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SUMMER CHALLENGE 2024
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Questions/Problems in Completed Tasks
Mod
I seem to have fallen off the Readerboard list."
Oops! You were there, but a typo had you listed far further down than you should have been. It's fixed now, sorry about that.
Mod
Just as a heads up, with Big Book tickets there are scaling rewards for number of pages (2 tickets for 750 pages, 3 for over 1000). You're therefore eligible for more Big Book tickets than you've recorded - you might want to adjust your total accordingly.
Additionally, you might want to check your overall total. I have you on 410 points.
No need to repost.
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Task 25.2 requires a minimum total page count of 600 pages. Your books do not meet the threshold.
Space Between: Explorations of Love, Sex, and Fluidity - 288 pages
Adventures With the Wife in Space (top pb) - 290 pages.
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Task 10.4 - the title word must match the word in the song title, not be made up from the letters in the song title. "Nature" does not appear in any of the listed songs.
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Task 25.6 requires a minimum total page count of 501. Your books do not meet the threshold.
The White Book - 160 pages
Kindred - 288 pages
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Task 30.4 option 3 requires you to state which book you used (or are intending to use) for task 20.10.
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Task 20.2 option 1 requires both a 1 and 5 in either of the page count or year of publication.
The Serpent and the Wings of Night - 504 pages (top PB) and pub. 2022.
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Task 30.3 option 3 requires a book between 200-250 pages. Winter Lost is outside of this range at 407 pages.
Jayne wrote: "Beth NC message 1741-1746Just as a heads up, with Big Book tickets there are scaling rewards for number of pages (2 tickets for 750 pages, 3 for over 1000). You're therefore eligible for more Big..."
Thank you I will correct my numbers
Jayne wrote: "Mcquaid message 1843Task 20.2 option 1 requires both a 1 and 5 in either of the page count or year of publication.
The Serpent and the Wings of Night - 504 pages (top PB) and pub..."
I read the hard cover edition - The Serpent and the Wings of Night
Do you need me to re-post with this book linked?
Mod
Task 20.2 option 1 requires both a 1 and 5 in either of the page count or year of publication.
The Serpent and the Wings of Night - 504 pages (t..."
That edition still wouldn't work I'm afraid, it's listed as 491 pages which still only has one of the specified digits.
Also, as a general rule, you need to link to the edition you read in your claim post - the one you included in your original post was a Kindle version.
Mod
Task 15.6 - When Among Crows the MPG Dystopia does not appear.
Genres at review:
Fantasy
Novella
Fiction
Urban Fantasy
Adult
Audiobook
Mythology
Science Fiction
LGBT
Magic
My total through task 1950 should be 825, but you have me at 815. I was at 775 before my last posts (1946-1948, 1950), so it should be easy to find. Thanks!
Mod
Found it, sorry about that. It'll be corrected in the next Readerboard update - although no doubt you'll be almost finished by that point!
I remain in awe of everyone who manages to complete the challenge, especially ahead of the early finisher cutoff.
Jayne wrote: "RedSycamore message 1934Task 15.6 - When Among Crows the MPG Dystopia does not appear.
Genres at review:
Fantasy
Novella
Fiction
Urban Fantasy
Adult
Audiobook
Mythology
Science..."
Sorry, when you expand the list I see the tenth genre as Dystopia just like when I posted for points?
Mod
As listed above, it wasn't there when I reviewed it. If it's right at the end of the list, it can drop off or reappear depending on how people shelve it. If it looks likely to fall off the main page, the safest bet is to get the genre confirmed in either the task help thread or in the Genre Verification Thread, so you can refer back during post claims.
Kathy KSSince the update on totals, my "It's a Fact" total seems to have gone up.
My records show only "2": messages 497 & 499
The rest of the totals are OK
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Since the update on totals, my "It's a Fact" total seems to have gone up.
My records show only "2": messages 497 & 499
The rest of the totals are OK"
Got it, it's fixed now. Turns out the last one I had logged for you was actually KSMary's...
Jayne wrote: "Amy wrote: "My total through task 1950 should be 825, but you have me at 815. I was at 775 before my last posts (1946-1948, 1950), so it should be easy to find. Thanks!"Found it, sorry about that..."
You were right...I am already finished. No need to be in awe; I'm retired with way too much time on my hands :-)
Julia103Hi Jayne,
I'm missing an It's A Fact ticket on the readerboard.
It shows 5 (through post 2050), but my records show 6:
posts 1908, 1905, 1444, 1007, 567 and 493
(I hope you don't mind that I listed in reverse order)
Mod
Hi Jayne,
I'm missing an It's A Fact ticket on the readerboard.
It shows 5 (through post 2050), but my records show 6:
posts 1908, 1905, 1444, 1007, 567 and 493
(I hope you don't mind ..."
Not a problem, it actually made it easier to find! Turns out I'd missed 1905, sorry about that. I'll get that fixed now.
