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I voted. I was unsure between two of the tags, but decided to vote for the easier one...
I voted! This was relatively easy this month.
Voted. One of the choices is a stair for my climbing the PBT stairs so that made my choice easy.
This time I didn't even look at the shelves! I probably have something for all three, but just went with the easiest.
I have one with nothing! That doesn't happen very often.
I have a feeling the "easy" one will get over 50% of votes this month.
These are some difficult tags for me so I had to do a little research...For Arabic, I stumbled across this website: https://theculturetrip.com/middle-eas...
Which also informed me there is an International Prize for Arabic Fiction. Thought I would throw it out there since the books could potentially fit two tags.
Nicole R wrote: "These are some difficult tags for me so I had to do a little research...For Arabic, I stumbled across this website: https://theculturetrip.com/middle-eas......"
The normal shelf link I use only had titles in the Arabic language, so I had to do some poking around Goodreads to find a list of potential reads.
Thank you for sharing another one, Nicole! If anyone else finds good lists, please share . . .
I think we'd all be reading Salt Houses if that tag won! Except for Tracey who was the first to get to it.
This might not be the right place for this question...how often does the participation point spreadsheet get updated? I'm new and have only written one review so far but just wondering.
Meera wrote: "This might not be the right place for this question...how often does the participation point spreadsheet get updated? I'm new and have only written one review so far but just wondering."Hi Meera! The participation point spreadsheet gets updated once a month, and usually on the first of the month. So right now, it includes all the reviews that have been written through May. Did you write your first review in June? If so, on July 1, you will receive the points. If you wrote the review earlier than that, please let me know! It is always possible I may have missed it . . .and I'm happy to hear about any errors so I can correct them.
The voting always takes place around the middle of the month so your points from the prior month will be available for the vote.
In the meantime, everyone receives a single vote to use whether or not they have participation points, so please do vote this month!
Nice choices. I'd be happy with any of these - I even have a book or two for each of them. But I did opt for the easy one.
Voted! Retired after 43 years of teaching, guess which category I didn't choose.
Diane wrote: "Voted! Retired after 43 years of teaching, guess which catagory I didn't choose."I'm with you, Diane.
I just want to verifyEveryone gets one free vote.
But if we have points to spend, we can cast up to 10 votes ... does that mean we use 9 points (added to the 1 free one) for a total of 10 votes.
Or does that mean we can cast an ADDITIONAL 10 votes (for a total of 11 votes)?
I think it's the first one, but I just can't remember.
Jgrace wrote: "Diane wrote: "Voted! Retired after 43 years of teaching, guess which catagory I didn't choose."I'm with you, Diane."
Ditto, but not retired yet. I've got plenty to choose from there, but it is not exactly pleasure reading.
I do read professional books sometimes. Education remains a hot political topic and I have an informed interest. I like to know what I'm talking about. But it is not what I read for pleasure.
I liked two of the options but went with the one that was a harder choice for me.
You may cast up to 10 votes, but if you cast 10, 1 is free and then the remaining 9 are deducted from your account.
Anita wrote: "Meera wrote: "This might not be the right place for this question...how often does the participation point spreadsheet get updated? I'm new and have only written one review so far but just wonderin..."I was wondering the same thing. I am not new, but don't post often. I have written a few reviews this year. I previously had points, but my name is not on the list.
Anita wrote: "Meera wrote: "This might not be the right place for this question...how often does the participation point spreadsheet get updated? I'm new and have only written one review so far but just wonderin..."Thank you Anita for explaining. I voted.
Hahtoolah wrote: "Anita wrote: "Meera wrote: "This might not be the right place for this question...how often does the participation point spreadsheet get updated? I'm new and have only written one review so far but..."I saw your name on there just now (perhaps Anita fixed it or it was hard to see. It says you have 39 points :).
Karin wrote: "Hahtoolah wrote: "Anita wrote: "Meera wrote: "This might not be the right place for this question...how often does the participation point spreadsheet get updated? I'm new and have only written one..."Thank you, Karin
Hahtoolah wrote: "Anita wrote: "Meera wrote: "This might not be the right place for this question...how often does the participation point spreadsheet get updated? I'm new and have only written one review so far but..."You are definitely there, Hahtoolah. You are row #30, and your points are listed under the column entitled "May". Please let me know if you continue to have trouble finding it!
Nicole R wrote: "These are some difficult tags for me so I had to do a little research...For Arabic, I stumbled across this website: https://theculturetrip.com/middle-eas......"
I have a ton of books from the Middle East but nothing with the Arabic tag.
Denizen wrote: "I have a ton of books from the Middle East but nothing with the Arabic tag...."You can still count it if YOU think it fits.
The only time it has to have been previously tagged is when we're playing a tag-specific game.
AJ wrote: "I voted. For like the first time this year"Better late than never!!
Nicole R wrote: "These are some difficult tags for me so I had to do a little research...For Arabic, I stumbled across this website: https://theculturetrip.com/middle-eas......"
What a great list. I don't think I have anything! for Arabic and that surprises me - I thought I had at least one for every tag out there! So, if it's Arabic, this will be my go to list!
Barbara wrote: "Nicole R wrote: "These are some difficult tags for me so I had to do a little research...For Arabic, I stumbled across this website: https://theculturetrip.com/middle-eas......"
I missed this earlier. It is a good list. I have read none of those.
Amy wrote: "Regina voted for Arabic - knew it!"How'd you know?! ;-)
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/BCRLV6V
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