How many books can we try to trace?

[Werner]

Is there a limit on the number of active "unsolved" threads an individual member can have posted at any one time? Currently, I only have one; but there are a LOT of books Ive read decades ago that I can't remember author and title information for! I don't want to post more queries at once than what we're allowed to, though.

[Dee]

as far as I know there is no limit to queries you can post - as long as you stay engaged in the group and don't let them be abandoned

[Werner]

Thanks, Dee; that's helpful to know!

[Lobstergirl, au gratin]

Werner, add as many as you want. The only thing I would recommend is don't add a ton at once - pace yourself just a bit, one or two per day, or three at most, just because there tend to be a lot of new threads opened every day and you don't want yours to "disappear" right away.

[Lobstergirl, au gratin]

Also if your thread is not getting any action, bump it every 30-60 days to bring it to the top of the queue.

[Werner]

Lobstergirl, thanks for the good advice! I'll keep that in mind.

[Ann aka Iftcan]

Also, if you do have more than 1 thread--keep their web addresses stored either in your favourites bar OR start a word processor sheet with all of them listed--and remove them as they get solved. Doing this makes it much easier to bump them up.

[Werner]

Ann, sorry to be slow in replying to you (when I first read your post, I wasn't able to respond right away, and after that it kept slipping my mind). Yes, I'll definitely keep track of my threads (another way of doing that is using the "comment history" function). I make a point to update threads and move them to one of the "Solved!" folders as soon as the book(s) involved are identified.

[Ann aka Iftcan]

Bit late to respond (Sorry, but I wasn't notified about your update Werner) but I have a LOT of comments, (over 10k and counting) so using my Comment History to find my threads doesn't help much. :o) Which is why I keep that word program with my personal forgotten titles. threads on it.

[Werner]

I just keep a written list on the computer table, along with a few other lists. Right now, though, that list only has one active inquiry thread on it --an indication that this group is pretty good at doing what it does!

[Justanotherbiblophile]

Here's how I keep track of my requests/threads:

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

[Werner]

Justanotherbiblophile wrote: "Here's how I keep track of my requests/threads:

https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/..."

Thanks for the link; that's a good idea! Mine are easier to keep track of, because I don't have so many active ones at a time (right now, just one). So I've been using a paper list; that works for me.