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How to "Refresh" a Member's Total or Add a Comment to Their "view books" Screen:
We are using ♥Robin♥ on Atomic Tangerine for this example:
• Scroll down to your friends, who are listed first, or down futher to "community."
• Click on either the percent numbers or the words "view books" (red arrow)
• You can enter a comment on this screen (blue arrow), if you desire, or wait for the next one.
• On this screen you can see her total books jumped from 2 to 4.
• If you click on her name (blue arrow), it will hyperlink to her Profile page.
• Pink arrow shows comments by other members.
• If you hit the back arrow to go back to the community page, you'll see she is back to 2 books; just refresh the page.
• The Total goal for all participants may take anywhere from 15 - 30 minutes.
• The cache usually updates every night sometime after 9 p.m. PST.
LINK to our team's spreadsheet.
TOTALS FOR APRIL (12th-30th)
Kate: 22 books
Megan: 10 books
Ab2y: 4 books
Irene: 16 books
Lauren: 8 books
Logan: 4 books
Michelle: 2 books
Nairabell: 8 books
Zanahoria: 11 books
TEAM TOTAL FOR APRIL (12th-30th): 85 books
TOTALS FOR MAY
Kate: 30 books
Megan: 15 books
Ab2y: 12 books
Irene: 38 books
Lauren: 17 books
Logan: 10 books
Michelle: 4 books
Nairabell: 22 books
Zanahoria: 7 books
TEAM TOTAL FOR MAY: 155 books
TOTALS FOR JUNE
Kate: 33 books
Megan: 13 books
Ab2y: 16 books
Irene: 42 books
Lauren: 14 books
Logan: 8 book
Michelle: 5 book
Nairabell: 10 books
Zanahoria: 11 books
TEAM TOTAL FOR JUNE: 152 books
TOTALS FOR JULY
Kate: 35 books
Megan: 19 books
Ab2y: 0 books
Irene: 35 books
Lauren: 15 books
Logan: 9 books
Michelle: 3 books
Nairabell: 12 books
Zanahoria: 12 books
TEAM TOTAL FOR JULY: 140 books
TOTALS FOR AUGUST
Kate: 39 books
Megan: 19 books
Ab2y: 32 books (view spoiler)
Irene: 38 books
Lauren: 13 books
Logan: 9 books
Michelle: 6 books
Nairabell: 9 books
Zanahoria: 6 books
TEAM TOTAL FOR AUGUST: 171 books
TOTALS FOR SEPTEMBER
Kate: 43 books
Megan: 8 books
Ab2y: 21 books
Irene: 25 books
Lauren: 11 books
Logan: 7 books
Michelle: 7 books
Nairabell: 7 books
Zanahoria: 8 books
TEAM TOTAL FOR SEPTEMBER: 137 books
TOTALS FOR OCTOBER
Kate: 24 books
Megan: 17 books
Ab2y: 13 books
Irene: 19 books
Lauren: 9 books
Logan: 9 books
Michelle: 2 books
Nairabell: 8 books
Zanahoria: 6 books
TEAM TOTAL FOR OCTOBER: 107 books
(view spoiler)
TOWER GROUP CHALLENGES
OLD GROUP CHALLENGES: (view spoiler)
SEPTEMBER GROUP CHALLENGE LINKS
Discussion Page - LINK
Completed Books Page - LINK
OCTOBER GROUP CHALLENGE LINK
October RaT - LINK
ELECTRIC LIME'S MINI-CHALLENGES
Previous mini challenges:
(view spoiler)
CURRENT MINI CHALLENGE
Copied from Kate's post, found HERE
Here's how we are going to play:
You can earn one point for each category your book fits and can read as many books as you want for points.
1. Read a scary book (this is open to interpretation, I am going to read scary/horror books, but maybe someone else is scared to read a classic and therefore finds The Catcher in the Rye scary/intimidating, so interpret "scary" as you will)
2. Books about vampires, werewolves, zombies, etc.
3. Halloween Colors: Black, orange, red: Read a book which is predominately black, orange, or red or some combination of these colors (Black and white covers are acceptable)
4. Several of the games on the linked page appear to be card-based, so read a book which relates to cards in some way. This may mean they have "ace", "king", "club", "heart", etc, in the title, a picture of a playing card on the cover, include a card game in the story line, etc.
