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SPRING CHALLENGE 2020
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Questions/Problems in Completed Tasks
Blueberry - post 2528Please check your math. No need to repost.
Beth NC - post 2573Please check your math. No need to repost.
Mike MA - post 2602Welcome back to the challenge! The posting requirements have changed since you were here last. Please review them and repost your completed tasks.
Jukka - post 2609Please check your math. No need to repost.
Tien - post 2641Please check your math. No need to repost.
Oma1229 - post 2655You've already claimed task 5.10 in post 218 on Mar 09, 2020 08:48AM (although you labeled the task 15.10, the book and info provided in task fits task 5.10).
Jammin Jenny - post 2673Please check your math. No need to repost.
Ed - post 2743Task 25.4, option 2 requires you to provide a link to a reference (not the help thread) that establishes the setting when you post.
Ed - post 2744Task 25.3, option 2 requires a book with an 8 in the page counts. Kindle page counts are not used in the SRC. Please review the Rules of the Challenge for instructions on how to determine page count when reading ebooks or listening to audiobooks.
Delicious Dee - post 2747Task 30.5, option 2 -- The series page lists only 1 series for Dead Heat. The task requires that the multiple series designation must be shown on the book's Goodreads series page.
Kristina Simon wrote: "Delicious Dee - post 2747Task 30.5, option 2 -- The series page lists only 1 series for Dead Heat. The task requires that the multiple series designation must be shown on the book..."
Ugh - it’s shows in the metadata book on the book page; no idea why it doesn’t show on the series page
ETA ahh someone added it to the title block that is how you get it to show; otherwise it only shows one series)
List_addict - post 2752Task 5.2 - At time of review, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone has the MPG Childrens.
Genres at review:
Fantasy 59,070 users
Young Adult 17,735 users
Fiction 17,627 users
Fantasy > Magic 4,943 users
Childrens 4,378 users
Adventure 2,752 users
Childrens > Middle Grade 2,714 users
Classics 2,615 users
Audiobook 2,228 users
Science Fiction Fantasy 1,569 users
Please repost including ARBookfinder data required for children's books.
Nick KY - post 2753From the information provided, I assume you are claiming task 10.10 in this post instead of 10.9. Please confirm.
No need to repost, just adjust your records if necessary.
Dee wrote: "ETA ahh someone added it to the title block that is how you get it to show; otherwise it only shows one series)."If you get it to show up on the series page, repost so I can pick up the points.
Ed - post 2757You've already claimed An Elderly Lady is Up to No Good for task 30.3 in post 2702 on May 15, 2020 10:21AM. Books can be counted only once per challenge.
Shawn H - post 2764Task 20.1 - At time of review, White Fang has the MPG Childrens.
Genres at review:
Classics 3,800 users
Fiction 2,031 users
Adventure 669 users
Animals 573 users
Young Adult 429 users
Historical > Historical Fiction 271 users
Literature 270 users
Childrens 226 users
Novels 136 users
Literature > American 123 users
Please repost including ARBookfinder data required for children's books.
Pamela3265 - post 2772You've already claimed task 30.2 in message 2188 on May 02, 2020 07:50PM.
Post 2769, I requested 1 Golden Oldie ticket for the book 1984, published in 1949. I don't see this reflected in the Readerboard?
Kristina Simon wrote: "Nick KY - post 2753From the information provided, I assume you are claiming task 10.10 in this post instead of 10.9. Please confirm.
No need to repost, just adjust your records if necessary."
Yeah, it's the lawyer task, 10.10. I had the criteria for the two tasks reversed on my spreadsheet. (Nick slaps forehead!)
Sarah Ruth wrote: "Post 2769, I requested 1 Golden Oldie ticket for the book 1984, published in 1949. I don't see this reflected in the Readerboard?"Whoops. Missed that one. I've added your GO ticket request to the spreadsheet. Your new total will be reflected in the next update. Thanks for bringing it to my attention! ;-)
Kristina Simon wrote: "Sarah Ruth wrote: "Post 2769, I requested 1 Golden Oldie ticket for the book 1984, published in 1949. I don't see this reflected in the Readerboard?"Whoops. Missed that one. I've adde..."
Thanks!
Barbara ★ - post 2806Task 15.1, book 2 - there is no L in Anne-Marie David
Cynthia - post 2818Cynthia is not on the current list of readerboard names. Please repost with your readerboard name.
Ed - post 2825Please check your math. No need to repost.
Brooklyn - post 2844Task 25.5 - Honey-Don't will not work as a match for Don't. From the Challenge FAQs: TITLES
1. What about words in titles? If a task calls for the word “back” in a title, can I use a title with “Back-up”? How about “Backstop”?
The default rule is that the word must stand alone in the title, so in the absence of exceptions, neither of these would work. Typically, task creators will specify any variations but this must be done before task becomes final. A common variation is to allow plural and possessive versions of the word. Sometimes, task creators will allow any word in which the target word is found intact – in which case, both of these examples would work.
Essentially, a "word" in a title is a string of letters/symbols/punctuation marks with no spaces. So, a contraction is one word, as is a hyphenated word.
Mike MA - posts 2849 & 2850Please put your Readerboard name at the TOP of your posts going forward. No need to repost.
