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SPRING CHALLENGE 2016
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Spring Challenge 2016: Questions/Problems in Completed Tasks
Sandy wrote: "Sadayo post 1891For some odd reason, the link in your post to The Man of My Dreams goes to Star Girl! I'm assuming that this is some sort of weird GR thing going on - n..."
I went and ahead and updated my original post to link correctly.
Hi,Can we check my totals please (Catherine T)? as of 1950 I think I should be on 670 points, but the reader board says 630:
completed
7 off 5 pointers (posts 43, 200, 830, 870, 1231, 1748 & 1783)
5 off 10 pointers (posts 43, 282, 342, 470, 1940)
9 off 15 pointers (posts 74, 237, 665, 899, 927, 937, 1376, 1703, 1882)
9 off 20 pointers (posts 43, 122, 202, 419, 470, 635, 1622, 1761, 1892)
6 off 25 pointers (posts 452, 549, 685, 1205, 1527, 1732)
4 off 30 points (posts 200, 777, 1313, 1940)
My last post (1940) had 40 points (tasks 10.1 & 30.5) so I suspect that something went awry there?
I haven't seen any unaddressed error messages here, but may have overlooked them!
Thanks
Catherine
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Can we check my totals please (Catherine T)? as of 1950 I think I should be on 670 points, but the reader board says 630:
completed
7 off 5 pointers (posts 43, 200, 830, 870, 1231, 1748 & 178..."
I'll check. It would REALLY help if you included totals in your posts. I try to check the poster's totals against the spreadsheet when I log in a post, and that provides an error check.
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Can we check my totals please (Catherine T)? as of 1950 I think I should be on 670 points, but the reader board says 630:
completed
7 off 5 pointers (posts 43, 200, 830, 870, 1231, 1748 & 178..."
Found and fixed, Catherine. It will show up in the next update.
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Task 25.2 requires that your books combined have 600 pages. A God in Ruins has 395 pages, and the most popular paperback edition of Writing the Novel: From Plot to Print has 197 pages, for a combined total of 592 pages. Since you linked to a kindle edition, the page count has to be determined by the method specified in the Rules of the Challenge - in this case, since there's no MMPB, by using the most popular paperback edition.
Also, the task requires that both books be new to you and that you state this in your post.
Sandy wrote: "Perletwo post 1966Task 25.2 requires that your books combined have 600 pages. A God in Ruins has 395 pages, and the most popular paperback edition of [book:Writing the Novel: From..."
aargh, missed both those requirements. And one isn't new to me anyway. Oh well, at least that's one more off my tbr shelf... Will find a suitable replacement and repost.
Sandy wrote: "Perletwo post 1966Task 25.2 requires that your books combined have 600 pages. A God in Ruins has 395 pages, and the most popular paperback edition of [book:Writing the Novel: From..."
Reposted.
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It is fine to include more than one task in a post, but if so, they must be posted in numerical order, lowest to highest. See the Posting Requirements.
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Please check your totals. You had 360 points as of your previous post, adding 20 new points brings you up to 380.
No need to repost - this is just to try to keep our records synched.
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Task 25.2 requires that your books combined have 600 pages. Looking for Alaska has 221 pages, and the most popular paperback edition of Tampa has 266 pages, for a combined total of 487 pages. Since you linked to an ebook edition, the page count has to be determined by the method specified in the Rules of the Challenge - in this case, since there's no MMPB, by using the most popular paperback edition.
Also, the task requires that both books be new to you and that you state this in your post.
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Me kolme ja jengi includes Childrens as a main page genre:
Young Adult 4,652 users
Fiction 3,018 users
Academic>School 1,130 users
Classics 860 users
Realistic Fiction 626 users
Young Adult>Coming of Age 430 users
Historical Fiction 413 users
Young Adult>Teen 403 users
Academic>Read for School 395 users
Childrens 311 users
Please review the Rules of the Challenge for the requirements for the use of Childrens books in the challenge.