I am currently thinking we will play these games October 1-31, but if we get bored with it or need a change, we can add something else after the Read-a-Thon.
May Read-a-ThonParticipants:
Lauren-1150 pages
Zanahoria (Taly)-1500 pages
Nairabell-1500 pages
Kate S-3000 pages
Megan-2000 pages
Logan-1000 pages
Michelle-600 pages
Irene-3000 pages
Total Pages: 13750
Electric Lime Theme
"Getting to Know You, Part 1"
Read a book which takes place in the country in which one of your teammates lives (different from your own). We have members living in Argentina, Australia, UK, Israel, Sudan, USA.
7% Challenge Tracking Thread Link:http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/1...
August's Risk Tracking Link:
http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/1...
Hi Electric Lime team! I am one of your captains. I was in round I and am very excited for this to be starting again! I will be in charge of weekly updates, managing our team's spreadsheet and making sure all our members are on the correct team and that their books work for this challenge.
1,350 is the number we need to reach to win. Remember that any books you finished that were 160+ pages from April 12 on will work for this challenge, so be sure to add them to your bookshelf for this challenge.
Happy reading! :)
Welcome to Team Electric Lime! My name is Kate and I will be your cruise director for our Round II Tower Team Read Challenge. I will be posting challenges periodically, and communicating with participants.I live outside Washington, DC with my husband and our 14 year old dog. During the week, I spend my days playing with my two year old niece and reading voraciously. When I am not acting like a toddler, I am an avid sports fan, an amateur golfer, and a voracious reader. :)
I mostly read literary fiction, but I read a lot of different kinds of things and frequently find myself unexpectedly enjoying off the wall things. I am not a fan of contemporary romances or graphic novels, but I will give almost anything else a try.
Please stop by and tell us a little about yourself, after signing into our sister group:
http://www.goodreads.com/group/show/9...
Post your bookshelf name:
http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/1...
and signing up for our challenge:
http://www.goodreads.com/challenges/1...
Hi team! I'm Logan and live in Chicago with my husband and dog. I read lots of YA, mixed in with urban fantasy, mystery, and even some nonfiction. I'm looking forward to Round 2! I was on Team B last time.
Welcome to Electric Lime, Logan! Both Megan and I were also on Team B in round 1 and it looks like we have several other members joining us from the Brigade!
Hi, I was also in Team B from round 1 and cannot believe the hectic amount of organisation that has gone into this new round. It blows my mind the work that has been done.I'm hoping to get back into my reading groove very soon as I have been in a little slump lately but knowing me it won't last too long :-)
I live in Australia with my hubby, our two year old boy, and our fur and feathered children who consist of one beagle (my first born!), two cats and a duck.
I can't wait to see how we progress in this new round!
Welcome, Michelle! It sounds like you have your hands full. We all hit reading slumps once in a while, I am sure you will find something to spark you soon! Your cheerleaders can be here :)
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New feature coming: link to member's "view books" screen. Blue font indicated there is a hyperlink, as member joined sucessfully; black indicated no hyperlink, as member has not yet done so.
Remember, you can hyperlink to member's Profile from that screen.
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To you, with love...from Sonia.
TEAM UPDATES
If you don't want to go from challenge to challenge but still want to know the other teams' results we set a Teams Sunday Update Summary Spreadsheet - Who is in the lead?
Happy Readings!
Hi all! I'm Claire and I was also on Team B last round :) I'm from London, England and I'm a full time carer for my Mum. I'll read pretty much anything, but I mostly read cozy mysteries, YA, paranormal romance and urban fantasy. I'm really looking forward to playing with you guys, especially as I've been in a bit of a slump with reading (I joined a quilting group and have ended up very distracted).
Hello guys! I just saw I was accepted into the group, so I'm busy filling the bits :D
I was team B before too!
I was team B before too!
