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This was a wonderful idea suggested by Annvelwis.

Since our group just recently reached 1000 members, I thought this would be an appropriate time to launch this.

Hope this will be of some help to all our members.
(Kudos to Annvelwis for providing almost all of the questions.)

MOST COMMONLY ASKED QUESTIONS:

What is this group about?
As the group's name suggest, this is predominantly a reading challenge group. So if you like reading challenges, you are in the right group. However, even if you are not really into challenges, but just like to chit-chat about books, you are more than welcome to hang with us.

What is a reading challenge?
A reading challenge is where a criteria is given and your task is to read a book/s that fits it within a certain time period.

How do I sign up for a challenge?
All you have to do is post on the challenge thread that you are participating

Is there a limit to the number of challenges I can participate in?
No, there is no limit. Also, there is no requirement that you have to participate in a challenge to be part of this group.

How do I keep track of my reading progress?
It's really up to you how you keep track of your reading challenges. However, most members create a personal thread in the Members' List Folder.

When updating my progress in a challenge, do I go back and edit my previous post or do I repost my list?
Unless stated otherwise, we prefer that you repost your list showing your progress in the challenge.

How do I repost my list without typing it all over again?
Go find your previous post, go to edit mode, copy the whole text, cancel the edit, paste your text in a new post, edit it with your changes, and post it.

I can't find my previous post and I don't feel like going through the whole thread. Is there a quicker way for me to find it?
Find any message you have posted in the group. Right after the message#, click on your user name, and it will show you a list of all the posts you have made within the group.

How do I insert book links?
On top of the comment box, click on the phrase 'add book/author'. Search the book you need, and then at the bottom, choose 'link' and then click add.

How do I insert book covers?
Do the exact process as inserting book links, but choose 'cover' instead of 'link' before clicking add.

How to insert links and photos?
On top of the comment box, click on the phrase '(some html is ok)'. This will show you the different codes you can use.

How to bold, strike etc.?
On top of the comment box, click on the phrase '(some html is ok)'. This will show you the different codes you can use.

Is there any reward for completing a challenge?
No, there is no reward for completing a challenge, except the joy of finishing a goal and to read more books.

Are there penalties for not completing a challenge?
No, there are no penalties for not completing the challenge. Sometimes attempting is just as fun.


Can I use the same book for different challenges?
Yes. You can cross-challenged books.

Can I use the same book for different categories within a challenge?
No. It must be different books for each category within a challenge.

Are ebooks/audiobooks/novellas/short stories allowed in the challenges?
Unless otherwise stated, all kinds of book formats are allowed.

Are rereads allowed in the challenges?
Unless otherwise stated, rereads are allowed. A reread means rereading the whole book completely, not simply skimming through it.

Can we use non-romance books in the challenges?
Any book from any genre is allowed as long as it fits the challenge criteria.

Do I have to post a list of books I plan to read for a challenge?
You can either post a completed list at the beginning of a challenge or post as you go. Either way will work, unless otherwise stated in the challenge.

Can I change the list of books I plan to read after the challenge begins?
You can change your list anytime you like, unless stated otherwise in the challenge.

How do I add a book to the group's bookshelf?
Scroll down to the bookshelf. On the bottom part, click on "Add books". Search your book/s. If it has not been added, go ahead an add it. Help us manage the bookshelf by checking appropriate shelves where the book/s will fit.

How does the event feature works?
Event invites serve as announcements when a new challenge is about to start.

I said yes to an event invite. However, I do not see my name in the official challenge list?
To officially post your participation to a challenge, you need to visit the challenge thread and state your interest.

Where can I put info about my blog/book/website/other?
We have a promotion folder where you can post your announcements.

I would like to start a new discussion or thread? How do I do that?
Underneath the Currently Reading books, on the right hand side of the Discussion Board, click on 'new'. Create your thread's title, choose the appropriate folder, type your opening statement and post it.

I've decided to change my GR name, and I'm currently in the middle of a challenge. Is there anything I need to do?
If you change your GR name, please inform us so we can adjust our records. Tell us the previous name and what is the new name.

I have this great idea for a challenge. What can I do? You have several options.
1. You can go ahead and launch the challenge on your own by posting it in the appropriate folder.
2. You can suggest it in the Suggestions for Future Categories/Challenges.
3. You can message a coordinator and work out the details, and a coordinator can launch it for you.

That's tremendously helpful, Yz. Thanks!

Thanks, Danielle.

This is going to be a work in progress. So if anybody has questions that you think belongs to this thread, feel free to suggest it.

Looks great! :D
Thank you for providing answers, heh...

