It does not matter because they can still participate in the next subground but their scores will not affect anyone.
On Sep 9, 3:14 pm, Dhruva Sagar <[email protected]> wrote: > I understand it, but then that would mean that the results of each sub-round > must be declared before the beginning of the next sub-round to ensure if > someone has made it in one round they cannot participate in the next > sub-round. > (I hope the above was clear enough) > > Do you think there is enough time between 2 sub-rounds for that to happen? > > Thanks & Regards, > Dhruva Sagar. > > Ted Turner <http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/t/ted_turner.html> - > "Sports is like a war without the killing." > > > > On Wed, Sep 9, 2009 at 1:40 PM, Bartholomew Furrow <[email protected]> wrote: > > No, Igor has it right. The only difference is that previously you could > > only compete in up to two of those rounds; this year there is no such > > restriction. > > > On Wed, Sep 9, 2009 at 12:48 AM, Dhruva Sagar <[email protected]>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 <[email protected]>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 <[email protected]> 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 <[email protected]> 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 [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/google-code?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
