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From the Challenge Rules:
20.6 IT'S A FACT - Players may earn a ticket for each NONFICTION book read.
A random ticket will be drawn to determine who creates this task. Challenge finishers are not eligible for the drawing. Players must specifically request a ticket in the post by claiming "It's A Fact". See the current season's Posting Requirements for more information.
** You will receive one ticket for each NONFICTION book.
** You must specifically mention in your completed task post that a book is nonfiction. Updating a tally at the top or bottom of your post is NOT enough.
EXAMPLE POST:
Avid Reader
15.6 - Wrens and Riveters
Becoming by Michelle Obama
**I'd like an It's A Fact ticket for Becoming (nonfiction)**
Total points to date = 45 points
IAFs this post: 1
Total IAFs to date: 14
**If you forget to mention that a book qualifies for an It's A Fact ticket, you may post another message in the Completed Task thread explaining that you forgot to mention its It's A Fact status and include the number of the post in which the book was claimed for points, the task number the book was read for, and a link to the book.
SAMPLE REPOST:
Avid Reader
This post is to claim It's A Fact tickets ONLY. No new points.
Points originally claimed in post #115.
15.6 - Wrens and Riveters
Becoming by Michelle Obama
**I'd like an It's A Fact ticket for Becoming (nonfiction)**
IAFs this post: 1
Total IAFs to date: 14
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The Seasonal Reading Challenge
Books mentioned in this topic
Becoming (other topics)The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter (other topics)
I, Robot (other topics)
War and Peace (other topics)
Outlander (other topics)
Authors mentioned in this topic
Michelle Obama (other topics)Carson McCullers (other topics)
Isaac Asimov (other topics)
Leo Tolstoy (other topics)
Diana Gabaldon (other topics)
Extra points are NOT awarded for reading Golden Oldies or Big Books. Instead, you collect "tickets." At the end of the current challenge, participants with tickets are entered into a random drawing to see who will design task 20.4 Golden Oldies (for books first published in or before 1950) and task 20.5 Bigger is Better (for Big Books) in the upcoming challenge. One ticket = one chance to design a task.
A player may design only one task per challenge. Therefore, if you know you will finish the challenge, there is no reason to make the moderators keep track of your Golden Oldies and Big Book tickets. You are, of course, welcome to keep track of them on your own, if you wish.
If you would like a chance to design a task, here are the rules (and some examples) concerning the award of Golden Oldies and Big Book tickets:
Golden Oldies
From the Challenge Rules:
** You will receive one ticket for each book FIRST published in or before 1950. You can usually find the first published date in parentheses behind the date your specific edition was published. See example above. The first published data is circled in red. Hint: Click on photo above to see a larger version.
** You must specifically mention in your completed task post that a book is a Golden Oldie. Updating a tally at the top or bottom of your post is NOT enough.
EXAMPLE POST:
Avid Reader
10.7 - City Lights
The Heart is a Lonely Hunter by Carson McCullers
**I'd like a Golden Oldie ticket for The Heart is a Lonely Hunter (first published: 1940)**
Total points to date = 45 points
GOs this post: 1
Total GOs to date: 14
**If you forget to mention that a book is a Golden Oldie, you may post another message in the Completed Task thread explaining that you forgot to mention its Golden Oldie status and include the number of the post in which the book was claimed for points, the task number the book was read for, and a link to the book.
SAMPLE REPOST:
Avid Reader
This post is to claim Golden Oldie tickets ONLY. No new points.
Points originally claimed in post #115.
5.9 - Comfort Read
I, Robot by Isaac Asimov
**I, Robot is a Golden Oldie (first published in 1950). I claim one GO ticket.**
GOs this post: 1
Total GOs to date: 14
Big Books
From the Challenge Rules:
** Each Big Book read and reported during a challenge earns Big Book tickets. For example, if you read four 500+ page books during the challenge, you will receive 4 tickets (one per 500+ page book). If you read two 750+ page books during a challenge, you would also receive 4 tickets (2 tickets per 750+ page book).
** Graphic novels, sequential art books, manga, collections of comic book issues, and collections of comic strips may not be claimed for Big Book tickets.
** If you used an ebook or an audiobook be sure that the link you provide goes to the edition you actually read. You must also include a link to the paper edition used to establish length. See the current challenge rules for the method to determine page numbers.
** You must specifically mention in your completed task post that a book is a Big Book, state how many pages it has, and link to the exact edition you read. Listing the number of pages in a book without mentioning that it is a Big Book is NOT enough. If you claim a 750+ page book but link to an edition that has 749 pages or less, you will be awarded only one Big Book ticket (for a 500+ page book).
EXAMPLE POST:
Avid Reader
5.9 - Comfort Read
War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy
**I'd like to claim a Golden Oldie ticket for War and Peace (first published 1869)**
**War and Peace is a Big Book (1392 pages). Claiming 3 BB tickets.**
Total points to date = 45 points
GOs this post: 1
Total GOs to date: 14
BB tickets this post: 3
Total BB tickets to date: 4
** If you forget to mention a book is a Big Book, you may post another message in the Completed Task thread explaining that you forgot to mention that a book was a Big Book (include the number of the post in which the book was claimed for points, the task number the book was read for, and a link to the book).
SAMPLE REPOST:
Avid Reader
This post is to claim BB tickets ONLY. No new points.
Points originally claimed in post #115.
5.9 - Comfort Read
Outlander by Diana Gabaldon
**Outlander is a Big Book (627 pages). Claiming 1 BB ticket.**
BB tickets this post: 1
Total BB tickets to date: 4