Questions? Ask the Volcanologist

[Tati]

what is the minimum time for using a re-read? 6 months?

[Jenny]

Yup. 6 months.

[Tati]

Jenny wrote: "Yup. 6 months."

yay!! This means I can use Rhys for the over 600 page task!

[Vicki]

Hey MOD's, my team would like to know what happened because for some reason we didn't get points for two of our spell-out words. We had 2 sick team members last week, so we ended up not being able to do the first 2 safe zones, but no books were started (that I can tell) prior to the countdown books being finished. We don't know if we misunderstand the rules or what. Could someone please look and tell us what we did to lose those points? Thanks.

We LAVA to Read SS https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/...

Team Thread: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

[Lau]

I'm not a mod but a quick look at it and you've used words that aren't in the countdown tasks. Words from the safe zones can't be used :(

[Melissa]

How much yellow does the cover have to be to be considered yellow? There’s a big tree on mine that’s not so yellow...

[Lexi]

Melissa wrote: "How much yellow does the cover have to be to be considered yellow? There’s a big tree on mine that’s not so yellow..."

This may be a question best asked in the Does this book fit thread and then post the task you want plus the cover of the book. Otherwise, it is >50% yellow on Tineye for yellow cover.

[Vicki]

Lau Maia, thank you! That’s probably it! We got a little out of sync lol

[Linda C]

Cat wrote: "Linda C wrote: "In the team points for round 2 - will regeneration points be added on?"

which team are you? / link me your spreadsheet so I can check - I thought all the formulae were present and ..."

Here is link to Team Lava Ladies regeneration spreadsheet
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/...

Lava Ladies Round 2 spreadsheet indicates regen2 (light pink) of 60 but not added to total - Regeneration (dark pink) is 0
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/...

Lava Ladies on team status sheet has team points without regeneration points
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/...

Am I reading this correct?

[Cat]

sorted, sorry :)

[Linda C]

Thank you

[Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief]

ROUND 3
COUNTDOWN STAGE - WE ARE ALMOST AT ZERO!

Remember....
We start off by shouting "The Floor is Lava! In 10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1-0!"
By the time the counter is 0, the floor is Lava and if your team hasn't read the required books, [that is, the 10 books in the countdown stage], your team will be stuck in the lava (i.e. lose points).


ZERO for round 3 is Friday 13th Sept, 9pm AEST for CRATER and MAGMA teams. Countdown is here

ZERO for round 3 is Sunday 15th Sept, 9pm AEST for MOLTEN teams. Countdown is here

[Jammin Jenny]

Greetings Mods. We have lost one of our team members to RL issues, Is it possible to get a backup? And in the meantime, can one of the remaining team members read for her in the Countdown Stage?

Team We Lava to Read - Morgan needs to bow out.

[Jessi]

Jammin Jenny wrote: "Greetings Mods. We have lost one of our team members to RL issues, Is it possible to get a backup? And in the meantime, can one of the remaining team members read for her in the Countdown Stage?

T..."

Not a mod but you can go to the find a team thread. There are a few who posted late and are looking for a team

[Jammin Jenny]

Thanks Jessi!

[Jessi]

You're welcome!

[Vicki]

I assume a book for MPG Crime would work if it has MPG
Mystery > Crime?

[Lexi]

Vicki wrote: "I assume a book for MPG Crime would work if it has MPG Mystery > Crime?"

Message 315, Karen says yes

[Vicki]

Thanks, Lexi.

[Alysa]

We Krakatoans got singed hair (10 points) but we don't need to read a replacement book for that countdown task, right?
We have already started reading for the safe zones...

[Cat]

Alysa wrote: "We Krakatoans got singed hair (10 points) but we don't need to read a replacement book for that countdown task, right?
We have already started reading for the safe zones..."

You don't need to read a replacement, just prepare to apply healing cream, and read on :)

[Sarah]

Hey mods, just letting you know that I fixed a couple of formulas in the spreadsheet for The Great Tectonics. The books read count was off- the extra rows added for safe zone 1 weren't included in the formula in cell I5, so I changed the second count to D20:D25.

Also the points for safe zone 1 were not computing, so I fixed that too. The formula in cell G26 needed to sum G20:G25.

The Great Tectonics spreadsheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/...

I'm guessing this is going to affect everyone's spreadsheets.

[Lau]

I think we're having the same problem

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/...

[Cat]

Thanks Sarah, Lau Maia. I'll check them out when I get time.

[Cat]

Melissa wrote: "Hello moderators!
May I please have access to Vesuvius Vamps spreadsheet? (I'm on the team :)
I sent a formal request via Google, but my email is
We had some tech troub..."

done :) (you might want to edit & delete your email from public viewing?)

[Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief]

Round four starts 23 September, 9pm, Sydney Australia (AEST) !


To see the countdown, CLICK HERE






IMPORTANT
Safezone Group 1 : Complete in round 4 and receive 80 bonus points!

[Lexi]

Echidnas!! I am very very excited here.

