Saturday, October 24, 2009

Read-a-thon Progress - 250 comments left so far!

Yep, you heard me right - I've been all over creation leaving little comments of readathon cheer. I've learned a few things along the way:

1. Many people do not know how to use Mr. Linky properly - yahoo.com? Seriously?
2. I REALLY hate word verification (I hated it before, but even more so now)
3. There are a ton of books being read right now! Some people are up to 13!
4. It takes a long time to leave 250 comments - whew!
5. Readathon is a great event and the organizers are really on top of things!!

Going to take a break now to read some more. But I will be back. After all, I still have 250 more comments to leave ;)
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36 comments:

  1. YanOctober 24, 2009 at 10:25 PM

    WOW! Go Lenore! That is some serious commenting even with all those obstacles lol

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  2. UnknownOctober 24, 2009 at 10:25 PM

    Congratulations on leaving so many comments!

    How do you know that you have left so many comments? Do you count them yourself? The only reason I ask is that I would love to know how many I leave in a day without having to note it down!

    Keep up the good work!

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  3. EricaOctober 24, 2009 at 10:25 PM

    HOLY WOW ! You've left 250 comments? I'd run out of things to say.

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  4. UnknownOctober 24, 2009 at 10:29 PM

    I believe 2 of those comments were left on my blog...thank you so much!!! Hope you get to do some reading today, too. :o)

    Christy
    http://southernsassythings.blogspot.com

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  5. Lenore AppelhansOctober 24, 2009 at 10:29 PM

    Yan - I know right? I think that's more than I've left in the past 2 months!

    FLB - I am keeping a little tally with pen and paper.

    Erica - It is amazing how many blogs are out there and reading through the post usually gives me an idea of what to say!

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  6. Lenore AppelhansOctober 24, 2009 at 10:30 PM

    Christy - Going to read now in fact :)

    Trish - Thanks for your support!

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  7. Jen RobinsonOctober 24, 2009 at 10:33 PM

    That is quite impressive!! Hope you're enjoying it, too.

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  8. AleaOctober 24, 2009 at 10:39 PM

    Yay go Lenore! I think we need to cheerlead for you too!

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  9. CindyOctober 24, 2009 at 10:41 PM

    You go Girl! LOL

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  10. MollyOctober 24, 2009 at 10:45 PM

    you are a commenting fool :) --- and we all love you for it! Thanks for being such a source of encouragement.

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  11. MeghanOctober 24, 2009 at 10:58 PM

    I'm impressed! You're an amazing cheerleader. I'm glad you are also reading, though! Thank you for stopping by to leave comments on my blog. =)

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  12. UnknownOctober 24, 2009 at 11:08 PM

    I'm sad to hear that there isn't a magic way to do it, but keep up the great cheerleading!

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  13. MelanieOctober 24, 2009 at 11:16 PM

    Woot! Congrats! I'm planning on cheerleading somemore after getting some much needed schoolwork done. Go you! =)

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  14. AmandaOctober 24, 2009 at 11:19 PM

    Great job so far!
    leaving comments is nice, and I also hate word verification.

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  15. AndiOctober 24, 2009 at 11:24 PM

    Good heavens, woman! I'm super impressed. Keep up the great commenting and get some more reading in there, too!

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  16. AnonymousOctober 24, 2009 at 11:36 PM

    I agree...word verification is the pits!

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  17. AnonymousOctober 25, 2009 at 12:01 AM

    Thank you for your comment! Hope you're having a good time.

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  18. the story sirenOctober 25, 2009 at 12:35 AM

    WOW! I am in awe of you! People don't realize how long it takes when you do massive comments like that.. which is why I have a hard time with it personally! ha! those just a second comments can take hours!

    what a fantastic thing for you to do though! wish i could have been able to participate!

    like i said... i am in awe! you go!

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  19. LivianiaOctober 25, 2009 at 1:27 AM

    Good luck!

    And who doesn't hate word verification?

    I just wish the read-a-thon hadn't been the same day as the Austin Teen Book Festival.

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  20. AnonymousOctober 25, 2009 at 1:31 AM

    Wow--13 books is a lot! And thanks for taking the time to comment :)

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  21. NataliaOctober 25, 2009 at 1:36 AM

    I hate word verifications too! And sometimes I'll leave a comment and it won't appear on the blog entry no matter how much I try. I suspect I'll get a lot of duplicated comments on several blogs, lol.

    Glad you're having so much fun! Hope to see you during the night, too!

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  22. AnonymousOctober 25, 2009 at 1:55 AM

    Thanks for commenting on mine as well! I just started on my second novel a few minutes ago and I wish you good luck on yours as well! I definitely felt encouranged by your comment :)

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  23. bermudaonionOctober 25, 2009 at 2:49 AM

    You're an awesome cheerleader!

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  24. UnknownOctober 25, 2009 at 2:32 AM

    Wow, that's fantastic! That's really great of you to visit so many!

    Someone is up to 13 books? How is that possible? Well, good for them!

    Word verification would get to be a real drag after so many comments. Thank you for persevering!

    Thanks for stopping by!
    Amy

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  25. FlorindaOctober 25, 2009 at 3:07 AM

    Thanks for leaving a comment for me :-). Cheerleaders keep this Readathon thing going!

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  26. DeborahOctober 25, 2009 at 4:34 AM

    It really amazes me that no matter how big of instructions you put for how to use mr linky, people still won't get it. and they won't ask for help either.

    thanks for all your comments!!!

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  27. Carrie K.October 25, 2009 at 4:55 AM

    Thank you so much for stopping by to cheer me on! Happy reading. :)

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  28. Sheila (bookjourney)October 25, 2009 at 5:29 AM

    250? Wow - you go girl! Thats amazing!

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  29. tanabataOctober 25, 2009 at 5:49 AM

    250 comments? Wow! Way to go! You're the queen of cheerleaders! :)

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  30. CareOctober 25, 2009 at 6:02 AM

    I have never been able to keep track of my comments. WOW! Thank you very much for the ones you left for me! :) Happy RaT!

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  31. kay - Infinite ShelfOctober 25, 2009 at 6:19 AM

    Lenore, you're amazing! You're being great as a cheerleader and I'm sure that the readathoner readers really appreciate it! :D

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  32. AnonymousOctober 25, 2009 at 6:21 AM

    Wow, good idea to keep track of the number of comments you left. Being a cheerleader is a lot more work than I thought it would be. I have no idea how many comments I've left today, but yeah, it's probably close to 250.

    I totally agree with #1 of your list. and #2. Actually, all of them :)

    Great job at being such a fantastic Cheerleader. I'm hanging up my pom poms and going to bed.

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  33. Nicole (Linus's Blanket)October 25, 2009 at 7:47 AM

    You are awesome Lenore! I hope you are reading too! I think a lot of people just hopped on w. no intention of participating.

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  34. MemoryOctober 25, 2009 at 8:19 AM

    I'm so impressed with all the commenting you've been doing!

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  35. BybeeOctober 25, 2009 at 9:08 AM

    You're so right about word verification! Grrr! But seriously...you are a rockstar! We're not worthy!!!

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  36. DuckOctober 25, 2009 at 7:47 PM

    Just because I appreciate your commenting for the read-a-thon so much, I will remove the verification words from all my blogs... Thanks!

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