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[Katie]

@Timelord : Nooo!!! Darn for being slow on the start date XD

Thanks so much! You're the best!! :D

[Jenna, I'd be free if not for Temper & Edgewalker]

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Everyone (over the 100 comment minimum) up to this point has been added to the competition.

[Katie]

Thanks so much Jenna <3

[Virginie]

Hi guys! I'd like to join the competition :)

Name: Virginie
2023 number of books read: 0 😨
2023 number of buddy reads read with the group: 0 😱
Favorite read of 2023: none 😭

I think I've read only one book since 2020. Trying to ease back into reading, so I have no idea how I'll fare, but it'll definitely be a lot less than my 800 points or so of 2019. Maybe around 100-150...?

[Timelord Iain, Tech Support]

Virginie wrote: "Hi guys! I'd like to join the competition :)

Name: Virginie
2023 number of books read: 0 😨
2023 number of buddy reads read with the group: 0 😱
Favorite read of 2023: none 😭

I think I've read only..."

I endorse this alumni :D

Anything to lure her back into daily/weekly group interactions...

[Diana Stormblessed]

Virginie wrote: "Hi guys! I'd like to join the competition :)

Name: Virginie
2023 number of books read: 0 😨
2023 number of buddy reads read with the group: 0 😱
Favorite read of 2023: none 😭

I think I've read only..."

Welcome back friend!

[Nirkatze]

Hello and welcome!

[Jenna, I'd be free if not for Temper & Edgewalker]

Virginie! Welcome back 😄 I'll add you to a team later tonight when I get home.

[Virginie]

Jenna wrote: "Virginie! Welcome back 😄 I'll add you to a team later tonight when I get home."

Thank you Jenna :)

Diana Stormblessed wrote: "Welcome back friend!"

Thank you friend :D

Nirkatze wrote: "Hello and welcome!"

Hi there! Thanks :) I heard from Iain that you're his fellow speed-reader BR-enabler :p Nice to meet you!

[Tammie]

Welcome back Virginie! It's good to see you.

[Narilka]

Welcome back Virginie :)

[Nirkatze]

Virginie wrote: "Hi there! Thanks :) I heard from Iain that you're his fellow speed-reader BR-enabler :p Nice to meet you!..."

Haha, yes, that is me. It's his fault though. Nice to meet you too, and looking forward to reading with you!

[Timelord Iain, Tech Support]

Virginie created all the spreadsheets I now maintain (the group ones anyway)... altho I helped with most/all, eventually... brainstorming and the like...

The core of the current version of the spreadsheet was created leading up to year 2-3 of the competition...

And the BR request spreadsheet was an idea of Virginie's to make it easier for mods to keep track of all requests... once upon a time they had to monitor the Buddy Finding thread... much smoother the current way...

Alot of the features of my Incomplete Series tracker spreadsheet came from things I learned working on those 2 sheets...

[Nirkatze]

Ooh, the Spreadsheet Jedi Master! I bow down!! m(_ _)m

[Virginie]

Narilka wrote: "Welcome back Virginie :)"
Tammie wrote: "Welcome back Virginie! It's good to see you."

Thank you guys. It's good to be back :)
I can now reclaim my ever-enduring evil empire of spreadsheet muhahahaha

[Olivia]

I've had the worst 2022, 2023, and I'm just now getting back on my feet....

Is there any way, I could still join?

And I have no idea what my points were last year... I was that shit at being a human being. But I participated every year so far.

Favourite read of 2023: Legends & Lattes

[Timelord Iain, Tech Support]

Olivia wrote: "I've had the worst 2022, 2023, and I'm just now getting back on my feet....

Is there any way, I could still join?

And I have no idea what my points were last year... I was that shit at being a h..."

OLIVIA... there's BR to start over with Empire in Black and Gold, this summer... I'm planning to tag along as an excuse to continue with #5-10

And I'm sure Jenna will add you, soon...

[Olivia]

YES! I will participate and stick with it (unless life thwacks me again hahahahahCRY)

[Jenna, I'd be free if not for Temper & Edgewalker]

Yes, of course it's not too late to join! I'll add you to a team now :)

[Marie]

I can't wait to qualify for next year, seems like so much fun. Just saw all those stats on Google sheets *.*

edit: Or would it still be possible for me to join in April/May once I naturally gather the needed comments? I just joined a bunch of BRs so I should get there by being active participant.

[Jenna, I'd be free if not for Temper & Edgewalker]

Marie wrote: "I can't wait to qualify for next year, seems like so much fun. Just saw all those stats on Google sheets *.*

edit: Or would it still be possible for me to join in April/May once I naturally gather..."

Whenever you get to 100 comments, you can join the competition :)

[Nirkatze]

Marie wrote: "I can't wait to qualify for next year, seems like so much fun. Just saw all those stats on Google sheets *.*

edit: Or would it still be possible for me to join in April/May once I naturally gather..."

I'm sure you'll get there in no time!

