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: HelpJazz, your suggestions are excellent. Please revise the contest rules here accordingly.--[[User:Aschlafly|Aschlafly]] 10:44, 27 September 2007 (EDT)
: HelpJazz, your suggestions are excellent. Please revise the contest rules here accordingly.--[[User:Aschlafly|Aschlafly]] 10:44, 27 September 2007 (EDT)
::To make things easier to discuss I have moved the rules here and made my proposed changes. [[User:HelpJazz|Help]][[User talk:HelpJazz|Jazz]] 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'''
*<nowiki>*</nowiki>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.