Wikipedia:Wikiatholon/Rules
Welcome to Wikipedia:Wikiatholon/Rules. The premise of this competition is for Wikipedians to showcase their skills over five categories, in much the same way that athletes compete in a Pentathlon.
Specific rules
[edit]Points system
[edit]There are no bonus points in the Wikiatholon. Every DYK, GA, FA, and everything else that earns participant's points are awarded equally.
Featured articles
[edit]- You must declare your Wikiatholon participation if you review another participant's FAC.
Featured pictures
[edit]- All images should have been created by you (either photographed, drawn, or created in some other way) or been given significant restoration work by you. Merely uploading a file or obtaining an OTRS for an image you found elsewhere does not constitute "significantly working on" the image.
Featured portals
[edit]- The content featured in the portal does not need to have been created by you, only the portal design and selection itself.
Did you know?
[edit]- Articles with at least 5kb (that is, 5120 bytes) "readable prose size", whether expansions or new articles, are worth 2 points.
- Points are granted after the article has actually been featured on the main page. Merely being approved by a reviewer does qualify the entry. If a hook is being held for a specific date after the end of the round and you need to claim the points, talk to the judges.
- Articles are eligible for DYK through being newly created, newly expanded fivefold, or newly promoted to GA status. We follow the same rules as DYK.
In the news
[edit]- Articles appearing on recent deaths are eligible for in the news points, subject to the normal requirement for substantial work by the nominator.
Peer reviews
[edit]- Points are earned for performing peer reviews, not for responding to reviewers' concerns or nominating articles for peer review.
- You may claim points once you have completed your review, but you are expected to follow up on the review if appropriate.