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Spring Challenge 2015: Questions/Problems in Completed Tasks
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Task 25.2 requires that both books be new to you and that you state this in your post.
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Eight Keys includes "childrens" as a main page genre. Please see the Rules of the Challenge for the use of childrens books. This book does not meet the requirements for use of a childrens book for SRC tasks : IL: MG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 6.0
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Task 20.8 - Master of Shadows appears to exist only in ebook form. Only one of the ebooks listed shows any page number, and that is 96 pages.
If you have had the book approved for length, please repost with the googledoc line # or post # of the approval.
Please do not repost the other tasks in the post - those points have been recorded.
Sandy: could you please check my totals? My last post (#2292) is here with 25 new points, which should bring my total to 235, not 220 as is currently listed in the readerboard. I can't find any message in this thread about any problem either; please let me know if you need me to repost something.
Cindy FCould you please check my GR Author total I think I have 5 as of post 1935 my last post not 4. Thanks
Julie J - post 2251ISBN 9781414318639 is a hardback with 498 pages (Her Mother's Hope) and is, therefore, not eligible for a Big Book ticket.
For future reference, to link to a specific ISBN, put the ISBN into the add book/author search box instead of the title.
Melanie C - post 2284Unfortunately, Anthony Horowitz is not a Goodreads Author. No need to repost. Just an FYI so you can adjust your totals.
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I'll take a look when I get home from work, Camilla.
Cindy wrote: "Cindy FCould you please check my GR Author total I think I have 5 as of post 1935 my last post not 4. Thanks"
Found and fixed. Thanks, Cindy!
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Task 25.2 requires that both books 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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Please check your totals. You should only have 175 after this post, since your total after the previous post was 170. Looks like you have added in the points for 5.5 twice - once in the previous post, once in this post.
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One of the requirements of 25.1 is that one of the books be at least 100 pages longer than the other. The combination of books that you have posted will not work, since there is an insufficient difference in the page lengths.
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Task 30.5 requires that each book have a minimum of 250 pages.Bones of Faerie does not meet this minimum.
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Found and fixed, Camilla. thanks for the heads up!
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Task 10.1 - Mary, Bloody Mary includes "childrens" as a main page genre. Please see the Rules of the Challenge for the use of childrens books.
Please do not repost the other tasks in this post. Those points have been recorded.
Sandy wrote: "Midu post 2349Task 30.5 requires that each book have a minimum of 250 pages.Bones of Faerie does not meet this minimum."
This one does, I don't pay attention to which version I review on GR, sorry! :-(
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4...
Readerboard Name: Kristen IAI just checked my GR Author Ticket total and note that it's different from mine. My records show 13 GRA through post 2300 and the Readerboard lists 12. I do realize it's only updated through post 2300 for GRA Tickets.
My records show:
Debbie Macomber (post 498), Jennifer Chiaverini (post 766), James Patterson (post 766), Roy A. Mauritsen (post 1466), Janet Evanovich (post 1466), Simon Wood (post 1477), Therese Anne Fowler (post 1520), Nicholas Sparks (post 1520), Beth Hoffman (post 1887), Flora J. Solomon (post 1964), James Patterson (post 2013), James Patterson (post 2013), and Janet Evanovich (post 2125)
I suspect the issue might be the two James Patterson tickets in one post (post 2013), but I read two separate books by him for that task so I think it's okay to claim him twice, right?
Thanks for your time on this issue.
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Task 30.5 requires that each book have a minimum of 250 pages.Bones of Faerie does not meet this minimum."
This one does, I don't pay attention to which..."
You'll need to repost, linking to the correct edition.
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There is more than one Cathy/Catherine/Kathy in the SRC. Please repost with a readerboard name.
Sandy, I'm an idiot. Instead of posting the third book in the series, I posted the first one! Reposted, though.
Kristen wrote: "Readerboard Name: Kristen IAI just checked my GR Author Ticket total and note that it's different from mine. My records show 13 GRA through post 2300 and the Readerboard lists 12. I do realize i..."
Hi, Kristen. No, the problem was post 2125. You didn't use your Readerboard name, so I had a Kristen with 1 GRA and Kristen IA with 13. I've gone back and fixed it but please remember to put your Readerboard name at the top of your posts to prevent confusion in the future.
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All posts must include links to the books you're posting, including reposts.
If you're trying to repost by copying your previous post, you have to first click on "edit" at the bottom of the post, then copy it from the edit screen. If you just copy the previous post directly from the post, links will not be preserved. You can then post that into a new window - that will preserve links and formatting. You can then edit that post to add missing information.
Kristina Simon wrote: "Kristen wrote: "Readerboard Name: Kristen IAI just checked my GR Author Ticket total and note that it's different from mine. My records show 13 GRA through post 2300 and the Readerboard lists 12...."
Whoops, sorry about that! I didn't catch it because my other point total matched up. Thanks for fixing it for me.
Thanks, I didn't know that! I just did a ctl C and a ctl v. Learn something every day!Sandy wrote: "Leslie K post 2404, post 2410
All posts must include links to the books you're posting, including reposts.
If you're trying to repost by copying your previous post, you have to first click on "ed..."
