Links and Info for New Members

Gravy · Post by **Gravy** » 02 Sep 2018, 22:03

Short-cuts

Automatic restrictions based on post count:

Many features on the forum are restricted until a member reaches certain post count and has been a member of the website for a certain number of days. Almost all of these restrictions are lifted once you have reached a post count 25 post and been registered for at least one week.

As of the time of this post, you need to have a post count of 10 to post links or URLs and to modify your profile. You need to have a post count of 25 to add a signature and to fill-in the website field of the profile.

New members--those with less than 10 posts or who have joined within the past week--are also blocked from sending PMs.

While you are still a new member, the anti-spam filter may automatically flag your post to be held for moderation. It flags about one in three hundred posts, most of which are spam but many on the other hand are false positives. A flagged post will not be blocked completely but rather held for moderation. We will review the post and approve or disapprove it quickly. Again, this automatic check is only performed for 'new members' and will not occur once you have made some more posts and been registered for at least a week.

Gravy · Post by **Gravy** » 15 Nov 2021, 23:15

General Forum Information

The C/T/M/H forum is for Crime, Thrillers, Mystery, and Horror Books.
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If your email address is spelled wrong, please contact us with the correct email (via the Contact Form, a link to which is provided below), and an Admin will change it for you.
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Gravy · Post by **Gravy** » 15 Nov 2021, 23:17

Links and info for Review Team members

Please note that the Review Team is run on Eastern Standard Time. You should update the status of your review a day before the official deadline if you are in a different time zone.

PayPal is the ONLY method of payment. Members are NOT allowed to share Paypal addresses.

Review Books are mostly ebooks. You must be able to read and review ebooks to review for the Review Team.

For the self-purchase review option, any format is acceptable. However, for the reimbursed paperback reviews, a physical copy is required. If the description states Self-Purchase, that means you would have to pay for the book and would NOT be reimbursed for the cost of buying the book.

Late payments need to be reported via your history tab. Please note that editing your preferences will delay the link that allows you to report late payments from showing up. If the link is late, it's because you edited your preferences and need to wait for it to show up.

After submitting the review, the formatting will appear glitched as it goes through the editing process. This is completely normal and nothing to worry about.

Books on Bookshelves cannot be read or downloaded and are just for show. Your Review Team page explains where and how to get review books.

If you want to review for the site DO NOT mark that you have written a book on your preferences tab. This will place you in the author group and remove your access to the Review Team.
If you do mark that you have written a book and wind up in the author group, just go the Contact Form page and choose the 'I am not an author' option. This will remove you from the author group.

Review Team page:
Review Team page
Please note, you should read all the information on the different tabs of this page before choosing a book to review.
- The entire book must be read to review it.
- If you cannot, or do not want to finish the book, you have the option to quit the book on your Review Team page. However, quitting an excessive amount of books will have a negative impact on your reviewer score.
- If you decide that reviewing or the site isn't for you, you need to quit any review you may have commited to. Once you successfully quit the book, you can either leave the Review Team via your UCP, or deactivate your account automatically by choosing that option on the Contact Form page (no message required).
Help with verifying your email (please follow the instructions from the first post of this thread):
Email Verification
Review Approval, Publication, and Payment Timeframes:
New Review Approval, Publication, and Payment Timeframes
Instructions for using the BBCode:
How to Bold and Italicize text.
Instructions for using underlining, italics, or quotation marks for titles:
Use underlining, italics, or quotation marks for titles
Instructions for formating paragraphs in reviews:
How to Format Paragraphs in Reviews.
Commas and Coordinating Conjunctions (Full Guide with Examples and Sources):
Commas and Coordinating Conjunctions.
Tips on writing good reviews - grammar, spelling, style:
Tips on writing good reviews - grammar, spelling, style.
If you have a grammar question, you can ask it here:
International Grammar Forum
If you have a question or issue that pertains to the Review Team:
REVIEW TEAM AND REVIEW REQUEST ISSUES - Read this first
Clarification of guideline 19: Clarification of guideline 19
Official Profanity Guide
Explantions about Scorecard Discrepancies:
The Scoop on Scorecard Discrepancies
If the previous threads do not help, this forum, Review Team Support, is where you should post (note: this forum is not for debates or complaints, but for seeking advice and answers to questions).

Remember to check for answers on your Review Team page before posting.

Please note that Amazon requires a $50 minimum purchase to submit reviews. These are Amazon's requirements, NOT OBC's. If you don't meet Amazon's requirements and can't leave a review, you should update your Preferences to reflect that.

Gravy · Post by **Gravy** » 15 Nov 2021, 23:18

Trial Bookshelf Moderator Group

The Bookshelf Moderators are a group of members who volunteer to help keep the Bookshelves in order.

Please do NOT apply if you are new/just joined the site.
Members must have at least 200 posts and have at least 50 books on their shelves to be considered.
There is no pay or boost to a reviewer's level for being a Bookshelf Moderator.

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Gravy · Post by **Gravy** » 15 Nov 2021, 23:21

Daily Giveaway

If the Giveaway prize is overdue, a special contact link will appear on the giveaway history page. You should inquire about the prize via that link only.
You should not claim entries until you have successfully fulfilled their requirements. Failing to fulfill even one requirement and claiming it will lead to disqualification and the loss of all the entries you previous accumulated.
It's highly recommended that you check your links often, as they can age out and become defunct. A defunct link will also result in a disqualification.
If the link to the book on the Giveaway page does not work, use the link provided in your Book of the Day subscription email.

Gravy · Post by **Gravy** » 15 Nov 2021, 23:22

Book of the Month

BOTM=Book of the Month
Threads and comments need to be on-topic.
Comments should be meaningful and contribute to the conversation.
Short, vague and/or overly generic posts will not be approved.

Gravy · Post by **Gravy** » 15 Nov 2021, 23:23

Searching the Forums

Site Search
Searching for the most uncommon word in a title/subject will give the best results.
When checking for existing threads for non-review topics, remember to search for synonyms as well.
You can limit your search to a specific forum, so if you're looking for threads for reviewer help, limiting your search to the off-topic section, or even the Review Team Support forum, will give the best results. (If searching for a thread for a book, it's probably best not to limit the forums being searched.)
You can choose between having the results be posts, or threads.
You can choose to search posts (meaning the whole text of posts) or titles. Searching titles is particularly helpful when looking for existing threads.
Once you have searched and have some results, if there are a lot of results, you can narrow them down using the search function just above the results.(Or by using a 'find in page' function on your device.)