Wikipedia:WikiProject Good articles/GA Cup/FAQ
1. When does the GA Cup start/end? The first round of the GA Cup will begin on October 1, 2014. The competition is scheduled to end on March 28, 2015, though this date may change. 2. When/How can I sign-up? Sign-ups will be ongoing until October 15, 2014. At that point, no more sign-ups will be accepted. To sign up, click here and add your name to the list. 3. What is the purpose of such a competition? Firstly, to have fun. Secondly, to improve Wikipedia in the midst of friendly competition. And thirdly, it's an attempt to decrease the traditionally-long backlog at GAN. 4. I'm a new editor/reviewer. Where can I learn about the review process? Some useful essays and guidelines that will help you learn the review process are linked below:
5. What happens if I want to drop-out/withdraw from the competition? Please notify one of the judges immediately and leave a message here. You will be eliminated from the competition as soon as a judge reads your request. You may also ping a judge(s) by using the 6. What happens if I withdraw, but then decide that I want to get back in? As long as the GA Cup is in the same round as the round you withdrew from, you can rejoin. Again, please notify a judge immediately. For example, if you withdrew in Round 2 and you want to rejoin while the GA Cup is still in Round 2, that is fine; however, if you want to rejoin when it is Round 3, you cannot rejoin (see FAQ #8 for more). 7. Why did I get disqualified? The most likely cause of you getting disqualified is because you have violated the rules of the GA Cup (listed under the "Scoring" tab) on more than one occasion. If believe that you did not violate the rules, contact the judge that disqualified you so both of you can resolve the issue (see FAQ #8 for more). 8. I need to contact a judge. Who are the judges? In emergencies, contact Figureskatingfan (talk · contribs · email). In all other cases, you can contact any of the four judges: Figureskatingfan, Dom497 (talk · contribs · email), TheQ Editor (talk · contribs), or NickGibson3900 (talk · contribs · email). 9. How does the point system/scoring work? Please see this page for detailed information. 10. Why can I only earn points for reviewing nominations and not for writing GA quality articles? This is the GA Cup's inaugural year. There will surely be some kinks to work out and for the first competition we would like to keep things simple. If we hold a second competition next year, it is possible that writing articles will also earn you points; but for now, only reviewing nominations will earn you points. 11. What happens if someone drops out and they are definitely going to qualify for the next round? The user with the next highest score in that pool will go through. This is to allow for fairer competition, keeping those with highest scores in the competition. 12. What happens if a user stops reviewing during the competition with or without warning or notification? Nothing will happen. If they stop reviewing, they will most likely drop to the bottom of their pool and be eliminated anyway. 13. What on earth is a pool? It's a group. It's an American term; as most participants are this way inclined. |