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Meet & Greet Challenge: Round 22 (Jun/Jul) - FINISHED
BONUS PICKSSome members like to receive more picks than from just their group. If you would like to participate in bonus picks, please note this in your sign up post. If you sign up for bonus picks, you MUST pick for every other person in the bonus picks group. This includes members who were in your original group - they will receive two sets of picks from you. Please do not recommend the same books to a member that is in both your original group and the bonus pick group - a clean set of picks is required.
Please be aware that the bonus pick group could be comprised of only a few people OR be at least the size of another full group.
Since the completion of this challenge is directly tied to the Groupings, please delay your bonus picks to other members until 21 May.
To make this fair to all participants, everyone may start on their bonus picks once it hits 12.00 am in New Zealand
Local time: http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock...
(12 hours ahead of UTC/GMT)
Sign ups by Thursday 18 May 2017 6pm EST US*Jane - picking shelf Rereads OK
*ZaraS - rrrc mngc junjul 2017
*Tink - challenge picks Rereads OK
Martha - challenges
*Stacie - pifm
Connie N - meet greet options Rereads OK
*Katie - meet and greet 22 to read
*Kait - meet and greet
AMNreader - pifm challenge
GreenFairy - pifm2
MKat - meet n greet options Rereads OK
Sallie(GeorgiaGirl) - rrr 2017 meet greet
Jenny - picking shelf
*Katherine - meet greet
*Jody - meet n greet pick Rereads OK
*Melissa~ - meet n greet
*KathyD - pick shelf m g
*Katherine (KatKattrinn) - meet and greet options
Rachel C - must read by end of 2017
*Stephanie - meet n greet 2017
Donna - 2017 meet and greet
*Camille - chal rrrc mng options
Nichole - up next Rereads OK
*Chan - to read
Diane ~Firefly~ - mng picking
Becky - meet n greet
Tina - pick me
Nicole P - meet greet
*Emerson - meet and greet
KarenH - meet and greet
*Aminko - picking shelf
*Gea - 2017 meet greet
*Shelby - meet and greet to read
Valerie ~Varuca - to pick from Rereads OK
Debbie (Doc) - meet greet
Nadine - mg pofm challenge pick shelf
*Grace - meet and greet
Mariana - meet and greet
fleurette - meet n greet
Carmen - meet greet picks
Carrie - meet greet
Suzanne - cleansweep
Fyre.Katz - meet_greet
Ana - picking shelf
Mary-Megan - pick for me next
Avid Reader & Geek Girl - meet and greet Rereads OK
*Raine - 2017 pifm
Loriidae - meet and greet picks
Christine - meet and greet Rereads OK
Jodi - meet greet shelf
*Sunshine - pick for me 2 Rereads OK
Valeria - to read
*Jonquil - meetgreet-jnjl
Alexis - pifm books
Bonus pickersstart picking at 12.00am 21 May NZ time for all participants regardless of your country
Local time: http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock...
*Aminko - picking shelf
*Camille - chal rrrc mng options
*Chan - to read
*Emerson - meet and greet
*Gea - 2017 meet greet
*Grace - meet and greet
*GreenFairy - 0 pifm2
*Jane - picking shelf Rereads OK
*Jody - meet n greet pick Rereads OK
*Jonquil - meetgreet-jnjl
*Kait - meet and greet
*KarenH - meet and greet
*Katherine - meet greet
*Katherine (KatKattrinn) - meet and greet options
*KathyD - pick shelf m g
*Katie - meet and greet 22 to read
*Melissa~ - meet n greet
*Raine - 2017 pifm
*Shelby - meet and greet to read
*Stacie - pifm
*Stephanie - meet n greet 2017
*Sunshine - pick for me 2 Rereads OK
*Tink - challenge picks Rereads OK
*ZaraS - rrrc mngc junjul 2017
Groups allocatedsometime after 18 March 6pm EST US
Group 1
Aminko - picking shelf
Ana - picking shelf
Carrie - meet greet
Christine - meet and greet Rereads OK
Diane ~Firefly~ - mng picking
fleurette - meet n greet
Jody - meet n greet pick Rereads OK
Kait - meet and greet
KarenH - meet and greet
Mariana - meet and greet
Melissa~ - meet n greet
Nichole - up next Rereads OK
Rachel C - must read by end of 2017
Raine - 2017 pifm
Shelby - meet and greet to read
Valeria - to read
Valerie ~Varuca - to pick from Rereads OK
ZaraS - rrrc mngc junjul 2017
Group 2
Alexis - pifm books
AMNreader - pifm challenge
Avid Reader & Geek Girl - meet and greet Rereads OK
Becky - meet n greet
Camille - chal rrrc mng options
Carmen - meet greet picks
Connie N - meet greet options Rereads OK
Donna - 2017 meet and greet
Gea - 2017 meet greet
Grace - meet and greet
Jenny - picking shelf
Jonquil - meetgreet-jnjl
Katherine - meet greet
Loriidae - meet and greet picks
Sallie(GeorgiaGirl) - rrr 2017 meet greet
Stephanie - meet n greet 2017
Sunshine - pick for me 2 Rereads OK
Tina - pick me
Group 3
Chan - to read
Debbie (Doc) - meet greet
Emerson - meet and greet
Fyre.Katz - meet_greet
GreenFairy - 0 pifm2
Jane - picking shelf Rereads OK
Jodi - meet greet shelf
Katherine (KatKattrinn) - meet and greet options
KathyD - pick shelf m g
Katie - meet and greet 22 to read
Martha - challenges
Mary-Megan - pick for me next
MKat - meet n greet options Rereads OK
Nadine - mg pofm challenge pick shelf
Nicole P - meet greet
Stacie - pifm
Suzanne - cleansweep
Tink - challenge picks Rereads OK
LaurLa - 04 challenges to pick
Remember:If you have a private profile, you MUST OPEN YOUR PROFILE for the duration of the picking. No exceptions.