Awesome job, Yz!

Thank you, thank you, thank you!

Thank you YZ. I also noticed in another thread people are using group links. I tried copying the page link, but it doesn't go in there just as the group. Can you give me a hint? Thanks.

Vanessa wrote: "Thank you YZ. I also noticed in another thread people are using group links. I tried copying the page link, but it doesn't go in there just as the group. Can you give me a hint? Thanks."

It pretty much work the same way as doing a link. You can check on the (some html is ok) pop-up, and follow the coding for a link.

Let me know if that is still confusing for you.

Okay, I finally figured it out. Thanks Yz. I have actually had some experience with html, but it's been awhile.

No problem, Vanessa!

Great job! I think this will be really helpful for our group members!

Good FAQ's - I was trying to figure out how people got the cover art in their comments--but as a newbie I've been spending some time puzzling out the abbreviations. TBR, PNR, M/M,etc. Maybe a list?

Malia wrote: "Good FAQ's - I was trying to figure out how people got the cover art in their comments--but as a newbie I've been spending some time puzzling out the abbreviations. TBR, PNR, M/M,etc. Maybe a list?"

Good suggestion, Malia.

Just to help you out for now,

TBR - To-be-read
PNR - Paranormal Romance
M/M - Male/Male

Others I can think of:

UF - Urban Fantasy
HEA - Happily Ever After

Also

H/H-Hero/Heroine
TSTL-Too Stupid To Live
IIRC-If I Recall/Remember Correctly
ARC-Advanced Reading Copy
IR-Interracial Romance
DNF-Did Not Finish
OOP-Out of Print

HTF - Hard to Find - for those books that are always talked about, but not readily available

OMG! I feel TSTL, should of asked my BFF first, but it's an UF to think that she reads this kind of fiction, because friends who do(or admit to) are HTF, I'm glad to have discovered RRRC, TTFN!

Malia wrote: "OMG! I feel TSTL, should of asked my BFF first, but it's an UF to think that she reads this kind of fiction, because friends who do(or admit to) are HTF, I'm glad to have discovered RRRC, TTFN!"

ROFLMAO Malia. Loved your comment here.

Okay Kelley,

What's ROFLMAO?

hi Vanessa - ROFLMAO - rolling on floor laughing my ass off!

Thanks Dee,

Another one for my dictionary!

hey vanessa. i see Dee answered it for you already.
:-)

Kelley wrote: "hey vanessa. i see Dee answered it for you already.
:-)"

Yes, thanks. I appreciate all of the other ones too. I'm not very literate in the abbreviations, although I did know a few. I think TSTL is hilarious, although in what context would you use that one?

I think TSTL works great in situations where the heroine ignores the hero when he is trying to save her and gets herself into trouble that he has to resuce her from...but i'm sure there are other examples!

Vanessa wrote: "I think TSTL is hilarious, although in what context would you use that one?"

there's lots of instances where TSTL works beautifully. It's hard to nail down specific examples sometimes but at the same time it's one of those things that when you are reading a book with a TSTL character in it (yes the hero can be too) you just know it and the word slips off your tongue (or your fingertips) and you realize it fits perfectly.

I'm reading one right now that the heroine was borderline TSTL. I almost put the book down twice because she did something really stupid (like run out of a cabin in the woods in the middle of the night to escape right after she's told mountain lions are everywhere. And of course, wouldn't you know she comes face to face with a lion soon after running out into unfamiliar woods and the hero has to rescue her, almost becoming dinner himself. There were otehr corcumstances around her runnign away that led her to make that decision hence why she was oinly borderlin TSTL but still...

There's one example for you.

Hey Kelly,

Okay, now I get it, that explains it perfectly. I do recall at some point in time, wondering how the heroine could possibly be that stupid and clueless and still be alive! I seem to recall the book I'm thinking of was one where the author included certain thoughts the character was thinking that was happening right at that moment, like for example - "Get a Grip ," that sort of thing. I kept thinking that really, the character should gave gotten the hang of the grip by now and how a normal intelligent person would have gotten it chapters ago. I remember reading that book and sometimes thinking to myself, DUH!! I think it was an Iris Johansen book, but I do remember that the book was good and so I managed to get past it. I know sometimes, the slowness of the characters are essential to the plot, and that's not necessarily a bad thing, depending on the book.

I agree with you about the woods thing, too funny! It's like the girl hears noises in the house, and goes down to the basement. I've had several instances where I yelled out loud - "Don't go down there, you moron! What could you possibly be thinking?!!

