Luke is right, I think the new rule is only adding more chance to everybody. Carlos Guía
On Wed, Sep 9, 2009 at 11:04 AM, Luke Pebody <luke.peb...@gmail.com> wrote: > > The possibilities you are discussing were all possibilities back in > those grey old everybody-does-two subround days. This rule does not > seem to affect it. > > On 9 Sep 2009, at 15:26, Vexorian <vexor...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > What if there's a rejudge for some outputs of 1A just after 1C > > finishes? > > > > > > > > On Sep 9, 10:24 am, Vexorian <vexor...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> There's always the probability you would send an old version of the > >> code, and when checking it after the round you don't notice it. > >> > >> On Sep 9, 9:53 am, Matteo Landi <landima...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> > >>> In this case you will notice it at the end of the subround, thus > >>> before the second > >>> or third one, and everything will be ok. > >> > >>> On Wed, Sep 9, 2009 at 3:51 PM, Vexorian<vexor...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> > >>>> You could get thrown out of the top 1000 without cheating if you > >>>> accidentally submit a wrong code for one of the problems. > >> > >>>> On Sep 9, 9:18 am, Jeroen van Erp <ajvan...@gmail.com> wrote: > >>>>> If the Code Jam team has set it up the same as in the Qualifying > >>>>> round, the > >>>>> results of your large sets will be available immediately after > >>>>> the round is > >>>>> finished. This means that you will only get bumped off the list > >>>>> if you've > >>>>> cheated, in which case you're eliminated anyway. So in essence > >>>>> some people > >>>>> might suddenly advance to round 2 where they weren't eligible > >>>>> before, > >>>>> because some in the top 1000 cheated. You will at most have > >>>>> competed in one > >>>>> (or two) round too many :-). > >> > >>>>> If you're through in round 1a (ie. top 1000), you don't need to > >>>>> compete in > >>>>> any further rounds, and if you've cheated you will be removed > >>>>> from the > >>>>> results so there is no need to compete in any further rounds. > >> > >>>>> If you're not through at first in round 1a, you can participate > >>>>> in round 1b, > >>>>> but you might still advance through your results in round1a if > >>>>> people above > >>>>> your rank are removed due to cheating. > >> > >>>>> So I don't see your problem... > >> > >>>>> On Wed, Sep 9, 2009 at 3:10 PM, Vexorian <vexor...@gmail.com> > >>>>> wrote: > >> > >>>>>> Considering the little time between rounds, shouldn't coders be > >>>>>> allowed to participate in further rounds even if they advanced? > >>>>>> It is > >>>>>> unlikely we will have official results for 1A before the > >>>>>> beginning of > >>>>>> 1B. > >> > >>>>>> Even if we control ourselves and avoid competing in further > >>>>>> rounds > >>>>>> when we know we advanced, some people will still have no idea > >>>>>> whether > >>>>>> they advanced or not. Consider a coder that was 1020th in round > >>>>>> 1A, he > >>>>>> will have to participate in 1B/C because it appears he didn't > >>>>>> advance, > >>>>>> but then if 5 days later, 20 guys on the top 1000 from 1A are > >>>>>> eliminated, he would have participated in 1B/C even though he > >>>>>> already > >>>>>> advanced... > >> > >>>>>> On Sep 8, 11:50 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. > >> > >>>>> -- > >>>>> Jeroen van Erp > >>>>> +31-6-30110807 > >> > >>>>> Take Nothing But Pictures > >>>>> Kill Nothing But Time > >>>>> Leave Nothing But Footprints > >> > >>> -- > >>> m...@http://matteolandi.altervista.org/ > >> > >> > > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