[Marie]

Nirkatze wrote: "Marie wrote: "I can't wait to qualify for next year, seems like so much fun. Just saw all those stats on Google sheets *.*

edit: Or would it still be possible for me to join in April/May once I na..."

Probably faster than I thought as I went off on a tangent with Iain about gaming and now there is a brand new gaming thread.

[Marie]

I reached the 100 comments!

Name: Marie
2023 number of books read: 122
2023 number of buddy reads read with the group: 0
Favorite read of 2023: The Bitter Crown

[Timelord Iain, Tech Support]

I confirm she didn't just spam comments... she just got super chatty with me about Ilona Andrews books and video games, and several other things in a few threads...

[Marie]

Thank you, Iain, for the vote of confidence.

[Timelord Iain, Tech Support]

I'm an enabler... my ~26,000 comments attest to it...

[Monika]

I hope that I'm around 100 comments... Hardly chatty me 🤣🤣🤣

[Timelord Iain, Tech Support]

Monika wrote: "I hope that I'm around 100 comments... Hardly chatty me 🤣🤣🤣"

On PC, if you hover over your username on a comment that existed before you loaded a thread and started talking, a tooltip will appear with your comment count for the group... otherwise, you need to check your profile or the member section of the group to find out...

People (other than me), only started breaking 10k recently... I broke 10k 3-4 years ago, I think...

Top 10 Commenters in Group:
ME -- 26k -- Member since 2017, mod since 2022
Nirkatze -- 12k -- Member since 2021
Choko -- 11k -- Member since 2016
Siobhan -- 8k -- Member since 2016
Scott & Niki -- 7500 to 8k -- Mods since 2016 / Creation
Laura / Soo / Virginie / Charlie / Tammie / Anni -- 5k to 6500 -- Members since 2016-2018

Bit of a top-end spike, but there's ~60 people in group with over 1000 comments, and ~135 with over 100... just makes it all the more impressive how many Buddy Reads we do each month... I kinda thought participation was higher... the group has 100s/1000s of lurkers...


You have 1628 comments, Monika...

[Diana Stormblessed]

Timelord Iain wrote: "Monika wrote: "I hope that I'm around 100 comments... Hardly chatty me 🤣🤣🤣"

On PC, if you hover over your username on a comment that existed before you loaded a thread and started talking, a toolt..."

How do you know how many comments you have? I’m more a lurker and comment reader but since I’ve been in this group for a while I’m sure they’ve added up.

[Diana Stormblessed]

Never mind. I figured out how to check. I’ve 5k comments. Guess I really am just a lurker 😂 The 3+ years I took off of Goodreads probably didn’t help.

[Virginie]

Diana Stormblessed wrote: "Never mind. I figured out how to check. I’ve 5k comments. Guess I really am just a lurker 😂 The 3+ years I took off of Goodreads probably didn’t help."

Meh, we're co-6th-place-ish according to Iain, even with years (4 for me) off of Goodreads. We're lurkers, but still shouting from a safe distance once in a while, I guess.

EDIT: nevermind, I can't read (oh, the irony) apparently. I thought I saw your name in the 6th place group. Yup. You're a lurker. Shame on you :p

[Timelord Iain, Tech Support]

Anyone over 1000 comments is an active buddy reader, I'd say... unless they've gone dormant like Scott...

[Monika]

I'm under chatter then🤣🤣🤣. Shame on me 🤣🤣🤣

[Diana Stormblessed]

Virginie wrote: "Diana Stormblessed wrote: "Never mind. I figured out how to check. I’ve 5k comments. Guess I really am just a lurker 😂 The 3+ years I took off of Goodreads probably didn’t help."

Meh, we're co-6th..."

😂

Hopefully now that I have a little more time on my hands I can participate more and creepily lurk a little less.

[Katie]

Timelord Iain wrote: "Monika wrote: "I hope that I'm around 100 comments... Hardly chatty me 🤣🤣🤣"

On PC, if you hover over your username on a comment that existed before you loaded a thread and started talking, a toolt..."

awww man. Here I was thinking one of the years I might have been a chatterbox. lol. Nah. Work and financial stress have me not as active on here as of late. Still. I love this little fantasy buddy reading community. It's a nice safe haven to come back to ^^

[Nirkatze]

Katie wrote: "It's a nice safe haven to come back to ^^..."

Three cheers for that!

As for lurkers... suddenly I get the feeling that I'm in one of those reality TV shows where they've cameras on your whole life... what? People are watching us talk? Why aren't they sharing the popcorn?

@Monika--you joined after I did and already have over 1k comments, I'd say that's nicely sufficiently chatty. ^^

One of these days I'll catch up to you, @Iain....

[Monika]

@Nirkatze I'm more here because trying to be in more BR then before 🤣

[Charlie]

I've just realised I have like 5400 comments, thats... a lot lol, at least for me. I think I talk more in this group than in any other space online.

[Timelord Iain, Tech Support]

Blame Siobhan

[Charlie]

Sure, lets blame her :D