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| | + | == Point System == |
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| | + | Pardon the intrusion, but I wanted to make sure you were using the most up-to-date rules before we start. They are largely the same, but we want to make sure there's no confusion. |
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| | + | Good Luck! [[User:HelpJazz|Help]][[User talk:HelpJazz|Jazz]] |
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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'''. |
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| | + | *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'''. |
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| | + | *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'''. |
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| | + | *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'''. |
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| | + | *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. |
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| | + | *'''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. |
| | + | **Adding a unique working link within a lecture: 2 points |
| | + | ***Adding an additional (non-unique) working links for the same term within the same American Government Lecture: 1 point |
| | + | ** Adding two new terms to American Government Terms: 1 point |
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| | + | '''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, and for political entries. |
| | + | **''Exception'': Full credit will be given for reasonable subjects which are educational but not necessarily taught in a typical school. |