[Melissa]

Cat wrote: "Melissa wrote: "Hello moderators!
May I please have access to Vesuvius Vamps spreadsheet? (I'm on the team :)
I sent a formal request via Google, but my email is
We had some tech troub..."

done :..."
Thanks!

[Laura]

Lexi wrote: "Echidnas!! I am very very excited here.
"

Love the gif Lexi!

[Karen ⊰✿, Fiction Aficionado]

That is too cute Lexi!

Sorry I haven’t been able to update spreadsheets yet, will do so in the next few hours

[Lexi]

Karen ⊰✿ wrote: "That is too cute Lexi!

Sorry I haven’t been able to update spreadsheets yet, will do so in the next few hours"

Do they have lots of monotremes?

[Lisa - (Aussie Girl)]

Ooh, Echidnas are soooo cute. We often have them wander across our yard at the farm.

So glad you didn't pick wombats. They are not so cute, especially when they make their home under the verandah and dig, dig, dig... (very cranky face!)

[Lexi]

Lisa - (Aussie Girl) wrote: "Ooh, Echidnas are soooo cute. We often have them wander across our yard at the farm.

So glad you didn't pick wombats. They are not so cute, especially when they make their home under the verandah..."

Very jealous, I have never seen one. We just have rats here in Boston.

[Lisa - (Aussie Girl)]

Lexi wrote: "Lisa - (Aussie Girl) wrote: "Ooh, Echidnas are soooo cute. We often have them wander across our yard at the farm.

So glad you didn't pick wombats. They are not so cute, especially when they make ..."

Yes, we have them as well... Definitely not so cute either.

And we also have the other monotreme - platypuses in our river. You don't see them so often now, they were plentiful when the husband was a boy.

[Lexi]

Lisa - (Aussie Girl) wrote: "Lexi wrote: "Lisa - (Aussie Girl) wrote: "Ooh, Echidnas are soooo cute. We often have them wander across our yard at the farm.

So glad you didn't pick wombats. They are not so cute, especially wh..."
One of my life goals is to see a playpus in the wild.

[Karen ⊰✿, Fiction Aficionado]

Lisa - (Aussie Girl) wrote: "Ooh, Echidnas are soooo cute. We often have them wander across our yard at the farm.

So glad you didn't pick wombats. They are not so cute, especially when they make their home under the verandah..."

I was near Nowra last weekend at my husband's aunts house and she has quite a few wombats that have made a home on her property. Cube poo everywhere!!! And very large holes - had to warn the kids about playing out there.
It is so dry that all the animals are coming into these more built up areas so more wombats and all of her fruit trees were bare at the bottom from the wallabies eating the leaves :(

[Karen ⊰✿, Fiction Aficionado]

Lexi wrote: "One of my life goals is to see a playpus in the wild...."

I don't think I ever have.

And only once have I seen an echidna in the bush. That was quite cool.!

[Karen ⊰✿, Fiction Aficionado]

Spreadsheets have now been updated!

[Mary X]

Do 2 swords and flying jagged pieces of an exploding planet count for "spiky/prickly things on cover?"

[Alysa]

Moderators of NBRC wrote: "
Round four starts 23 September, 9pm, Sydney Australia (AEST) ...!
"

Just confirming that there is no Bonus for doing Safe Zone Group 1 in Round 4?
(Round 2 and 3 mentioned it in the announcements but Round 4 doesn't.)

[Sophie, The other one]

Looking at the SS I think there are 80 bonus points for group 1. sure one of the mods will correct if I'm wrong

[Sonia]

Mary, Mary, Just a bit contrary wrote: "

Do 2 swords and flying jagged pieces of an exploding planet count for "spiky/prickly things on cover?""

I don't do... can you prick your finger on a sword?

Just saying is lucky this is Lava and not Towers, cause you would have won a few negative points for your team with that one :P

[Mary X]

To me those rocks would be very stabby, prickly, spiky and unpleasant if you got hit with them or stepped on them. But whatever, I found something else.

[Dev]

i also would have said both work but this thread has shown me that most people here are apparently much more picky than i am ;)

[Sonia]

It has swords. Of course they count. No need for rocks. Swords stab.

[Karen ⊰✿, Fiction Aficionado]

That’s right Sophie, there are 80 points for completing SZ1. I just forgot to add it to the announcement

[Alysa]

Karen ⊰✿ wrote: "That’s right Sophie, there are 80 points for completing SZ1. I just forgot to add it to the announcement"

Great, thanks!

[Jammin Jenny]

To join in discussion in the BOM thread, what if you recently read the book, but not during the challenge or this month. Can you still join the DQs and earn points for regeneration, or do you have to be able to read or re-read the book before joining in the discussion?

[Lexi]

Jammin Jenny wrote: "To join in discussion in the BOM thread, what if you recently read the book, but not during the challenge or this month. Can you still join the DQs and earn points for regeneration, or do you have ..."

Check the thread for Wilder Girls, I think Alysa had the same question

[Jammin Jenny]

She did but Wilder Girls doesn't start until Oct 16th when this challenge is over. So my question on whether it would count for regeneration points still stands.