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| BAnna Triglot Senior Member United States Joined 4624 days ago 409 posts - 616 votes  Speaks: English*, German, Spanish Studies: Russian, Turkish | Message 345 of 766 01 June 2014 at 7:45am | IP Logged | ||
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I'm just not going to count the silent film at all. Although I did fine reading the German intertitles (including Berlin dialect), I think they'd only be a few pages at most of real text, so just a drop in the sea of 20 months of reading.
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| Serpent Octoglot Senior Member Russian Federation serpent-849.livejour Joined 6599 days ago 9753 posts - 15779 votes 4 sounds Speaks: Russian*, English, FinnishC1, Latin, German, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese Studies: Danish, Romanian, Polish, Belarusian, Ukrainian, Croatian, Slovenian, Catalan, Czech, Galician, Dutch, Swedish | Message 346 of 766 01 June 2014 at 11:50am | IP Logged | ||
Um yeah very true. BTW, I'm still not sure what will happen when someone reads over 100 books and/or watches 100 movies. The original idea was definitely to cut it there. True, people have different goals, but 100/100 is still the default one, and anyone going for more can get motivation from earning stars and just from completing their goals. For me the main difference between this challenge and Tadoku is aiming at larger units* and having clear goals. *I find it very stressful to count every little bit I read and I can't do this on a long-term basis. Ironically I've now realized that one more problem for me is that with such a heavy emphasis on books, it's easier to either report as you go or focus on one book at a time. I have so many books where I'm yet to reach 50 pages since May 1... 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| kanewai Triglot Senior Member United States justpaste.it/kanewai Joined 4891 days ago 1386 posts - 3054 votes Speaks: English*, French, Marshallese Studies: Italian, Spanish | Message 347 of 766 01 June 2014 at 12:15pm | IP Logged | ||
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Even though I'm personally aiming higher than 100 in some areas, I really hope that the
the ranking still gets capped at 100 (e.g. that 150 books won't rank any higher than 100). Mostly because this isn't a race to see who can do the most, but rather to see how many of us can reach 100. Capping the results means that it's a more even playing field for those who are beginners and those who are advanced. The advanced speakers might reach the goal earlier, but we will all get there. 3 persons have voted this message useful | |||
| rdearman Senior Member United Kingdom rdearman.orgRegistered users can see my Skype Name Joined 5238 days ago 881 posts - 1812 votes Speaks: English* Studies: Italian, French, Mandarin | Message 348 of 766 01 June 2014 at 12:29pm | IP Logged | ||
Sorry but I don't see the reasoning. If a beginner gets to 100 in August of 2015, and an expert gets to 100 in August of 2014 why penalize the expert by capping at 100? They might lose the motivation to carry on to see just how well they really can do. I thought the idea was to encourage everyone to do as well as they possibly could? Lets flip the coin and say the beginner working hard and reading books at their level gets to 100 first and they could end the challenge with 125 books if uncapped. But the expert just reads 100 books in the last 3 months of the challenge? Seems sort of unfair to me to cap anyone’s progress either beginner or expert. I think we should be encouraging everyone to "shot for the stars" and to go to 100 and beyond. I think it should be a race to see just how much you can do. Not a race against each other necessarily, but a race to your personal best. Nobody can do a Personal Best if they are restricted by the rules. 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| Serpent Octoglot Senior Member Russian Federation serpent-849.livejour Joined 6599 days ago 9753 posts - 15779 votes 4 sounds Speaks: Russian*, English, FinnishC1, Latin, German, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese Studies: Danish, Romanian, Polish, Belarusian, Ukrainian, Croatian, Slovenian, Catalan, Czech, Galician, Dutch, Swedish | Message 349 of 766 01 June 2014 at 12:42pm | IP Logged | ||
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But you can still get more stars and continue keeping track. And your progress will be reflected in the last column.
Also, try Tadoku if you want to aim for your personal best :) Edited by Serpent on 01 June 2014 at 12:48pm 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| Serpent Octoglot Senior Member Russian Federation serpent-849.livejour Joined 6599 days ago 9753 posts - 15779 votes 4 sounds Speaks: Russian*, English, FinnishC1, Latin, German, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese Studies: Danish, Romanian, Polish, Belarusian, Ukrainian, Croatian, Slovenian, Catalan, Czech, Galician, Dutch, Swedish | Message 350 of 766 01 June 2014 at 9:54pm | IP Logged | ||
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Is there a minimal length for consistency streaks?
These are my Finnish stats: 18 May 2014 johanna sinisalo - tapahtuu muumilaaksossa: puuvajan salaisuus 8 pages 23 May 2014 minna canth - köyhää kansaa 31 May 2014 tapahtuu muumilaaksossa: hunajamandariinit 7 pages yet it displays no ongoing streak. 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| rdearman Senior Member United Kingdom rdearman.orgRegistered users can see my Skype Name Joined 5238 days ago 881 posts - 1812 votes Speaks: English* Studies: Italian, French, Mandarin | Message 351 of 766 01 June 2014 at 10:18pm | IP Logged | ||
I thought it was 4 weeks, but I could be wrong. 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| Serpent Octoglot Senior Member Russian Federation serpent-849.livejour Joined 6599 days ago 9753 posts - 15779 votes 4 sounds Speaks: Russian*, English, FinnishC1, Latin, German, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese Studies: Danish, Romanian, Polish, Belarusian, Ukrainian, Croatian, Slovenian, Catalan, Czech, Galician, Dutch, Swedish | Message 352 of 766 01 June 2014 at 10:37pm | IP Logged | ||
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Well I meant the amount of material covered. two of these entries are under 10 pages.
I thought the consistency streaks were supposed to be displayed starting from two weeks. I know my Croatian three weeks of consistency were displayed last week. Also, seems like books/movies until the next star are only displayed when you already have one. 1 person has voted this message useful |
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