The Seasonal Reading Challenge discussion

Questions or problems with completed task posts will be posted here.

If you have questions about your points on the Readerboard:

1. Make sure that the Readerboard has been updated through the post that you are concerned about.
2. Please check your math.
3. Check to see if one of your posts is listed in this thread with a question. If so, please make a NEW POST in the Completed tasks thread to clear up the question. DO NOT go back and edit the original post. I will not go backwards in the completed task thread to pick up points.
4. To avoid further questions/problems, please refer to the TASK DESCRIPTIONS and the POSTING REQUIREMENTS.

Thank you for helping keep the record keeping for the challenge as manageable as possible.

Hina post 11

You claimed Babies, Rattles and Cribs... Oh, My! - while there is a paper edition, it does not have page numbers for page length verification purposes. You'll need to ask a librarian to add the page number.

Sandy/Hina: I took care of the page length for you.

D'Oh!!! Should have been paying more attention. Thanks Bea! I will repost.

Sheila post 28
Task 5.1 specifies 3 punctuation marks to be included in the title - quotation marks are not included in the list.

Mary P post 31

Flinder's Field does not have a subtitle listed on GR. A subtitle shows as part of the title, following a colon.

Sandy wrote: "Sheila post 28
Task 5.1 specifies 3 punctuation marks to be included in the title - quotation marks are not included in the list."

Not a good omen. Sheesh. Sorry Sandy I thought those were quotation marks in the task. Guess not.

Sheila wrote: "Sandy wrote: "Sheila post 28
Task 5.1 specifies 3 punctuation marks to be included in the title - quotation marks are not included in the list."

Not a good omen. Sheesh. Sorry Sandy I thought th..."

Don't feel bad, Sheila - when I started looking at my books to find one for the task, the first one I picked out had quotation marks!

Kait

On the readerboard I'm currently listed as having 25 points, I should only have 5 so far (post #40 claiming task 5.1) :P

My post (#45) isn't listed on this string, but I don't show up as having a score on the readerboard. I think something is out of synch.....

Julie wrote: "My post (#45) isn't listed on this string, but I don't show up as having a score on the readerboard. I think something is out of synch....."

Kait wrote: "Kait

On the readerboard I'm currently listed as having 25 points, I should only have 5 so far (post #40 claiming task 5.1) :P"

I'll check it out. I always find that my spreadsheet/my brain does some strange things when I start up a season on readerboard.

ETA: Ah, you two are one right after the other on the spreadsheet - so let's just say the spreadsheet jumped and things were on the wrong line...........blame it on technology, right? It's fixed now - thanks for checking right away and pointing it out!

Anne (Booklady) post 51

Just an FYI - the rating for the task is the numerical rating - ("at or above 3.5"), not the number of stars. In this case, you're okay because the rating is 3.89 as of right now.

No need to repost.

Happy post 55

You claimed Little Cyclone - while there is a paper edition, it does not have page numbers for page length verification purposes. You'll need to ask a librarian to add the page number.

Thanks for fixing it Sandy! I really appreciate all of your (& the other moderators) hard work.....

:)

Sandy wrote: "Anne (Booklady) post 51

Just an FYI - the rating for the task is the numerical rating - ("at or above 3.5"), not the number of stars. In this case, you're okay because the rating is 3.89 as of ri..."

Sandy - thank you. It was early or late when I posted. My brain was dead - sorry.

Sandy wrote: "Happy post 55

You claimed Little Cyclone - while there is a paper edition, it does not have page numbers for page length verification purposes. You'll need to ask a librarian to add..."

Sandy/Happy: pages added to paperback.

Do I need to re-post?

Bea wrote: "Sandy wrote: "Happy post 55

You claimed Little Cyclone - while there is a paper edition, it does not have page numbers for page length verification purposes. You'll need to ask a li..."

Thanks, Bea!

Sandy, not to be a pest or anything, but my points are still not showing on the readerboard. I should have 20 points. I see my GR Author Tickets are listed, but not my points.

Thanks for your help on this!

Julie wrote: "Sandy, not to be a pest or anything, but my points are still not showing on the readerboard. I should have 20 points. I see my GR Author Tickets are listed, but not my points.

Thanks for your help..."

That's because the readerboard has not been updated again. Your points will show up in the next update.

Okay.....thank you! :)

Megan W post 67

Task 20.3 requires that you specify the option you chose. Please repost with the necessary information.

Julie L post 73

It appears that the edition of Happy Valley that you read does not have a subtitle listed on GR. A subtitle shows as part of the title, following a colon. While it appears that someone has added the cover text to the kindle edition as a subtitle, none of the other editions show a subtitle, including the one that you appear to have read.

Barbara ★ post 78

Task 20.3, option 3 requires that you state that the book is not a re-read for you. Please repost with the required information.

Sharice post 83
You posted Discovery Travel Adventure Dinosaur Digs for task 20.1. The GR entry has no page numbers on it, so it cannot be verified for length. You'll need to ask a librarian to add the page numbers in order to use this book.

For task 20.3, you posted The Lightning Thief, which has "children" as a main page genre.

Fantasy 11,932 users
Young Adult 6,035 users
Fantasy > Mythology2,918 users
Fiction 2,170 users
Adventure 1,536 users
Childrens 956 users
Childrens > Middle Grade 746 users
Mythology > Greek Mythology 578 users
Fantasy > Urban Fantasy 554 users
Fantasy > Magic 445 users

Please refer to Rule 4 of the Rules of the Challenge for the information that must be provided when using a childrens book in the challenge.

perletwo post 91
Task 30.7 requires that you state in your post that all of the authors (from last season and the new reads) are new to you.