Kristina Simon wrote: "Kristen wrote: "Readerboard Name: Kristen IA
I just checked my GR Author Ticket total and note that it's different from mine. My records show 13 GRA through post 2300 and the Readerboard lists 12...."
Kristina Simon wrote: "Kristen wrote: "Readerboard Name: Kristen IA
I just checked my GR Author Ticket total and note that it's different from mine. My records show 13 GRA through post 2300 and the Readerboard lists 12...."
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Task 25.2 requires that both books be new to you and that you state this in your post.
Cindie - post 2426Kate Andersen Brower is not a GRA. No need to repost. Just an FYI so you can adjust your totals.
Sandy wrote: "Ashley OZ post 2174The Darkest Minds does not have Supernatural listed as a main page genre. If you had the genre "locked in" at a previous time, please repost, indicating the th..."
Hi Sandy - The task says that variations/embedded genres such as 'Fantasy > Supernatural' or 'Supernatural Romance' are acceptable. I checked today and it still appears as Fantasy > Supernatural.
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The Darkest Minds does not have Supernatural listed as a main page genre. If you had the genre "locked in" at a previous time, please repost, ind..."
I understand that embedded genres are fine, but when I reviewed the task, it was not there in any form. You'll notice it's the bottom listing. It is there now, so feel free to repost.
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The Family Romanov: Murder, Rebellion, and the Fall of Imperial Russia includes "childrens" as a main page genre. Please see the Rules of the Challenge for the use of childrens books.
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Task 25.2 requires that both books 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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Philip Kerr does not work for this task. From the GR info and from his blog, it appears that he was born in Scotland and lives in London, so is not an American by birth or residence.
NicoleS - post 2463None of the authors listed in this post are Goodreads Authors. Please see post #1 in the Goodreads Author and Big Book Tickets FAQ thread for ways to identify GRAs. No need to repost, but you do need to adjust your totals.
Sandy wrote: "Deana post 2469Task 25.2 requires that both books 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."
Awwww, my first time in the problems thread, sorry! :(
I've reposted, post 2492.
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Task 25.2 requires that both books be new to you and that you state this in your post.
Please do not repost the other task in your post - those points have been recorded.
Also, please note that the post, even if 25.2 wre included, was only 40 points, not 50, so your total is off.
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Task 20.6 is a cover task, and the cover must be included in your post.
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Please check your totals - I show you with 855 after your last post. I think the problem is with your previous post - you added 25 points to your total, for a 20 point task.
No need to repost - this is just to keep our totals synched.
Sandy wrote: "Elizabeth B post 2532 Please check your totals - I show you with 855 after your last post. I think the problem is with your previous post - you added 25 points to your total, for a 20 point task..."
You're absolutely right, Sandy :)
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Task 25.3, book 2, must have the god's name in the title in order. Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe won't work for ODIN, with the order of letters being IDNO.
Please do not repost the other tasks in your post. Those points have been recorded.
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Eight Keys includes "childrens" as a main page genre. Please see the Rules of the Challenge for the use of childrens books.
This book does not appear to meet the requirements for use in the SRC: IL: MG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 6.0.
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You posted this book for task 5.5 in your previous post. You cannot claim a book twice and this book does not appear to meet the requirements for SRC use.
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Task 20.5 requires that the author be new to you and that you state this in your post.
Task 25.2 requires that the books be new to you (not rereads) and that you state this in your post.
Task 25.12, option d, states that, for the target words, plurals and possessives may be used, but no other variations. "Deathdate" will not work for this task/option.
Please do not repost the other tasks in your post - those points have been recorded.
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Task 20.8, option 1, requires that the book be set in "the city or state/county/province" - the "United States" does not fit the criteria.
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Task 15.2, book 1 - as far as I can see, Four Nights With the Duke does not have an "a" in its title, so will not work for AESIR. Series titles don't count - only titles/subtitles.
Please do not repost the other tasks in this post - those points have been recorded.
Kristina Simon wrote: "Melanie C - post 2284Unfortunately, Anthony Horowitz is not a Goodreads Author. No need to repost. Just an FYI so you can adjust your totals."
Oops. Missed that. I'll fix my totals.
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Hi Kristina, I wanted to check my GR ticket totals as I have my tally as being 42 (as of post 2500) whereas the official list has me at 36. I know that I did a few book swaps, but I tried my hardest not to double-count GR tickets I had already claimed. Maybe that's where the problem lies? Should I have relisted the GR tickets on books I already claimed?For instance, as of 2206, my tally had 36 tickets. Then, post 2308 had 3 tickets to make 39, and post 2411 had 3 tickets to make 42.
Let me know if I need to repost the posts where I book swapped and didn't repost the GR tickets (I didn't want to confuse the totals).
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Tangled Up In You does not include "humor" as a main page genre. If you had this genre "locked in" at some point, please repost, including the post number/thread in which the genre was verified.
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All posts, including reposts, must include links to the books read. If you are trying to work from your old post, copying it will not copy links.
To start with the previous post, find the post, click "edit" under the post. Then copy the post while the edit screen is up. That will preserve formatting. You can then paste that into a new post and edit the new post to fix the previous problem.
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Task 20.5 requires that the author be new to you and that you state this in your post.
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Please note that you already received points for 20.3. The problems with your previous post were with 20.5, 25.2 and 25.12.
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