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Spring Challenge 2015: Questions/Problems in Completed Tasks
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I just noticed that I think I have a few points too much in the list.
My last post before post 3000 was in 2707 and I should have had 520 after this, but in the list I have 525 points."
Yes, I saw that when doing the latest spreadsheet, and I've fixed it. Thanks for the heads up!
My GRA numbers are really off from my spreadsheet. Is it possible to fix them?
Sandy wrote: "Andy P post 2717Task 15.1 requires that you include a link to the review of the book, not just to the person's profile."
Sorry, I missed this comment. I will address this posthaste
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Please see the SRC rules for determining the page length to use when reading an ebook - see Rule 7 in the Rules of the Challenge.
In this case, there is no MMPB for Dark Tort, but the top paperback edition has 464 pages. Dark Tort - this is the page length that you need to use, and, unfortunately, it's not 100 pages more than the 432 pages for The Tourist. These books won't work in combination for this task.
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You already posted 20.1 (same book) on May 18. No need to repost - just adjust your records to reflect a total of 490, rather than 510.
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Task 25.2 requires that neither book be a re-read and that you state this in your post. Please repost with the missing information.
Please do not repost the other tasks in your post - those points have been recorded.
Sandy wrote: "Perletwo post 3066Please see the SRC rules for determining the page length to use when reading an ebook - see Rule 7 in the Rules of the Challenge.
In this case, there is no MMPB for Dark Tort, ..."
Ah crap. But! I have a backup plan. Will repost with a replacement ASAP.
Andy wrote: "Sandy wrote: "Andy P post 2717Task 15.1 requires that you include a link to the review of the book, not just to the person's profile."
Sorry, I missed this comment. I will address this posthaste"
I hope I got it right this time. I'm not sure how to post the review
Andy, if you are looking at the person's review on the main page of the book you read, you click on the date on the right side of the review. That will take you to a page with just the review itself. That's the link you want to use.
Cait wrote: "Andy, if you are looking at the person's review on the main page of the book you read, you click on the date on the right side of the review. That will take you to a page with just the review itsel..."Thanks,
This luddite takes some teaching
Sandy wrote: "Perletwo post 3066Please see the SRC rules for determining the page length to use when reading an ebook - see Rule 7 in the Rules of the Challenge.
In this case, there is no MMPB for Dark Tort, ..."
Reposted with a replacement book here.
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Task 25.5 requires that the name of the item to be pillaged appear in the title/subtitle of the book - this is not a cover task. None of the words in the titles of these books are items that could be pillaged, so neither works for this task.
Please do not repost 25.10, those points have been recorded.
Melanie wrote: "My GRA numbers are really off from my spreadsheet. Is it possible to fix them?"You didn't say, but I'm assuming your Readerboard name is Melanie C? If so, this is what I have:
post 571 = 1 GRA
post 1192 = 1 GRA
post 1337 = 1 GRA
post 1632 = 1 GRA
post 1745 = 1 GRA
post 2076 = 1 GRA
post 2285 = 1 GRA
For a total of 7 GRAs through post 3050.
Kristina Simon wrote: "Melanie wrote: "My GRA numbers are really off from my spreadsheet. Is it possible to fix them?"You didn't say, but I'm assuming your Readerboard name is Melanie C? If so, this is what I have:
p..."
Hi Kristina,
Yes, Melanie C. I think I missed marking in some of my posts that I had GRAs. Do I repost those tasks and note that it is just to count the GRAs?
I did spot one that was posted but not counted (#1405)
Thanks! :-)
Morgan Faeriesfolly - post 3100Unfortunately, the pseudonym Mira Grant hasn't been registered as a Goodreads Author so it cannot be claimed as such. If you read something by her written as Seanan McGuire, you would be able to claim it.
Kristina Simon wrote: "Morgan Faeriesfolly - post 3100Unfortunately, the pseudonym Mira Grant hasn't been registered as a Goodreads Author so it cannot be claimed as such. If you read something by her ..."
No problem! I figured it was a bit of a long shot being a pseudonym and couldn't remember seeing any yes/no on it, so took a leap. ;)
I'll adjust my total! Thanks Kristina!
Sandy wrote: "♥Robin ♥You already posted 20.1 (same book) on May 18. No need to repost - just adjust your records to reflect a total of 490, rather than 510."
Thanks.....I thought I had a duplicate some where. I will correct that in my records.
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Task 25.2 requires that neither book be a re-read and that you state this in your post. Please repost with the missing information.
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As specified in the rules of the challenge and in task 25.10 itself, books that only exist in ebook form cannot be used for tasks requiring a specific number of pages.
Lara - post 3114As stated in the Goodreads Author and Big Book Tickets FAQs: Graphic novels, sequential art books, manga, collections of comic book issues, and collections of comic strips may not be claimed for Big Book tickets.
No need to repost. Just FYI so you can adjust your totals.
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Task 25.8, option 2, requires a book with "war" as a main page genre. That genre does not appear on the book's main page. If you had the genre "locked in" at some previous point, please repost, indicating the thread/post number of the pre-approval.
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Task 25.2 requires that neither book be a re-read and that you state this in your post. Please repost with the missing information. Also, the task specifically states that books with co-authors cannot be used for option 3 - it must be completely about "the author's own life."
