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The most important rule is that the WikiCup is ''just a bit of fun'' — at the end of the day, we're all here to improve Wikipedia. The second most important rule is [[WP:DICK|don't be a dick]]. If through the WikiCup any participants are hurting the encyclopedia (whether through abusing the rules/systems, creating a negative atmosphere, or whatever else), they will be removed from the Cup. To quote Durova, winner of the 2009 Cup, "Wikipedia is the real winner". Let's hope we can keep it that way. |
The most important rule is that the WikiCup is ''just a bit of fun'' — at the end of the day, we're all here to improve Wikipedia. The second most important rule is [[WP:DICK|don't be a dick]]. If through the WikiCup any participants are hurting the encyclopedia (whether through abusing the rules/systems, creating a negative atmosphere, or whatever else), they will be removed from the Cup. To quote Durova, winner of the 2009 Cup, "Wikipedia is the real winner". Let's hope we can keep it that way. |
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If in doubt, ask. You shouldn't need to worry too much- the bot will do all the difficult calculations, and is usually very accurate. The rules will not change mid-competition, though clarifications will occasionally be added to this page. |
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==Scores== |
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* Articles with at least 5kb "readable prose size", whether expansions or new articles, are worth 10 points. Shorter DYKs are worth 5 points. The bot will calculate which category the article falls into, but a tool to help judge can be found [[User:Dr pda/prosesize|here]]. Please report any mistakes on the WikiCup talk page. Attempts to game this will not be looked upon favourably. |
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* Points cannot be granted until the article has actually been featured on the main page. Merely being approved by a reviewer does not count. If a [[Wikipedia:DYKTN#hook|hook]] is being held for a specific date after the end of the round and you need to claim the points, talk to the judges. |
* Points cannot be granted until the article has actually been featured on the main page. Merely being approved by a reviewer does not count. If a [[Wikipedia:DYKTN#hook|hook]] is being held for a specific date after the end of the round and you need to claim the points, talk to the judges. |
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* For hooks with multiple articles, every article is eligible to score points independently, provided each meets the ''Did you know?'' guidelines. This does not mean you can claim for articles in the hook that you yourself did not work on. |
* For hooks with multiple articles, every article is eligible to score points independently, provided each meets the ''Did you know?'' guidelines. This does not mean you can claim for articles in the hook that you yourself did not work on. |
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===Bonus points=== |
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*For every '''5''' Wikipedias on which an article or portal appears as of 31 December 2012, the article or portal is awarded an extra '''0.2 times as many points''' if it appears on did you know, or is promoted to good article, featured article, featured list or featured portal. For instance, a featured article (normally 100 points) appearing on 21 Wikipedias is awarded 80 bonus points (an extra 80%). A short DYK (normally 5 points) appearing on 65 Wikipedias is awarded 13 bonus points. See the table below. |
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*Any article which exists on at least '''50''' Wikipedias, as of 31 December 2011, scores '''three times''' as many points if it appears on did you know, or is promoted to good article, featured article or featured list. (Any portal which exists on at least 50 Wikipedias, as of 31 December 2011, scores three times as many points if promoted to featured portal status.) |
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*Any article which exists on at least '''100''' Wikipedias, as of 31 December 2011, scores '''four times''' as many points if it appears on did you know, or is promoted to good article, featured article or featured list. (Any portal which exists on at least 100 Wikipedias, as of 31 December 2011, scores four times as many points if promoted to featured portal status.) |
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*Any article on the [[Wikipedia:Vital articles|vital level 3 list]] is eligible for double points ''or'' the points for appearing on multiple Wikipedias (if applicable), whichever is higher. They may not receive both. |
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*2 bonus points will be awarded to any DYK article which has existed since 2007 or earlier (IE, 5 years before 2013). The bot will calculate this, but any mistakes can be reported on the WikiCup talk page. |
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**Articles which were previously redirects or disambiguation pages ''are not'' eligible. Articles which have been moved during the time ''are'' eligible. |
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**This bonus ''can'' be claimed in addition to any other applicable bonus; however, it is added ''after'' multiplication. For instance, a 6kb DYK article of a topic with an article on 25 Wikipedias which has existed since 2006 would be worth 22 points- (10x2)+2. The bot will calculate this. |
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*This is the only content which will score more points. Other than this distinction, all content is equal. |
*This is the only content which will score more points. Other than this distinction, all content is equal. |
