28 December 2020 @ 03:13 pm
Mod post: Announcement regarding 2021 plans for the community.  
Hello all! I hope everyone is doing well and are managing this crazy year as best as they can.

I wanted to take a quick moment to announce after discussing this with [livejournal.com profile] keli we have decided that we will not be hosting a reading challenge or bingo game in 2021. This is not a decision we've reached lightly, but due to the ongoing pandemic and the real life issues we (plus [livejournal.com profile] justjo2u) are dealing with both pandemic-related and otherwise, we do not have the extra time to give a game or challenge the attention it deserves (see the 2020 challenge as an example. We set it up and then all hell broke loose, and the community didn't get any attention from the mods at all.)

We will, however, be leaving the community open in the hopes that it will become a general books/reading community...at least for 2021. We would love for you all to share other reading challenges or reading related games you may be participating in, book memes/quizzes, book reviews, book recs (either asking for or sharing) or just general book discussion. I am making a resolution to be more active here myself in the coming year.

At the end of 2021, we will reevaluate and make a decision as to the future of the community in the coming years.

As always, we are so thankful to each and every one of you who have participated in this community in the past.

~Jennifer

ETA as of 1/16/21: [livejournal.com profile] keli had the brilliant idea to have a series of small, stress free "mini bingo" games/challenges throughout the course of the year. You can find the first of these posted here. Enjoy!
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[identity profile] livejournal.livejournal.com on December 28th, 2020 10:36 pm (UTC)
Hello! Your entry got to top-25 of the most popular entries in LiveJournal!
Learn more about LiveJournal Ratings in FAQ (https://www.dreamwidth.org/support/faqbrowse?faqid=303).
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kelsrealm: Berlin Station[personal profile] keli on December 28th, 2020 11:40 pm (UTC)
Weird but ok... LOL
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stellar_raven: Haven - Santa!Duke[personal profile] stellar_raven on December 28th, 2020 11:43 pm (UTC)
Hahaha, I know, right? I went and looked and this post was sitting at #5 at that point. I was like, o.O

ETA: It's #1 now, lol.

Edited 2020-12-28 11:45 pm (UTC)
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kelsrealm: Berlin Station[personal profile] keli on December 28th, 2020 11:47 pm (UTC)
hahaha too funny! How does that even happen?
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stellar_raven: Haven - Santa!Duke[personal profile] stellar_raven on December 28th, 2020 11:57 pm (UTC)
I have no clue!
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kelsrealm: Berlin Station[personal profile] keli on December 29th, 2020 12:03 am (UTC)
Well yay for us! lol
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stellar_raven: Haven - Santa!Duke[personal profile] stellar_raven on December 29th, 2020 12:07 am (UTC)
lol yep!
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[identity profile] cinnamontoast.livejournal.com on December 29th, 2020 06:38 pm (UTC)
Because LJ people love books!
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stellar_raven: Haven - Santa!Duke[personal profile] stellar_raven on December 30th, 2020 07:36 pm (UTC)
Yeah!
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kelsrealm: Berlin Station[personal profile] keli on December 28th, 2020 11:39 pm (UTC)
Thanks Jenn for making the announcement! Hopefully we can all find time to talk about reading this coming year!
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stellar_raven: Haven - Santa!Duke[personal profile] stellar_raven on December 28th, 2020 11:43 pm (UTC)
No problem!

I hope so, too!
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[identity profile] lil-1337.livejournal.com on December 29th, 2020 12:18 am (UTC)
I'm sorry to hear things are not going well I hope 2021 is better for everyone.

I look forward to the challenge returning in 2022 if it is something the mods can do.
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stellar_raven: Haven - Santa!Duke[personal profile] stellar_raven on December 29th, 2020 12:34 am (UTC)
I hope so as well! Thanks for understanding!
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[identity profile] cornerofmadness.livejournal.com on December 29th, 2020 05:47 am (UTC)
I don't blame you. It's been rough and 2021 will still not be that normal.
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kelsrealm: Berlin Station[personal profile] keli on December 30th, 2020 07:17 pm (UTC)
So true.
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stellar_raven: Haven - Santa!Duke[personal profile] stellar_raven on December 30th, 2020 07:37 pm (UTC)
Definitely. Thanks for understanding!
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[identity profile] cornerofmadness.livejournal.com on December 30th, 2020 07:54 pm (UTC)
No problem. And thanks for running it all along
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stellar_raven: SB_Trio[personal profile] stellar_raven on January 2nd, 2021 08:48 pm (UTC)
No problem!
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[identity profile] green-wing.livejournal.com on December 29th, 2020 06:17 am (UTC)
Honestly, this isn’t the first time I’ve seen this decision made ❤️
So please don’t feel bad *hugs*
Take the time for yourselves, we’ll survive and the group will always be here 👍🐾
*lots of love*
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kelsrealm: Berlin Station[personal profile] keli on December 30th, 2020 07:15 pm (UTC)
*huggles* Thanks for your understanding and support always!
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stellar_raven: Haven - Santa!Duke[personal profile] stellar_raven on December 30th, 2020 07:37 pm (UTC)
*hugs* Thank you so much for being so understanding!
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[identity profile] deinonychus-1.livejournal.com on December 29th, 2020 10:36 am (UTC)
Thanks for making the announcement, I had been wondering whether it would run next year. But real life happens, can't be helped.