Task 30.3 requires that at least 50% of the book be set in the relevant time period. Please repost, being explicit about this, if the book is at least 50% set in the 1870s, rather than in the modern portion of the book.
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Task 25.2 requires that neither book be a re-read and that you state this in your post. Please repost with the missing information.
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For task 25.10, the book you posted for option 1, Fairy Tales Retold, appears to exist only in ebook form. A book that exists only in ebook form cannot be used for a task requiring a specific number of pages. If the book does exist in paper form, please repost, linking to a paper edition. If it only exists in ebook form and you plan to use it for another task, be sure to have it approved in the ebook verification thread and include approval information in your post.
For option 4, you posted Lead by Kylie Scott. The words GLORY and SELMA do not include a "K," so that author will not work for this task.
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Task 20.4, option 2, requires that the book have 3 words in its title, not "at least" 3 words. Good Girl Gone Bad has 4 words in the title, so will not work for the task.
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Please check your totals. You had 80 after your previous post on May 3, then 55 this post, for a total of 135. No need to repost, just want to keep our totals synched.
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Task 20.5 requires that the author be new to you and that you state this in your post.
Please do not repost the other tasks in your post - those points have been recorded.
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You have already used The Common Core Reading Book, Grades 6-8: Lessons for Increasingly Complex Literature, Informational Texts, and Content-Area Reading for a previous task.
I indicated in that task (3269) to not count it as I was switching books for that task. Those points should not count towards my total, and I did not count them in my current tallys. What I have in post 3275 should be correct and I will repost task 25.3 with new books.
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looks like you went back and edited that first post. Once I've gone past a post, I do not go back to see if you may have edited it and the post did not include the "do not count this post" language when I first dealt with it.
You will need to repost 3275, and in the post, state that you are removing the books used in your first post - be specific about the task number and the books you are removing, and the new task(s) you are using the books for.
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The post for task 15.2 doesn't work - for your first book, you link to the book you already posted in the previous task, but name a different author. For your second book, there's no V in the title, although book 2 would normally be the VANIR title.
Please do not repost the other tasks in the post - those points have been recorded.
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Both Inkspell and Inkdeath include "childrens" as a main page genre. Please see the Rules of the Challenge for the use of childrens books.
Please do not repost 10.6 - those points have been recorded.
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Task 5.7 is a page-specific task, and books that only exist in ebook form cannot be used for these tasks.
Please do not repost the other tasks in your post - those points have been recorded.
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The post for task 15.2 doesn't work - for your first book, you link to the book you already posted in the previous task, but name a different author. For your second book, the..."
I am really not sure what happened there. I just messed it all up. I reposted it correctly. Sorry about that.
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Task 20.1, option 2, requires that ROTH be found intact in the author's name.
Please do not repost the other tasks in your post - those points have been recorded.
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You posted The Pucelle Connection which only shows in kindle form. If there is a paper copy of the book, please repost, providing a link it the paper copy to establish length. If the book only exists in ebook form, you'll need to get it approved for length in the ebook verification thread. If it has already been approved for length, please repost, providing either a post number of the approval or a reference to the google.doc.
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You'll need to repost this when you resolve the problems with your previous posts.
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All posts must include links.
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Did you mean to post these books for 30.5, rather than 30.4? That's what I've recorded them as, since the descriptions fit 30.5.
trishhartukMorning. I seem to be adrift on the Readerboard by 5pt: My records say 635, but you have 630. The one I think is missing is in completed tasks thread Message 3259 (The Magician's Nephew for task 5.7), but I don't see anything in this thread about it. Did I goof with the AR exception rule (“ONE book with the IL designation of MY with a BL of at least 5.0 OR AR Pts of at least 5.0 will be allowed for ONE 5-point task”)?
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Morning. I seem to be adrift on the Readerboard by 5pt: My records say 635, but you have 630. The one I think is missing is in completed tasks thread Message 3259 ([book:The Magician's..."
My apologies, Trish - look as if the problem post didn't make it into this thread.
That exception only existed the first season that we tried this new rule. That rule was changed as of the winter season, to eliminate that exception. All books must meet the requirements of the childrens book rule.
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Task 25.2 requires that neither book be a re-read and that you state this in your post. Please repost with the missing information.
Please do not repost the other tasks in your post - those points have been recorded.
No worries. serve me right for not rechecking the rules!
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For task 50.1, book 3, Diane Chamberlain has only 2 I's in the author's name. Fortunately, the author's name does have 3 A's, so you're okay.
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Task 20.5 requires that the author be new to you and that you specify this in your post.
ETA: I just got to your later post, so no need to post again to fix this one!
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Task 25.2 requires that the books be new to you and that you state this in your post. This applies to reposts to substitute a book, as well as to initial posts.
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Task 30.1 requires that both books be new to you and that you state this in your post.
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Please check your totals - you had 305 after your last post, then added 45 in this post (70 minus 25), for a new total of 350.
No need to repost - just to keep the totals straight.
Sandy wrote: "Kristen IA post 3368Please check your totals - you had 305 after your last post, then added 45 in this post (70 minus 25), for a new total of 350.
No need to repost - just to keep the totals str..."
Thanks, Sandy. I realized it when I looked at it again. Whoops...thanks for keeping me on track!
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I just noticed that I think I have a few points too much in the list.
My last post before post 3000 was in 2707 and I should have had 520 after this, but in the list I have 525 points.