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*Pages eligible for extra points will be awarded them by the bot, unless they are one of the very small number that appear on the vital list, but are ''not'' on 25 or more Wikipedias. If they fall into the latter category, you may add [[Wikipedia:WikiCup/Multiplier|the template]] yourself, or leave a note on the WikiCup talk page. Any other mistakes or issues should be reported to the WikiCup talk page. |
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==What's changed from last year?== |
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*Good article reviews are now worth 4 points. |
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*DYK are worth 10 points, instead of 5. |
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*DYK points are now split- 5 points for articles under 5kb or less "readable prose size", 10 points for those with 5kb or higher. See the DYK section for more details. |
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*FL are worth 45 points, instead of 40. |
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*DYK articles which have existed since 2007 or earlier are now eligible for 2 bonus points. See the bonus section for details. |
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*FT and GT are worth 10/article and 3/article respectively, instead of 15/article and 10/article. |
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*Bonus multipliers have been made linear, and the numbers have been adjusted. See the bonus point section for details. |
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*Triple and quadruple points have been introduced for articles/lists present on 50 and 100 Wikipedias respectively. |
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*Featured sounds have been removed. |
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*A bot will now make explicit that you're in the WikiCup when nominating something at FAC. |
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Revision as of 14:04, 23 December 2012
This page explains the rules for the 2012 WikiCup, that were established after extensive discussion and polling on the talk page and elsewhere. Hopefully, having the rules codified like this will prevent any confusion or the need for mid-competition clarification. Further, hopefully, discussion has been extensive enough that we will not need to make any major changes mid-competition. However, the judges reserve the right to adjudicate in the spirit of the rules, rather than to their letter.
The most important rule is that the WikiCup is just a bit of fun — at the end of the day, we're all here to improve Wikipedia. The second most important rule is don't be a dick. If through the WikiCup any participants are hurting the encyclopedia (whether through abusing the rules/systems, creating a negative atmosphere, or whatever else), they will be removed from the Cup. To quote Durova, winner of the 2009 Cup, "Wikipedia is the real winner". Let's hope we can keep it that way.
If in doubt, ask. You shouldn't need to worry too much- the bot will do all the difficult calculations, and is usually very accurate. The rules will not change mid-competition, though clarifications will occasionally be added to this page.
Scores
Featured article | Good article | Featured list | Featured picture | Featured portal | Featured topic | Good topic | Did you know? | In the news | Good article reviews |
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100 | 30 | 45 | 35 | 35 | 10 per article | 3 per article | 5 or 10 | 10 | 4 |
General rules
- Submit your content to your submissions' page including all necessary links. See this page for more information.
- You may usually only score points in a round for content which has been promoted, or reviews which have been completed, in that round.
- An exception exists for content promoted or reviews completed after the end of a round, but before the start of the next. In these cases, points may be awarded for the round afterwards, though submissions' pages should not be updated until the start of the round.
- All reviewed content must have been worked on significantly by you during the competition to receive additional points. "Drive by" nominations are not permitted. This does not mean that you have to be the primary author, though it is preferable. Merely copyediting or wikifying an article does not constitute "significant work", but if you are one name on a joint nomination, you may claim points. If this is abused, the judges reserve the right to not award points.
- Content must have been worked on and nominated during the competition. If something was worked on or nominated in an early round, you may still claim points if it is recognised in a later round, but you may not claim points for articles you have not worked on during the competition. Again, this is to prevent abuse, not to deny you your points. As long as you are not abusing the system, you should be fine.
Specific rules
Featured articles
- You must declare your WikiCup participation if you review another WikiCup participant's FAC.
Featured pictures
- Generally, the picture should have been created by you (either photographed, drawn, or created in some other way) or been given significant restoration work by you or been released under a free license because of your efforts. Merely uploading a file you have found elsewhere does not constitute "significantly working on" the image.
Featured portals
- The content featured in the portal does not need to have been created by you, only the portal design and selection itself.
Featured and good topics
- Points are awarded per article in the topic that was worked on by you. If you would have a right to claim points for the promotion of the article to good or featured status, you have the right to claim points for its promotion as part of the topic, even if you did not nominate the topic.
- Promoting an article that is already within a featured or good topic does not get additional points for the topic. Adding articles to a topic does gain points, but only points for the article added. You do not get points for articles already in a topic when a new article is added.
