Romance Readers Reading Challenges discussion

The Meet & Greet Challenge
15 November 2013 to 31 January 2014

This is a challenge for the hordes of members who need help selecting their next book to read :) This is basically a group Pick-It-For-Me challenge WITHOUT the new book recommendations, nor categories. It is a two (2) month challenge, and if successful it will be repeated each two months.

This challenge is limited to members who are 18 years or older. This is the only age restricted challenge in our group; there are many other challenges to choose from for those under 18.

The RRRC Group moderators would like to thank the MM Romance Group for this challenge :)

Depending on the number of sign-ups for this challenge, I will create groups of 15-20 people.


INSTRUCTIONS: Step by step
1. Each participant must create a shelf and include on that shelf books that they would like to read in the coming two months. You will need to have at least 30-40 books on this shelf, and you must post the link to that shelf when you sign up.

2. Sign up by 4 November in the Sign Up/Discussion thread, posting the link to your shelf.

3. Once sign-up closes, each person will recommend to every other person in their group three (3) books selected from each member's nominated shelf. Recommendations will be sent via PM (private message) - NOT in the thread. If you have a private profile, you will need to 'friend' the other members in your group so that they can see your shelf.

4. Members choose ONE (1) book from each set of recommendations, removing that selected book from their nominated shelf (to reduce multiple selections of the same book) and placing it in another shelf to track this challenge. I would suggest that you create a second shelf for these selections for ease of tracking.

5. When picking starts I will open the participants thread for each member to post their list of selected books.

6. Once the challenge opens on 15 November, mark off each book on your challenge list as it is finished, noting the date completed. Update your completion rate at the top of your list throughout the challenge - eg "Completed: 1/15". If wished, post feedback on each book in the discussion thread :)


To complete this challenge, you must read at least five (5) books from your chosen list. You may, of course, complete the full list.


SIGN UPS close 4 November at 12 midnight US EST. (Please allow at least 3 hours for the groups to be posted, as I am in a different timezone.)
PICKS for all group members must be completed by 12 November.


I have created two threads for this challenge:
* the Sign Up/Discussion thread. All sign-ups, chat and questions occurs in this thread.
* the Participants' Lists thread. This is only for the final book list for each participant. The participants' thread will be locked until we are ready to start picking.

You cannot start picking for your team members until I post the groups.


RULES/TIPS:
* You must not recommend new books.
* You only select from the pickee's nominated shelf.
* You must nominate 3 books for each set of picks.
* Book nominations and selections do not need to be in any order.
* You can add/subtract books at any time during the sign-up and picking process. (If a book has already been recommended during the picks, this recommendation stands valid.)
* If you recommend a book from a series, please ensure that it is the next book for the reader in that series.
* You may put re-reads on your nominated picking shelf if desired. (This means the book may already be 'read' and rated - but if it is on that shelf, these books are fair game for the pickers.)
* You must have completed the picking for your group members by 12 November.
* You may use books planned for other challenges in this challenge and vice-verse unless otherwise specified in the alternate challenge(s).
* There is NO minimum page number requirement in this challenge.
* Books may be from any romance sub-genre, but we are a romance group so please keep your books on your nominated shelf to the romance genre.
* Remember - if your profile is private, you will need to 'friend' the other group members as they will not be able to access your nominated picking shelf otherwise.
* Feel free to 'friend' all the members of the group, as this will make picking much easier and faster :)
* A member can ask for repicks from another member if they have already selected all three of the nominated books. For this reason, it is important that members move books off their nominated picking shelf as soon as they have made their selection.
* If a book from a series is recommended but it is not the next book for the reader in that series, please feel free to substitute the appropriate book for that recommendation.


Our members read a variety of romance sub-genres. You do not need to have read the book that you recommend, nor do you have to have knowledge of the sub-genre that may predominate any of the shelves. How you select books from the nominated shelves is entirely up to you.

Sign Ups

Jane - picking shelf
Fran - meet greet shelf
Elizabeth - meet greet picking
Christina - meet greet options
KarenH - meet and greet
Lauren - 2013 meet and greet
Amie - meet greet picking shelf
Runell - mftoread
Ty - mng
Katie - meet and greet to read
Kristi - rrrc mng picking shelf
Gea - 2013 meet greet
Sassafrass - meet-n-greet
Nadine - books on deck to read shelf
Victoria - meet and greet
Tina "coffee and books" - pick me meet n' greet
Megan L - Meet & greet to pick shelf
Becca - meet n greet picks
MountainKat - meet n greet options
Diane ~firefly~ - mng picking
Jaime - meet and greet
Juliet - mngpicks
Carrie - rrrc mng shelf
Rachel - Goodbye Borders - need to get to
Melissa - meet greet picking shelf
beppy - meet n greet
Penney - meet greet options
LethalLovely - meet & greet
AndaM - the meet greet
Sallie(shuga) - rrr 2013 meet greet
Jen - meet and greet
Angi - rrrc meet n greet
Shan - meet and greet
Pam - books owned but not yet read
Brandilyn - rrrc mng
Skandia - rrrc m g
Ezinwanyi - meet greet
Kitten - 2013 meet greet

Use this spreadsheet to link directly to each member's list.

