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[[User:SharonS|Sharon]]<sup>[[User talk:SharonS|Talk]]</sup> 10:38, 27 September 2007 (EDT)
 
[[User:SharonS|Sharon]]<sup>[[User talk:SharonS|Talk]]</sup> 10:38, 27 September 2007 (EDT)
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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'''
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**''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.
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**''Exception'': Entertainment-related* Quality New Entries will receive only '''4 points'''.
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*An Ordinary New Entry: '''6 points'''
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**''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.
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**''Exception'': Entertainment-related* Ordinary New Entries will receive only '''2 points'''.
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*Quality edit of an existing entry: '''4 points'''
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**''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.
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**''Exception'': Entertainment-related* Quality Edits will receive only '''2 points'''.
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*Short New Entry: '''4 points'''
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**''Definition'': A Short New Entry contains only a few sentences and may or may not have a reference.
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**''Exception'': Entertainment-related Short New Entries will receive only '''2 points'''.
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*Minor Edit of an existing entry: '''2 points'''
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**''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'''
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**An additional bonus of '''3 points''' is awarded for adding a new entry on the "most-wanted" list, [[Special:Wantedpages]]
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**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
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**An edit to an existing entry may qualify as a New Entry if the edit is substantial enough.
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**Adding a unique working link within a lecture: 2 points
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***Adding an additional (non-unique) working links for the same term within the same American Government Lecture: 1 point
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** Adding two new terms to American Government Terms: 1 point
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'''Notes'''
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*<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.
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**''Exception'': Full credit will be given for notable or important historical subjects, and for political entries.
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**''Exception'': Full credit will be given for reasonable subjects which are educational but not necessarily taught in a typical school.
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