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Aug 16, 2017 05:09PM
I'll admit that I am a semi-lurker here but I too am grateful to have found this friendly group through Ace. A bunch of thanks to Terri and Margaret and Dawn and Gretchen for their hard work as dedicated moderators!
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Ditto here also! I lurk most of the time, but I still appreciate all the work that goes on here. My tbr has certainly increased because of the many books that are discussed about in this group.
Gretchen wrote: "Just my two cents, but I think there has been a decline in activity on Goodreads since the last big update to the format of the site. A lot of people were not happy with the changes made. Some grou..."Yes!
I've been saying my groups seem to be down activity wise lately. But upon thinking about it, it's been a while now. Right around the time all those changes happened. Hmm.
I would say I'm probably most active on this group. I have a couple groups that are all women and they seem a bit more judging (sorry! They do!). There's nothing but love here :D
But I've also made really good friendships on Goodreads too. There's about ten of us girlfriends from one group that's nonexistent now but we still talk every day on WhatsApp. Or on Facebook. Or we text lol.
Margaret wrote: "Ace wrote: "Tamara wrote: "I have a random thought--more like a random question or series of questions.I've been on goodreads for a little over a year. I've joined a few groups that share my read..."
Hmm, I need to join the Facebook group!!
It's simply a page, Allie, rather than a group. I'll get the link.
Find/join/get on there lol.Marvelous! Thanks!
Hope you enjoy the photos, articles and funnies, Allie. :)
Reeda wrote: "Ditto here also! I lurk most of the time, but I still appreciate all the work that goes on here. My tbr has certainly increased because of the many books that are discussed about in this group."Oh hi Reeda, you were lurking weren't you. :D
Allie wrote: "I would say I'm probably most active on this group. I have a couple groups that are all women and they seem a bit more judging (sorry! They do!). There's nothing but love here :D..."It's weird that. I have found that too.
I am only in one GR group nowadays. Us.
The other two I am in are because I feel I have to be as a Mod. Librarians and Feedback. I post in those maybe once every couple years.
Terri wrote: "Tamara, groups are not what they seem. Generally, people are introverted on GR. I..."Hail our fearless leader! :)
People like Terri, Margaret, and Dawn and Darcy, are what makes active, functional and interesting a group.
Simona wrote: "Terri wrote: "Tamara, groups are not what they seem. Generally, people are introverted on GR. I..."Hail our fearless leader! :)
People like Terri, Margaret, and Dawn and Darcy, are what makes ac..."
Yes I echo that sentiment. :)
Yes, Ace, I have two accounts. I know what I did to create the other account, but I dare not diddle with lest I get three accounts!lolMy son will take care of 'this fine mess' on Saturday. Thanks.
Simona wrote: "Hail our fearless leader! :)
People like Terri, Margaret, and Dawn and Darcy, are what makes ac..."
Haha. That's me! :-D
Speaking of people leaving GR because of the way the site makes huge sweeping changes without caring about how it affects members. Darcy is one of those. I can't remember which big change it was.
She decided she'd had enough and left GR. I miss her.
Sad. I knew I hadn't seen anything from her in a while but I didn't realize she'd left completely.
Yeah. She was really angry with GR over one of their changes and took most of her profile stuff away. She only stayed because of A&M. Had no interaction with any other part of GR. But then when GR had a BIG change which p#ssed so many off she said her last hurrahs and left for good.Trying to remember the BIG change GR did. Was it the new author rules maybe? Was that the big one that had everybody throwing their toys out of their cots?
When GR went through and deleted lots of reviews and people's book lists.
Maybe it wasn't that one, as I didn't think it was all bad to be deleting reviews and book lists that were being used just to denigrate authors or reviewers.
The big change that made Darcy finally leave was something I was angry about it too and if it weren't for A&M I would have gone too.
Perhaps it was a new interface. I remember hating an interface.
Amazing that something that serious I can't even remember now. lol!
It could have been any number of things. They've had a lot of changes in the last year or so that have had a lot of people saying "Bye Felicia"Sorry. I've hired a 17 year old to babysit my girls over the summer and I'm starting to pick up some of her slang.
Gretchen wrote: "It could have been any number of things. They've had a lot of changes in the last year or so that have had a lot of people saying "Bye Felicia"Sorry. I've hired a 17 year old to babysit my girls ..."
haha. Yeah, my hubby did that last night too. Said "it def that." I said "how bloody old are you?"
Apparently he's picking up these things from the kids at his work.
The big one that made Darcy leave was a couple years ago now. The more I think about it, the more I think it was a new interface, but because we have this AWFUL new interface now, I am having trouble remembering it.
I remember beta testing it and it was terrible. Majority told them don't roll it out..but of course they did anyway. As they seem to do.
I think I am a lurker, also. Not sure of the working definition and not all that comfortable with the connotations! :( I do read the postings daily; just don't always have anything to add. Truly appreciate the efforts of the mods and love the reviews & recommendations. The exposure to the various authors is awesome!!!
May wrote: "I think I am a lurker, also. Not sure of the working definition and not all that comfortable with the connotations! :( I do read the postings daily; just don't always have anything to add. Truly a..."