Okay, so just to clarify. If I am interested in the reading challenge I need to go to that thread and put that I am interested and they will send me an invite?

u don't even have to have an invite...go to a thead, figure out what the requirements are and join in...about the only one that has to start at a certain time is the pick it for me challenge...because you get paired up with someone to pick for at the beginning of the month and this month's pairings have been done, but the awesome Rossy normally posts the new signup around the 21st or so...

Thank you so much, Dee. I appreciate the help.

have fun...they are addictive!!

Vanessa wrote: "Yes, thanks. I appreciate all of the other ones too. I'm not very literate in the abbreviations, although I did know a few. I think TSTL is hilarious, although in what context would you use that one?...."

TSTL = Stephanie Plum (for the most part)

I have a question--why should you repost a list instead of editing? In another group I have been using the edit so that my list is just in one place and I just go in and add a book when I finish it.

sometimes it depends on the group...the M/M group you just edit because there aren't that many people who particpate...whereas this group, some of the challenges can have upwards of 100 ppl, so its easier to do a new post than Yz or Rossy going back and sorting through lists

@ Denise

I think Delicious Dee gave the right reason why we request for a repost than an edit. It's pretty easy to miss a re-edited post when there are so many people participating.

Plus we do updates, were we tally number of books read by members. Re-posting your list with the new changes really helps Mel W when she do the recording.

I have a question about the repost as well. On the yearly challenges, are we supposed to do it on some kind of a regular basis, when the lists changes, or this a category when we can repost whenever we feel it's needed?

I just post whenever I feel I need to...either a huge update or when i'm done! Most of us start our own thread in the member reading lists folder so you can track various challenges (makes it lots easier)

Delicious Dee the book slut wrote: "I just post whenever I feel I need to...either a huge update or when i'm done! Most of us start our own thread in the member reading lists folder so you can track various challenges (makes it lots..."

I haven't used the reading lists in the past for this. However, I've also spent 10 minutes trying to find my last thread to edit as well. Maybe this is a better idea than my going at it blind approach.

oh photojim...i'm sure you do fine going in blind...but a blind photographer...ohhh, scary thought...sounds like the guy that took our photos at work...that had the table with the work logo and only half our heads...and this guy works in public affairs!

Vanessa wrote: "I have a question about the repost as well. On the yearly challenges, are we supposed to do it on some kind of a regular basis, when the lists changes, or this a category when we can repost wheneve..."

Pretty much when you feel you have made significant progress that it is time to make a new post. : )

Thanks Yz,

I appreciate the response. I do use the list section. I also have my total book count per month in the 144 Book Group lists section.

OK, what the heck is "BDB"? I saw that referenced on the Sept. Pick it for Me Challenge thread and have no idea what it is! (am I going to regret asking?!?)

Ashley FL wrote: "OK, what the heck is "BDB"? I saw that referenced on the Sept. Pick it for Me Challenge thread and have no idea what it is! (am I going to regret asking?!?)"

It's an acronym of JR Ward's popular vampire series called The Black Dagger Brotherhood, thus BDB.

ahhhhhhhh . . . got it! That's on my TBR (mental, if not actual), so I suppose that I eventually would have understood ;)

This is really helpful YZ!! But I was wondering about the self promotion folder. Can you also promote a group that is on goodreads through there and can I do this anytime?

Ronyell wrote: "This is really helpful YZ!! But I was wondering about the self promotion folder. Can you also promote a group that is on goodreads through there and can I do this anytime?"

Sure you can.

If you want to share some of your favorite groups, you might like to mention it also in this thread:
http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/3...

This thread was soooo helpful. I am so glad I stumbled upon it. This answered every question that I have.

Thanks Yz!! I don't know how you keep it all straight. Your orginization skills must be amazing!!

Sherry wrote: "This thread was soooo helpful. I am so glad I stumbled upon it. This answered every question that I have.

Thanks Yz!! I don't know how you keep it all straight. Your orginization skills must be ..."

You are welcome.

This thread was suggested by a member, and we thought it will be helpful to new members. Glad you find it useful.

I was just wondering if there was a page number minimum for the books posted in the challenges? I noticed someone posted a childrens book with 32 pages as one of the books to complete a category. I just thought it was funny to count a 32 page book when everyone else is reading books with at least 100 pages or more.

Valorie wrote: "I was just wondering if there was a page number minimum for the books posted in the challenges? I noticed someone posted a childrens book with 32 pages as one of the books to complete a category. I..."

Unless specified by the challenge, we do not have a minimum number of pages for books read. Some members used children's books if it fits a category. Novellas are also classified as an entry if a member chooses to use it.

Great Thanks Yz! I'll have to start looking at the books I read my nieces more seriously :)