Welcome! I think 9 out of our 10 members were in team B in round one. It is pretty nice to have so many familiar faces.
Hi! My name is Irene. I live in Maine with my husband, stepson, one dog and one cat(the boss). I read a little of everything. I was also on Team B and am looking forward to round 2.
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Irene, could you please tell us the name of your bookshelf - in this thread. Thanks, and don't let that baby kitty boss you around too much.
Hi all , i'm Abrar , i was on team B , nice to meet you all :)
Welcome Abrar! Nice to have you with us!
Hey Electric Lime! Thought I would drop in and see how we are all doing. I have read some fantastic books this week (and some which were only OK). Calico Joe
Z: A Novel of Zelda Fitzgerald and
Brideshead Revisited were all fantastic.
I think Dave Barry should stick to editorials and humorous essays, as this was not my favorite book of the week:
Big Trouble
How about everyone else? Anyone read anything fantastic to recommend? Anything terrible we should avoid like the plague?
I read
The Dance
by Dan Walsh & Gary Smalley and it was absolutely AMAZING! This book made me cry, several different times, and I am a person that doesn't cry very easily with fiction. Highly recommend to fans of either Christian fiction or contemporary fiction.I also read and enjoyed UnEnchanted by Chanda Hahn. This was a very good YA book, and it is currently free at Amazon! I plan on reading the next book in the series as soon as I can get it. :)
Finding a new series I can enjoy is a bright spot in my life! Glad you found one you can follow, Megan.
So far I've read two brain candy
Reforming Lord Ragsdale
Marriage of Mercy
and the awesome The Subtle Knife
for 3 points :D
Reforming Lord Ragsdale
Marriage of Mercy
and the awesome The Subtle Knife
for 3 points :D
More or less. Bit rambling for nailing true brain candy, but sufficed.
And I just finished Lips Touch: Three Times, and I want to utter any and all superlatives that could come through my mind and flail excitedly. And purr
*shug* (it left me kinda silly)
And I just finished Lips Touch: Three Times, and I want to utter any and all superlatives that could come through my mind and flail excitedly. And purr
*shug* (it left me kinda silly)
Mod
The mods seem awful quiet lately. Do you think they are busy reading?
Find out what they have been up to HERE
I hope everyone takes a few minutes to review the group read-a-thon information! Every book helps and there is a reward of a "book bonus" for the team which scores the highest number of points.I have some ideas about the group theme, the mini challenge/game and more, but I look forward to hearing other's ideas as well. Please don't hesitate to offer suggestions or voice opinions about my offered suggestions. Happy reading!
Group Theme Ideas:Getting to Know the Team: Read a book set in a country in which one of your teammates live (US, Sudan, Australia, England, Argentina, etc)
The Electric Group: Read a book with an object run by electricity in the title (The Fan Man, My Fair Lazy: One Reality Television Addict's Attempt to Discover If Not Being A Dumb Ass Is the New Black, or, a Culture-Up Manifesto, etc)
Lime: Read a book with the name of a fruit in the title.
ELECTRIC LIME: Read a book written by an author whose name is in Electric Lime.
Mini Challenge/Game Ideas for Read-a-ThonStolen from Group B-Antonym fun-Give a book you are currently reading, will be reading soon or have recently read a new name by using the opposite of each word in the title
EX: Gone Girl=Here Boy
Dear Life=Hated Death
Big Trouble=Small Calm
Will need more for this category, to be expanded. :)
For a group theme I like all the ones you suggested, but I especially like 'Getting to Know the Team'. However, maybe to make it more challenging it should be that you have to read a book from a country different than yours. Just an idea.
I'm with Megan. It'd provide a lot of dialogue too, since I could give titles for my country, but might need titles for others :D
I don't quite get the mini challenge. Is it just renaming, or finding a different book that goes with the flipped theme?
I don't quite get the mini challenge. Is it just renaming, or finding a different book that goes with the flipped theme?
I am glad we like the Getting to Know You Challenge, it's my favorite, too!The mini challenge is a break during the Read-a-Thon. It, in my opinion, should include books in some way, but should not include actual reading. I am not a poster of pictures, so I struggle to suggest anything requiring this, but love word games so am much more likely to propose something along those lines.
