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SUMMER CHALLENGE 2018
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Questions/Problems in Completed Tasks
Ed I don't think I was credited with a GO Ticket for Post #2381.
Sandy wrote: "Jecca post 2418Task 25.3, option 5 - There is nothing in the metadata or GR description to indicate the setting of High. " REQUIRED: If it is not apparent from the description or ..."
Sandy,
What type of information beyond me saying they are set there should I reference?
Like High, the main character Blake's father is the Minister of Justice in London and the book is set mostly there
And in The Naked Truth Layla is a lawyer in New York, she had charges against her by the New York Bar Association and this book too is mostly set there.
I guess I want to make sure for the future too I know what to put other than the book is set there.
Thank you, Jess
PS - will I need to repost? I can't remember what to do.
Sandy wrote: "Patricia post 2311The possible words are BLACK SMOKE BAND or ULLADUBULLA ORCHESTRA - neither contains the initial letters of The Alice Network."
Ah, the task had capitalized the word 'either' so I used EITHER BLACK SMOKE BAND for the phrase. I will find another place for this book. Thanks.
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Well, how do you know that a book is set in a particular place? There may be references to going to one's house/apartment, or to some other spot that is clearly in one place or another. there might be info in the blurb. There might be a review that mentions the setting.
Provide a reference to the information that makes you know that the book is set there.
And, yes, there needs to be a complete repost.
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Found and fixed, Ed, it will show up in the next update.
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Pirate Women: The Princesses, Prostitutes, and Privateers Who Ruled the Seven Seas by Laura Sook Duncombe will not work for task 30.8 option D since there is no "D" in WHIMSICAL.
Sandy wrote: "Siobhan post 2490Pirate Women: The Princesses, Prostitutes, and Privateers Who Ruled the Seven Seas by Laura Sook Duncombe will not work for task 30.8 option D s..."
Oh, yeah. Bet you can't tell that I have a mild concussion, huh. XD That's fine, I just saw the Laura Sook part and assumed! I'll amend my records to reflect that.
Cindy FI think I am missing 1 Golden Oldie, I claimed 2, ! in post #1506 and 1 in post # 1507. Thanks in advance
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I think I am missing 1 Golden Oldie, I claimed 2, ! in post #1506 and 1 in post # 1507. Thanks in advance"
My Cousin Rachel was first published in 1951, not 1938. Most of the editions have the correct first publication date. I did check a number of sources, and 1951 is the correct date. Therefore, no GO ticket for this one.
One edition states that 1938 was the first publication date - however, that was the first publication date for Rebecca, so presumably this is the source of the confusion).
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The Bingo Palace was first published February 1, 1994, so does not fit the requirements for task 20.8 option C.
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Artists do not count as authors. See the Rules of the Challenge:
"Only authors that are identified as authors (or a default blank in the author role field), co-authors, or contributors may be used for tasks involving author information. Other roles or functions such as editor, illustrator, artist, translator, introduction, designed by, foreward, preface, assistant or afterword may not be used for author-sourced tasks."
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To claim a BB ticket, your post must include the number of pages in the book you read. You have received points credit for the task, but will need to repost with all necessary info for a BB ticket.
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We do not use ebook page numbers in the SRC. See the Rules of the Challenge:
"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."
The top pb with page numbers for Six Months in Mexico is Six Months in Mexico and it has 204 pages.
Fortunately, you also used the kindle pages for Still Waters and the MMPB La Reine de la Baltique has 480 pages, so your total still comes out >600.
In future, you should be careful not to use kindle pages, since you won't always have a compensating error to balance it out!
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My Cousin Rachel was first published in 1951, not 1938. Most of the editions have the correct first publication date. I did check a number of sources, and 1951 is the correct date. Therefore, no GO ticket for this one.
One edition states that 1938 was the first publication date - however, that was the first publication date for Rebecca, so presumably this is the source of the confusion).
Sandy wrote: "Perletwo post 2530My Cousin Rachel was first published in 1951, not 1938. Most of the editions have the correct first publication date. I did check a number of sources, and 1951 i..."
Sorry - especially since I see I'm not the only one getting dinged for this. Should I repost, or just adjust my totals?
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We have more than one participant named Nicola. Please repost with your readerboard name.
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Task 20.8 - "REQUIRED: Please state which option you chose when posting your completed task."
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Task 25.5 option 5 requires that you "read a book where the protagonist (the main character, who drives the action in the book) has the same first or last name as one of the directors who have been nominated for or won a Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical or Best Direction of a Play from 2010 to today."
You appear to be using a director from 1963, which is not within the specified time range. Also, the protagonist of Smiley's People is George Smiley, who doesn't match John Fearnley.
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FYI - You linked to a paperback version of The Master and Margarita, then used a MMPB version for page numbers. In this case, the paperback has enough pages to meet the task requirements - however, for future reference, you use the edition you read unless it was an ebook or audiobook.
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My Cousin Rachel was first published in 1951, not 1938. Most of the editions have the correct first publication date. I did check a number of sourc..."
just adjust your totals.
Thanks Sandy for all the clarification, sorry for making you do extra work. Still learning my way through all the rules.
DANIELLE MHi, can you check my points please? I think I should have 190, but the readerboard has me at 180. Thanks!
JACKIE MHi, I should have a golden oldies ticket, see completed tasks post #2529, but it doesn't appear on the readerboard list? I know that task had other errors, but Six Months in Mexico was definitely published in 1888.