Mod
Unfortunately, you're right about having missed a rule re: author names. From the default rules:
..we work with the general rule that the author’s last name is the final word in the name that is preceded by a space. Spaces determine names. We realize that this may not be technically accurate in every case, but this is the default rule.
So unfortunately, Kassia St. Clair is KC, not KS, and does not work for 30.4 option 1.
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Task 10.1 requires you to state which of the Berkeley lists your book is found on.
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Please check your totals. I have you on 710 points. No need to repost.
Disregard, this was an error on my part.
Sorry, I think my totals have been off in the last few posts. The latest one should be right (2164)
Mod
Task 30.4 option 3 requires you to state which book you used (or are intending to use) for task 20.10.
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Task 25.2 requires a combined page count of a least 600 pages. Your chosen books only total 525.
The Promise - 293 pages
The Promise - 232 pages
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Task 30.4 option 3 requires you to state which book you used (or are intending to use) for task 20.10.
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Task 30.4 option 3 requires you to state which book you used (or are intending to use) for task 20.10."
Sorry, I will repost. I am currently reading the Fiction-Victorian selection for 20.10, but if I don't finish it will my task still count for 30.04?
Mod
Yes, that's fine, you don't need to have finished the book for 20.10 - it's just required info for 30.4 is all.
Oops
Mod
Task 30.4 option 1 requires an author whose initials are found sequentially (i.e. consecutively) in the given phrase. TB does not appear.
Additionally, The Wee Free Men has an MPG of Childrens, so AR Bookfinder information is required.
Mod
Task 15.4 requires you to post the cover.
I think my total might be wrong on the Readerboard. I just posted a new task, and I have 445 as my new total, but last Readerboard update says 450 (without the new one I just posted). I don't trust my math, but my spreadsheet is probably right:
5.4 = 5 points
10.4, 5, 6, 8, 10 = 50 points
15.1, 2, 3, 5, 6,10 = 90 points
20.2, 3, 4, 5, 7. 8. 10 = 140 points
25.1, 3 = 50 points
30.4, 5 = 60 points
50.1 = 50 points
TOTAL = 445
Thanks!
Mod
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I don't have 10.5 logged for you since I haven't got that far in the updates yet, but I do have 15.7 down for this post which doesn't seem to be noted on your end. Would that explain it?
Jayne wrote: "Jen B wrote: "I think my total might be wrong on the Readerboard. I just posted a new task, and I have 445 as my new total, but last Readerboard update says 450 (without the new one I just posted)...."Yes, that's it! I somehow deleted the row in my spreadsheet :) so 450 is correct, and with new 10 points will be 460. Thank you!
Mod
Task 15.3 requires you to post the cover.
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Task 25.4 requires one of your books to be non-fiction. Both Our Wives Under the Sea and Drawing Blood appear to be fiction.
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Arrows of the Queen - The genre Childrens is present on the main page.
Genres at review:
Fantasy
Fiction
Young Adult
High Fantasy
Magic
Science Fiction Fantasy
Adventure
Epic Fantasy
Adult
Childrens
Please review the rules for books with the main page genre Childrens or similar. Books Formats 4.
Mod
I feel so bad for flagging this up again, but you're still out of luck. Not all the initials appear in "cricket" - there's no S.
From the default rules:
If the task does not specify, you must use all initials as shown in the author's name in the GR record.
Sorry!
Hi -- the ALPHA READERBOARD has the correct total of 245 points. The READERBOARD has a total of 225 points. I guess it missed an update??
Mod
Copy/paste error on my part, I'll fix it now. Sorry about that!
Jayne wrote: "Terri FL message 2333I feel so bad for flagging this up again, but you're still out of luck. Not all the initials appear in "cricket" - there's no S.
From the default rules:
If the task does no..."
Oh no! I might end up having to put this book in 5.10 then. The cover is almost completely white so I hoped to use it for 25.6, but unfortunately, it shows up as light grey in the pic for tineye, and I've struggled to find another place for it in my unused tasks.
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Dancing in My Nuddy-Pants - The genre Childrens is present on the main page.
Genres at review:
Young Adult
Fiction
Humour
Romance
Chick Lit
Contemporary
Teen
Comedy
Childrens
Realistic Fiction
Please review the rules for books with the main page genre Childrens or similar. Books Formats 4.
Mod
From the default rules:
1. What about words in titles? If a task calls for the word “back” in a title, can I use a title with “Back-up”? How about “Backstop”?
The default rule is that the word must stand alone in the title, so in the absence of exceptions, neither of these would work.
Task 5.2 doesn't allow for exceptions, so Slaughterhouse-Five does not work.
Mod
Task 5.8 requires you to post the cover.
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Task 30.2 requires a minimum combined page count of 500 pages. Your books only total 485 pages.
Dragon's Bait - 196 pages
Moon Called - 289 pages.
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I seem to have fallen off the Readerboard list.