Summer Reading Contest

Jugglah · Post by **Jugglah** » Fri Jun 05, 2009 4:34 pm

Invisible Ninja wrote:
Jugglah wrote:Yes! Reading is my number one favorite thing to do! I'm gonna leave you all in the dust! But seriously, this sounds really fun.
But wouldn't the dust, like, be bad for the books?

Oh, only your books. My books will be fine and dust-free.

Fang-wa · Post by **Fang-wa** » Fri Jun 05, 2009 4:35 pm

Jugglah wrote:
Invisible Ninja wrote:
Jugglah wrote:Yes! Reading is my number one favorite thing to do! I'm gonna leave you all in the dust! But seriously, this sounds really fun.
But wouldn't the dust, like, be bad for the books?
Oh, only your books. My books will be fine and dust-free.

That's not nice! LIZZIEG!!

LizzieG · Post by **LizzieG** » Fri Jun 05, 2009 4:37 pm

Danielle Abigail Maxwell wrote:I can join... but just a question. How many times a day or even week must I come on here? At home, I have the WORST internet, and I'm going to limit myself this summer on it.

The page count winner isn't determined by time on the ToO, but by how much you read. And if you wanted to enter the weekly drawings, you'd only need to get on and post once a week. Other than that, it depends on you.

Pseudonym wrote:Everyone is going to be reading the same books, right? Or else that would be incredibly unfair...

No, you can read whatever you want. There will be some criteria on what does and doesn't count, but since we're looking at page count and not number of books read, it makes sense to let everyone read what they want.

Jugglah · Post by **Jugglah** » Fri Jun 05, 2009 4:38 pm

Invisible Ninja wrote:
Jugglah wrote:
Invisible Ninja wrote:
Jugglah wrote:Yes! Reading is my number one favorite thing to do! I'm gonna leave you all in the dust! But seriously, this sounds really fun.
But wouldn't the dust, like, be bad for the books?
Oh, only your books. My books will be fine and dust-free.
That's not nice! LIZZIEG!!

Waah...waah...waah...somebody call the waaaambulance!

EK · Post by EK » Fri Jun 05, 2009 4:38 pm

*gets large print versions of all his books*

Do comics count? $\:D/$

The Top Crusader · Post by **The Top Crusader** » Fri Jun 05, 2009 4:41 pm

I'm in.

Fang-wa · Post by **Fang-wa** » Fri Jun 05, 2009 4:42 pm

Jugglah wrote:
Invisible Ninja wrote:
Jugglah wrote:
Invisible Ninja wrote:
Jugglah wrote:Yes! Reading is my number one favorite thing to do! I'm gonna leave you all in the dust! But seriously, this sounds really fun.
But wouldn't the dust, like, be bad for the books?
Oh, only your books. My books will be fine and dust-free.
That's not nice! LIZZIEG!!
Waah...waah...waah...somebody call the waaaambulance!

*points at Jugglah* LizzieG, she's not being nice!

She said she's gonna break my crayons! Or books! Or..something!

(Say, Jugglah, does this count as spam? I hope not, 'cause it fun.

)

LizzieG · Post by **LizzieG** » Fri Jun 05, 2009 4:43 pm

Invisible Ninja wrote:
Jugglah wrote:
Invisible Ninja wrote:
Jugglah wrote:Yes! Reading is my number one favorite thing to do! I'm gonna leave you all in the dust! But seriously, this sounds really fun.
But wouldn't the dust, like, be bad for the books?
Oh, only your books. My books will be fine and dust-free.
That's not nice! LIZZIEG!!

Just get dust jackets for all your books, and all will be well! $\:D/$

Tyler wrote:Do comics count? $\:D/$

Nope.

