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Challenges: Year Long Help 2021
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2021 Annual Challenge - General Questions and Discussion
Nancy wrote: "Hi,About 4 hours ago, I posted a personal thread for the 2021 challenge and now I can’t find it. The thread was “Nancy’s Noteworthy Museum Jaunts”. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks"
Welcome to YTLO, Nancy.
I have added your thread to the Quick Link thread which you'll find as a sticky thread near the top of the Annual Challenges thread.
We have another Nancy in the group. Her "wall of fame" name is Nancy H. Please pop over to the Wall of Fame Name List and Request Thread where you can request a wall of fame name unique to you. When you start earning badges, they'll be displayed on your own personal Wall.
Janice wrote: "We don't have any restrictions on children's books unless they are mostly pictures."Great, thank you Janice! I thought that was the case, just wanted to be absolutely sure.
I am having a blast making interactive tasks. This is the only way I will stay sane until I can start reading for the challenge!!
Beth wrote: "I am having a blast making interactive tasks. This is the only way I will stay sane until I can start reading for the challenge!!"LOL! I'm glad you're enjoying yourself.
Beth wrote: "I am having a blast making interactive tasks. This is the only way I will stay sane until I can start reading for the challenge!!"Haha
I have been keeping myself from my 2021 reading list by checking off some books on the BBC Big Reads top 100 list (that I have been working through for the last few years). I'm down to some long books that I have keep putting off. Back to David Copperfield! :)
Beth wrote: "I am having a blast making interactive tasks. This is the only way I will stay sane until I can start reading for the challenge!!"Me too! And “going” to each museum to find a piece that speaks to me, putting it on my planning thread and scrolling through to look at them all. I love this challenge.
I decided to stop stressing out about the interactive tasks. I have figured out enough for my first few museums, so I have been quietly reading and re-listening to some of my favorite audiobooks. To day is my last day of work for this year.
Can you use non-fiction books for this challenge as well?
If it fits the task and the other book requirements like minimum page count, it's no problem :)
I have added the Challenge widget for the 2021 Museum challenge. You will find it on the Group Home (towards the top) if you are interested in tracking the numbers of books you read for the challenge.
I want to join, but the thread describing the challenge and requirements is not in the folder.
Naomi wrote: "I want to join, but the thread describing the challenge and requirements is not in the folder."Hi Naomi - The challenge is in a separate folder. This is the help folder.
2021 Yearly Challenge folder: https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/...
2021 Yearly Challenge: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Thank you.I found it through website. link doesn't work in mobile app. Maybe because the thread is closed.
Question: for Museum 24About: Read a book in a series of 7 books. Does it have to be the 7th book or can it be any book in the series of 7?
Sharon wrote: "Question: for Museum 24About: Read a book in a series of 7 books. Does it have to be the 7th book or can it be any book in the seres of 7?"
It can be any book in the series, as long as all 7 books in the series are currently published when you read it. You have to watch. I had a book planned for the 7-book series task, but 2 books weren't published. One is expected to be published next week, and the other is to be published next year. So, it is (until next week) a 5-book series. I read it for the 5-book series this week.
Just checking to see if my Museum 31 Book 3 was approved. Thank you.
Sharon wrote: "Just checking to see if my Museum 31 Book 3 was approved. Thank you."Can you provide me with a message number in which you asked for approval, please? My tracker shows that you've completed Museum 31, so I'm a little confused what you are asking for.
Message 31. I have finished it. I had put down the wrong museum number (41 instead of 31). I went in and fixed that. Just wanted to be sure it was ok.
Janice wrote: "Sharon wrote: "Just checking to see if my Museum 31 Book 3 was approved. Thank you."Can you provide me with a message number in which you asked for approval, please? My tracker shows that you've ..."
I think Sharon is referring to her own thread here: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
And was just confirming that the book was accepted for museum 31 because she accidentally logged it as 41 originally.
Sharon, if that's correct then I would guess that it was accepted. Janice stated in the linked post that she tracked it as museum 31 and above that you had completed museum 31, so I think you're all set.
I thought it was resolved because I said that I'd tracked it for museum 31.
I plan to read for Museums 1- 4 for my Badge 1. A few books which fit the other museums/other challenges have to be read before I read the books for Badge 1. Instead of marking them as Badge 2 or 3, could I post the books read for other Museums without any Badge no. and later on group them to the appropriate Badge?I hope this is the proper forum to address my query as it is of a general nature.
Thanks.
