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Meet & Greet Challenge Round 32 (Feb/Mar) - 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 19 January.
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 17 January 2019 6pm EST US*Jane - picking shelf Rereads OK
Sassafrass - meet n greet
*Katie - meet and greet 32 to read
*Carrie - meet greet Rereads OK
KellyJo - meet greet pick for me
Loriidae - meet and greet picks Rereads OK
MKat - meet n greet options Rereads OK
*Zara - rrrc mngc febmar19
Nicole - meet greet
jenny - picking shelf
DebbieDoc - meet greet
Connie - meet greeet options Rereads OK
*Tink - challenge picks Rereads OK. Different shelf for bonus picks!
Mary-Megan - meet and greet
Jody - meet n greet pick
*Chan - to read
Sexyladi - sexyladi group
LaurLa - 04 challenges picklist
*Raine - 2019 pifm
*Katherine - meet greet
Diane - mng picking
Sallie(GG) - rrr 2019 meet greet
Amanda - rrrc meet and greet challenge
Nadine - 2019 challenge pick shelf Picks likely by Monday
Tpagirl - to read 2019
*Ana - picking shelf
UnusualChild(beppy) - meet n greet
*Shelby - meet and greet to read
*Cyndee - meet and greet
Hazel - on kindle
KathyD - pick shelf must Rereads OK
*Jodi - meet greet shelf
Carmen - meet greet picks
Ezinwanyi - audio unread
*Karla - 2019 tbr
Avid Reader & GG - meet and greet Rereads OK.
*Susan A - mg pick from here Different shelf for bonus picks!
*Aminko - next up 2019 Rereads OK
*Grace - meet and greet
*KarenH - meet and greet
Jamie (TheRR) - meet n greet picks
Laura - pickers feb march Rereads OK
Nikk TSBD - meet and greet to pick
*Sunshine - pick for me 2 Rereads OK
Becky (fibro) - meet n greet
fleurette - meet n greet
Pam - meet and greet to pick
Bonus pickersstart picking at 12.00am 19 January NZ time for all participants regardless of your country
Local time: http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock...
*Aminko - next up 2019 Rereads OK
*Ana - picking shelf
*Carrie - meet greet Rereads OK
*Chan - to read
*Cyndee - meet and greet
*Grace - meet and greet
*Jane - picking shelf Rereads OK
*Jodi - meet greet shelf
*Jody - meet n greet pick Rereads OK
*KarenH - meet and greet
*Karla - 2019 tbr
*Katherine - meet greet
*Katie - meet and greet 32 to read
*Raine - 2019 pifm
*Shelby - meet and greet to read
*Sunshine - pick for me 2 Rereads OK
*Susan A - mg bonus pick from here Different shelf for regular picks!
*Tink - challenge picks bonus Rereads OK. Different shelf for regular picks!
*Wealie - read next NEW ADD
*Zara - rrrc mngc febmar19
Groups allocatedsoon after 17 January 6pm EST US
Group 1
Ezinwanyi - audio unread
jenny - picking shelf
Jodi - meet greet shelf
KarenH - meet and greet
Karla - 2019 tbr
Katherine - meet greet
KathyD - pick shelf must Rereads OK
LaurLa - 04 challenges picklist
Loriidae - meet and greet picks Rereads OK
Nadine - 2019 challenge pick shelf Picks likely by Monday
Pam - meet and greet to pick
Raine - 2019 pifm
Sassafrass - meet n greet
Tink - challenge picks Rereads OK. Different shelf for bonus picks!
UnusualChild(beppy) - meet n greet
Group 2
Aminko - next up 2019 Rereads OK
Ana - picking shelf
Avid Reader & GG - meet and greet Rereads OK.
Carmen - meet greet picks
Chan - to read
Connie - meet greeet options Rereads OK
Diane - mng picking
fleurette - meet n greet
Jamie (TheRR) - meet n greet picks
Jody - meet n greet pick Rereads OK
KellyJo - meet greet pick for me
Mary-Megan - meet and greet
Nicole - meet greet
Sexyladi - sexyladi group
Sunshine - pick for me 2 Rereads OK
Tpagirl - to read 2019
Group 3
Amanda - rrrc meet and greet challenge
Becky (fibro) - meet n greet
Carrie - meet greet Rereads OK
Cyndee - meet and greet
DebbieDoc - meet greet
Grace - meet and greet
Hazel - on kindle
Jane - picking shelf Rereads OK
Katie - meet and greet 32 to read
Laura - pickers feb march Rereads OK
MKat - meet n greet options Rereads OK
Nikk TSBD - meet and greet to pick
Sallie(GG) - rrr 2019 meet greet
Shelby - meet and greet to read
Susan A - mg pick from here Different shelf for bonus picks!
Zara - rrrc mngc febmar19
Remember:If you have a private profile, you MUST OPEN YOUR PROFILE for the duration of the picking. No exceptions.
BONUS picks may start 19 January 12.00 am NZ time
Time converter: http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock...
(12 hours ahead of UTC/GMT)
Sassafrass wrote: "Me! (regular)meet-n-greet"
Quick draw McGraw!! :)
Yes!ETA: actually I had been signing up the the RRRC addicts challenge and saw this. LOL
You have got to be freakin' kidding me?! I haven't even gotten used to 2019 and now you want me to think about February and March?! 🤷🏻♀️🤦🏻♀️🤣I'm in!
My shelf: meet-n-greet-options
MountainKat wrote: "You have got to be freakin' kidding me?! I haven't even gotten used to 2019 and now you want me to think about February and March?! 🤷🏻♀️🤦🏻♀️🤣I'm in!
My shelf: meet-n-greet-options"
Have to say I was stunned to realise I had to pull this together today! Crazy how fast these things pop up...
Definitely sign me up for both again. I'll add my shelf when I'm off my phone.Edit: Here's my shelf RRRC MNGC FebMar19
WOW - I am still muddling through the current challenge! I'm in for regular please.Debbie’s Meet-Greet
Beatrice wrote: "I am in too."Great to see you here Beatrice! You just need to add a shelf that you want us to pick from. Make sure you add at least 20 books to the shelf, and try to keep it under 100 books.
Refer to the bottom of the first post in this thread if you aren't sure how to do this :)
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
I'm in!!!! Back to the best challenge ever!!!!! i had a tuff end of the year, but now I'm back for regular and bonus ;)picking shelf
Ana wrote: "I'm in!!!! Back to the best challenge ever!!!!! i had a tuff end of the year, but now I'm back for regular and bonus ;)picking shelf"
Yay - glad you are back with us Ana!
Amanda wrote: "This is my first time participating, so I hope I did everything right!RRRC Meet and Greet Shelf"
Welcome Amanda! And shelf looks good :)
please take me off the list, I'm leaving the group now.
I forgot to say - rereads are okay for me too
I'm in! Re-reads are okay and count me in for regular and bonus. Thanks Jane!
https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...
https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...
I've updated the list of members in this round. Please let me know if I've missed some detail.Also, if you change your shelf name or the position of where it is on your shelves, please repost your picking shelf so that I can update the link. (The original link will be broken and members will not be able to find your shelf.)
One more week to sign up!
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1 February - 31 March 2019
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:
17 January 6PM US EST (THURSDAY) - SIGN-UPS close date! Please allow a few hours for the groups to be posted.
19 January 12am NZ - picking starts for the bonus group
30 January - PICKING due date! Picks for all group members must be completed.
1 February - 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 :) You cannot start your book until the first day of the month.
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 group 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.