What happens in a contest?
First, the fifteen most popular topics of the contest forum are chosen and put onto a poll for the people to choose. The topic with the most points wins, and no topic can be repeated twice. Then a Sign-Up thread is posted in the forum, showing the details, time limit, and judging criteria. Not all contestants have to sign up, but it is appreciated. A person signs up simply by replying the the thread, stating that he/she wants to sign up.Then the work begins. Once a oerson is finished, he/she can attach it to an e-mail and send it to the e-mail address listed in the Sign-Up Thread. (Very often the e-mail address will be: ygfperson@cprogramming.com.)Once the deadline has passed, the Head Judge (me) gives the other judges the code for them to rate based on the criteria listed on the Sign-Up thread. Soon a new thread will be started, the Results thread, which shows who won, why, and all the source code involved. There is much cheering and rejoicing, and then the new contest begins.