Viji wrote: "I plan to read for Museums 1- 4 for my Badge 1. A few books which fit the other museums/other challenges have to be read before I read the books for Badge 1. Instead of marking them as Badge 2 or 3..."I need a badge number for my tracking, so go ahead and mark them as badge 2. That can be adjusted later if you end up reading them for badge 3 or later.
Janice wrote: "Viji wrote: "I plan to read for Museums 1- 4 for my Badge 1. A few books which fit the other museums/other challenges have to be read before I read the books for Badge 1. Instead of marking them as..."Thanks, Janice.
For all of the "read a book by an author from ..." tasks, does the author have to currently live in that country/continent, or just have to have been born there?
Amanda wrote: "For all of the "read a book by an author from ..." tasks, does the author have to currently live in that country/continent, or just have to have been born there?"If an author has lived long term in a country, then you may count him for that country. An example - "Jack Whyte is an author and writer born and raised in Scotland, but has been living in western Canada since 1967, and in Kelowna, British Columbia, since 1996." You can count him as either Scottish or Canadian.
I find
works for a few tasks (in various museums) - the photograph, musical instrument, hat, chair, published in 2020 etc. But this book has only the Kindle edition and no paperback editions have been mentioned. As per amazon.in link:
https://www.amazon.in/gp/product/B08K...,
the page count is 259 pages.
Could this book be used for any of the tasks?
Where could I post queries of this nature when a book fits tasks in many museums?
Thanks.
Viji wrote: "I find works for a few tasks (in various museums) - the photograph, musical instrument, hat, chair, published in 2020 etc. B..."
This one makes me nervous. Minimum pages is 175, and this has 259 Kindle pages. That's not a lot of wiggle room.
I'm really struggling with this one. Cover tasks are based on prominence and focus. In this cover, the prominent feature and focus is the woman in a green dress. You can't tell if those are photos or paintings on the wall. The chair is too small and insignificant. The pianoforte could be used. There is no task for a woman wearing a hat or a book published in 2020.
I just don't think this is a good option, Viji.
As to your question about where to post multi-museum question, this is the correct thread.
Janice wrote: "Viji wrote: "I find works for a few tasks (in various museums) - the photograph, musical instrument, hat, chair, published in ..."Thanks a lot, Janice, for the clarification. Sorry I mixed up the tasks requiring a man wearing a hat and book published in 2000. I planned to read this book for another challenge and was not sure about the page count for this challenge. I would drop this book for this challenge.
Thanks Viji. After spending about 15 minutes trying to resolve that book in your favour, I realized that was a lot of time to make a ruling and maybe there are better choices available to you than that book.
Janice wrote: "Thanks Viji. After spending about 15 minutes trying to resolve that book in your favour, I realized that was a lot of time to make a ruling and maybe there are better choices available to you than ..."Thanks for your time and help, Janice. I totally agree with you.
Carla wrote: "Hi! I made a spreadsheet with the list of all museums and tasks
All Museums and Tasks"
It looks great, Carla!
Carla wrote: "Hi! I made a spreadsheet with the list of all museums and tasks
All Museums and Tasks"
Great job, Carla.
When starting Badge 2 and you note the badge number and book number, do you say, for example:Badge 2: Book 17 or
Badge 2: Book 1
Sharon wrote: "When starting Badge 2 and you note the badge number and book number, do you say, for example:Badge 2: Book 17 or
Badge 2: Book 1"
Mine is Badge 2, Book 1
I know series titles aren't usually allowed, but I am wondering if I can use one that is a whole collection of a series collected in one book and so the book has the series title. My example is The Lion of Wales: The Complete Series Books 1-5
It is the book I got for the task lion in the title
Katrisa wrote: "I know series titles aren't usually allowed, but I am wondering if I can use one that is a whole collection of a series collected in one book and so the book has the series title. My example is [b..."
In that case, the title of the book is The Lion of Wales, so it would count.
Janice wrote: "Katrisa wrote: "I know series titles aren't usually allowed, but I am wondering if I can use one that is a whole collection of a series collected in one book and so the book has the series title. M..."Oh good! Thanks!
This is amazing! I haven't got my head around it fully yet, but this challenge looks super cool and so detailed. Janice, what a brain you must have to come up with something like this!
And, she outdoes herself every year . . . 😳📚📚📚
Thanks Kathryn. It can be intimidating at first glance, but you'll soon be an old hat at it.
It is an awesome challenge and Janice is a marvel!
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About 4 hours ago, I posted a personal thread for the 2021 challenge and now I can’t find it. The thread was “Nancy’s Noteworthy Museum Jaunts”. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks"
It's here: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...