Fang-wa · Post by **Fang-wa** » Fri Jun 05, 2009 4:48 pm

LizzieG wrote:
Invisible Ninja wrote:
Jugglah wrote:
Invisible Ninja wrote:
Jugglah wrote:Yes! Reading is my number one favorite thing to do! I'm gonna leave you all in the dust! But seriously, this sounds really fun.
But wouldn't the dust, like, be bad for the books?
Oh, only your books. My books will be fine and dust-free.
That's not nice! LIZZIEG!!
Just get dust jackets for all your books, and all will be well! $\:D/$

Saaaayy, good idea. Thanx, nice admin.

GlennAdams · Post by **GlennAdams** » Fri Jun 05, 2009 4:49 pm

I'll join... I dunno how well I will do.

Fang-wa · Post by **Fang-wa** » Fri Jun 05, 2009 4:51 pm

GlennAdams wrote:I'll join... I dunno how well I will do.

I'm glad you don't know, or I'd be slightly freaked out..

Amethystic · Post by **Amethystic** » Fri Jun 05, 2009 5:22 pm

Invisible Ninja wrote:
GlennAdams wrote:I'll join... I dunno how well I will do.
I'm glad you don't know, or I'd be slightly freaked out..

I would normally know, but I have the first month disadvantage.

Pseudonym · Post by **Pseudonym** » Fri Jun 05, 2009 5:27 pm

LizzieG wrote:
Pseudonym wrote:Everyone is going to be reading the same books, right? Or else that would be incredibly unfair...
No, you can read whatever you want. There will be some criteria on what does and doesn't count, but since we're looking at page count and not number of books read, it makes sense to let everyone read what they want.

Except... a page of LOTR does not equal a page of Passages.

The size of the type varies greatly from different books. No page will be the same.

Amethystic · Post by **Amethystic** » Fri Jun 05, 2009 5:40 pm

Pseudonym wrote:
LizzieG wrote:
Pseudonym wrote:Everyone is going to be reading the same books, right? Or else that would be incredibly unfair...
No, you can read whatever you want. There will be some criteria on what does and doesn't count, but since we're looking at page count and not number of books read, it makes sense to let everyone read what they want.
Except... a page of LOTR does not equal a page of Passages. The size of the type varies greatly from different books. No page will be the same.

But smaller pages often have smaller words.

darcie · Post by **darcie** » Fri Jun 05, 2009 5:51 pm

Does Dr. Seuss count? $\:D/$

jelly · Post by **jelly** » Fri Jun 05, 2009 6:03 pm

darcie wrote:Does Dr. Seuss count? $\:D/$

It better! $\:D/$

LizzieG · Post by **LizzieG** » Fri Jun 05, 2009 6:04 pm

Pseudonym wrote:
LizzieG wrote:
Pseudonym wrote:Everyone is going to be reading the same books, right? Or else that would be incredibly unfair...
No, you can read whatever you want. There will be some criteria on what does and doesn't count, but since we're looking at page count and not number of books read, it makes sense to let everyone read what they want.
Except... a page of LOTR does not equal a page of Passages. The size of the type varies greatly from different books. No page will be the same.

I see your point, but we couldn't change things without either taking the fun out of the contest or setting up an impossible system. I wouldn't want to assign a list of books that everyone had to read because then it would look too much like school. Now if the grand prize were an all-expenses-paid trip to Hawaii or something, then it would be different.

darcie wrote:Does Dr. Seuss count? $\:D/$

Wait for the FAQs - they will explain all! $\:D/$

But no.

V-lady · Post by **V-lady** » Fri Jun 05, 2009 6:20 pm

I would sign up, but considering that I haven't read a single book (except for the Bible) in like months, I don't think it would be a very good idea.

Ruthie · Post by **Ruthie** » Fri Jun 05, 2009 6:55 pm

*raises hand*
Oh me too! $\:D/$

Taq · Post by **Taq** » Fri Jun 05, 2009 6:55 pm

V-lady wrote:I would sign up, but considering that I haven't read a single book (except for the Bible) in like months, I don't think it would be a very good idea.

That's usually me during the school year, but what better time than summer to break out the books you want to read?

And oh, the Bible counts.