Sandy wrote: "Camilla post 2000Me kolme ja jengi includes Childrens as a main page genre:
Young Adult 4,652 users
Fiction 3,018 users
Academic>School 1,130 users
Classics 860 users
Realistic Fic..."
Oh darn, I was doing so well! It didn't show when I chose the book and I forgot to double check before posting. Will repost.
Sandy wrote: "Peakles post 1997Task 25.2 requires that your books combined have 600 pages. Looking for Alaska has 221 pages, and the most popular paperback edition of Tampa has 266..."
Yikes! I conveniently left out those requirements when I copied tasks to my spreadsheet (even though now I see that one was even in bold print). Will repost a corrected 25.2. Sorry!
Sandy wrote: "Martha post 1593While it is fine to include more than one task in a post, they must be listed in numerical order, lowest to highest. See the Posting Requirements and post one in the Completed Tas..."
Hi Sandy,
No problem - should I edit that post or repost the whole thing?
Thanks,
Martha
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While it is fine to include more than one task in a post, they must be listed in numerical order, lowest to highest. See the Posting Requirements and post one in the..."
You need to repost. We don't go back to look at old posts.
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Task 25.2, option 2A, requires that you " identify your to-read list and include the date you added the book to your TBR." Also, please note that your two books combined must have a total of at least 600 pages, and this combination doesn't meet that requirement.
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The Boy in the Striped Pajamas includes Childrens as a main page genre:
Historical Fiction 3,067 users
Young Adult 1,519 users
Fiction 1,454 users
World War II >Holocaust 769 users
Historical 760 users
War 492 users
Classics 369 users
War>World War II 316 users
Academic> School 200 users
Childrens 179 users
Please review the Rules of the Challenge for the requirements for the use of Childrens books in the challenge.
Ok, do I need to repost the whole post (i.e. the 30 point task and the 50 point task) or just the task with this book in?
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Just the task with the problem.
Sandy wrote: "Sadayo post 1972It is fine to include more than one task in a post, but if so, they must be posted in numerical order, lowest to highest. See the Posting Requirements."
I edited that post so that it's now in numerical order. Or do I need to create a new post?
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It is fine to include more than one task in a post, but if so, they must be posted in numerical order, lowest to highest. See the Posting Requirements."
I edited th..."
you need to do a new post. We don't look back to old posts. Please keep in mind that the new post must be complete, including links.
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Please check your totals - I show you with 335 - 305 from your previous post, plus 30 in this post. No need to repost, this is just to try to keep our totals synched.
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Task 25.7 requires a digit on the cover, rather than a number in the title. Since it's a cover task, you must include the cover in your post.
yeah, you just need to include either the spreadsheet reference line, or post in the ebook approval thread where DLMRose approved it
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Task 25.2 requires that both books be new to you and that you state this in your post.
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The books you have posted for 5.8 and 5.9 do not fit the tasks. There's no task description there, so I'm not sure what you're trying to post them for. You have already posted 5.8.
Please repost, with the correct task numbers and, preferably, a brief description or title of the task.
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Since you have chosen a cover option for book 3, you need to include the cover in your post.
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To be used in the SRC, childrens books need to meet the specified AR Bookfinder minimums - "d) Books that have an IL designation of MG MUST ALSO have a BL of 5.0 (or higher) AND AR Pts of 7.0 (or higher). " See the Rules of the Challenge.
CathyG - post 2119When claiming a BB ticket, you must include the number of pages in your post. See the Posting Requirements.
If you repost to claim a BB ticket, please indicate at the TOP of your post that it is a repost only to claim a BB ticket and that it is not a new task posting.
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I show you with 80 points - 5.3, 5.4, 5.10, 10.2, 15.6, 20.2, 20.9.
No need to repost - this is just to keep the totals synched.
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For 20.8, you used The Man on the Istanbul Train. You linked to a kindle edition and the other edition shown is also an ebook. Books that exist only in ebook form must be approved for length in the Ebook verification thread.
