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The Bachelor Team Challenge - Round 6 - Q&A, Tracking & Announcements
Team 2: The heat is on would like to claim the speed dating rose
Congrats to Team 2: The Heat Is On for winning the Speed Dating Rose for Date 7!
Hi Kat - for Occident, if a book has an FBI agent in the precis (one of the MCs), is that enough for 'america' ~ since the FBI is a US agency?(I know this is set in the US, but it hasn't been tagged :)
The Runaway Cat (I want to read this for another challenge, so just trying to double-up ;)
Jane (PS) wrote: "Hi Kat - for Occident, if a book has an FBI agent in the precis (one of the MCs), is that enough for 'america' ~ since the FBI is a US agency?(I know this is set in the US, but it hasn't been tag..."
Jane - If it helps your argument - the FBI is only allowed to operate within the US states and territories. Anything else goes to the CIA. 😉
MountainKat wrote: "We are home now, just set him up with ice again. Hopefully just tendonitis and not a small fracture - x-ray was inconclusive for the practitioners there and they will let him know if the radiologis..."Hope he is doing okay today MKat!
Really hope it's tendonitis and not a fracture.
Jane (PS) wrote: "Hi Kat - for Occident, if a book has an FBI agent in the precis (one of the MCs), is that enough for 'america' ~ since the FBI is a US agency?(I know this is set in the US, but it hasn't been tag..."
A character being an FBI agent (even if they are restricted to working in the US) does not necessarily prove the book is set in the US. Authors often take liberties when writing. However the precis does say they are fighting a crime lord from Baton Rouge - that is in the US, Louisiana to narrow it down some, and would qualify the book.
‼️ Clarification ‼️Per the instructions for everything using the initial publication date:
If there is a date at the top of the editions page, use it!
I ONLY look for the earliest dated English language edition, if there is NO DATE at the top of the editions page. I have made exceptions for claims up to this point, but going forward if there is a date listed at the top of the editions page THAT IS THE ONLY DATE THAT CAN BE USED TO QUALIFY YOUR BOOKS!
I understand that often an edition releases early, but I will only be using the first published date at the top of the editions page if one is available!
I will make no further exceptions for this!
MountainKat wrote: "Jane (PS) wrote: "Hi Kat - for Occident, if a book has an FBI agent in the precis (one of the MCs), is that enough for 'america' ~ since the FBI is a US agency?(I know this is set in the US, but ..."
Thanks Kat - I totally missed Baton Rouge (didn't compute to me as a US city even though I should have seen that!)
If a book says "Originally published in 2016 as a novella, this novel edition of EMBRACE THE BEAST has been extensively revised and expanded for republication in 2019" can we use tthe second edition page count?
here's the book for reference: Embrace the Beast
Amanda wrote: "If a book says "Originally published in 2016 as a novella, this novel edition of EMBRACE THE BEAST has been extensively revised and expanded for republication in 2019" can we use tthe second editi..."
Use the first edition please.
Hi Kat!For R is for Rat - Read a book with an antagonist or a bad guy.
Would a tag of 'emotional abuse/gaslighting' or 'bullying/hazing' work?
Thanks!
Fran wrote: "Hi Kat!For R is for Rat - Read a book with an antagonist or a bad guy.
Would a tag of 'emotional abuse/gaslighting' or 'bullying/hazing' work?
Thanks!"
No, those do not necessarily imply that the 'bad guy' is part of the story - only that those are part of a character's history.
OK, everyone - I am headed out for the evening. So I will not be here to end the date like I usually do. I will be using the GR time stamp when checking last minute posts. Please remember not to edit your posts after the date ends!!Because I haven't made it through all the team threads, the deadline for corrections will be extended 24 hours until Sunday 3 PM US EDT. I will try to post the next qualifications when I get home, otherwise it will be tomorrow morning - my time.
Notice for the final week:This week, I will not be correcting any completion posts, but will be checking the threads. If the completions are incorrect or missing elements and are not corrected and reposted, the book will not count. Teammates, help each other out! Double check for qualifiers, MPG romance, page count and that ALL required info is in all completion posts! Because I will be checking the threads, please repost all corrections even though I am not the one requesting them! I will accept a link to any edition as long as the page count in the completion post is the first edition Kindle page count. If your page count comes from a Kindle edition published on the initial publication date on the editions page, it will count. If your page count comes from a Kindle edition labeled '1st edition', it will count. If your page count comes from the earliest dated English language Kindle edition, it will count. I am looking for one of those three things when confirming your books!
PLEASE, include that your post is a repost when making corrections and don't forget which book number it is for you!!
In the Scavenger Hunt thread, I will only be listing the claims that are complete. The first complete post for any book will claim it. If the book doesn't qualify, I will still comment stating so. Follow the dots here - if the book is listed, all is good. If the book isn't listed, but I didn't comment, something is wrong/missing in your completion post - and the book can be claimed by another participant.
