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SPRING CHALLENGE 2015
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Spring Challenge 2015: Questions/Problems in Completed Tasks
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Graphic novels cannot be used for 20,25, and 30 point tasks unless explicitly allowed in the task. 20.1 does not specify graphic novels, so Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children: The Graphic Novel will not work for this task.
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Task 5.4 is a cover task, and you must include the cover in your post.
ETA - no need to repost, just got to post 717.
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Task 25.2 requires that your books not be re-reads and that you state this in your post.
Sandy wrote: "Happy post 703Graphic novels cannot be used for 20,25, and 30 point tasks unless explicitly allowed in the task. 20.1 does not specify graphic novels, so Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar...
Oops, I clicked on the wrong version. The one I read was Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children. Should I repost as a correction or a new task?
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Graphic novels cannot be used for 20,25, and 30 point tasks unless explicitly allowed in the task. 20.1 does not specify graphic novels, so [book:Miss Peregrine's Hom..."
Please repost completely.
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Task 25.2 requires that your books not be re-reads, and that you state this in your post.
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Task 15.1 requires that you include a link to your friend's reviews of the two books.
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Kiss and Spell does not have "humor" listed as a main page genre:
Fantasy 52 users
Womens Fiction > Chick Lit 33 users
Fantasy > Magic 28 users
Romance 27 users
Fantasy > Paranormal 17 users
Fiction 16 users
Fantasy > Urban Fantasy 11 users
Paranormal > Witches 7 users
If you had the genre locked in previously, please repost with that information.
So I need to repost the entire thing? I had two tasks listed in that post. Was the other one correct but just needs reposted with the corrected task? Thanks (ughhh can't believe I missed it- I have been so careful bc I wanted to be eligible for moderators pet)
Sandy wrote: "Nicole OH post 755Task 25.2 requires that your books not be re-reads, and that you state this in your post."
Okay I am really confused. Posting rules state that I should only repost the task that had a problem in it, not the entire post. But I had two tasks in 755 and one was done correctly (I assume since you didn't ask me to correct it in this thread). So I should be at 155 right now according to this logic. I will repost the incorrect task but after that my total should be 180. Please advise. Thanks!
Nicole wrote: "Sandy wrote: "Nicole OH post 755Task 25.2 requires that your books not be re-reads, and that you state this in your post."
Okay I am really confused. Posting rules state that I should only repos..."
The Readerboard says it's only updated through post 750, so that's why your other task points aren't there. You only need to repost tasks that were listed as problems, so just 25.2. Usually they note all the others are fine, but I'd go with if they didn't say anything, it's good until I hear different from a mod.
Hope that helps! :)
Morgan wrote: "Nicole wrote: "Sandy wrote: "Nicole OH post 755Task 25.2 requires that your books not be re-reads, and that you state this in your post."
Okay I am really confused. Posting rules state that I sh..."
Thanks, Morgan! I thought it had said 750 but then I saw the message and thought they had updated again while I wasn't looking. :) I did exactly what the rules said. I can't believe I forgot the re-read part! I tried to write it on my master list for every task that required it but I missed a spot (sigh- perfectionist issues over here).
Nicole wrote: "Morgan wrote: "Nicole wrote: "Sandy wrote: "Nicole OH post 755Task 25.2 requires that your books not be re-reads, and that you state this in your post."
Okay I am really confused. Posting rules ..."
I feel that pain. lol. I know it well. ;) There's so many of those this time around I have contemplated just putting *not a reread* on everything that isn't.
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Task 25.2 requires that your books not be re-reads, and that you state this in your post."
Okay I am really confused. Posting rules state that I should only repos..."
Morgan is correct - your other points aren't going to show up until the readerboard is updated through 800. And there is no standard practice of reassuring you that everything else is okay - when we have had an "epidemic" of people reposting all of their tasks, we start reminding people that they only have to repost tasks that had problems. If no problems are noted, you shouldn't assume that there are any, unless the readerboard has been updated such that the relevant post would have been included and you are still missing points.
Sandy wrote: "Deborah post 783Kiss and Spell does not have "humor" listed as a main page genre:
Fantasy 52 users
Womens Fiction > Chick Lit 33 users
Fantasy > Magic 28 users
Romance 27 user..."
It fell off, it was there last night at the bottom...I have another book I can read for the task.
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Jenna's Cowboy Hero does not appear to be about a woman serving in combat or about the direct aftereffects of being in combat, such as PTSD. Rather, from the description and reviews, it appears to be a romance that simply has a female veteran as a main character.
See the help thread for additional discussions of this. If this book is actually centered on her combat experiences or reactions to combat, please explain.
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Task 25.2 (Garden Quotes) requires that the books not be rereads and that you state this in your post.
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Task 20.3, option 3, requires that your book not be a reread and that you state this in your post.
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Please check your totals - I show you with 215 total, 190 from your previous post, plus 25 from this post. No need to repost - this is just so we can keep our totals synchronized.
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Both tasks 20.3, option 5, and task 25.2 require that the books be new to you and that you state in your post that they are not re-reads.
Task 20.7 requires that you specify the list/shelf on which you found your book and the page/number of your book on the list.
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Please check your totals - I show you with 130 total, 100 from your previous post, plus 30 from this post. No need to repost - this is just so we can keep our totals synchronized.
Sandy wrote: "Pamela3265Jenna's Cowboy Hero does not appear to be about a woman serving in combat or about the direct aftereffects of being in combat, such as PTSD. Rather, from the description..."
Sorry, I thought it would work because the task says: "The combat service may be in the past - i.e., dealing with flashbacks, PTSD, etc. - but the combat service must be important in the book. It is not enough that the main character has served in the past, if that is not an important part of the book."
