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Meet & Greet Challenge Round 43 (Dec/Jan) - 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 18 November.
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 Monday 16 November 2.30pm EST US*Jane - picking shelf Rereads OK.
*Sexyladi - sexyladi group 1
Geri - meet and greet
Connie - meet greet options Rereads OK
Jennie-Lee - meet n greet picks Rereads OK
*Mony - a5 meet greet shelf Rereads great
Christy - up next
Leila - pick for me
*Gustaf - meet and greet Rereads OK
*MKat - meet n greet options Rereads OK
Nadine Bookaholic - 2020 challenge pick shelf
Hazel - mng selects
Sunshine (new) - meet n greet
Martha - meet greet
*Carmen - meet greet picks
Cyndee - mng43 Rereads good
Shan A - meet and greet
Elizabeth - rrrc meet n greet Rereads OK
Ezinwanyi - audio unread
*Shelby - meet and greet to read
*Avid Reader - meet and greet 2020 Rereads OK
Mary-Megan - meet and greet
Diane Firefly - mng picking
*Aiswrya - mg shelf
KathyD - pick shelf audio Rereads OK
Debbie (Doc) - meet greet
*KarenH - meet and greet Rereads OK
Aminko - meet and greet
Melissa - 01holiday Rereads OK
Grace - meet and greet
*Wealie - 0 picking
*Sunshine - pick for me Rereads OK
*Katherine - meet greet
Nicole - mng pick for me
*Carrie - meet greet Rereads OK
UC {beppy} - meet n greet
LaurLa - 04 pick me please
Jodi - meet greet shelf
*Anshu - meet greet Rereads OK
*Emilienne - tbr mini my gb picks Rereads OK
AnnMarie - mm meet greet
*Tink - challenge picks Rereads OK
*Susan A - mg pick from here Different shelf for bonus picks. Rereads OK.
*Chan - to read
Bonus pickersstart picking at 12.00am 18 November NZ time for all participants regardless of your country
Local time: http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock...
*Jane - picking shelf Rereads OK.
*Sexyladi - sexyladi group 1
*Mony - a5 meet greet shelf Rereads great
*Gustaf - meet and greet Rereads OK
*Carmen - meet greet picks
*Shelby - meet and greet to read
*Avid Reader - meet and greet 2020 Rereads OK
*Aiswrya - mg shelf
*KarenH - meet and greet Rereads OK
*Wealie - 0 picking
*Sunshine - pick for me Rereads OK
*Katherine - meet greet
*Carrie - meet greet Rereads OK
*Anshu - meet greet Rereads OK
*Emilienne - tbr mini my gb picks Rereads OK
*Tink - challenge picks Rereads OK
*Susan A - mg bonus pick from here Different shelf for group picks. Rereads OK.
*Chan - to read
*MKat - meet n greet options Rereads OK
Groups allocatedsoon after 16 November 2.30pm EST US
Sign ups after 2.30pm through to the normal close off time 4pm will be added to the bonus group if they wish.
Group 1
Aiswrya - mg shelf
Aminko - meet and greet
Carmen - meet greet picks
Carrie - meet greet Rereads OK
Christy - up next
Connie - meet greet options Rereads OK
Ezinwanyi - audio unread
Geri - meet and greet
LaurLa - 04 pick me please
Leila - pick for me
Mary-Megan - meet and greet
Mony - a5 meet greet shelf Rereads great
Sunshine (new) - meet n greet
Tink - challenge picks Rereads OK
Group 2
AnnMarie - mm meet greet
Anshu - meet greet Rereads OK
Chan - to read
Emilienne - tbr mini my gb picks Rereads OK
Grace - meet and greet
Gustaf - meet and greet Rereads OK
Jennie-Lee - meet n greet picks Rereads OK
Jodi - meet greet shelf
KathyD - pick shelf audio Rereads OK
Martha - meet greet
Melissa - 01holiday Rereads OK
Nadine Bookaholic - 2020 challenge pick shelf
Shan A - meet and greet
Susan A - mg pick from here Different shelf for bonus picks. Rereads OK.
UC {beppy} - meet n greet
Group 3
Avid Reader - meet and greet 2020 Rereads OK
Cyndee - mng43 Rereads good
Debbie (Doc) - meet greet
Diane Firefly - mng picking
Elizabeth - rrrc meet n greet Rereads OK
Hazel - mng selects
Jane - picking shelf Rereads OK.
KarenH - meet and greet Rereads OK
Katherine - meet greet
MKat - meet n greet options Rereads OK
Nicole - mng pick for me
Sexyladi - sexyladi group 1
Shelby - meet and greet to read
Sunshine - pick for me Rereads OK
Wealie - 0 picking
Remember:If you have a private profile, you MUST OPEN YOUR PROFILE for the duration of the picking. No exceptions.
BONUS picks may start 18 November 12.00 am NZ time
Time converter: http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock...
(12 hours ahead of UTC/GMT)
I'm in for regular + bonus. Rereads are great.a5-meet-greet-shelf
https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...✓
It's been a long while since I've participated in one of these...I'm in!Regular only, no rereads, please.
Pick For Me
🙋🏻♀️ Me! In for regular picks only - for now, I reserve the right to change my mind if I start reading again in the next few days. Been a little distracted so far this month... 🤷🏻♀️Please use my meet-n-greet-options shelf that needs some holiday books added to it! Thanks!
ETA: Rereads ok. 😊
Mony wrote: "in"Hi Mony - please post a link to your pick shelf :)
Just to clarify - the only reason anyone would select a book to reread is because it is ON your selected shelf. In the past, members have accidentally left books on that shelf that they did not mean to have on there. So when some of us say 'yes' to rereads, it is because we DO want to reread the books that show a rating. (I generally have at least a couple of books that I want to reread each round.)
In general, unless someone has said 'yes' to rereads I ignore ALL books that show as read when I do my picks.
Not sure how others handle this...
thanks for the reminder Jane...rereads are OK for me
I'm in for regular only.https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...
Now, to remember to update my shelf!
Jane (PS) wrote: "Bonus pickersstart picking at 12.00am 18 September NZ time for all participants regardless of your country
Local time: http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock..."
I think you meant 18 November? :)
Leila wrote: "Jane (PS) wrote: "Bonus pickersstart picking at 12.00am 18 September NZ time for all participants regardless of your country
Local time: http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock......"
Thanks - thought I'd picked them all up!
Jane, I signed up for regular. I also want to sign up for the bonus picks please. Thanks!
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1 December - 31 January 2020
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 one of the very few age-restricted challenges 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:
16 November 2.30PM US EST (MONDAY) - SIGN-UPS close date! Please allow a few hours for the groups to be posted. Once the groups are posted, picking for the groups will then commence.
18 November 12am NZ - picking starts for the bonus group
30 November - PICKING due date! Picks for all group members must be completed.
1 December - 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 - e.g. "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:
* Sign Up/Reading thread. All sign-ups, chat and questions occurs in this thread.
* 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.