No, under the old rules, no one would have been allowed to compete in all 3 sub-rounds. That is why we asked you to choose 2 out of the 3. Under the new rules, it does not matter what you chose.
igor On Wed, Sep 9, 2009 at 12:48 AM, Dhruva Sagar <dhruva.sa...@gmail.com>wrote: > Hi Igor, > What your saying are the previous rules. > What Bartholomew has mentioned below is what's been decided now. (From what > I understand). > > Thanks & Regards, > Dhruva Sagar. > > > Ogden Nash <http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/o/ogden_nash.html> - > "The trouble with a kitten is that when it grows up, it's always a cat." > > On Wed, Sep 9, 2009 at 11:30 AM, Igor Naverniouk <abedn...@gmail.com>wrote: > >> The top 1000 contestants from round 1A will advance to round 2. They will >> not be allowed to participate in rounds 1B or 1C. >> >> Then, the top 1000 contestants from round 1B will advance to round 2. They >> will also not be allowed to participate in round 1C. >> >> Finally, the top 1000 contestants from round 1C will advance to round 2. >> >> In total, 3000 contestants will advance to round 2. (Plus or minus a few >> in case or ties or cheating.) >> >> igor >> >> >> >> >> On Tue, Sep 8, 2009 at 10:13 PM, Mustafa Acer <mea...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> >>> So what will happen to the top 1000 scorers of each round? Since the >>> competitors will not be distributed equally, will this mean that some >>> rounds will be better than others in terms of qualifying? Or will the >>> 3000 top scorers qualify? >>> >>> On Sep 8, 8:50 pm, Bartholomew Furrow <fur...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> > We've decided to allow all contestants to compete in all subrounds of >>> Round >>> > 1 -- unless they qualified for Round 2 in an earlier subround. Good >>> luck to >>> > everyone in Round 1! >>> > *FAQ* >>> > >>> > Q: Where is my qualification email!? >>> > A: We haven't sent them yet, because we're still dealing with cheaters. >>> > Sorry for the delay! We realize it's inconvenient, and we'll work >>> faster >>> > next time. >>> > >>> > Q: How do I know if I qualified? >>> > A: If you have at least 33 points and you didn't cheat, then you >>> qualified. >>> > >>> > Q: Which subrounds of Round 1 can I participate in? >>> > A: All of them. You can compete in Round 1A, Round 1B and Round 1C >>> (until >>> > you qualify for Round 2). >>> > >>> > Q: Can I still change my subround preferences? >>> > A: ...I guess so, but it won't do anything. >>> > >>> > Cheers, >>> > Bartholomew >>> > >>> > P.S. This isn't the official announcement of your subround assignment; >>> that >>> > will come out in the emails. I just wanted to give you guys a >>> heads-up. >>> >>> >> >> >> > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "google-codejam" group. To post to this group, send email to google-code@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to google-code+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/google-code?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
