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[Elizabeth S]

Welcome, Ivana. Glad you found us!

['Aussie Rick']

Hi Ivana, welcome to the group and I hope you have a good time here chatting about your favourite books.

[[deleted user]]

Hello - my name is Kay and I live in Wiltshire in England (not far from Stonehenge). I'm married with two teenage children and two rescue cats.
I love reading both fiction and non-fiction and have just finished reading
The Greatest Knight by Elizabeth Chadwick

I also love to travel and where possible visit places or things of interest I may have read about - tombs/buildings/churches etc.. I have had a little look at your guidelines and info so hope this intro is okay and am looking forward to new authors and titles. Thanks and bye for now.
Kay.

[Bryan]

Welcome, Kay. Great job on your first citation effort.

You don't need a title link if you have a book cover, so it should look:

by Elizabeth Chadwick

More information:
http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/2...

Here are some links:
http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/1...

And our guidelines:
http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/5...

If you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask us moderators. I look forward to your postings.

[Bentley, Group Founder, Leader, Chief]

Welcome Kay, we are glad to have you with us. Thank you for reading the guidelines first and making a great first citation effort.

Thank you also to Bryan for giving some great assistance to Kay.

['Aussie Rick']

Hi Kay, welcome to the group and I look forward to hearing more about your favourite history books, authors and places :)

[Elizabeth S]

Welcome, Kay. With two teenagers and two cats you probably have your hands full. Sounds like you have fun traveling. Reading about history that you've traveled to sounds like a great life.

[André, Honorary Contributor - EMERITUS - Music]

Bryan wrote: "Welcome, Kay.

You don't need a title link if you have a book cover ..."

Bryan, although maybe not necessary, I personally prefer the link next to the cover. That way you don't need to scroll across it to see the title - it's already there.

The Infidel by Bob Shepherd

DropZone: Terminal Velocity by Andy McNab

[Bentley, Group Founder, Leader, Chief]

Andre, this may be your preference but Bryan is right; it is not necessary and may confuse some folks. But adding extra bits is not a violation.

We expect only the bookcover, the author's photo when available and always the author's link and you have those above and more. If you have what we require which you do then it is OK to add more if you know the difference.

However all newbies this is how the books that Andre has cited should look according to our guidelines:

by Bob Shepherd

and

by Andy McNab

Also, Bryan is trying to set the record straight for our newcomers as to what our guidelines expect so please do not counter his good intentions. I do realize that you have a personal preference where you want to add extra bits; but we are trying to get folks to understand what the basics are and what is minimally necessary.

Thanks as always,

Bentley

[André, Honorary Contributor - EMERITUS - Music]

Bentley wrote: "Andre, this may be your preference but Bryan is right; it is not necessary and may confuse some folks..."

Bentley - confusion is always a bad thing (smile)...

[Bentley, Group Founder, Leader, Chief]

Well I spend my days confused about one thing or another - oh well (smile)

[Alisa]

Welcome Ivana and Kay! Glad you found the group, and I hope you enjoy the discussions.

[Jill H.]

Hello, history lovers. I am Jill and live in southern WV, "almost heaven". I am an unapologetic Anglophile and military history buff. I read mostly non-fiction but also am a great fan of the "golden age" mystery genre and a fan of Agatha Christie, Rex Stout, Ngaio Marsh, et al. I am looking forward to exchanging ideas and opinions with the group.

[Bentley, Group Founder, Leader, Chief]

Hi Jill, you move very fast but I wanted to stop your citing books until you were aware of our rules and guidelines which are not onerous but help utilize our goodreads software and its power to populate the site correctly.

Whenever citing any books and/or even when you are simply citing just authors like you did in post 2892 above, you must for a book, utilize the add book/author feature of goodreads and always add the book cover, the author's photo when available and always the author's link which is the author's name in linkable text.

If you are adding simply an author's name as you did in post 2892, then you must add the author's photo when available and the author's link (which is the author's name in linkable text).

