You can do so. Just ensure that you do not qualify in the first two. On Wed, Sep 9, 2009 at 7:35 PM, Vexorian<vexor...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Sure, but the possibilities still exist, and thus I'd like something > better, like being able to participate in the next rounds and just > have your position ignored in case you already advanced. I just want > to be able to participate in all three rounds :) > > On Sep 9, 12:34 pm, 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
