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I'm not getting and haven't gotten any notifications for 22 hours. Am I the only one....and if so, any idea what the problem might be?
Ed wrote: "I'm not getting and haven't gotten any notifications for 22 hours. Am I the only one....and if so, any idea what the problem might be?"Ed, in another of my groups, there was a notice that GR has turned off notifications for the present.
Here's the link to the announcement: notification announcement
Thanks for asking, Ed + Thanks for answering, Bea. I was wondering what was going on.
Bea wrote: "Ed wrote: "I'm not getting and haven't gotten any notifications for 22 hours. Am I the only one....and if so, any idea what the problem might be?"Ed, in another of my groups, there was a notice t..."
Thanks Bea..... however the link indicates that they disabled notifications to phones....but I'm not getting them on my computer either.
Ed wrote: "Thanks Bea..... however the link indicates that they disabled notifications to phones....but I'm not getting them on my computer either."I think not just phones, that it was poorly worded. It would appear they disabled the entire notification system.
Elizabeth (Alaska) wrote: "Ed wrote: "Thanks Bea..... however the link indicates that they disabled notifications to phones....but I'm not getting them on my computer either."I think not just phones, that it was poorly wor..."
ok
It looks like my GR life is back on track.... ;) = I see the notifications are working again (it looks like as of ~1/2 hour ago).
Valerie wrote: "It looks like my GR life is back on track.... ;) = I see the notifications are working again (it looks like as of ~1/2 hour ago)."Yes! I was sooo pleased to see a little red 1 at the top of my screen!
We're just past halfway. Are you just past halfway in your reading for the season?I have Power of 9 well in hand, but enough hoped for titles left to me that I'll have to keep focused.
I am only about one-third through the tasks. I'm enjoying the books but I don't seem to be fitting in much reading time.
It depends how you look at it! ha, ha. If I just count uncompleted tasks, then the answer is yes it's going well. However, I'm still making my way through Our Mutual Friend, which I am reading slowly partially to (slightly) experience it as a novel in instalments (as it was published) and because I am the host for this book as a quarterly read. So, I've been jumping around as I please while giving Dickens a rest, which is fun but doesn't always stick to the plan.
I hope you're enjoying the Dickens. I think it might be my favorite of his.
Elizabeth (Alaska) wrote: "I hope you're enjoying the Dickens. I think it might be my favorite of his."Yes! I really am. In a way, it's a bit of a shame that I was overcome with the need to volunteer to host the quarterly read. I would just love to sit down with this book and take it in in big gulps. However, slow and steady is fun too.
I haven't read much Dickens because I let my dislike of Austin and Bronte(s) take over. I know they are earlier, but I keep lumping all those English authors (I know.... I shouldn't). I like so many of his contemporaries that I really should bite the bullet and read all of his novels.
I'm not a fan of Austen and the Brontes either (although I've been encouraged to try the lesser known The Tenant of Wildfell Hall).
I had high hopes of a MegaFinish this season, but it's not quite working out that way...between the backyard disaster that still takes up a fair chunk of time (can't hear an audiobook over the chainsaw), being back at work which cuts into my reading time (I'm so sad that we don't have red eye flights anymore! They gave me so much time to read!), and trying to get four quilts (gifts) done before Christmas, I don't think a MegaFinish is in the cards for me. :-(That being said, I've read some FANTASTIC books so far this season so it's not a total loss ;-)
Is anyone else having issues trying to edit posts? If not, does anyone have any idea why I don't seem to be able to edit any of my own posts?
I am doing some post editing now, and am having no trouble. Other than the sitewide problem a month or so ago, the only time I've had trouble is when I've left a thread open overnight. Refreshing the page usually clears the problem. If that doesn't work for you, you can contact support either through the contact us link on the help page or email support at goodreads dot com.
Thanks..... yeah I restarted my computer...that didn't help. I did send a message to email support.
Email support had me clear my cookies and cache...and that worked.
Glad you're back up and running, Ed!
In the completed tasks thread Mary wrote: "30.1 Go for GreenVatican City State
The Making of the Popes 1978: The Politics of Intrigue in the Vatican by Andrew M. Greeley
Task total: 105 pts"
Wow! Wow! Wow!
Elizabeth (Alaska) wrote: "In the completed tasks thread Mary wrote: "30.1 Go for GreenVatican City State
The Making of the Popes 1978: The Politics of Intrigue in the Vatican by [author:Andrew M. Greeley|1..."
I know! Amazing.
Valerie wrote: "Elizabeth (Alaska) wrote: "In the completed tasks thread Mary wrote: "30.1 Go for GreenVatican City State
The Making of the Popes 1978: The Politics of Intrigue in the Vatican by ..."
Lucky find! And it was fairly interesting!
As many of us are participating in the Mysteries Challenge, I have moved the threads into that folder. I hope your tracking posts will be easier to find there.
Time to sharpen your pencils (and put your thinking cap on)!
Elizabeth (Alaska) wrote: "Time to sharpen your pencils (and put your thinking cap on)!"Yay! It looks fantastic! I was looking earlier today while I was at work, it was SO quiet at the library today - it's cold and folks are worried bc we are having higher Covid #s. :(
Big Thanks!!!! to Elizabeth and Kate for thinking up or reviving the challenges. It means a lot to me.