BONUS picks may start 21 May 12.00 am NZ time
Time converter: http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock...
(12 hours ahead of UTC/GMT)
Around already. Gee that went quickly!I'm in again for both regular and bonus.
My shelf is: MNGC-Jun/Jul
I'm in. Just the regular picks for me this time. No rereads, please.
I was just thinking about this one. I need to stick with just regular picks still, but I'm slowly getting caught up.Meet Greet Options, Rereads OK
AMNreader wrote: "Hi - new to challenges. Hopefully I'm linking correctly?PIFM"
Great ~ new blood :) Welcome AMNreader!
The link didn't work, but I'm guessing this is the shelf?
pifm challenge
Me please!My shelf: meet-n-greet-options
I think I probably should put a reminder on my calendar to update my shelf so I don't forget!!
MountainKat wrote: "I think I probably should put a reminder on my calendar to update my shelf so I don't forget!!"I need reminders for this challenge! Only realised last night as I was surfing around that it needed to be posted ;) ...And last month I was all ready to add it in ~ a month early!
I have everyone to here on the list :D
Jane (PS) wrote: "AMNreader wrote: "Hi - new to challenges. Hopefully I'm linking correctly?PIFM"
Great ~ new blood :) Welcome AMNreader!
The link didn't work, but I'm guessing this is the shelf?
pifm challenge"
YES ! Thanks so much, sorry I missed this :)
AMNreader wrote: "Jane (PS) wrote: "AMNreader wrote: "Hi - new to challenges. Hopefully I'm linking correctly?PIFM"
Great ~ new blood :) Welcome AMNreader!
The link didn't work, but I'm guessing this is the shelf..."
No probs :) Now all you need to do to come back to this thread for the groupings on 18 May soon after 6pm US EST :D
Yay, I'm in! I am on vacation 5/20-5/27 but I have time before and after to be able to do picks.https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...
Camille wrote: "Please save me a space -- bonus too!"Don't forget your shelf Camille :)
Donna wrote: "Yay, I'm in! I am on vacation 5/20-5/27 but I have time before and after to be able to do picks.https://www.goodreads.com/review/list......"
Donna - are you in for bonuses as well? (Working off my phone and dodgy memory about what you usually do ;)
Jane (PS) wrote: "Donna wrote: "Yay, I'm in! I am on vacation 5/20-5/27 but I have time before and after to be able to do picks.https://www.goodreads.com/review/list......"
Sorry I didn't specify Jane. I just do the regular. Thanks for checking!
Jane wrote: "Don't forget your shelf Camille :) " Thanks, Jane!
Great. All updated to here :D
Whoops. I almost forgot...Bonus me, Jane! :o)Same shelf as reg picks
Chan wrote: "Whoops. I almost forgot...Bonus me, Jane! :o)Same shelf as reg picks"
Gotcha :)
Thought I'd missed the sign-ups! Looking forward to the next.Meet and Greet
Bonus as well since summer is right around the corner :D
Still a week left for sign ups :D
Romance Readers Reading Challenges
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1 June - 31 July 2017
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 or categories. It is a two (2) month challenge and will be repeated every two months so long as there is significant interest.
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.
Depending on the number of sign-ups for this challenge, groups will consist of 15-20 people.
DATES TO REMEMBER:
18 May 6PM US EST (THURSDAY) - SIGN-UPS close date! Please allow a few hours for the groups to be posted.
21 May 12am NZ - picking starts for the bonus group
29 May - PICKING due date! Picks for all group members must be completed.
1 June - OPENING date - Start reading!
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. If you participated in the last MnG, you may use the same shelf with updated books.
Participants also appreciate not having too many books on that shelf - they want to select something you really want to read or be pushed to read. Try to keep the shelf under 100 books.
2. Sign up by the close date, 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 MUST OPEN YOUR PROFILE for the duration of the picking. No exceptions.
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 the first day of next month, 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: 3/15". Please feel free to post feedback on each book in the discussion thread :)
Do not repost your list in the Participants Thread - you will maintain your list in the original post.
To complete this challenge, you must read at least five (5) books from your chosen list. You may, of course, complete the full list.
There will be two threads for this challenge:
* the Sign Up/Reading 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 groups are posted.
RULES/TIPS:
* You ONLY select books 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 on your own picking list at any time during the sign-up and picking process. (However if a book has already been recommended during the picks prior to swapping it off your list, 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.
* If a book from a series is recommended but it is not the next book for the reader in that series and it is on your nominated shelf, please feel free to substitute the appropriate book for that recommendation.
* 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 picking for your group members by the picking due date.
* You may use books planned for other challenges in this challenge and vice-versa 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 or popular fiction genres.
* Remember - if your profile is private, you will need to OPEN YOUR PROFILE FOR THE DURATION OF THE PICKING PERIOD otherwise members will not be able to access your nominated picking shelf.
* 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.
* When providing feedback in the Reading Thread, please ensure that key plot points are hidden behind the spoiler 'tag' - <'spoiler>blah plot point blah<'/spoiler> (ignoring the apostrophes which have been inserted to show the formula).
* If you have a book that you can't finish (DNF), you are welcome to go back to the original picks from that member and select another book. You cannot ask for new picks. You may count as 'finished' a DNF book if you have read at least 50% but that book must then be marked as a 'DNF' in either your review or appropriately shelved as such on your GR bookshelf.
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.
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'
* Customize the shelf as desired
Please remember:
YOU ARE NOT SIGNED UP UNTIL YOU POST A LINK TO YOUR SHELF.