*hugs*, and let's all keep our fingers crossed for a better year for everyone in 2021.
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kelsrealm: Berlin Station[personal profile] keli on December 30th, 2020 07:16 pm (UTC)
Hopefully this year is good for everyone and we can get back to it next year! Thanks for all understanding!
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stellar_raven: Haven - Santa!Duke[personal profile] stellar_raven on December 30th, 2020 07:38 pm (UTC)
Thank you for understanding!

And here's to a better 2021!
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[identity profile] gilda-elise.livejournal.com on December 29th, 2020 02:15 pm (UTC)
Aww, what a downer! I was looking forward to a new Book Bingo, but I certainly understand. It's been a crazy year, and I don't think that craziness is going to go away for awhile.

I'm planning on participating in the 2021 Monthly Motif reading Challenge (https://www.girlxoxo.com/2021-monthly-motif-reading-challenge/) and My Reader's Block Mount TBR 2021 Challenge. (https://myreadersblock.blogspot.com/2020/10/mount-tbr-challenge-2021.html)
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[identity profile] white-jenna.livejournal.com on December 29th, 2020 05:07 pm (UTC)
Hey, I'll be doing Mount TBR, too! :) Need to get my 2021 challenge landing page set up on DW....
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[identity profile] gilda-elise.livejournal.com on December 30th, 2020 01:22 pm (UTC)
This will be my fifth year on the Mount. It helps keep me focused on my reading.
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[identity profile] white-jenna.livejournal.com on January 1st, 2021 03:58 pm (UTC)
Yeah, I think this will be my...fourth year? I've never done better than Pike's Peak (12), always too distracted by new shiny things. Although this year, I have a LOT of new shiny things from last year, so we'll see!
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stellar_raven: Haven - Santa!Duke[personal profile] stellar_raven on December 30th, 2020 07:38 pm (UTC)
I'm sorry. :( But thank you for understanding. And also thank you for linking to other challenges you're doing!
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[identity profile] white-jenna.livejournal.com on December 29th, 2020 05:08 pm (UTC)
Hey, I completely understand. Hopefully things will get better by this time next year!
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stellar_raven: Haven - Santa!Duke[personal profile] stellar_raven on December 30th, 2020 07:39 pm (UTC)
Thank you so much for understanding!

I hope so, too!
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[identity profile] brunettepet.livejournal.com on December 29th, 2020 06:55 pm (UTC)
Thanks for making the announcement. This year has been rough and I can understand wanting to put this on the back burner while we all get our lives back on track.
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stellar_raven: Haven - Santa!Duke[personal profile] stellar_raven on December 30th, 2020 07:40 pm (UTC)
Thank you so much for understanding. :)
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JustJo2u[personal profile] justjo2u on December 29th, 2020 08:04 pm (UTC)
I fell off the book wagon well and truly in 2020. I need to start making more time for reading in 2021.

This post makes the top 25 then top 5 etc because it's a popular post at that moment. It's nice but I think LJ must be VERY quiet if this community is trending!
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kelsrealm: Berlin Station[personal profile] keli on December 30th, 2020 06:30 pm (UTC)
hahaha I thought the same about LJ being quiet!

You had a busy year with your training community so it is understandable that books fell by the wayside. Looking forward to a better year in all aspects.
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stellar_raven: Haven - Santa!Duke[personal profile] stellar_raven on December 30th, 2020 07:44 pm (UTC)
It's understandable with everything you had going on this year. *hugs*
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[identity profile] honor-reid.livejournal.com on December 30th, 2020 05:50 am (UTC)
Totally understandable. 2020 was a hell of a year, and definitely not in a good way.

Hopefully 2021 will be better for everyone!
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stellar_raven: Haven - Santa!Duke[personal profile] stellar_raven on December 30th, 2020 07:45 pm (UTC)
Thank you so much for understanding!

Here's to a better 2021!
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[identity profile] reinadefuego.livejournal.com on January 1st, 2021 04:18 am (UTC)
It's a shame but totally understandable given everything that's gone on. Take care of yourselves!
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stellar_raven: SB_Trio[personal profile] stellar_raven on January 2nd, 2021 09:17 pm (UTC)
Thank you for being so understanding. You as well!
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fififolle: Primeval - happy hugs[personal profile] fififolle on January 10th, 2021 12:54 pm (UTC)
Thanks for the post, just glad everyone is still here and wishing you all a much, MUCH, better year x
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stellar_raven: SB_Trio[personal profile] stellar_raven on January 12th, 2021 04:00 am (UTC)
You're welcome. I wish the same for you!
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