You are definitely not a lurker May, you comment often and are supportive of other members here!
By the way, May, were you ever able to buy that scarf from Penguin China?
Andy, how are you feeling? I'm hoping you're feeling better!
Yes, Andy, are you out there? How's it going?
May wrote: "I think I am a lurker, also. Not sure of the working definition and not all that comfortable with the connotations! :( I do read the postings daily; just don't always have anything to add. Truly a..."
Haha. No, as Ace says, you are no lurker. Lurker isn't at all bad. A lurker is just a member who lurks. Therefore keeps up to date, follows conversations, reads group reads on the quiet sometimes, checks out new posts on occasion, but rarely (and sometimes never) posts a comment themselves.
Then there is the casual lurker. The quiet observer who pops up every now and then to post and then goes back to lurking...like Bobby! :D
I'm sound thanks ladies except for the UTI that the procedure left me with.... now back on antibiotics.... apparently its a common side effect but for me you couldn't make it up.... been clear of uti's for about 4 months now (its been that long waiting for the procedure/test) & the test to see why I get them gives me one lols Still at least no nasties found & they've diagnosed a likely reason for it. On the flip side the pain in the lower back / flank is NOT likely related & summit else but wont know about that until ultrasounds done at the end of the month, good thing is I haven't had any pain for about 5 nights which is sound...... another TWO things to add to my medical list :)
Andy wrote: "I'm sound thanks ladies except for the UTI that the procedure left me with.... now back on antibiotics.... apparently its a common side effect but for me you couldn't make it up.... been clear of u..."I'm glad no "nasties" were found, Andy, and that the pain is gone. Hopefully it all adds up to you being on the road to recovery.
Andy, so glad to hear the better news. Hope this news gives more good night's sleep!!!
Andy,So glad to here the pain is better and that you can sleep again!
Good, Andy. Real good. Bummer about uti, but at least the other pain has gone and you are sleeping.
Andy, glad to hear the pain is gone and you're getting sleep again. Keeping my fingers crossed for a clean bill from the ultrasound.
I've had a big day today. I culled three bookcases worth of books. It was HUGE deal for me.With the renovation, we had all new floorcoverings put in downstairs. I had 6 bookcases. (Billy bookcases from Ikea).
We stored tye bookcases in the garage during reno. A major weather event wrecked three of them.
When it came time to move books back in to remaining 3 bookcases, I decided I would streamline and cull half my books instead of buying 3 more bookcases...to get back to 6 bookcases.
So, today we got out boxes and bags and I got rid of so many books. I reduced a lifetimes worth of books down to three bookcases worth and only the genres I now read. Hist fic and non fic. I kept my collection of Jeffery Deaver, Michael Connelly and Johnathon Kellerman crime fiction as I used to love these authors a decade ago and couldn't get rid of them, but all my other crime went, all my horror, fasntasy, drama. All gone.
It was a huge deal for me. A lot of decades worth of books gone now. I'll miss them, but I'm kind of over keeping hundreds of books in genres I haven't read for ten years.
So very hard to get rid of old friends (books). Congratulations, Teri!!
You did good Terri, better someone reading them than gathering dust on your shelves.
You are right. They are like old friends. You can look at them and place them in certain times of your life. Remember who you were then and what was going on. Sad to let past go. I am very nostalgic.Ace, majority are just going to be dumped. The really old paperbacks aren't in good condition. A charity shop would throw them out anyway. The newest books, hardbacks and paperbacks...most of the crime ones, we will hand to the people that run the salvage shop at the Dump. Leave it up to them to go through them and decide what to keep and what to chuck.
With so many books in ratty condition I don't want to create more work for the poor volunteers at Saint Vincents.
The Rubbish Tip people can have the bags of better ones. They don't have much to do, but wait for cars to come into the Tip and give them things for their shop. Lol. :-) So they will get the better ones into other people's hands I guess.
Very good.There's nothing worse than a nice hot shower before tucking into bed with a smelly paperback :)
I've picked up a couple at the marina or yacht clubs which I've taken straight to the next port and dumped at another club!
What you did is really hard for me...and I have to do it soon because I have to make space for the University books of my sons and really, to throw away some really crumbling and smelly paperback makes sense.I just don't know if I'm strong enough!
You can do it Simona. We are here for you :)
I had a book cleansing a few years ago. Gave away a whole bunch of books--mostly my husband's text books from graduate school :)I donated them all to Better World Books.
NO NO NO!!!! Professional Hoarders Unite!! lols
ok, I did it.Tomorrow I'll be back to work so it was today or never...
PURGED 143 old paperbacks. I kept the list of the books I discarded...for sentimental motives I guess because I don't think I'll ever buy them again...
I feel like I'm a crossbreed between Herod and Hitler.
Well done. Wow 143 books... Lots of room for new ones :)
Simona wrote: "ok, I did it.Tomorrow I'll be back to work so it was today or never...
PURGED 143 old paperbacks. I kept the list of the books I discarded...for sentimental motives I guess because I don't think I..."
JUDAS :D Where's that UN-Friend button again..... lols
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