BTRC Nov 2025 || Bingo Updates Pg9, Teams Pg12, Note Pg15 - Page 19

Originally posted by: Minionite

I'm sorry to see you both go Shibz and Vera, but not surprised.

As a mod, I myself don't know what's "attacking" a mod in the posts we made, but apparently we did.

Madz FYI 2 captains are gone.

Honestly if this forum’s moderator wants to take ownership, we don’t need captains. Let everyone read individually this month and the mod can tally scores.

End of 2025 can mark the end of BTRC.

Shibu, Vera — we saw the effort, time, and heart you put into the BTRC. You handled everything with so much sincerity, from the drafts to the siggies to the coordination, and you deserved clear communication before your work was set aside. What happened wasn’t fair, and definitely not something you should have had to deal with after giving an entire month to this.

You two did everything right, and the confusion did not come from your end. Anyone who followed the process knows how much you contributed and how much you genuinely cared about doing justice to the challenge.

And honestly, after all this, I truly feel we should pause the BTRC until Riya comes back. She created it, she knows the flow best, and things stay consistent when she’s around. No one should be hosting under mixed signals or unnecessary stress.

Mrina, your tag got me out of my IF hiatus - I only just found out yesterday (because I don’t log in to IF that often these days) what went down and since then I’ve been trying to talk to all parties involved and get to the heart of the matter.

Frankly, I do not get why and how the confusion arose. For my part, all I can say is that when I posted asking for volunteers I always intended that they would do everything from start to finish - just as I did when I was organizing BTRC, asking for help for any task only when I wasn’t available. The whole intention behind asking for volunteers was that DT need not be involved any more, I had kickstarted the activity and since then most of you regulars had picked it up and refined it, making it even better than I ever could. So by the time we were in September, I was barely doing much. You all knew the drill , the captains were posting their threads and excel sheets and updating the numbers, it was a smooth sailing ship and was inching towards being self-sustaining which had been my aim all along.

I’m not sure why and where the wires got crossed because I feel the volunteer thread was very clear - I had stated there that whoever volunteers would take over the entire BTRC for the month. And that meant doing everything from start to finish. And I did convey this separately on chat as well as I handed over my duties before I went on break.

Vera, Shibz I’m sorry for this mess I inadvertently created when I left. I’m sure you girls must have done a kickass job at organizing - the whole reason I wasn’t worried at all about Nov because I knew you girls are there and you’ve got it handled. I feel responsible somehow and deeply apologize to you both and to everyone who has been regularly participating for souring your experience on here.

For me - BTRC was one of those experiences that I would think of fondly as one initiative that I started on IF that received overwhelming support from everyone involved & most of all, that it brought back the love of reading for so many of you and for that I will always feel grateful. So deepest thanks again to you - Shibz and Vera, to Parm, Kadyn, Shreya, Rado, Leena, Hinna, T - & everyone else who volunteered for tasks (I hope I’m not forgetting anyone!)

I can’t even articulate how I’m feeling right now - all I can say is it brought me out from the midst of my own crisis to post this, because I felt I had to say something seeing as how it all went down.

BTRC was fun while it lasted and I’m glad it helped so many of you rediscover your joy of reading

Also want to say - just because you did not get to conclude the BTRC on your terms does not mean your efforts are not seen, valued or appreciated. I see you and appreciate you as does everyone who participated that month. Even if some of your efforts went to waste, every single person will agree that you guys helmed the ship beautifully.