same sort (num ratings). If there are no paperback editions, reset with Hardcover and the same sort (num ratings). If there are no print editions the ebook or audiobook may not be used for a task requiring a page number."
If you read the kindle edition of Dead to the World, you need to use the page number of the top MMPB - Dead to the World - 291 pages. 336 is not evenly divisible by 9.
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Task 20.4 requires a "retelling" of a Shakespeare play. The GR description doesn't sound like it retells Othello, and the reference to "a certain Shakespeare play, " in context, states "In the tradition of The Talented Mr. Ripley, The Great Gatsby, and Harold Pinter's The Servant-not to mention a certain Shakespeare play about a creepy white dude obsessed with a black dude-" If you have some reference that shows that this actually is a retelling, as opposed to being in "the tradition" of several works, including Othello, please repost with that information.
Sandy wrote: "JamminJenny post 644We do not use ebook page numbers. If you read an ebook (which you have linked to here for book 1), the rules on ebook page numbers apply:
"If you read an ebook, or audiobook ..."
Okay - thanks.
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Task 30.2, book 2, must be a standalone book, not part of a series. Both of the books that you have used for this task are in series.
Hi Sandy. My records show I have one big book ticket (North and South) but readerboard shows two of them. I went through all my books and no other book fits the criteria so can you fix that please?
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that book has over 750 pages, so qualifies for 2 BB tickets.
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Thanks for the heads up, Kaora. Problem is found and fixed. Clearly, trying to work on this with a houseful of family isn't the best idea!
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task 5.10 - the description of Secret Worlds indicates that there are 250 photographs in this 160 page book. This actually sounds more like an art book - ""Coffee table", Art books, and other books consisting primarily of images or photographs without a substantial written component (essays, criticism, etc.) may not be claimed for points." If there are roughly 100 pages of text included, please repost explaining this.
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Task 5.3 specifies that the title must be 3 words and that subtitles should be ignored. This is a one word title -
Batman. The words after the colon are the subtitle.
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Task 25.1, option 4, requires items that are in a "distribution-ready form" although the task notes that the packaging can be open. The cupcakes, etc. in the baker's case on the cover of
are not packaged and ready for distribution.
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Just an FYI - we don't use kindle pages for determining page counts.
You may want to review the rules on ebook page numbers:
"If you read an ebook, or audiobook use the page count for the mass market paperback if one exists. If there is no mass market paperback edition, use the paperback edition and if no paperback is available use the hardcover edition.
>If there are multiple editions in a format:
From the editions page (click all editions on the main book page)
Set the Format, beginning with Mass Market Paperback
Set the Sort By as "num ratings"
Use the top edition result to determine the page number for ebooks and audiobooks
If there are no editions in MMPB, reset with Paperback and the same sort (num ratings). If there are no paperback editions, reset with Hardcover and the same sort (num ratings). If there are no print editions the ebook or audiobook may not be used for a task requiring a page number."
The top paperback edition of
has 304 pages, so the math still works for this task - no need to repost. However, you should keep this in mind for future postings.
Sandy wrote: "Mike Dennis post 686Task 5.3 specifies that the title must be 3 words and that subtitles should be ignored. This is a one word title -
Batman. The words after the colon are the subtitle."
Got it, thank you. Reposted under 5.10 instead.
Possibly unrelated, but my readerboard name was not in the alphabetical list, although it _was_ on the point list.
Oh, thank you! I do know the ebook rules, I must have linked to the wrong edition. I'm sorry!Sandy wrote: "EMurphy post 711
Just an FYI - we don't use kindle pages for determining page counts.
You may want to review the rules on ebook page numbers:
"If you read an ebook, or audiobook use the page coun..."
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That is very odd, since it's all generated from the same spreadsheet. I have asked my computer specialist (i.e. husband) who developed the spreadsheet to see if he can figure out why it's doing this. Thanks for the heads up!
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Task 25.5, option A requires that "Names must be different but starting with same letter." Two books by Marian Keyes will not work, since that is the same first name.
Sandy wrote: "Marina H post 722Task 25.5, option A requires that "Names must be different but starting with same letter." Two books by Marian Keyes will not work, since that is the same first name."
My mistake, the second book is written by Mandy Baggot. Stupid mistake to make, but I've reposted.
Sandy wrote: "Mike wrote: "Possibly unrelated, but my readerboard name was not in the alphabetical list, although it _was_ on the point list. .."That is very odd, since it's all generated from the same spreads..."
FWIW, I noticed that my total in the in-order listing is correct at 165, but 150 in the alphabetical listing.
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That is very odd, since it's all generated from th..."
Yep, since I moved to a new computer recently with Office 2010, a lot of things have gone wonky. We think we have the problem solved, so we'll see what happens in the next update.
Sandy wrote: "Denise wrote: "Sandy wrote: "Mike wrote: "Possibly unrelated, but my readerboard name was not in the alphabetical list, although it _was_ on the point list. .."That is very odd, since it's all ge..."
Welcome to the Twenty-Point-First Century!
(I guess that the 20.1-century would technically be 1910, but no one would have laughed at "Twenty-First-Point-Oneth" Century, right?)
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FYI, when you are claiming a Golden Oldies ticket in future, please include the required information. From the Posting Requirements:
" If you want to claim a Golden Oldies or a Big Books ticket, you must specifically say so in your post - merely including a tally at the beginning or end of your post is not sufficient. Make sure to note "Golden Oldies," or "GO" or "Big Books ticket" or "BB ticket" in your post. The BB or GO claim must be made with the specific book posting - a list at the end or beginning of the post is not sufficient.
If you are claiming a GO ticket, you must include the year in which the book was first published in your post along with the book posting for the task."
Since you only posted one book in this post, and it was your first post, it was easy enough to figure out. No need to repost. In future, tho, please include the required information, and if there is more than one book in your post, be sure to indicate which book you are claiming a GO ticket for.
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Please check your totals. You had 220 as of your previous post, plus 15 in this post, giving you a total of 235.
No need to repost. This is to keep our records synched.
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