We are not singling you out, because if you look above for every newbie all of the assisting moderators always cite the links to our rules and guidelines for every new person. The guidelines are not optional and we want everybody to get off to a great start. You were just a little faster than most newbies and have already posted in multiple places before we could remind you of our guidelines. If you could go back and edit your posts, that would be helpful and save our moderators a great deal of time.

For the authors you cited in 2892, they should be cited this way:

Agatha Christie

Rex Stout

Ngaio Marsh

If you are citing a book and I will use an Agatha Christie book as an example, this is how that book would look:

by Agatha Christie

If you would like to take a look at our rules and guidelines and orientation; here are a few links:

Guidelines

About Us - The History Book Club

Mechanics of the Board - Help Desk

Orientation

Jill, we are all history lovers so you have found the right place. West Virginia is one state that I have never traveled to; although I have driven through the state. It sounds like a lovely spot. If you are a military history buff; I am sure that you will soon get to know one of our assisting moderators - Aussie Rick. I like a good crime novel or mystery too now and again so you have found a like-minded group. Welcome.

[Alisa]

Hello Jill, and welcome. The guidelines that Bentley pointed out will help you get into the swing of things but if you need any additional help any of the moderators can give you a hand. It sounds like you have lots of interests, and hope you enjoy the discussions here.

[Bryan]

Welcome, Jill, glad you found us.

[Brett]

Hello!
My name is Brett and I'm 24 years old. I'm new to good reads and to this group. I don't really know where to start out with this group, but I'm glad I found it. Whenever I talk about history with my friends they kind of just stare at me and nod their heads. haha so I'm excited that I found this group.

[Jill H.]

Alisa wrote: "Hello Jill, and welcome. The guidelines that Bentley pointed out will help you get into the swing of things but if you need any additional help any of the moderators can give you a hand. It sound..."

Darn, I read those guidelines and obviously promptly forgot part of them.......not a very auspicious start for my membership in the group. Sorry guys, I will do better.

[Alisa]

Hello Brett, and welcome. You are among many friends here who enjoy history and are glad you found the group.

Please take a moment to familiarize yourself with the "add book/author" feature when you comment. It makes things so much easier for people to see your book recommendations, because they can see the cover and the links to the author. And it helps the goodreads software connect books with groups that talk about them. Here is an example of how books you cite should appear:

Rebecca Skloot

More information:
http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/2...


Take a moment to read our guidelines:
http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/5...

and the orientation to get you started:
http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/1...

Thanks, and glad you joined us.

[Alisa]

Jill wrote: "Alisa wrote: "Hello Jill, and welcome. The guidelines that Bentley pointed out will help you get into the swing of things but if you need any additional help any of the moderators can give you a h..."

Jill, the add book/author feature will come second nature once you get used to it, but it is an important guideline for the benefit of all our members. You will get the hang of it quickly I am sure.

[Bentley, Group Founder, Leader, Chief]

Jill wrote: "Alisa wrote: "Hello Jill, and welcome. The guidelines that Bentley pointed out will help you get into the swing of things but if you need any additional help any of the moderators can give you a h..."

Not a problem at all Jill. You will get the hang of it soon.

['Aussie Rick']

Hi Jill and Brett, welcome to the group and I look forward to chatting with you both soon about your favourite books and authors.

[Carol]

Hello, my name is Carolina and I'm from Argentina (we speak spanish, so please excuse my spelling in english).
I am 25, I'm a journalist and I'm currently studying History in college. I'm in my last year, and it's been pretty loaded, so I have little time to read anything besides my required books, but I hope I can catch up with some of your readings soon!
Nice to meet you all.

[Alisa]

Hello Carolina, we are glad you found the group and decided to join. We have members from all around the world - you appear to know enough to express yoruself well and I am sure you will be able to interact with others very well.

Please take a moment to familiarize yourself with the "add book/author" feature when you comment. It makes things so much easier for people to see your book recommendations, because they can see the cover and the links to the author. And it helps the goodreads software connect books with groups that talk about them. Here is an example of how books you cite should appear:

Rebecca Skloot

More information:
http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/2...


