There are just a few days left in the Winter 2022-23 Challenge, so there are some things you need to do NOW!
We post this message every season, so theoretically most of you should know the drill. I want to emphasize this point that we make every season, and that some of you always choose to ignore.
You need to get your tasks posted without waiting until the last day. I cannot guarantee that I will review all posts by midnight on the 28th - I am having an eye procedure on the morning of the 28th, so my endurance for reviewing posts that day may or may not be great. If I don't review all posts on the 28th, I will get them reviewed on the lst. You will still get credit for them if they are posted completely and accurately on the 28th, but you should not count on my reviewing them and giving you a heads up on problems in time for you to correct them.
I will absolutely be prioritizing - I will do my utmost to review posts from the folks who have that one last post for the last day. I will not be stressing about the folks who decide to wait and post a whole bunch of tasks on the last day.
1. Post any tasks that you have already completed NOW. If your tasks are not posted completely and correctly by midnight Eastern time on February 28, you don’t get credit for them, no matter why they didn’t get posted.
To get credit for a task, it must be posted with all necessary requirements in the post and the books must fit the task. If you have any doubts about a book that you’re planning to read at the last minute, you should get it approved in the help thread (and include that information in your post) to avoid any last minute disappointments.
If you're claiming a children's book, I suggest including the AR Bookfinder information, even if you don't notice the genre childrens on the main page. That may avoid problems.
2. From here on out, you should post tasks as you finish them, rather than holding them to post a bunch at a time. And, please, before you post, read the task requirements! If something says REQUIRED, you must include it. Read through the task requirements one last time before you post, to make sure that your book actually works for the task and that you’ve included everything. And, for a list task, check again to make sure the book is actually on the page of the list that you're saying - if you found it on the list 2 months ago, it may well have moved.
Just do your posting as you read, and avoid any unnecessary problems.
3. If you’re planning on reading any books that only exist in e-book form, make sure that they’ve been approved for length. Check the spreadsheet linked in post 1 of the ebook verification thread first, and if your book hasn’t already been approved, post in the approval thread NOW, so that there will be time to do the research and give you approval. You need to request ebook verification by February 27. Ebook verification will not happen on February 28.
Remember that the spreadsheet line or post # MUST be listed in your completed task post for any book that only exists in ebook form, and that ebook only formats may not be used for tasks that require a specific number of pages or page limit.
4. Check your Readerboard totals for points, Golden Oldies, It's A Fact, and Big Books NOW. If they don’t agree with your records, first make sure that you check the post through which the Readerboards have been updated. Then check your math, check to see if you have messages in the ?/problem thread, check to make sure that you’ve actually posted the tasks that you think you have – GR has been known to eat messages! If checking all of those things doesn’t resolve the discrepancy, post in the ?/problem thread right away, giving as much info as possible so that I can try to resolve it.
And if it's clear that you'll be finishing the challenge, please don't post this stuff - I'll be deleting it as soon as you finish anyway.
If a problem was noted with one of your posts, be sure that you reposted the task in the regular posting thread - an edit to the old post, or a note in the ?/problems thread amending the post is not sufficient.
Let's try to have a smooth and problem-free end to the Winter Challenge! This will be my last season as moderator, and I would love to have it end on a good note!
We post this message every season, so theoretically most of you should know the drill. I want to emphasize this point that we make every season, and that some of you always choose to ignore.
You need to get your tasks posted without waiting until the last day. I cannot guarantee that I will review all posts by midnight on the 28th - I am having an eye procedure on the morning of the 28th, so my endurance for reviewing posts that day may or may not be great. If I don't review all posts on the 28th, I will get them reviewed on the lst. You will still get credit for them if they are posted completely and accurately on the 28th, but you should not count on my reviewing them and giving you a heads up on problems in time for you to correct them.
I will absolutely be prioritizing - I will do my utmost to review posts from the folks who have that one last post for the last day. I will not be stressing about the folks who decide to wait and post a whole bunch of tasks on the last day.
1. Post any tasks that you have already completed NOW. If your tasks are not posted completely and correctly by midnight Eastern time on February 28, you don’t get credit for them, no matter why they didn’t get posted.
To get credit for a task, it must be posted with all necessary requirements in the post and the books must fit the task. If you have any doubts about a book that you’re planning to read at the last minute, you should get it approved in the help thread (and include that information in your post) to avoid any last minute disappointments.
If you're claiming a children's book, I suggest including the AR Bookfinder information, even if you don't notice the genre childrens on the main page. That may avoid problems.
2. From here on out, you should post tasks as you finish them, rather than holding them to post a bunch at a time. And, please, before you post, read the task requirements! If something says REQUIRED, you must include it. Read through the task requirements one last time before you post, to make sure that your book actually works for the task and that you’ve included everything. And, for a list task, check again to make sure the book is actually on the page of the list that you're saying - if you found it on the list 2 months ago, it may well have moved.
Just do your posting as you read, and avoid any unnecessary problems.
3. If you’re planning on reading any books that only exist in e-book form, make sure that they’ve been approved for length. Check the spreadsheet linked in post 1 of the ebook verification thread first, and if your book hasn’t already been approved, post in the approval thread NOW, so that there will be time to do the research and give you approval. You need to request ebook verification by February 27. Ebook verification will not happen on February 28.
Remember that the spreadsheet line or post # MUST be listed in your completed task post for any book that only exists in ebook form, and that ebook only formats may not be used for tasks that require a specific number of pages or page limit.
4. Check your Readerboard totals for points, Golden Oldies, It's A Fact, and Big Books NOW. If they don’t agree with your records, first make sure that you check the post through which the Readerboards have been updated. Then check your math, check to see if you have messages in the ?/problem thread, check to make sure that you’ve actually posted the tasks that you think you have – GR has been known to eat messages! If checking all of those things doesn’t resolve the discrepancy, post in the ?/problem thread right away, giving as much info as possible so that I can try to resolve it.
And if it's clear that you'll be finishing the challenge, please don't post this stuff - I'll be deleting it as soon as you finish anyway.
If a problem was noted with one of your posts, be sure that you reposted the task in the regular posting thread - an edit to the old post, or a note in the ?/problems thread amending the post is not sufficient.
Let's try to have a smooth and problem-free end to the Winter Challenge! This will be my last season as moderator, and I would love to have it end on a good note!