Nothing But Reading Challenges discussion
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Pre-Challenge Chat
Kelly wrote: "Alysa wrote: "Sonia wrote: "Does that help?”Yar! Thank you!
Alison wrote: "This just sounds better and better. I'm curious about the bidding for sabotages. Will this be done in a thread or in a spreadsheet? Will we see what other teams are bidding for and how much their b..."It will be done on a separate website. You can see what the other teams have bid.
I woke up all excited to check in on my team thread. You guys are killing me. The challenge prepper in me is going bonkers.
I just wanted to quickly check the general book qualifying rules for books to make sure I have them straight in my head: books have to be over 160 pages and started after the challenge begins to count right? Am I missing anything? Any rules on rereads?ETA: Rereads as in books that have been read previously at some point in the past but are being read again in full during the challenge and meet the 160 page minimum.
We usually have the 6 month rule for re-reads. It's so common that sometimes we forget to add it. :)
But, unless a sabotage says otherwise, you have it right :)
I've decided to just prep by figuring out where I am in my series, what I have on hand and making library requests. It's soothing the need to prep for now.
Hey, how come some are open and others aren't?Nevermind, I see we still have a wayward co-captain.
Hello,Could you please open the thread for Amoracchius?
Thanks :)
Stormie ~ Book Dragon ~ wrote: "Hello,Could you please open the thread for Amoracchius?
Thanks :)"
Done
I understand why our team is locked but that only wants me to pick the lock more. I didn't roll high enough for my lock picking skill.
You can go ahead and open up Longclaw - our co-captain is out of town right now.
SandyL wrote: "You can go ahead and open up Longclaw - our co-captain is out of town right now."Done:)
Kelly wrote: "Basically, you'll get a big list of tasks to do for your team.You guys read as super fast as you can to meet those tasks.
If you read a book that works for one you can apply it right away. Once yo..."
Thanks Kelly, that helps a little bit!
Just as a heads up (and a clarification on how things will work).Books you submit will be tagged with any sabotages active on your team at the time you submit them. It's your job to make sure the book complies with the sabotages you have.
If you make a mistake. Send a PM to the mod account ASAP! If we notice, or another team notices before you send the PM, you'll be fined $300 and it will be removed from your task list.
If you notice another team has violated their sabotage, send a PM to the mod account so they'll get fined if they haven't already contacted us.
We reserve the right to not fine you if we feel it's really on the bubble of whether it applies but something simple like "Titles can't start with A" and then using the book Animal Farm will garner you no sympathy.
Feel free to ask any follow-up questions on this. As a note, your income from tasks will be $25-$100 normally and potentially up to $250 for incredibly annoying tasks. So the fine is at least a few books and maybe more.
Also as a reminder, please invite the mod account to any private groups you've created. We won't spy for other teams but we want to ensure things are going ok.
I see blood on the horizon. I may be hitting myself in the head wondering why on earth did i signed up for this
Eni wrote: "I see blood on the horizon. I may be hitting myself in the head wondering why on earth did i signed up for this"
LOL :D
When...What time...
...will the challenge list be posted
If this was mentioned earlier, my apologies
Sunshine wrote: "When...What time...
...will the challenge list be posted
If this was mentioned earlier, my apologies"
Probably sometime on the 31st.
Reading the rules again here. So, no children’s picture books, obviously, but lengthier prose children’s books are probably fine, right? Stuff like, say, the Chronicles of Narnia, or How to Train Your Dragon, for example.
Will there be a countdown clock posted so we know when we can start reading?
Ora wrote: "Will there be a countdown clock posted so we know when we can start reading?"Yeah, we're getting the captains signed up on the website. I'll post it for everyone later tonight (6 hours or so from now) and everyone can see the countdown clock then.
Mod
So, no children’s picture books, obviously, but lengthier prose children’s books are probably fine, right? Stuff like, say, the Chronicles of Narnia, or [book:How to ..."
Go to arbookfind.com and put the book in to check the word count is over 40,000 words (160 pages) (e.g. how to train your dragon is 30774 and would therefore not be eligible for this challenge)
Kelly wrote: "Ora wrote: "Will there be a countdown clock posted so we know when we can start reading?"Yeah, we're getting the captains signed up on the website. I'll post it for everyone later tonight (6 hour..."
psssssssssssttttttttttttttttttt. Hey Kelly... it's been 6hours xD
*whistles*
Hi Guys!Everyone, it's time to join the companion website!
https://cutthroatbookclub.azurewebsit...
