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Michael wrote: "What browser are you using Kathryn?"Sorry, Michael - didn't see your post until I just posted! I googled "clearing cookies on iPad" and found a helpful site - isn't the internet wonderful!!
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Michael wrote: "Added your instructional post to basic how do you do that thread Kathryn. :)"Thanks, Michael - might be helpful for anyone else silly enough to click the [Hide] link - you'd think they'd make it easier to restore since it's so easy to remove!!
Brenda wrote: "Great you have it back Kathryn..."
I think it's great - although it probably wouldn't have done my TBR any harm to have been without it for a while…!
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Brenda wrote: "Hahaha!!! I don't;)"You're a stronger woman than I!!
Could I get a copy of the actual content (what is in the box when you hit edit) of first post in the basic thread? I can change it to drop out the uses of @ signs and so on, which means that people can just copy and paste things.
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You're a stronger woman than I!!"
Hehe!
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Sent you a PM Steve:)
Help: I have somehow started receiving notifications for every single discussion from every group I'm in. Any suggestions on how I can go back to receiving just notifications from discussions I've commented on and a digest of all others?
Thanks!
Thanks, I will try when I'm next on my computer!
Hi all, I have a little request (and after going through all the threads this seemed most logical). I'm conducting a short survey for a university study on social cataloguing for books (aka Goodreads!) and was hoping you'd all help me out by completing it.
I can't offer you anything if you do, except my most heartfelt thanks and deepest appreciations for helping a girl out.
It should only take 5-10 minutes, so if you can click through the link below:
https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/RFLW5SK
And feel free to share this across social media and with all your book loving friends.
P.S. If its not appropriate to post this here please delete/let me know.
Hannah wrote: "Hi all, I have a little request (and after going through all the threads this seemed most logical). I'm conducting a short survey for a university study on social cataloguing for books (aka Goodre..."
Done, Hannah. All the best with your study :-)
Kathryn wrote: "Hannah wrote: "Hi all, I have a little request (and after going through all the threads this seemed most logical). I'm conducting a short survey for a university study on social cataloguing for bo..."
Much appreciated!
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This is a great thread and is very helpful :-)
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Hannah wrote: "Hi all, I have a little request (and after going through all the threads this seemed most logical). I'm conducting a short survey for a university study on social cataloguing for books (aka Goodre..."
Sorry I found this too late :(
Hi all. This has probably been answered many times but I am wanting advice on how other users in Australia use the Books I own page.Does anyone use it to catalogue their books, or have you made shelves to have a catalogue of your owned books.
My main issue I am having is that I might own a book - but I don't want it on my 'to read' , 'read' , or 'currently reading' list. It might be a book I have that I personally have no desire to read (eg. a gifted book that I'm not interested in).
Thank you in advance of any advice.
Jennifer wrote: "Hi all. This has probably been answered many times but I am wanting advice on how other users in Australia use the Books I own page.Does anyone use it to catalogue their books, or have you made sh..."
Make a new shelf called "owned" or whatever you want to call it then go to your my books page and click on edit bookshelves. Tick "exclusive" for your new shelf. It will then show at the top and you can place books exclusively on it.
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Thanks Veronica. I tried doing this. The only problem is that I can add books onto my 'owned' shelf, but then can't add them to any other such as 'read'. I guess what I'm wanting to do is be able to add all the books I own into a shelf, or mark books that I own in some way, but still be able to have them under other shelves, or none at all, depending on the book.
Jennifer wrote: "Thanks Veronica. I tried doing this. The only problem is that I can add books onto my 'owned' shelf, but then can't add them to any other such as 'read'. I guess what I'm wanting to do is be able ..."
Oh! I see Jennifer. That sounds a little more complicated.
Are you trying to show you own some books that you refuse to read Jennifer?
Jennifer wrote: "Thanks Veronica. I tried doing this. The only problem is that I can add books onto my 'owned' shelf, but then can't add them to any other such as 'read'. I guess what I'm wanting to do is be able ..."
Jennifer, what about if you made an exclusive shelf for don't want to read and a non-exclusive shelf for owned? That way you can shelve an owned book as read, currently reading, want to read or don't want to read. Would that solve the problem?
Hi Ryan, no I don't want to show anything. I just want to catalogue the books I have. I have a LOT of books, sometimes I even forget what books I own and those I don't. I use Goodreads a lot and thought I might be able to use it to build a list of books I own so I can look up easily what I have - even if I'm out of the house.
Hi Kathryn,Thank you so much. That might work! I'll give it a go.
Jen.
Jennifer wrote: "Hi Kathryn,Thank you so much. That might work! I'll give it a go.
Jen."
Glad to have helped!
