Talk:Contest

I only have 1 quality entry (I think). So do I have ten points? Here is my entry: United States Federal Government

Excellent, Joe. That is a quality entry worth 10 points. Well done! Godspeed.--Aschlafly 13:58, 18 September 2007 (EDT)

Namespace

Shouldn't this article be in the Conservapedia: namespace? I would think that a main-namespace entry would be about contests in general, not one specific wiki contest. Masterbratac 15:58, 19 September 2007 (EDT)

It is a specific contest for the student of the American Government Course.--Beth^Talk2ME 15:59, 19 September 2007 (EDT)

Which is kind of my point. This isn't an article on contests, it's the page for a contest. Therefore, it probably shouldn't be in the main namespace. Masterbratac 16:00, 19 September 2007 (EDT)

I see what you mean I will talk to Aschlafly and keep you posted. Thanks!--Beth^Talk2ME 16:02, 19 September 2007 (EDT)

New contest scoring

I guess this is the correct place to discuss this.

Andy mentioned (here) that he thinks there should be 1/3 points given for non-notable sports entries. I agree, and I would expand this to any non-notable entertainment entries. No need to single out just one subject in my opinion.

Also, are all of the extra points for creating US government articles still in place? I think since this isn't part of the class we should remove these extra points.

Other than that, I think I'm fine with everything else. HelpJazz 10:40, 27 September 2007 (EDT)

HelpJazz, your suggestions are excellent. Please revise the contest rules here accordingly.--Aschlafly 10:44, 27 September 2007 (EDT)

To make things easier to discuss I have moved the rules here and made my proposed changes. HelpJazz 11:53, 27 September 2007 (EDT)

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• Quality new entry: 10 points
  • 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.
  • Exception: Entertainment-related* Quality New Entries will receive only 4 points.

• An Ordinary New Entry: 6 points
  • 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.
  • Exception: Entertainment-related* Ordinary New Entries will receive only 2 points.

• Quality edit of an existing entry: 4 points
  • 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.
  • Exception: Entertainment-related* Quality Edits will receive only 2 points.

• Short New Entry: 4 points
  • Definition: A Short New Entry contains only a few sentences and may or may not have a reference.
  • Exception: Entertainment-related Short New Entries will receive only 2 points.

• Minor Edit of an existing entry: 2 points
  • 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
  • An additional bonus of 3 points is awarded for adding a new entry on the "most-wanted" list, Special:Wantedpages
  • 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
  • An edit to an existing entry may qualify as a New Entry if the edit is substantial enough.

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.
  • Exception: Full credit will be given for notable or important historical subjects.
  • Exception: Full credit will be given for reasonable subjects which are educational but not necessarily taught in a typical school.