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books that exist only in ebook/audiobook form cannot be used for tasks with a specified page minimum. See the Rules of the Challenge:
"ebooks without print editions cannot be used for tasks requiring a specific number of pages. ebooks can be used for specific page number tasks as long as there is a print equivalent that can be used to determine page numbers- see #7 above. ebooks without print equivalents can be used for tasks without specific page requirements, since it is usually possible to "guesstimate" from the word count that a book is at least 100 pages long. "
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Hi, I should have a golden oldies ticket, see completed tasks post #2529, but it doesn't appear on the readerboard list? I know that task had other errors, but [book:Six Months in Mexico|..."
Found and fixed - it will show up in the next update.
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Hi, can you check my points please? I think I should have 190, but the readerboard has me at 180. Thanks!"
Found and fixed, it will show up in the next update.
oops sorry wrong thread
Sandy wrote: "Mike Dennis post 2566FYI - You linked to a paperback version of The Master and Margarita, then used a MMPB version for page numbers. In this case, the paperback has enough pages to ..."
My apologies, Sandy! I actually did read this audio version: The Master and Margarita but boogered-up my post and my review. My review is corrected.
I can repost if required, but it looks like there is no harm done if I don't, either. Let me know what you prefer!
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FYI - You linked to a paperback version of The Master and Margarita, then used a MMPB version for page numbers. In this case, the paperback has en..."
no, no need to repost. just wanted to make sure you knew how the rules worked, since it wouldn't always work out right!
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Task 30.6, option 4 requires a main page genre of war or historical fiction. Noble Metals does not have either. Genres at review:
Romance>M M Romance
Science Fiction > Steampunk
Historical
Romance
Adventure
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Please check your totals. 210 after your previous post, plus 80 in this post totals 290.
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Please check your totals. No need to repost.
Sandy wrote: "Babbling C post 2626Please check your totals. 210 after your previous post, plus 80 in this post totals 290."
Thanks!
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Status Update only shows as having ebook and audio editions. If there is a paper edition, you will need to link to that to establish page length. If not, you will need to get confirmation in the ebook approval thread that this is >100 pages. https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
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While including multiple tasks in one post is still allowed for the rest of this season, they must be posted in numerical order, lowest to highest. See the Posting Requirements.
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Red Clay, Yellow Grass: A Novel of the 1960s only shows 2 ebook editions. If there is a paper edition, you can ask a librarian to associate the two. If this is only available as an ebook, you will need to include the post # or googledoc line in which it was approved for length in the Ebook verification thread.
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Task 20.1, option 3 requires that you include the cover in your post and point out the yellow item.
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Please check your totals. No need to repost.
Sandy wrote: "Emtecia post 2449Task 20.3 - neither of the target phrases contain all of the letters in Hearts On Ice, so that book does not fit this task. Also, if you move this book to another..."
EITHER was capitalized in the phrase "EITHER BLACK SMOKE BAND", I did not realize the actual phrase was BLACK SMOKE BAND
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Task 15.10 requires that you include in your post the number of books you have read by the author in question.
Sandy wrote: "Pia post 2737Task 15.10 requires that you include in your post the number of books you have read by the author in question."
Reposted, sorry about that
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Task 50 specifically provides that no books with the main page genre Childrens may be used. Redwall includes the genre Childrens. Genres at review:
Fantasy 3980 users
Young Adult 951 users
Fiction 912 users
Childrens 517 users
Animals 364 users
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5.3 - Heidi includes Childrens as a main page genre. Genres at review:
Classics 3190 users
Childrens 982 users
Fiction 961 users
Please review the Rules of the Challenge for the use of childrens books in the SRC.
15.7 - Murder At The Book Club is an ebook, and the only paper edition listed has no page numbers. You will need to ask a librarian to add the page numbers to the paper edition or get ebook only approval for the use of this book.
25.2 - option 4 requires that the book be set at least 50% in one of the listed states. The first two locations given are in England and France. Please provide an explanation as to how half the book in set in New York.
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Lost in the Sun includes Childrens as a main page genre. Genres at review:
Realistic Fiction 180 users
Childrens>Middle Grade 156 users
Young Adult 70 users
Fiction 47 users
Please review the Rules of the Challenge for the rules regarding the use of childrens books.
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You already posted task 10.7, on June 25.
Oh Sorry!!! Will use this book somewhere else. :-)
AnaSorry I almost made it without mistakes
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Task 25.4 option 3 requires that the book be completely set in the specified place. See post 32 in the help thread. The metadata for Broken Pieces shows California, New York State, and San Francisco as settings.
Task 25.5 has a minimum required page count of at least 600 pages. Books that only exist in e-format cannot be used for tasks requiring a specific number of pages. See the Rules of the Challenge. Bad Boy's Bard appears to only exist in e-format.
Task 25.6 has a minimum required page count of at least 500 pages. Books that only exist in e-format cannot be used for tasks requiring a specific number of pages. See the Rules of the Challenge. Fires Of Ballian ] appears to only exist in e-format.
Task 25.7, option 2, requires that the book be set <1900. there is nothing in the description or the metadata to indicate that. Please provide a reference from the book (or from some other source) establishing the time of the setting.
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Task 20.3 - neither of the target phrases contain all of the letters in Hearts On Ice, so that book does not fit this task. Also, if you move this book to another task, please note that there is no paper edition show here with page numbers, so you will need to either get a librarian to add page numbers (https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...) or get verification in the ebook verification thread.