•Hosting a Challenge

[Jenne]

You're more than welcome to host it of you'd like to give it a shot :)

[Roger - president of NBR United -]

Thanks I would.

[VNerdbooks]

Just a quick question, I am doing a personal challenge on ***whispers another group*** that I am trying to 'read' 100 Audiobooks this year.
Not sure if that could be incorporated on here at all as I know that there is the I♡Audio Challenge but that is just a monthly one.
Not really sure on anything to do with the levels etc but something like.

Jan - Dec 2014
Easy Listening 1-25
Medium Madness 25-50
Hardcore hearing hero 50+

I try do all of my read in audio obviously as my name suggests but not sure about anyone else, but there always seems to be quite a few taking part in the audio challenge, what do you think?

[Jenne]

I think it's a good idea, would you like to host it or have a mod set it up?

[VNerdbooks]

Hmm i would probably feel better to watch a mod do it this time if that's ok?
Just in case I miss something out and do something wrong lol

[Jenne]

NP :)

[VNerdbooks]

Ok i have an idea but not sure what to do with it yet lol.
Got the idea really from playing Monopoly but how about a scrabble challenge?
So you would have a word .....say... GOODREADS as the first and then you would add your words from that, but you have to spell your words with books?
Does that make sense? Not sure if it would would work or not, getting points etc but if you think it'll work I'll try and sort it out :D

[VNerdbooks]

Hmm thought I was being clever there but just googled it and there is a scrabble thread already on goodreads hrmpff back to the drawing board!

[Amber]

I'm working on a science fiction/Fantasy challenge using an game board.

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Basically you pick the amount of books you want then roll a dice and move along the board. You can pick which world to start so if you don't like Sci-fi you and just stick to the fantasy world or the other way. If you land on a space you don't like it the panic link deduct one book from your total and get random easy choices card like "Read a book from your fav. genre" or "Read a book that starts with S"

I'm still doing some tweaking and making the panic cards. Anyone like this or have any suggestions?

[Lanelle, Production Chief]

This is awesome! I can't wait until you get your challenge up and running, because I'll definitely participate. One very, very small observation: angel is spelled wrong on the fantasy circle.

[Jenne]

Wow Amber! Did you put that board together? It's really nice :)
I think it would be interesting as well!

[VNerdbooks]

That looks really good Amber, and the board looks brilliant.
I'm not a massive Sci Fi reader but I would definitely give it a go x

[Amber]

Thanks Lanelle , I also mis typed author on the sci-fi wheel :) After a while it easy to miss some of the small stuff.

Yep, I put the board together since I was looking for a challenge to give me some direction on my fantasy book reading and couldn't find one. I really liked the pushing borders challenge over at the M/M romance group and wanted to do something like it. I wasn't sure if board games like this were allowed here so I thought I would ask if it was ok.

I'm actually not a big Sci-fi fan either Vicci but I do like Fantasy. I thought this might help me broaden out into Sci-fi but stick to some of the stuff I'm use to as well :)

[Lanelle, Production Chief]

Amber wrote: "Thanks Lanelle , I also mis typed author on the sci-fi wheel :) After a while it easy to miss some of the small stuff.

Yep, I put the board together since I was looking for a challenge to give me..."

lol :) I was wondering what a female Arthur was. I was thinking it was a new genre I was not familiar with.

[Paris]

I think that board looks amazing Amber. The challenge looks fun.

[Amber]

Do I need to have a duration on the challenge? And where should I post it?

[Jenne]

I'd put it in the odds and ends folder. It would probably be ok without a time limit since it's board movement.

[Maria Jo]

I would like to try a new year-long challenge starting in 2015, based on this calendar: Bizarre American Holidays.

I would have a different style of book for every day, and participants could choose how many books to read a month.

I am new to this group, and don't think I have seen a challenge like this yet, but please let me know if I'm wrong. This is a large task I am taking on with school starting soon, so please let me know as soon as possible if it is possible so I can start getting the January books ready.

Thanks!

[Jenne]

That sounds good :)

[Maria Jo]

Where should I put it? Should I wait until the 2015 year folder is posted?

[Jenne]

Yeah I would, that won't be up till December or so.

[Mary]

how about a sci-fi fantasy challenge? is there one yet

[Jenne]

Yes we have a super awesome one :)

https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

[Lilac]

I was thinking of making a monthly diversity challenge. For example, September is National Hispanic Awareness Month. Read a book featuring a Hispanic main character.

Do we already have something like that?

[Paris]

Lilac, I don't think we have anything like that. I really like that idea!

[Lilac]

Ok. Glad you like the idea. :) I'll go ahead and make a thread for it.

[Anu]

Hi,

I'm not sure how to host a challenge, so could one of the mods help me? I was thinking of a "Read A Million Pages" Challenge. No timelines, but as you read, you can mark off your countdown every month towards that big target.

Mods - Do we have something like this already?

Anu

[Jenne]

No we don't have one like that and it's a good idea. Would you like for it to be a new 2015 challenge and run for the year?

[Anu]

Jenne wrote: "No we don't have one like that and it's a good idea. Would you like for it to be a new 2015 challenge and run for the year?"

I like the idea of starting it at the beginning of the year. Not sure if anyone can finish a million in a year though... can we leave it open ended and people can post how long its taken to complete it.

We could also put in levels like

250,000 pages - Bronze Star
500,000 pages - Silver Star
1,000,000 pages - Gold Star

[Charlotte (Buried in Books)]

Thinking about a Gothic Literature challenge for next year, not sure if many people would be interested though.