Take a moment to read our guidelines:
http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/5...

and the orientation to get you started:
http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/1...

Thanks, and glad you joined us.

[Bentley, Group Founder, Leader, Chief]

Welcome Carolina and Brett,

We are delighted to have you both join us.

Bentley

['Aussie Rick']

Hi Carolina, welcome to the group, I really hope you have an enjoyable time here and don't worry about your English too much, I'm an Australian and even I have problems with 'English' :)

[Alisa]

Christine we do not allow any self promotion on The History Book Club. Since your profile says you are not accepting any messages I have deleted your post. Please review our guidelines and if you choose to join and participate with this in mind then please adhere to our rules. We apply these consistently. Information can be found here:

More information:
http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/2...


Take a moment to read our guidelines:
http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/5...

and the orientation to get you started:
http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/1...

Thank you.

[Paul]

Hellooo, Paul from Phoenix, AZ just joining what looks like an enjoyable group. Today's my first day back on Good Reads in over a year. Will update my books over next few days. I am looking forward to some good feedback and communique from the group.

Goodnight.

[Alisa]

Hello Paul from Phoenix! Whatever lured you back to goodreads we are glad it led you to this club. I hope you enjoy your time here.

A few things to know as you get started, take a moment to familiarize yourself with the "add book/author" feature when you comment. It makes things so much easier for people to see your book recommendations, because they can see the cover and the links to the author. And it helps the goodreads software connect books with groups that talk about them. Here is an example of how books you cite should appear:

Rebecca Skloot

More information:
http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/2...


Take a moment to read our guidelines:
http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/5...

and the orientation to get you started:
http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/1...

Thanks, and glad you joined us.

[Elizabeth S]

A warm welcome to Jill, Brett, Carolina, and Paul. I'm glad you all joined up and I hope you have fun reading and discussing history with us.

[Bentley, Group Founder, Leader, Chief]

Welcome Paul to the History Book Club. Glad you found us here and I am sure you will enjoy the group.

Thank you Alisa for giving Paul some extra tips as well as links to our guidelines.

Christine, we have a no spam rule which we take very seriously. In fact, before any member posts for the first time an annoying pop up window hovers over the comment box indicating just that. So it is hard to miss.

[Toni]

Hello everyone! I was so delighted to find your group and have already spent much more time than I had intended queuing books from the recommended list. I've always been a big history fan, and there are few historical subjects I'm not interested in, though military history might be the closest. I was delighted to see such a wide range of books on the list. I'm currently reading a lot of food history, which has opened up many new thoughts and topics I want to explore, so I look forward to many of your topics doing the same for me.

Best wishes,

Toni

[Bentley, Group Founder, Leader, Chief]

Hello Toni,

Welcome to the History Book Club. We love folks who love history here so you will fit right in. If you have any suggestions for food history books, please feel free to let us all know.

Just to help you get started: whenever citing any books and/or even when you are simply citing just authors, you must for a book, utilize the add book/author feature of goodreads and always add the book cover, the author's photo when available and always the author's link which is the author's name in linkable text.

If you are adding simply an author's name, then you must add the author's photo when available and the author's link (which is the author's name in linkable text).

The guidelines are not optional and we want everybody to get off to a great start.

Here are some examples if you mention any authors:

Agatha Christie

Rex Stout

Ngaio Marsh

If you are citing a book and I will use an Agatha Christie book as an example, this is how that book would look:

by Agatha Christie

If you would like to take a look at our rules and guidelines and orientation; here are a few links:

Guidelines

About Us - The History Book Club

Mechanics of the Board - Help Desk

Orientation

We are delighted to have you and hope you will enjoy yourself here.

Bentley

[Alisa]

Hi Toni, welcome to the group we are glad you found us. It sounds like you are finding books and topics that pique your interest so please join in any of the discussions.