Click the login in the upper right corner. Make an account.
Once you have an account you can click the 3 dots button in the upper left corner and click profile. Add your goodreads ID and name.
Once you do that the mods can assign you to your team.
This website is where books get logged, where you can see sabotages (and bid if your authorized), you can also view all the other teams. (Wooden Sword is the mod test team, don't worry about that one.)
There are still some new things getting added so don't be surprised if things show up. Please let us know if you have technical issues and we'll get them worked out. We believe login isn't working correctly from iPads right now so if you're having trouble try a computer.
Kelly wrote: "Hi Guys!Everyone, it's time to join the companion website!
https://cutthroatbookclub.azurewebsit...
Click the login in the upper right corner. Make an account.
Once you have an account you..."
i think i just did xD weeeeeeeeeeeeeeee Kelly goodies =D
totally worth it being awake at almost 5am.
mhmm where are the goals going to show up? at the website?
Eni wrote: "Kelly wrote: "Hi Guys!Everyone, it's time to join the companion website!
https://cutthroatbookclub.azurewebsit...
Click the login in the upper right corner. Make an account.
Once you have ..."
Once Round 1 starts you'll see the goals for your team on the Add Books page. I might be nice and unlock Round 1 early so you guys can see :)
You can also look at the rankings page and view any other teams submitted books for that round.
Kelly wrote: "Eni wrote: "Kelly wrote: "Hi Guys!Everyone, it's time to join the companion website!
https://cutthroatbookclub.azurewebsit...
Click the login in the upper right corner. Make an account.
On..."
you are the best! :D
Kelly wrote: "Eni wrote: "Kelly wrote: "Hi Guys!Everyone, it's time to join the companion website!
https://cutthroatbookclub.azurewebsit...
Click the login in the upper right corner. Make an account.
On..."
yeah i noticed that xD
s*** just got real oO
Kelly wrote: "Hi Guys!Everyone, it's time to join the companion website!
https://cutthroatbookclub.azurewebsit...
Click the login in the upper right corner. Make an account.
Once you have an account you..."
I logged in. When I clicked on the three dots, Current and About come up but won't do anything. Profile doesn't come up.
Ora wrote: "Kelly wrote: "Hi Guys!Everyone, it's time to join the companion website!
https://cutthroatbookclub.azurewebsit...
Click the login in the upper right corner. Make an account.
Once you have ..."
Check the upper right corner to see if it says Login. If it does click on that to log in. Rankings and About are the two you can see when not logged in.
Oh, I thought we were supposed to create a profile
Sunshine wrote: "Oh, I thought we were supposed to create a profile"You'll need to log in with a user name and password. Then the ... button will have a profile button that will let you enter your goodreads ID and name.
Ok so I signed up with my username and password but it doesn't offer me a profile option anywhere. I'm either doing something wrong, or screwed up somewhere.I still see the Login button on the top right but when I click that it says last time you logged in with, and then my account. When I click it it just takes me to the same screen that only shows Current and About under the 3 dots.
Shelby wrote: "Ok so I signed up with my username and password but it doesn't offer me a profile option anywhere. I'm either doing something wrong, or screwed up somewhere.I still see the Login button on the to..."
are you on a computer or an Ipad?
I've having trouble with loading the website altogether. Anyone else?
I was having problems using the Safari web browser but when I changed to Chrome, I was able to get the additional options.
Same problem with internet explorer. I am not having problems with chrome.
Nothing But Reading Challenges
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How to Train Your Dragon (other topics)
Animal Farm (other topics)
We - and by we, I mean Kelly - are working very hard into the future of team challenges @ NBRC. We are all very excited to have it working because it is something we started talking about and testing the waters of it being possible at least 2 years ago...
Only after realizing that/how we could read from goodreads and post data into goodreads, did it started to seem possible. So now we're trying it.
That been said, it's going to need a lot of adjustments, so you need to 1)have patience and 2) inform us of anything that doesn't work right.