GROUP 1
1 Sallie(shuga) - rrr 2013 meet greet
2 Melissa - meet greet picking shelf
3 Katie - meet and greet to read
4 Ty - mng
5 Carrie - rrrc mng shelf
6 Jane - picking shelf
7 Skandia - rrrc m g
8 Megan L - Meet & greet to pick shelf
9 MountainKat - meet n greet options
10 Sassafrass - meet-n-greet
11 Angi - rrrc meet n greet
12 beppy - meet n greet
13 Amie - meet greet picking shelf
14 Diane ~firefly~ - mng picking
15 AndaM - the meet greet
16 Juliet - mngpicks
17 LethalLovely - meet & greet
18 Lauren - 2013 meet and greet
19 Ezinwanyi - meet greet

GROUP 2
1 Jaime - meet and greet
2 Nadine - books on deck to read shelf
3 Tina "coffee and books" - pick me meet n' greet
4 Victoria - meet and greet
5 Becca - meet n greet picks
6 Pam - books owned but not yet read
7 Shan - meet and greet
8 Jen - meet and greet
9 Elizabeth - meet greet picking
10 Christina - meet greet options
11 Runell - mftoread
12 Kristi - rrrc mng picking shelf
13 Brandilyn - rrrc mng
14 Penney - meet greet options
15 Rachel - Goodbye Borders - need to get to
16 Gea - 2013 meet greet
17 KarenH - meet and greet
18 Fran - meet greet shelf
19 Kitten - 2013 meet greet

How to create a new bookshelf

* Go to My Books
* Click on edit next to 'bookshelves' on top left
* Type in the name of your shelf and click 'Add'
* Customise the shelf as desired

Easy :)

I'm in, of course :)

Here is my shelf: Picking Shelf

I am so excited about this challenge! I love to choose books for others, and this challenge allows me to pick for so many at one time - Yay!

I'm in....my shelf is: meet greet shelf

I'm in and my shelf is: Meet & Greet picking shelf

I'm in as well and my shelf is Meet Greet Options

Oh, I can't resist this one! My shelf is: meet and greet

I'd like to join. My shelf is 2013 Meet and Greet

I'll join in. My shelf is Meet & Greet Picking Shelf

I'm in!

My shelf is: M/F To-Read

Count me in!

shelf: MNG

I'm in.


Meet and Greet To Read

Oooh...Fun! I'm in.

MnG picking shelf

I'm in and here's my shelf: 2013 Meet Greet

I'm in as well. Here's my shelf:

meet-n-greet

sounds interesting count me in. my books on deck to read shelf

once the books are chosen for me I will move them to a different shelf for tracking this challenge.

I'll give it a try, folks can tell me if I screw it up somehow, LOL! Please use the Meet and Greet Shelf

I'm in.


Here's my shelf:

Pick me Meet n' Greet

Ok I am in. Here is my Meet & greet to pick shelf

This is a really neat challenge! Now I have to make a new list!!

I'm in! Please use my meet-n-greet-options shelf.

OK, got the list! I'm in!! https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...

Sounds good. My TBR is out of control, so this should help. My shelf is mng-picking

6 days left to sign up for this challenge!

I'm so excited, we have such a good sized group already!

I'm in... Sounds like fun! Go to https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...

meet and greet

For future reference how do you guys make your shelf names link in the post?

Hi Jaime, start by clicking on (some html is ok) in the upper right corner of the reply box. Copy -

< a href=" http:// www . goodreads . com " >my link text< / a >

I added spaces so it wouldn't make a link. Copy the URL from your shelf page and put it between the quotation marks. Then where it says 'my link text' put your shelf name or whatever you want. Hope that helps. You use the same process for any link you want to post, but if you want to post to a specific message, click on the date/time of that message before you copy the URL.

I like challenges like this so I'm in!
My shelf: mngpicks

Sounds fun. I'm in. Mine too Diane. My TBR shelf is massive and sometimes I don't know what I want to read next.

Sounds fun:-) I'll use this shelf

I'm so in! Here's my picking shelf:

meet-greet-picking-shelf

I'm in.
my shelf: meet n greet

MnG shelf

MountainKat wrote: "Hi Jaime, start by clicking on (some html is ok) in the upper right corner of the reply box. Copy -

my link text

I added spaces so it wouldn't make a link. Copy the URL from your shelf page an..."

Thanks :)

I'm in!
Meet & Greet Options

Rachel- Goodbye Borders wrote: "Sounds fun:-) I'll use this shelf"

Hi Rachel - I'm having trouble finding your shelf - it is coming up with all your books.

Is it your 'need to get to' shelf?

In. Meet & Greet

Jane (PS) wrote: "Rachel- Goodbye Borders wrote: "Sounds fun:-) I'll use this shelf"

Hi Rachel - I'm having trouble finding your shelf - it is coming up with all your books.

Is it your 'need to get to' shelf?"

Fixed

It looks like we will have enough people for 2 groups!


Thanks everyone for signing up! I am really looking forward to this one :)


A few more days to sign up for anyone still interested...

I can't wait for this one to start...sounds like it's going to be so much fun!

I'm excited too, but still want to get my shelf into tip-top shape!

Fran wrote: "It looks like we will have enough people for 2 groups!"

Yay! Can't wait!

Definitely enough for two groups :) Or one huge group hug ;) ...Don't worry - I'm not changing the rules on you!

I'm in!

The Meet & Greet

It would be fun giving recs for everyone, but we'd have to make our shelves bigger haha

Im in too....rrr.meet&greet shelf

https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...

I'm im...

https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...

Count me in...
RRRC-meet-n-greet

I'm in.
Meet&Greet