Shira (Shiraloo) post 94

Since your readerboard name is Shiraloo, you must post that at the beginning of all completed task posts. If you are just relying on the name in the gray bar next to the post number, it must match EXACTLY, so that the moderators don't have to figure it out every time.

Please repost, with your readerboard name included at the top of your post.

Sandy wrote: "perletwo post 91
Task 30.7 requires that you state in your post that all of the authors (from last season and the new reads) are new to you."

ahhh phooey, westerfeld is not. But! I have a Plan B, if you'll give me a little time to get it read! I can do the repost by morning.

SaraDiann - post 95

As stated in the FAQ > Goodreads Author and Big Book Tickets:

You must specifically mention in your completed task post that a book was written by a Goodreads author. Updating a tally or providing a list of author's names at the top or bottom of your post is NOT enough.

To get credit for the GRAs in this post, you need to repost (post another message in the Completed Task thread) explicitly stating that the post is to claim GRA tickets ONLY, no new points, at the TOP of your post. You also need to 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 as shown in the sample repost section of the FAQ > Goodreads Author and Big Book Tickets.

Suzanne wrote: "ahhh phooey, westerfeld is not. But! I have a Plan B, if you'll give me a little time to get it read! I can do the repost by morning. ..."

LOL - you have until May 31!

Sandy wrote: "Suzanne wrote: "ahhh phooey, westerfeld is not. But! I have a Plan B, if you'll give me a little time to get it read! I can do the repost by morning. ..."

LOL - you have until May 31!"

Not a problem - The Clue is a super-fast read, & I read it on my computer's Kindle app which gives it really big type. :D (BTW, the kindle edition says 196 pages, but the page numbers on the actual book scans say 224. Works either way, but still.)

Anyway, it's now reposted with the new book replacing Westerfeld and the right info added.

Sandy wrote: "Shira (Shiraloo) post 94

Since your readerboard name is Shiraloo, you must post that at the beginning of all completed task posts. If you are just relying on the name in the gray bar next to the ..."

Sorry Sandy, reposted now.

It bodes poorly that I'm already on the wall of shame with my first ever post :-) Do we get kicked out if we are here more than a certain number of times, haha?

perletwo post 910

Sorry, Suzanne, but the winter authors must be new to you as well and you must state this in your post.

It seems I'm missing points also.

I should have 40 points in the readerboard (post 21 / 20 points and post 59 / 20 points), but the readerboard only shows 20 points.

Sandy wrote: "perletwo post 910

Sorry, Suzanne, but the winter authors must be new to you as well and you must state this in your post."

Hey, at least that's an easy fix as that time they WERE both new to me - just a lil typing!

aaaaand reposted. :D

thanks! I think I understand how to repost for the GR author books.

Fandury wrote: "It seems I'm missing points also.

I should have 40 points in the readerboard (post 21 / 20 points and post 59 / 20 points), but the readerboard only shows 20 points."

Found and fixed - it will show up in the next update. Thanks for the heads up!

Jill Renee post 124

Persephone appears to only exist on GR in ebook form.

If your book is an ebook with no print version, you must have it approved for length before posting in the ebook page verification thread: Ebook page verification in General Help.

Your post must include the line number of the approval in the ebook spreadsheet or a link to the post in which the ebook was approved for length.

If you've already had this approved, please repost with the required information.

Teri-k post 144
Please check your total - you didn't add the points from this task.

Just an FYI, no need to repost, just to keep our totals synched going forward!

Sandy wrote: "Teri-k post 144
Please check your total - you didn't add the points from this task.

Just an FYI, no need to repost, just to keep our totals synched going forward!"

Thanks for the heads up. I'll check it out, and fix the one I just posted, too. :)

I am not sure if I am on the Readerboard, I may have missed something...

Stormie wrote: "I am not sure if I am on the Readerboard, I may have missed something..."

You don't show up on the readerboard until you have points from posting completed tasks..

Happy post 157

Please put the required information for a task posting in the post itself, without hiding it with a "spoiler" tag. You don't have to (and shouldn't) list the entire task in your task post, but the main post should include the option you chose. No need to repost, just please do this in the future. thanks.

LARS - post 123

As stated in the FAQ > Goodreads Author and Big Book Tickets:

You must specifically mention in your completed task post that a book was written by a Goodreads author. Updating a tally or providing a list of author's names at the top or bottom of your post is NOT enough.

To get credit for the GRAs in this post, you need to repost (post another message in the Completed Task thread) explicitly stating that the post is to claim GRA tickets ONLY, no new points, at the TOP of your post. You also need to 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 as shown in the sample repost section of the FAQ > Goodreads Author and Big Book Tickets.

I'm listed twice on the GRA list, once with 3 points, once with 1. They both look the same to me, I don't know why they've printed out separately.

Rijuta post 165
Task 20.9 requires that you specify the option that you are using. Please repost with the missing information.

Susan W post 178
Task 25.2 requires that neither book be a re-read and that you state this in your post. Please repost with the missing information.

Sandy...
okay, thanks! wasn't sure how that worked...I have completed a few books, but wasn't sure how to let someone know. :)

Stormie wrote: "Sandy...
okay, thanks! wasn't sure how that worked...I have completed a few books, but wasn't sure how to let someone know. :)"

I would strongly suggest that you start by reading The Seasonal Reading Challenge Explained and Welcome Newcomers. Those posts will provide you with links to the rules of the challenge and the posting requirements, as well as to FAQs if you have questions about a particular topic.

Completed tasks are posted in the Completed Tasks thread.

Teri-k wrote: "I'm listed twice on the GRA list, once with 3 points, once with 1. They both look the same to me, I don't know why they've printed out separately."

Whoops. Combining error. Thanks for letting me know, Teri-K! Your tickets will be combined in the next update.