Did you know?
- Articles with at least 5kb "readable prose size", whether expansions or new articles, are worth 10 points. Shorter DYKs are worth 5 points. The bot will calculate which category the article falls into, but a tool to help judge can be found here. Please report any mistakes on the WikiCup talk page. Attempts to game this will not be looked upon favourably.
- Points cannot be granted until the article has actually been featured on the main page. Merely being approved by a reviewer does not count. If a hook is being held for a specific date after the end of the round and you need to claim the points, talk to the judges.
- For hooks with multiple articles, every article is eligible to score points independently, provided each meets the Did you know? guidelines. This does not mean you can claim for articles in the hook that you yourself did not work on.
In the news
- To claim points for an "In the news" nomination, you must be the primary contributor of the updated article or section. You do not have to be the nominator, but diffs must be provided proving you added a significant amount of content. Judges will scrutinize ITN submissions and may remove any at their discretion.
Good article reviews
- These rules are for when you are claiming points for performing a good article review, not for when you are claiming points for writing a good article.
- You may claim points upon the completion of a review, that is, when the article is passed or failed.
- Only reviews of a sufficient length will be counted; quick fails and very short reviews will generally not be awarded points. As a rough guide, no review shorter than 1000 bytes will be considered, though the judges reserve the right to remove other short reviews. This is not to say that such short reviews are not worthwhile, it is merely to say that they will not be recognised in this competition.
- Third opinions will generally not be eligible for points. In the event that you take over a review from someone else for whatever reason, points may be claimed, provided a full review is given as usual.
- Attempts to game good article reviews will be looked upon particularly harshly, and, more so than with any other process, people abusing the system will be removed from the Cup.
Bonus points
- For every 5 Wikipedias on which an article or portal appears as of 31 December 2012, the article or portal is awarded an extra 0.2 times as many points if it appears on did you know, or is promoted to good article, featured article, featured list or featured portal. For instance, a featured article (normally 100 points) appearing on 21 Wikipedias is awarded 80 bonus points (an extra 80%). A short DYK (normally 5 points) appearing on 65 Wikipedias is awarded 13 bonus points. See the table below.
Number of Wikipedias on which the article appears as of 31 December 2012 | Extra points |
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0-4 | 0 |
5-9 | 20% |
10-14 | 40% |
15-19 | 60% |
20-24 | 80% |
25-29 | 100% (Awarded double points overall) |
30-34 | 120% |
35-39 | 140% |
40-44 | 160% |
45-49 | 180% |
50-54 | 200% (Awarded triple points overall) |
... | ... |
75-79 | 300% (Awarded quadruple points overall) |
... | ... |
100-104 | 400% (Awarded 5 times as many points overall) |
... | ... |
125-129 | 500% (Awarded 6 times as many points overall) |
...And so forth | ...And so forth |
- Any article on the vital level 3 list is eligible for double points or the points for appearing on multiple Wikipedias (if applicable), whichever is higher. They may not receive both.
- 2 bonus points will be awarded to any DYK article which has existed since 2007 or earlier (IE, 5 years before 2013). The bot will calculate this, but any mistakes can be reported on the WikiCup talk page.
- Articles which were previously redirects or disambiguation pages are not eligible. Articles which have been moved during the time are eligible.
- This bonus can be claimed in addition to any other applicable bonus; however, it is added after multiplication. For instance, a 6kb DYK article of a topic with an article on 25 Wikipedias which has existed since 2006 would be worth 22 points- (10x2)+2. The bot will calculate this.
- This is the only content which will score more points. Other than this distinction, all content is equal.
- Pages eligible for extra points will be awarded them by the bot, unless they are one of the very small number that appear on the vital list, but are not on 25 or more Wikipedias. If they fall into the latter category, you may add the template yourself, or leave a note on the WikiCup talk page. Any other mistakes or issues should be reported to the WikiCup talk page.
What's changed from last year?
There are four small changes from last year-
- Good article reviews are now worth 4 points.
- DYK points are now split- 5 points for articles under 5kb or less "readable prose size", 10 points for those with 5kb or higher. See the DYK section for more details.
- DYK articles which have existed since 2007 or earlier are now eligible for 2 bonus points. See the bonus section for details.
- Bonus multipliers have been made linear, and the numbers have been adjusted. See the bonus point section for details.