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Meet & Greet Challenge Round 5 (Aug/Sep): READING!
Sign Ups - until 19 July 6pm US ESTJane - picking shelf
Julia - mng challenge pick from
Gigi - rrrc pick4me
Zara - rrrc mngc augsep 2014
Tina - 2014 meet n greet
Dee - rrrc meet n greet
Debbie - meet greet
~Melissa~ - meet n greet
Skandia - rrrc m g
Vi - book pool
Fran - meet greet shelf
Katie - meet and greet to read
Kristi - rrrc mng picking
Amie - meet greet picking shelf
Ezinwanyi - meet greet
Kaileigh - picking shelf
Sassafrass - meet n greet
Grace - meet and greet
Jojo - 2014 meet and greet
siriusedward - meet and greet
Becky - meet n greet
Nichole - 2014 challenge pool
MountainKat - meet n greet options
Shelby - meet and greet to read
Ella - meet n greet picks
Diane ~Firefly~ - mng picking
Christina - meet and greet options
Becca - meet n greet picks
Aarati - rrrc meet and greet
Jennifer - picking list
Sallie(Shuga) - rrr 2014 meet great
~Leslie~ - meet and greet
beppy - meet n greet
Dana - meet n greet
Laurla - rrrc mng to pick
~KarenH~ - meet and greet
Kay - mng picking
Joyce - meet greet rrrc challenge
Lily - 2014 rrrc mg5 challenge picks
Gianna - challenge mng
Shannon - meet greet to read
Nadine - m g pick shelf
Ty - mng
Macwolf01 [Elise] - meet greet
Diane T - pick4me
Gea - 2014 meet greet
Karla - help me decide
Anita - meet and greet
Hadley - pick for me mng
D.G. - pick4me
Pam - books owned but not yet read
Penney - meet and greet options
Cathy - meet and greet round 5
Raine - ___rrrc meet n greet 5
Gen - rrrc meet and greet 2014
Sandy - meet and greet
Cariann - 2014 rcb options
Angi - meet n greet
Joanne - rrrc meet n greet
Kathy - pick it for me
Donna - 2014meetandgreet
Jasmin - meet n greet
Larissa - romance on deck
turtlecollector - mng pick
LIZZ NEILL - mag picking shelf
Brianne - shelf to come
Kait - meet and greet
Valerie - meet and greet pick
Jamie - pifm
Rachel - m g
Sunshine - next
Tabs - 2014 meet and greet options
Debra - 2014 meetngreet
Ramneek - mng picks
Shelley - like to read next
Group 1 - total Kristi - rrrc mng picking
Debbie - meet greet
Pam - books owned but not yet read
Aarati - rrrc meet and greet
Sassafrass - meet n greet
Kay - mng picking
turtlecollector - mng pick
Sallie(Shuga) - rrr 2014 meet great
Anita - meet and greet
Vi - book pool
Nichole - 2014 challenge pool
Zara - rrrc mngc augsep 2014
Nadine - m g pick shelf
Dee - rrrc meet n greet
Grace - meet and greet
Diane ~Firefly~ - mng picking
Hadley - pick for me mng
Dana - meet n greet
Brianne - 2014 challenge
Group 2 - total 19 members
beppy - meet n greet
Ezinwanyi - meet greet
Julia - mng challenge pick from
LIZZ NEILL - mag picking shelf
Becca - meet n greet picks
Amie - meet greet picking shelf
Katie - meet and greet to read
Shelley - like to read next
Tabs - 2014 meet and greet options
Jojo - 2014 meet and greet
Gea - 2014 meet greet
Joanne - rrrc meet n greet
Ella - meet n greet picks
Skandia - rrrc m g
Cathy - meet and greet round 5
Penney - meet and greet options
~Leslie~ - meet and greet
Christina - meet and greet options
Fran - meet greet shelf
Group 3 - total 19 membersGigi - rrrc pick4me
Debra - 2014 meetngreet
D.G. - pick4me
Angi - meet n greet
Ty - mng
Macwolf01 [Elise] - meet greet
Gianna - challenge mng
Donna - 2014meetandgreet
Ramneek - mng picks
Raine - ___rrrc meet n greet 5
siriusedward - meet and greet
Valerie - meet and greet pick
Jamie - pifm
Becky - meet n greet
Laurla - rrrc mng to pick
Shelby - meet and greet to read
Karla - help me decide
Larissa - romance on deck
Sunshine - next
Group 4 - total 18 members
Kathy - pick it for me
Jane - picking shelf
MountainKat - meet n greet options
~Melissa~ - meet n greet
Rachel - m g
Jennifer - picking list
Diane T - pick4me
Shannon - meet greet to read
Jasmin - meet n greet
Joyce - meet greet rrrc challenge
~KarenH~ - meet and greet
Lily - 2014 rrrc mg5 challenge picks
Tina - 2014 meet n greet
Sandy - meet and greet
Gen - rrrc meet and greet 2014
Kaileigh - picking shelf
Cariann - 2014 rcb options
Kait - meet and greet
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Bonus picking group
Katie - meet and greet to read
Lizz Neill - mag picking shelf
Jamie - pifm
Shelby - meet and greet to read
Gigi - rrrc pick4me
Jane - picking shelf
Laurla - rrrc mng to pick
How serendipitous that I checked on this challenge right as signups open. :)I'm in! This will be my first time, looking forward to it!
My shelf: mng-challenge-pick-from
me!i'll edit my list - but its going to be this shelf -
rrrc-meet-n-greet
(there are a couple on my list with early August release dates, but i'll be getting them, so feel free to pick!)
I haven't been able to participate the last few rounds. I'm excited to get back in again. I'll be in!!my shelf: meet-n-greet
Same here with the updating. How many is too many on a list? I say more the merrier!
Jennifer wrote: "Same here with the updating. How many is too many on a list? I say more the merrier!"After doing this challenge four times, I have to disagree with you! Honestly, just put the options you are seriously looking at for the next two months or books that you keep meaning to get to, but just need the extra push for. If you have hundreds of books, it is a lot of work to scroll through all of them - especially when you are doing it for 18 or 20 people. You are likely to only get options from the first 20 or so books if your list is too intimidating. While a more reasonable list, say 50 - 60 books, is likely to get scanned for favorites! Just my two cents... =)
I think that's great advice MK! I totally agree with you.
I'm new to challenges but this looks like a fun one. I'd love to participate if someone can kindly tell me how to link a shelf. LOL
Here you go Dana! I hope it helps and welcome to the challenge!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.
Sassafrass wrote: "I think that's great advice MK! I totally agree with you."Thanks Sass!
Thanks for answering all the questions Kat while I slumbered ;)
You're welcome Jane! =)
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1 August 2014 - 30 September 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 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.
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.
2. Sign up by the sign-up close date 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 the opening date, 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 :)
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.
DATES TO REMEMBER:
19 July 6PM US EST - SIGN-UPS closed date! Please allow at least 3 hours for the groups to be posted. Sorry, no latecomers due to the massiveness of the picking!
29 July - PICKING due date! Picks for all group members must be completed.
1 Aug - OPENING date - Start reading!
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 groups are posted.
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 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 '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.
* When providing feedback in the Discussion 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 :)
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
A kindly reminder:
YOU ARE NOT SIGNED UP UNTIL YOU POST A LINK TO YOUR SHELF.