I will only be answering questions in the Q&A or Scavenger Hunt threads! If you want a quicker response, post in the Q&A thread.
MountainKat wrote: "Fran wrote: "Hi Kat!For R is for Rat - Read a book with an antagonist or a bad guy.
Would a tag of 'emotional abuse/gaslighting' or 'bullying/hazing' work?
Thanks!"
No, those do not necessaril..."
I was thinking that exact thing after I posted the question- thanks Kat!
MountainKat... when you post the details for next week can you elaborate on the "bad/antagonist guy" ? Do you mean the MC to be a bad guy or will a tag of "villain" do? Will tags like - "bad ass MC " or bad boy love" or "anti hero" or "tortured hero" work?Thank you.
Laks wrote: "MountainKat... when you post the details for next week can you elaborate on the "bad/antagonist guy" ? Do you mean the MC to be a bad guy or will a tag of "villain" do? Will tags like - "bad ass MC..."No, the MC does not have to be a bad guy. A tag of villain would work, but none of your other examples would.
Date 8 - Tasks: Breakdown of the qualifications for possible tasks for Date 8.Please remember that all tags/lists must qualify IN CONTEXT!! Links MUST be provided.
Don't make more work for yourself than necessary - if the qualifier is in the title or on the cover, use it! You don't have to go searching for tags to make it work. 😊 If the link you use for the book is the same you are using for the precis or cover - say so (see above edition or something similar)! The less links I need to open the better! That saves us all some steps. When using tags/shelves as a qualifier, please link to the selected book's top shelves page that contains your qualifying tag (NOT the link for the shelf - that would still leave me searching for the book) in your completion post. Also include the number of tags and the top shelves page number - this information is extremely helpful if the tag moves or the link is broken and both happen frequently. And please double check your links!
You may use separate editions of your Scavenger Hunt books to qualify for the different tasks. Links MUST be provided.
R is for Rainbow - Read an LGBTQ+ book or a book with all the colors of the rainbow on the cover (ROYGB).
To qualify, your book needs to be a LGBTQ+ romance OR the cover needs to have all of the following covers on the it - Red, Orange, Yellow, Green AND Blue. To qualify as LGBTQ+ book, this would need to be evident in the precis, title, series, tags or lists. Please provide any necessary information and links in your completion posts. To qualify using the cover, the listed colors would need to be clear and obvious. The colors do not need to make up a certain percentage of the cover, but they ALL must be present and obvious enough I am not guessing about them. Please include the qualifying cover in your completion post.
R is for Rat - Read a book with an antagonist or a bad guy.
To qualify for this task your book can be MPG (Main Page Genre) 'Suspense', alone or combined as in 'Romantic Suspense'. Your book could also qualify using tags. Tags such as 'bad guy' or 'evil character' would work. For this task, the title, series title, precis or lists will not be allowed to qualify your books. Anti-heroes do not qualify for this task - they are still the hero. Tags describing the hero/heroine will also not work, such as 'bad boy/girl' or 'bad ass hero/heroine'.
R is for Rave - Read a book with an average GR rating of or over 4.25.
To qualify for this task, the average rating for your selected book needs to be 4.25 or higher. This information can be found on the main book page under the title. Please include the average rating in your completion post. If the average rating is likely to change over the course of the date, i.e. the book is new or has few ratings, it might be advisable to take a screen shot. Also, if your rating is significantly lower than the average, perhaps wait to rate the book until after the date ends.
R is for Reality - Read an MPG Contemporary Romance book.
To qualify, the selected book needs to have 'Contemporary Romance' as a Main Page Genre. For this task, 'Contemporary' and 'Romance' need to be combined.
For reference if you need further explanation of Protagonists (heroes) and Antagonists (villains)"Protagonist
Antagonist
MountainKat wrote: "Laks wrote: "MountainKat... when you post the details for next week can you elaborate on the "bad/antagonist guy" ? Do you mean the MC to be a bad guy or will a tag of "villain" do? Will tags like ..."🙂 Thanks.
Suspense Tag makes it so much better and easier.
MountainKat wrote: "Date 8 - Tasks: Breakdown of the qualifications for possible tasks for Date 8.Please remember that all tags/lists must qualify IN CONTEXT!! Links MUST be provided.
Don't make more work for yours..."
To clarify - MPG tag of " Contemporary" alone will not work even if there is a separate MPG romance tag ??
Is this tag okay ?
"MM Romance >Contemporary "
Laks wrote: "To clarify - MPG tag of " Contemporary" alone will not work even if there is a separate MPG romance tag ??"Correct, MPG Contemporary will not work even if there is Romance in another MPG.