Mod
READ-A-THON UPDATES:
*Page Goal
Mininum page goal: 600 pages - average of 50 pages a day
*Goal Posting
By team captains on RaT page thread. Tell us the name of participants and their page goal.
*Mini-Challenges
The team Captains must send them by PM to the mod account or to Sonia with the subject: "RaT Mini-Challenge"
*End Date:
Updated to May 12th (Sunday)
Mod
I've noticed that we seem to be one of the quieter teams on here.How's everyone going? I finally managed to finish my first book for this round a couple of days ago which was
and I loved it.
We are a quiet team, we're too busy reading to socialize much. :)Glad to hear you enjoyed your first book of the round. I have not enjoyed the last couple as much as earlier reads, but I am really liking The Once and Future King and should have it finished tomorrow.
Congratulations on your progress, so far, Team Electric Lime! From, Team Cadet Blue.
Mod
There are some misunderstanding about ALL the team members needed to participate to get points.
Well, they DON'T
If a team has 12 members and only 4 want to participate, that team can still earn all the points available.
We'll consider that team a team of FOUR elements to the Read-a-Thon only.
Mod
Hope everyone is having/had a good Sunday! I did manage to finish my book, and I really enjoyed it! I am starting an autobiography this evening to read tomorrow called Infidel-it looks pretty interesting.I will definitely be participating in the May Read-a-Thon and am super excited about it! I hope a few other members of the Electric Lime team are planning on joining in on the fun.
I know I have an idea about my page goal, but I will know better as I finish a few books this week to see which books I have coming up. I also need to figure out what day I am going to finish Les Misérables because that could cause a HUGE swing in my page total. :)
Have a great week and as always happy reading!
Read-a-Thon ThemeGetting to Know You (Part 1)
Read a book which takes place in the country in which one of your teammates lives (different from your own). We have members living in Argentina, Australia, UK, Sudan, USA.
I need to send this to the moderators this week sometime, so please pipe in if you have comments, questions, etc. We need every participating member to read at least one book which fits this criteria for ultimate points, so if this is not realistic, please speak up soon! Thanks.
I plan on participating in the Read-a-Thon and can easily read a book that will work for the group theme - I have several that take place in the U.K.! :) I'm still not sure what my goal will be. My total for last 11 days is 2,479 pages, but that is with having a few books halfway done beforehand. I don't want to overextend myself and not reach my goal, but at the same time I feel I should challenge myself to read more than I usually do. Plus I don't know if there is going to be some sort of reward for reaching your goal but not going too far over it. If not, I think there should be, otherwise I don't know why anyone would choose to read more than the minimum amount allowed. Anyway, I'll decide soon what my goal will be.
Hi everyone,I'm Lauren, the newest member of team Electric Lime!
Looks like I'm the only one who wasn't on team B last round - probably because I only joined last week :0)
I'm originally from South Africa but immigrated to Israel at age 9 with my family - wow, that was long time ago!
I teach English lit at a local college but I read most anything and everything. My favorite genres are mysteries and thrillers, romantic suspense, PNR/UF and historical romance.
I've read 5 books since April 12 (hope I updated the challenge widget correctly)
- 3★'s, a little weird for my tastes but actually quite engrossing. 
- 3.5★'s, enjoying this series. Although this one was a little slow out of the gate, it livened up halfway through and has a doozy of a cliffhanger. 
- 3★'s, an OK read. Not as funny or witty as some of the other books in the series. I'm a bit disappointed that it has moved from romantic suspense to straight up contemporary romance. 
- 4.5★'s, brilliant thriller that kept me on the edge of my seat the whole time. 
3★'s, creepy cult leader and some exciting moments but the balance between the romance and the suspense is off.
I'll have no problem participating in the mini-challenge. I have dozens of books set in the US and UK. Will see if I have any set in other countries. I usually read about 3 books a week of between 300-400 pages so a goal of 1150 pages sounds reasonable.
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