Jennifer wrote: "Hi Ryan, no I don't want to show anything. I just want to catalogue the books I have. I have a LOT of books, sometimes I even forget what books I own and those I don't. I use Goodreads a lot and th..."Jennifer, I use a seperate program for that very purpose called CLZ Books, you can google it for more info, but it is a very good and searchable program for cataloguing all of your books.
Thanks Julie. I'll have a look! :-)
I want to re-read one of my children's classic. It already appears as read. I am sure there's a way to tick a box so I can track it while I reread it. Or an I imagining it?
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Or you could listen to the audio version, if there is one Sally, they list separately. Or put a re-read in your book genre listings.
Is ok - just chaged the dates and will put back the original review when Ive finished.I understand this is an area they are working on for future updates.
I so very rarly re-read books, only my childhood classics. Normally i don't bother tracking them when I re-read, but I am using this for a few challenges so want to track it.
I was strolling through my TBR shelf this afternoon - as you do - and I have accidently put a star on one of the books I haven't read yet - how do I get rid of it? All I can think of is deleting it off my shelf and putting it back - is no biggie as I haven't read it yet - but is there an easier way?
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Sally906 wrote: "I was strolling through my TBR shelf this afternoon - as you do - and I have accidently put a star on one of the books I haven't read yet - how do I get rid of it? All I can think of is deleting i..."I think you can just mark it as 'to be read' once again as opposed 'read', when you put a star on there it auto marks it as 'read'.
Could someone please tell me how to hide a spoiler? This thread is a lot to look through.
Mish wrote: "Could someone please tell me how to hide a spoiler? This thread is a lot to look through."Same as with italics or bold Mish: < spoiler> your words < /spoiler>
I added spaces after the < above, so just remove those.
Does that make sense?
☼♄Jülie wrote: "Mish wrote: "Could someone please tell me how to hide a spoiler? This thread is a lot to look through."Same as with italics or bold Mish: your words
I added spaces after the < above, so just r..."
Thank you very much Julie. yes it makes sense :)
Hi Aussie readers, I have a question. How do you get more friends on good reads if you don't have 'readers' in your contacts or facebook. I would like to befriend more like minded reader's but I don't know what the protocol is here and how to go about it.
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Hi Deb, I sent a friend request to you, we seem to have very similar ratings for the books we have both read and lots of books to be read in common also.
I have to say that the GoodReads format drives me to despair sometimes. It is just so goddam difficult to use (if you compare it to something like Facebook.)This evening I have laboured for over an hour to create a long post with lots of formatting and links. I opened a new tab in my browser, to check on a formatting question in the Goodreads Help (but not really very helpful at all) section. Went back to my original post and it's gone, disappeared without a trace. WTF!!!!! Seriously furious that Goodreads does not have an autosave function when you are typing a long post. What a monumental waste of my valuable time this evening, just because I want to participate in the goddam GR forum of my choice. NOT HAPPY! It's like using 1970s programming methods. Ye gods and little fishes...time to go to bed. Goodnight and Good luck with BadReads.
MaryG2E wrote: "I have to say that the GoodReads format drives me to despair sometimes. It is just so goddam difficult to use (if you compare it to something like Facebook.)This evening I have laboured for over ..."
I had the same problem Mary. I spent ages writing many reviews only to have them totally disappear when i clicked on the submit button.
I contacted GR about this & they were aware that there is no 'save draft' option. They told me there is a time out that occurs when you wait too long to submit, so reviews in progress will disappear.
To avoid this, they recommended using a separate word program (or notes) on your device .......where you can save....... and when complete, then copy & paste into GR.
Doesn't solve all the formatting or linkage probs but it's better than losing all of your hard work.
Hopefully one day they will fix this........but the tech support person i spoke to didn't seem overly concerned about this problem......so i won't hold my breath.
I type up my posts (like reviews) in an email draft then cut and paste to GR, or, the other way around. I cut it and paste it off GR page every so often to my email draft so I keep the format but don't lose my stuff. Seems stupid to have to do it but they didn't ask us lowly users. I noticed yesterday that when I click on people's reviews the page comes up on the app format and not the online one. If I click on the book in the same posted review it stays in the online version.?? I really hate the app format as it shows one thing at a time! How this has gotten messed up I've no idea.
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The Picture of Dorian Gray (other topics)
The Ghosts of Ashbury High (other topics)
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FOR ANYONE ELSE WHO ACCIDENTALLY, OR DELIBERATELY, CLICKS [HIDE] ON THEIR LITTLE HOME PAGE RECOMMENDATIONS WIDGET, HERE'S WHAT TO DO.
You need to clear your cookies and/or cache for whichever browser you are using. (I was on my iPad --> Settings --> Safari --> Clear Cookies and Data - this will close all tabs you currently have open and seems to mean you need to log back into websites you are currently logged into, but once you log back into Goodreads, your recommendations are back on the home page!)