Laks wrote: "Is this tag okay ?
"MM Romance >Contemporary " "
I will accept this. As long as 'Romance' and 'Contemporary' are in the same tag - that works.
FYI - I have checked all the team thread. I am waiting for several correction reposts, but am working on totals for the week and getting ready for the last date!
🌹The Bachelor Team Challenge - Round 6🌹🌹Theme - Summer Lovin'🌹
Date 8 - R - FINAL DATE!!
R is for Rave - Read a book with an average GR rating of or over 4.25.
To qualify for this task, the average rating for your selected book needs to be 4.25 or higher. This information can be found on the main book page under the title. Please include the average rating in your completion post. If the average rating is likely to change over the course of the date, i.e. the book is new or has few ratings, it might be advisable to take a screen shot. Also, if your rating is significantly lower than the average, perhaps wait to rate the book until after the date ends..
Remember books must be 90 pages (first edition English language Kindle) and MPG Romance!!
You have until Friday, August 20 @ Midnight US EDT to post your completion(s).
Please ensure that your completion post conforms to message #3 of your team thread. If you complete more than one book for the date task, be sure to include that information in your completion post. Remember no discussion in your completion posts! I will not be correcting any completion posts, but will be checking the threads. If they are missing elements and are not corrected ANDreposted, they will not count. Teammates, help each other out! Double check for qualifiers, MPG romance, page count and that all info is in all completion posts! PLEASE, include that your post is a repost when making corrections and don't forget which book number it is for you!!
*🌹*BONUS ULTIMATE SCAVENGER HUNT ROSES AVAILBLE FOR THIS DATE!!*🌹*
To qualify for this bonus rose, you will need to find a book that fits ALL of the called tasks for this round!
B is for Buddy
A is for Army
C is for Colorado
H is for Bait
E is for Eight
L is for Lace
O is for Occident
R is for Rave
To make a claim for the Ultimate Scavenger Hunt Rose, post in the Scavenger Hunt thread with all the required information. Please identify each claim as an Ultimate Scavenger Hunt Rose book. Each successful claim will earn your team 5 bonus roses!!
Traditional Scavenger Hunt Roses are available as usual, using all the possible task requirements for R - Rainbow, Rat, Rave and Reality.
Scavenger Hunt Required Number - 5 OR Required Month - February:
To qualify for Scavenger Hunt Roses for Date 5, the initial publication date or the first edition Kindle page count must include the number 5. If there is a date at the top of the editions page, USE IT. Otherwise I will be looking for the earliest dated English language edition regardless of format (ONLY if there is not first published date at the top of the editions page!). Do not convert the month to a number. If using the first edition Kindle page count, make sure you use an edition labeled as first edition OR released on the initial publication date OR is the earliest dated English language Kindle edition. Please include in your Scavenger Hunt claims how your book fits this requirement. Following the guidelines above for initial publication date, you may also use books initially published in February of any year. Please include which qualification you are using and how your books work in your completion posts.
This required number or month is only required for traditional Scavenger Hunt Rose claims. This number or month is NOT required for Ultimate Scavenger Hunt Roses!
MKat - question on the 8 in publication date - can we use the publication date of the non English version of the book?The book I'm looking at has the Italian translation edition listed as: Published July 4th 2018
Maggie wrote: "MKat - question on the 8 in publication date - can we use the publication date of the non English version of the book?The book I'm looking at has the Italian translation edition listed as: Publis..."
It has to be the initial publication date. See message #358 above if you need further information on what that involves. 😊
MountainKat wrote: "Maggie wrote: "MKat - question on the 8 in publication date - can we use the publication date of the non English version of the book?The book I'm looking at has the Italian translation edition li..."
Thank you!
Team 2: The Heat Is On would like to claim the speed dating rose.
Regarding SH roses this week....how many can be claimed maximum per person? Is the 7 SH roses including Ultimate SH roses or can we read normal 7 SH roses + any additional Ultimate roses?Hope you understood my qn!
Team 2: The Heat is on would like to retry for the speed dating rose
Hey everyone, we had an issue at the house today that kept me busy ALL day. And I still haven't got everything put back together yet... Long story, but now my dryer is working better and my laundry room is REALLY clean!Anyway, I'm exhausted and haven't been online all day. I don't think I have it in me to check anything tonight - I haven't checked anything yet. I will confirm if the Speed Dating Rose has been won and post the info from the last date in the morning - ish. I'll answer questions then too. 😴
Congrats to Team 2: The Heat Is On for winning the Speed Dating Rose for Date 8!
Laks wrote: "Regarding SH roses this week....how many can be claimed maximum per person? Is the 7 SH roses including Ultimate SH roses or can we read normal 7 SH roses + any additional Ultimate roses?Hope you..."