Simone - post 2871Task 20.1 - Please repost with a link to the book you read.
Simone - post 2873Task 30.1 - You've already claimed The Night Swim for task 25.4. Books can be counted only once per challenge. It also doesn't fit the criteria for option 4. Please repost with a link to the book you read.
Simone - post 2875Task 30.5 - At time of review, The Golden Compass has the MPG Childrens.
Genres at review:
Fantasy 23,623 users
Young Adult 7,573 users
Fiction 5,535 users
Childrens 1,390 users
Adventure 1,187 users
Science Fiction 979 users
Science Fiction Fantasy 877 users
Science Fiction > Steampunk 843 users
Audiobook 732 users
Classics 723 users
Please repost including ARBookfinder data required for children's books.
Done in post #2898 - I knew I forgot something, sorry ;-)
Hi, I can't see my GO tickets on the readerboard. According to my tracking I should have 4 and posted them in msg: 2384, 2385 and 2607 (two tickets).
Sorry I haven't noticed this earlier.
Marina H wrote: "Hi, I can't see my GO tickets on the readerboard. According to my tracking I should have 4 and posted them in msg: 2384, 2385 and 2607 (two tickets).
Sorry I haven't noticed this earlier."
Sorry about that, Marina! I've added your requested tickets to the spreadsheet. They'll show up on the Readerboard at the next update. Thanks for letting me know!
Kristina Simon wrote: "Barbara ★ - post 2806Task 15.1, book 2 - there is no L in Anne-Marie David"
Oops. I misread the task, thought it was a matching name not initials. I will repost.
CYNBAXTER - post 2943Please check your math. No need to repost.
Kristina, the Readerboard lists 775 points for me for posts through message #2900. I'm missing 50 points. I posted my 50-point task in message #2876. Can you have a look at it, please?
Sunshine - post 2949Task 30.3 - The Goodreads record for The Keeper is incomplete. eBook page counts are not used in the SRC, only print versions. The print version for this book has no page count. This issue either needs to be corrected before the book can be claimed for points. You can ask a Goodreads librarian to research and fix the problem in General Help.
Simone wrote: "Kristina, the Readerboard lists 775 points for me for posts through message #2900. I'm missing 50 points. I posted my 50-point task in message #2876. Can you have a look at it, please?"Your 50 point task was fine. The problem(s) lie with the 2 tasks (20.1 and 30.1) mentioned in posts 232 and 233 above.
Kristina Simon wrote: "Simone wrote: "Kristina, the Readerboard lists 775 points for me for posts through message #2900. I'm missing 50 points. I posted my 50-point task in message #2876. Can you have a look at it, pleas..."Gee, I had a blonde moment I guess. I only saw one of your posts and not the two other ones. All fixed! Thanks for your hard work! You rock!
Kristina Simon wrote: "Ed - post 2825Please check your math. No need to repost."
I found your missing points (added to the person above you in the spreadsheet). It was my mistake. Your math was fine. ;-) But that means you need to adjust your totals again -- +25 points.
Kristina Simon wrote: "Kristina Simon wrote: "Ed - post 2825Please check your math. No need to repost."
I found your missing points (added to the person above you in the spreadsheet). It was my mistake. Your math was ..."
ok..thanks
Ceelee - post 3023Golden Oldie tickets are awarded based on the first publication date as listed on Goodreads. As such, The Misanthrope, Tartuffe, and Other Plays, which was first published in 1959, does not qualify for a GO ticket.
Tien - post 3046Task 10.5 requires a book that has won or was shortlisted. The Other Side of the World was longlisted.
Lorna - post 3064Please check your math. No need to repost.
Pamela3265 - post 3070Task 25.5 requires that you post a LINK to your chosen playlist
Ed - post 3083Task 20.6 is a one book task. I've recorded Between the World and Me for this task. Feel free to move Indiana somewhere else.
Marie-Anne - post 3104Task 30.1, book 2 - you've linked to a book that does not fit the task. Please repost including the correct book link.
Emtecia - post 3122Please check your math. No need to repost.
Sarah E - post 3134Task 20.8 - Firefight has the MPG Comics at review.
Genres at review:
Fantasy 2,272 users
Young Adult 1,092 users
Science Fiction 830 users
Fiction 441 users
Science Fiction > Dystopia 430 users
Fantasy > Urban Fantasy 254 users
Comics > Superheroes 194 users
Audiobook 169 users
Adventure 109 users
Apocalyptic > Post Apocalyptic 105 users
From the Rules: 5. Books whose main page lists any of these genres: Sequential Art, Comics, Comic Book, or Manga may only be used for 5, 10, and 15 point tasks unless specifically allowed in the task description for a higher point task.
If the book is clearly not a comic book/graphic novel/sequential art, but has those main page genres, you may post here to get approval to use the book for tasks that otherwise would not allow them.
Ceelee - post 3145Task 30.4, option A, book 2 requires a book with a FACE only on the cover. No body parts below the neck.
shows shoulders and chest.
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Task 50.1, book 3 - as the Goodreads record shows A Long Fatal Love Chase first published in 1995, this book does not meet the requirements of a Golden Oldie.