Jenna was with a convoy while serving in Iraq that was attacked. She was injured during the attack and hidden by an Iraqi woman which saved her life. However, by the time they could get medical help, her leg had to be amputated. The book begins shortly after Jenna's release from the hospital. She struggles with nightmares about the attack and pain from adjusting to the new prosthesis while raising twin boys and getting back to "normal" life. The plan referred to in the GR description was an assignment from her therapist to help her see that Jenna could still have a good life despite her handicap. The plan doesn't include romance because her fiance ended their relationship due to the handicap. While the book is correctly classified as a romance, the injuries suffered during her service in the military are a major part of the plot and character development.
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Jenna's Cowboy Hero does not appear to be about a woman serving in combat or about the direct aftereffects of being in combat, such as PTSD. Rather, from t..."
I've read the GR plot summary and the reviews of the book, and it appears that the focus of this book is the romance with her "cowboy hero" and that the book is as much about him as about her. If you can say that this book is primarily about combat and the effects on her of that combat, as opposed to primarily about this romance, then repost, explaining that the primary focus of the book is combat, not romance.
If you were summarizing this book for a friend, would your summary be "romance" or "a woman's combat experiences"?
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Task 25.2 requires that the books not be rereads and that you state this in your post.
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You need to provide at the least a post number for ebook verification, preferably a link, or a reference to the approximate line number on the spreadsheet. See the posting requirements in post 1 of this thread.
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Task 30.2 specifically states that books with the fantasy genre cannot be used for the task, unless the book was written during the relevant time period. The King's Hounds includes fantasy as a main page genre:
Historical Fiction 69 users
Mystery 49 users
Fiction 20 users
Historical 16 users
Mystery > Historical Mystery 12 users
Historical Fiction > Medieval7 users
Mystery > Crime 6 users
European Literature > British Literature5 users
Fantasy 3 users
Mystery > Murder Mystery 2 users
There's nothing fantasy about it. It's pure and simple historical fiction - "The first in the bestselling Danish series of historical mysteries" according to the Goodreads description. Not a single fantasy element. It's not alternative history or anything like that. No magic, no weirdness, nothing. About the only thing it shares with fantasy is people carry swords - which of course they would in 1018. And neither of the other books in the series have fantasy listed (Oathbreaker, A Man's Word). Is there any room for movement at all? It seems silly to have to read the sequel instead, which is about the same characters, set in the same year, but just doesn't have the fantasy genre listed.
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Not a sing..."
The task has a specific written requirement - this is not subjective.
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Please put your readerboard name at the top of your post. This will help avoid problems in recording your points.
No need to repost this one - just an FYI for future posts.
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Up the Down Staircase was first published in 1964, and so does not fit part B of task 15.3.
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While it is fine to include more than one task in a post, the tasks must be listed in numerical order, lowest to highest. See the Posting Requirements and post #1 in this thread.
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do you want me to repost?"
Yes, if your post has a problem, you always need to repost to get credit.
Sandy-Our totals agreed until 858 and now we are out of sync. I calculate 470, the Readerboard shows 450. Here's what I have:
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Thanks!
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Task 25.2 requires that your books not be re-reads, and that you state this in your post.
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Our totals agreed until 858 and now we are out of sync. I calculate 470, the Readerboard shows 450. Here's what I have:
each line is # of post/ # of task/ # of points/ # of message.
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Found and fixed, Jonquil. Thanks for the very helpful info to locate the problem!
On the Leaderboard I am listed as having 25 points, but I posted a 10-point task as well (post #689). I checked to see if it was listed here, but I do not see it as a post with an issue. Thanks!
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Task 10.7 requires that you specify on which page of the list your book is found.
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See post 100 in this thread.
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Task 20.6. Please see the rules for ebook page numbers - we do not use ebook page numbers for any purposes. For The Legend of Mickey Tussler, you need to refer to the paperback edition,The Legend of Mickey Tussler since there is no MMPB listed - that has 304 pages, and there is no "4" in 03/07/1965.
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Please check your totals. As I add it up, this post contains 150 points, not 160.
No need to repost - just want to keep our totals synched.
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We have many Julie's participating in the SRC. Please repost with your readerboard name.
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Task 20.3, option 3, requires that the book not be a reread and that you state this in your post.
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Task 20.5, option 1, requires that the author be new to you, and that you state this in your post.
Sandy wrote: "Emurphy wrote: "On the Leaderboard I am listed as having 25 points, but I posted a 10-point task as well (post #689). I checked to see if it was listed here, but I do not see it as a post with an i..."Yes, I saw that error, so I reposted the True to Form book for Task 10.6. That is the one that I am not getting credit for.
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Right - 15.2 and 10.6 - that's 25 points, which is what you have. Your third post was for 25 points for 25.1, and that was disallowed.
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Task 10.8 requires that "The word "Viking" MUST appear in the GRs metadata under 'Published by.' " In Dubious Battle does not have any reference to Viking.
Sandy wrote: "Emurphy wrote: "Sandy wrote: "Emurphy wrote: "On the Leaderboard I am listed as having 25 points, but I posted a 10-point task as well (post #689). I checked to see if it was listed here, but I do ..."Oh, geez...you are right, I was confusing 15 and 25...it has been a long week, I'm so sorry about that! Won't happen again! :)
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Please see the rules for ebook page numbers - we do not use ebook page numbers for any purposes. For The Lodger , you need to refer to the most popular paperback edition, since there is no MMPB listed - The Lodger. That edition has 224 pages, which does not fit the task requirements.
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Sorry, but Bill Bryson is not a Goodreads Author so you'll need to adjust your total GRAs down by one. No need to repost. This is just to let you know so we can keep our numbers in sync.