hmm...fair enuf...i shouldnt have done it...
On Sep 12, 1:56 pm, Sumudu <[email protected]> wrote:
> It's clearly stated in the terms and conditions (http://
> code.google.com/codejam/terms.html):
> ---
> 13. ELIMINATION. A contestant may be prohibited from participating in
> this Contest if, in Google’s sole discretion, it reasonably believes
> that the contestant has attempted to undermine the legitimate
> operation of the Contest by:
>
> a) Providing false information concerning his/her identity, postal
> address, mail address or telephone number;
> ---
>
> ...but I have trouble believing that you truly believed this was
> allowed. Also, your statement that you wouldn't be affecting others'
> ability to qualify is false, because to qualify you needed to solve at
> least one large input (which has a specific time limit). Using a
> second account to download a large testcase so you can test/improve
> your code clearly subverts this time limit and is an unfair advantage
> over honest competitors. You may claim that this is not the reason
> you did it, but just your demonstrated willingness to break the rules
> is, in my opinion, a good enough reason to disqualify you.
>
> Finally, if you were simply interested in making sure your code was
> right for learning purposes, you should have waited until the problems
> were open for practice (unlimited submissions).
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