As they said in the email, I think you are not allowed to partcipate in the next sub-rounds if you advanced in the previous one . If you just want try the questions, you can just do it in 'Practice mode', but I am not sure if it will be enabled before the end of sub-rounds, please ask away !
Regards, Antoine On 9/11/09, santosh kumar <[email protected]> wrote: > > If a person got in top 1000 in round-1A itself, then *can* he > participate in 1B, 1C? I remember it as, he/she can participate but it > wont affect the competition i.e. in those rounds (1B,1C in this > example) > > Thanks, > Santosh > > On Sep 9, 1:10 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. > > > -- Sent from my mobile device --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