Elizabeth (Alaska) wrote: "Time to sharpen your pencils (and put your thinking cap on)!"Wow, I can't believe it's that time already!! How exciting :D
I just want to say that I think it is despicable of Goodreads to block everybody including group moderators from opening a number of threads. People who have been members for many years and/or run popular groups like this one shouldn't be treated like spammers. You contribute so much to their website! I know they closed the feedback group because they don't want our feedback, but I sent a message through the contact form anyway to say what I thought. Is there anything else we can do?
Thank you, Rosemary. Goodreads has a terrible time with Spammers. While I don't like this solution, I can sympathize with the problem. They recently had a problem with a very active librarian who, for reasons I'm not privy to, lost librarian privileges. The member then went on a retaliatory binge. I think this was the GR solution to that never happening again.I used to report bugs and the like to an email address. I preferred that method because I had a record of my correspondence. They've closed that email address as well. I suspect for the same reason from the same (now former) member.
Elizabeth (Alaska) wrote: "Thank you, Rosemary. Goodreads has a terrible time with Spammers. While I don't like this solution, I can sympathize with the problem. They recently had a problem with a very active librarian who, ..."Well, that's too bad. It's a PIA for you two.
I've noticed the spammers, hopefully this will help with that. However, it's disappointing that former librarian felt the need to put fat on the fire. I understand being angry and upset, but it's just never worth burning bridges (other than in your own head!).
I suppose if it becomes too onerous for you two, you can reach out within the group and we can brainstorm some type of solution.
As I understand it, the limit to creating threads is 3 per hour. I don't think there is any limit to the number of posts. So that would only mean Kate having to stretch her postings over a period of time. Kate, with her own time constraints, would find this problematical. But as you have seen, we think there is a workaround. She will delete my placeholder posts. I don't know what this will do to your notifications.
I did notice that nothing seems to have changed at SRC. The posts seem to be coming up as usual, so their mods might be able to help with a work around. Thanks so much for working on a fix!
It isn't the posts that are a problem. It is the number of threads created, or so I understand it. Yesterday when I created the Season posts, I had to tick a box 'I am not a Robot' but today I did not. In any case, we'll continue to make things go more smoothly for Kate when it comes time to post the challenge.
They have replied that they do appreciate the need to whitelist group moderators :) although all they say is they have sent it to the program developers and "hopefully this can be implemented."
Karen Michelle - I took a moment to look at the time stamps at SRC where the mods had opened a thread. There was lots of time between threads being created, so of course they would not have run into this new policy.
I didn’t mean to belittle the problem either, sorry. I just hope it isn’t too tough on you and Kate 🥰
It's OK Karen. I haven't talked to Kate about how she actually goes about doing her posting. I know what I would do, and that would be to create the thread and posts in my secret group, checking the links. Then I could come here and create a thread and posts. If she does it that way, there are more threads created in a short amount of time than is apparent.It's not a problem (for me) to create the threads ahead of time, so that she can make the posts.
Elizabeth (Alaska) wrote: "As I understand it, the limit to creating threads is 3 per hour. I don't think there is any limit to the number of posts. So that would only mean Kate having to stretch her postings over a period o..."I also found this very annoying having to post a new challenge but spreading it out over 3-4 hours to get all threads up.
Just a thought and may or may not help in any way... create a user that is shared between you & Kate (eg. RwS Mods) and then you can post,using this login, threads as placeholders sporadically throughout the day. And when Kate has the time, she just has to edit those, obviously using this same login.
Tien wrote: "then you can post,using this login, threads as placeholders sporadically throughout the day. "Yes, that's what I'm doing, only just with my own account. I hope it works for Kate!
In the 2021 Personal Goals thread Rosemary wrote: "I also challenge myself to achieving mega finishes in all the RwS seasons!"Wow! We'll be cheering for you!
Elizabeth (Alaska) wrote: "In the 2021 Personal Goals thread Rosemary wrote: "I also challenge myself to achieving mega finishes in all the RwS seasons!"Wow! We'll be cheering for you!"
I know, I saw that! I def will be cheering Rosemary on. That can be a hard thing to do, especially if you are like me and keep seeing 'shiny new' books that take me off track! ha, ha.....
Jan Morris, one of my favorite writers died today... on Transgender Day of Remembrance.https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/20/bo...
Ed wrote: "Jan Morris, one of my favorite writers died today... on Transgender Day of Remembrance.https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/20/bo..."
Well, she did live a long full life, eh. I've wanted to read her for quite some time, but somehow have not. It would also be interesting to read a biography of such an inspirational person.
Ed wrote: "Jan Morris, one of my favorite writers died today... on Transgender Day of Remembrance.https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/20/bo..."
Want to recommend one book in particular to someone who hasn't read anything by this writer?
Joanna wrote: "Ed wrote: "Jan Morris, one of my favorite writers died today... on Transgender Day of Remembrance.https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/20/bo..."
Want to recommend one book in par..."
I think I would recommend Trieste and The Meaning of Nowhere
...but another equally good read is A Writer's House in Wales
Aha! The square peg is back! Some seasons it can be surprisingly hard to find.
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