If you have already had the book approved, please repost with the post # or the spreadsheet line included.
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Task 25.2 requires that both books be new to you and that you state this in your post.
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Finance(s) is not listed as a main page genre for The Ascent Of Money: A Financial History Of The World.
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Please check your totals - I show you with 505 - 450 after your previous post, plus 55 from this one. No need to repost, just trying to keep our totals synched.
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Dark Lover was specifically disallowed in the help thread, because the cover does not have a red background but rather a red color wash across the picture on the cover.
See posts 3 and 176 in the help thread
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Please check your totals. You had 375 after your previous post, but this post was a repost of 25.2, but after this post, you still have 375.
No need to repost.
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Prince Caspian includes Childrens as a main page genre:
Fantasy 8,295 users
Fiction 2, 167 users
Classics 2,056 users
Young Adult 1,541 users
Childrens 1,184 users
Adventure 559 users
Christian 548 users
Christian Fiction 336 users
Science Fiction Fantasy 295 users
Fantasy>Magic 250 users
Please review the Rules of the Challenge for the requirements for the use of Childrens books in the challenge.
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Please check your totals - I show you with 25. 20 for 20.10 and 5 this time.
No need to repost, just trying to keep our totals synched.
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Please check your totals - I add the points in this post up as 95, giving you a total of 485.
No need to repost, just trying to keep our totals synched.
Sandy wrote: "Karen Michele post 2188Please check your totals - I add the points in this post up as 95, giving you a total of 485.
No need to repost, just trying to keep our totals synched."
Ok, thanks Sandy!
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Lumberjanes, Vol. 1: Beware the Kitten Holy includes Childrens as a main page genre:
Sequential Art>Graphic Novels 1,359 users
Young Adult 352 users
Fiction 169 users
Adventure 139 users
Humor 114 users
Graphic Novels Comics 109 users
Mystery 92 users
Childrens>Middle Grade 68 users
Sequential Art>Comics 66 users
Comics>Comic Book 65 users
Please review the Rules of the Challenge for the requirements for the use of Childrens books in the challenge.
Sandy wrote: "Peakles post 2174Please check your totals. You had 375 after your previous post, but this post was a repost of 25.2, but after this post, you still have 375.
No need to repost."
Thank you. I must have counted each half of the 25 point task when I reposted. So, after post 2181, I should have 430.
Sandy wrote: "Pia post 2159Please check your totals - I show you with 505 - 450 after your previous post, plus 55 from this one. No need to repost, just trying to keep our totals synched."
Thanks! My maths are all wrong this challenge
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Please check your totals. I show you with 590 - 560 after your previous post, plus 30 in this post.
No need to repost - this is just to keep the totals synched.
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Skin and Other Stories includes Childrens as a main page genre:
Short Stories 191 users
Fiction 106 users
World War II >Holocaust 769 users
Horror 37 users
Fantasy 23 users
Young Adult 18 users
Childrens 15 users
Classics 14 users
Thriller 7 users
Anthologies 6 users
Anthologies>Collections 5 users
Please review the Rules of the Challenge for the requirements for the use of Childrens books in the challenge.
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Task 25.2 requires that both books be new to you and that you state this in your post.
Sandy wrote: "Martha post 2232Task 25.2 requires that both books be new to you and that you state this in your post."
Okey doke, I've reposted task 25.2 in post 2253 stating that they're both new to me
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Task 20.6 requires that the names match up exactly. See post 2 in the Help Thread - "For Option 4 - Names must match exactly and be in the same position. First/first, middle/middle, last/last. "
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For task 25.6, option B-1 requires that you state which list and which page of the list your book is found on.
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Task 5.3. Son lists Childrens as a main page genre:
Young Adult 1,176 users
Science Fiction>Dystopia 768 users
Fiction 608 users
Fantasy 545 users
Science Fictio..."
It didn't when I posted it! I was all set to post it with the Ar info, then saw there was no childrens there (I had the book page open to check the average rating) so I deleted the info.
Will repost regardless.