Surprisingly this hasn't come up before. 🤷🏻♀️
Scavenger Hunt Roses and Ultimate Scavenger Hunt Roses will be limited to 7 EACH for each person.
Another thought I had while checking books today - that hasn't come up before...The same person cannot claim the same book for a Scavenger Hunt Rose AND an Ultimate Scavenger Hunt Rose even if the book qualifies for both! The book can be claimed for both types if it qualifies, but has to be claimed by different people!
Congrats to this who earned the special roses for Date 7!Speed Dating Rose - Team 2: The Heat Is On
Multiple Date Rose - Team 1: The Pink Ladies - Amanda
Longest Date Rose - Team 2: The Heat Is On - Lynne
Compulsive Dater Rose - Team 3: Some Like It Hot - Michaele
Page Turner Rose - Team 2: The Heat Is On
MountainKat wrote: "Laks wrote: "Regarding SH roses this week....how many can be claimed maximum per person? Is the 7 SH roses including Ultimate SH roses or can we read normal 7 SH roses + any additional Ultimate ros..."Thank you . I would like to change the numbering of my books then separating SH and UltSH books. . Shall I repost my books for that?
Laks wrote: "MountainKat wrote: "Laks wrote: "Regarding SH roses this week....how many can be claimed maximum per person? Is the 7 SH roses including Ultimate SH roses or can we read normal 7 SH roses + any add..."Sorry, just saw this - you are fine. No need to renumber, you can change it going forward if you wish. 😊
Just a reminder to double check posts! I've seen several mistakes ranging from not being MPG Romance, to wrong page counts, to missing elements. The books will not count if corrections are not made and reposted!
Hi Kat,I am having trouble trying to figure out which edition will work for
. None of them say kindle 1st edition. Is it ok to pick the one that most closely fits, and just use the publication date at the top?
AliciaJ wrote: "Hi Kat,I am having trouble trying to figure out which edition will work for
. None of them say kindle 1st edition. Is it ok to pick the one that most closely fi..."Yes. Basically if you use an edition labeled as first edition OR one released on the first publication date OR the earliest dated English language edition - any of those would work. In this case the edition released on October 7, 2013 would be the one to use - the other Kindle edition isn't dated. (But they both had the same page count.)
I don't care what edition is linked - I will check the editions page for every book that isn't labeled as the first edition. 😊
MountainKat wrote: "AliciaJ wrote: "Hi Kat,I am having trouble trying to figure out which edition will work for
. None of them say kindle 1st edition. Is it ok to pick the one that..."Ok, thanks 😊
Hi - question from one of my team members - Are we allowed to make corrections up until 3pm EST tomorrow?
Maggie wrote: "Hi - question from one of my team members - Are we allowed to make corrections up until 3pm EST tomorrow?"Just seeing this... Yes, corrections can be made for a little more than an hour still.
But, other than some books not being MPG that can't just be corrected, I don't have anything remaining that needs correction. 😉
Congrats to this who earned the special roses for Date 8!Speed Dating Rose - Team 2: The Heat Is On
Multiple Date Rose - Team 3: Some Like It Hot - Michaele
Longest Date Rose - Team 2: The Heat Is On - Lynne
Compulsive Dater Rose - Team 3: Some Like It Hot - Michaele
Page Turner Rose - Team 2: The Heat Is On
🌹The Bachelor Team Challenge - Round 6🌹🌹Theme - Summer Lovin'🌹
❤️ FINAL RESULTS! ❤️
Team 2: The Heat Is On - 226 🌹
Team 6: Summer Flings - 185 🌹
Team 1: The Pink Ladies - 114 🌹
Team 5: Under the Boardwalk - 94 🌹
Tied!
Team 3: Some Like It Hot - 88 🌹
Team 9: Sun's Out. Buns Out. - 88 🌹
Team 10: Seas the Day - 50 🌹
Team 7: Beach, Please - 49 🌹
Team 4: Girls Just Wanna Have Sun - 45 🌹
Team 8: The Shady Beaches - 38 🌹
Congrats to Team 2: The Heat is On for earning the most roses this round!And congrats to everyone - there was a lot of impressive reading this round! I hope you all found some good books and had a lot of fun. 😊
Congratulations The Heat is On!!!MKat - Thank you so much for such a fun challenge! This was my first time with this one and it was both fun and challenging.
Thank you everyone!
Thanks for everyone for playing. This was a lot of fun!
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Speed Dating Rose - Team 2: The Heat Is On
Multiple Date Rose - Team 1: The Pink Ladies - Amanda
Longest Date Rose - Team 2: The Heat Is On - Lynne
Compulsive Dater Rose - Team 1: The Pink Ladies - Amanda
Page Turner Rose - Team 2: The Heat Is On