User:TK/Contest3

• Quality new entry: 10 points

o Definition:A Quality New Entry includes at least two full-length paragraphs, three relevant citations, several links to other entries, some in-depth content and designations of category. o Exception: Entertainment-related* Quality New Entries will receive only 4 points.

• An Ordinary New Entry: 6 points

o Definition: An Ordinary New Entry is a new entry which does not meet the qualifications for a Quality New Entry, but is of higher quality than a Short New Entry. o Exception: Entertainment-related* Ordinary New Entries will receive only 2 points.

• Quality edit of an existing entry: 4 points

o Definition: A Quality Edit to an existing article includes at least two extra sentences, an additional reference, and the inclusion of an important or relevant fact. o Exception: Entertainment-related* Quality Edits will receive only 2 points.

• Short New Entry: 4 points

o Definition: A Short New Entry contains only a few sentences and may or may not have a reference. o Exception: Entertainment-related Short New Entries will receive only 2 points.

• Minor Edit of an existing entry: 2 points

o Definition: A Minor Edit is an edit which does not meet the qualifications for a Quality Edit. These edits might include small formatting changes, spelling and grammatical changes and/or the addition of a category.

• Bonus Points

o An additional bonus of 3 points is awarded for adding a new entry on the "most-wanted" list, Special:Wantedpages o An additional bonus of 1 point is awarded for adding a link to an entry on the Special:Deadendpages, and thereby removing that entry from that list o An edit to an existing entry may qualify as a New Entry if the edit is substantial enough. o Adding a unique working link within a lecture: 2 points + Adding a additional (non-unique) working links for the same term within the same American Government Lecture: 1 point o Adding two new terms to American Government Terms: 1 point

Notes

• *An entry is "entertainment-related" if it relates to a subject not taught as core curriculum in a typical high school or college. This includes articles on sports, popular music, movies, and other entertaining but not necessarily educational subjects.