[Bryan]

Welcome Brett, glad you found us here.

[Elizabeth S]

Welcome, Toni. Your to-read list can certainly get long as you look through the threads. Glad you found us!

[Bryan]

Welcome Carolina, Paul and Toni. I hope you find the group interesting and jump right in.

[Jennifer]

Hello group, my name is Jennifer and I am from Canada. I am currently working on a Renaissance Studies Specialist at University. Schoolwork consumes me during the year and so it is finally nice to begin reading about various other years in History!

[Bentley, Group Founder, Leader, Chief]

Hello Jennifer,

Welcome to the History Book Club. We have a few group members who are from Canada. In fact, our group is from around the world. Your major sounds very interesting so possibly you can help out with the Renaissance thread here on the site. There is always something that consumes folks whether it be work, school or outside hobbies but we are just a group who enjoys reading non-fiction.

Just to help you get started: whenever citing any books and/or even when you are simply citing just authors, you must for a book, utilize the add book/author feature of goodreads and always add the book cover, the author's photo when available and always the author's link which is the author's name in linkable text.

If you are adding simply an author's name, then you must add the author's photo when available and the author's link (which is the author's name in linkable text).

The guidelines are not optional and we want everybody to get off to a great start.

Here are some examples if you mention any authors:

Agatha Christie

Rex Stout

Ngaio Marsh

If you are citing a book and I will use an Agatha Christie book as an example, this is how that book would look:

by Agatha Christie

If you would like to take a look at our rules and guidelines and orientation; here are a few links:

Guidelines

About Us - The History Book Club

Mechanics of the Board - Help Desk

Orientation

We are delighted to have you and hope you will enjoy yourself here.

Bentley

[Bryan]

Hi Jennifer and welcome

[Alisa]

Hi Jennifer, welcome to the group. Lots ot explore and discuss here so please jump in wherever you are inspired to do so.

['Aussie Rick']

Hi Jennifer, Paul and Toni and welcome to the group, I hope you all have a great and enjoyable time here discussing good books and authors.

[Elizabeth S]

Welcome, Jennifer. Nice that you can fit some other reading around all your University studies. Glad you found us!

[Bentley, Group Founder, Leader, Chief]

PA - just like our annoying pop up window says the first time you post - we allow no self promotion, no advertising and no spam.

[Jill H.]

Hi Pat........welcome to a great group that I also just joined a couple of weeks ago. Great recommendations and discussions which just make your TBR list even longer!!!!! Enjoy.

[Kyle]

Hello everyone,

My name is Kyle. I am 33 years old and live in North Dakota. I am a high school teacher with a background social studies. I am married and a father of one daughter. I enjoy reading in my spare time and seem to gravitate to historical fiction. My hobbies are playing and watching hockey and golf. I look forward to joining conversations in this group and learning from other people.

[Alisa]

Welcome Kyle, glad you joined us. You are sure to find a range of books and topics to discuss among the threads which include historical fiction and non-fiction. Please join in any discussion that interests you.

Please take a moment to familiarize yourself with the "add book/author" feature when you comment. It makes things so much easier for people to see your book recommendations, because they can see the cover and the links to the author. And it helps the goodreads software connect books with groups that talk about them. Here is an example:


Bill Clinton

More information:
http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/2...


Take a moment to read our guidelines:
http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/5...

and the orientation to get you started:
http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/1...

Thanks and glad you joined us.

[Bentley, Group Founder, Leader, Chief]

Kyle wrote: "Hello everyone,

My name is Kyle. I am 33 years old and live in North Dakota. I am a high school teacher with a background social studies. I am married and a father of one daughter. I enjoy rea..."

Welcome Kyle,

We are glad to have you with us. Thank you for joining. You should find some interesting conversations and hopefully you will join one of the book discussions soon.

Take care,

Bentley

['Aussie Rick']

Hi Kyle and welcome to the group, I hope you have a lot of fun here chatting about great books and authors.

[Elizabeth S]

Welcome, Kyle!