[Jenne]

Charlotte I'm not sure either but it never hurts to try. Do you have something in mind?

[Charlotte (Buried in Books)]

I think I'll just do it as a personal challenge. Was just going to do it on numbers of books. I seem to have shed loads of Gothic books in the house. And I need a change from the crime challenge I've run for the last few years.

[Colleen]

I love the scifi board game and was wondering if anyone was interested in a Snakes and Ladders challenge that isn't genre specific? I didn't see one in 'Odd and Ends' and I'd be happy to put one together. I may have already started outlining it as a personal challenge anyway.

[Jenne]

I think it's a wonderful idea! Game style challenges are popular around here :)

[Lanelle, Production Chief]

Oooo. That sounds interesting. I'd participate.

[Colleen]

Jenne wrote: "I think it's a wonderful idea! Game style challenges are popular around here :)"

Lanelle wrote: "Oooo. That sounds interesting. I'd participate."

Awesome.
Should I go ahead and post it? I have a draft in google docs if either of you are interested in checking it out first. I'd happily PM a link.

[Jenne]

You're call :)

[[deleted user]]

Shellbelle wrote: "WANT TO HOST A CHALLENGE?! LET US KNOW YOUR IDEAS HERE AND WE WILL HELP GET YOU STARTED!!!

*We are asking that you let us know before you host a challenge here before you do so that we can tell ..."

I have an idea for a yearly challenge. That for every month you read a book that has that month in the title. has it already been done?

To add extra levels one could also add that you for every month read a book written by an author who is born in that month, and that you choose a holiday that takes places in that month and read book related to that holiday. For the holiday-part it could be interesting to see if different parts of the World has different holidays.

/Sara T

[Jenne]

We haven't had one like that before. Is it something you'd want to host or would you want one of the mods to host it?

[[deleted user]]

Jenne wrote: "We haven't had one like that before. Is it something you'd want to host or would you want one of the mods to host it?"

I don't know exactly what one is supposed to do as a host, but maybe one can be coached... :)

[[deleted user]]

Hello again :)

I have an idea for a challenge for next year. Since it will be 15 years since the first Harry Potter-movie came out I'm thinking about a HP-challenge. There will be four different parts, one for each of the "houses" and for each of the part one should read 15 books, and people can choose how many of the houses they want to "try out for".

The different parts are one where you should read a book that can be associated with the titles of the HP-book, for instance someone imprisoned for "the Prisoner of Azkaban". To make it to 15 I suggest read two for each title and the last one optional, for extra credit maybe find one that can be associated with as many as possible.

Two parts can be to read books written by authors who have the same first or last name as a character for one and actor for the other. For instance read a Beatrix Potter-book for Harry Potter and a Daniel Defoe for Daniel Radcliffe.

And for the last part I'm working on finding iconic HP-things, and then have people read books that have similar things. For instance "Hogwarts" means one should read a book set in a boarding-school.

I guess it's quite early to start with next years challenges already, but I would like some help with this one, so if anyone's interested, let me know...

/Sara T

[Lanelle, Production Chief]

Harry Potter should definitely be celebrated. 15 years. Wow!

This is a challenge that I would want to participate in. And I don't think it's too early to plan. After all, the end of the year tends to get busy with the holidays.

I'd be glad to help in any way you need.

[[deleted user]]

Lanelle wrote: "Harry Potter should definitely be celebrated. 15 years. Wow!

This is a challenge that I would want to participate in. And I don't think it's too early to plan. After all, the end of the year tends..."

Great... Do you know how it usually works with hosting challenges? I've never done it before...

I've got ideas for most of the parts, put I'd gladly accept input. Do you want me to e-mail what I've done so far, or should we do it in a google docs, or do you have any other idea?

[Lanelle, Production Chief]

Sara, if you want to gather all your ideas for the HP challenge and post it down in The Factory Foremen (Mod Dicussions) thread, we can work through the details there. And I'm sure that the other moderators will help, too.

[Ellie]

Hi Shellbelle

I want to host my Reporter's Challenge again. Is it okay to post it again for 2017? (If so, how do I get to the challenge page?)

Thanks,
Ellie

[Lanelle, Production Chief]

Ellie, we'd love for you to host the Reporter's Challenge again. I know lots of people really like it. Will your challenge be the same as this year's or are you making some changes?

The 2017 thread hasn't been created yet. I'm not sure about the other moderators, but I plan on posting my year-long challenges about the second week of December. I'll create the 2017 thread then, if another moderator hasn't already. Can you hold off until then or do you want it sooner?

[Ellie]

Yes, I can wait til you create the thread. I thought I was nuts cause I couldn't find it :)

It's basically the same, except I did make some changes inside the categories (didn't want to do it exactly the same!)

Thanks, Ellie


Lanelle wrote: "Ellie, we'd love for you to host the Reporter's Challenge again. I know lots of people really like it. Will your challenge be the same as this year's or are you making some changes?

The 2017 threa..."

[Lanelle, Production Chief]

Ellie wrote: "Yes, I can wait til you create the thread."

Great. I'll be sure to send you a message when the thread is created.

[Erica, Quality Control Supervisor]

I was interested in *possibly* hosting a Diversity Challenge in 2017, but really don't know how to go about it. I have some thoughts on what it would entail, but don't know if it's enough for a challenge... Where do I go from here?

[Kathy]

Erica wrote: "I was interested in *possibly* hosting a Diversity Challenge in 2017, but really don't know how to go about it. I have some thoughts on what it would entail, but don't know if it's enough for a cha..."

I love the sound of this, Erica! I hope it becomes a challenge. I'm looking forward to it already.