This contest is aimed at improving the quality and quantity of coverage of African American military history articles. The format is roughly modeled on contests such as Awaken the Dragon and the WikiProject Military history contest. However, instead of mini contests, there is a single month-long contest, with prizes that can be claimed at any time for completing specific challenges. As with the the other contests, the focus is more on improving core articles and breathing new life into those older stale articles and stubs which might otherwise not get edited in years. All contributions, including new articles, are welcome.
The contest will run for two months, from August 15–October 15, 2016. There will be two ways of winning. Eight cash prizes totaling $700 will be given, with the amount depending on rank, to the top 8 finishers in points at the end of the contest period. Completing other specific challenges will entitle editors to pick from other special prizes from our partner institutions, such as books or posters signed by the Archivist of the United States, in addition to their points.
This contest is being coordinated by several partners, including:
Points may be awarded for any articles within the contest's scope. There is no definitive list of subjects; any question about scope will be decided on a case-by-case basis by the organizers. Articles considered to be related to African American military history are determined by the following criteria:
In addition, "core" articles (worth double points) will be determined by the organizers in advance of the contest's start based on historical significance and relevance to the partner institutions. This list of specific articles can be found here.
Ending class | |||||||
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Beginning class |
Start | C | B | GA | A | FA | |
None/Stub | +1 | +3 | +6 | +11 | +21 | +26 | |
Start | +2 | +5 | +10 | +20 | +25 | ||
C | +3 | +8 | +18 | +23 | |||
B | +5 | +15 | +20 | ||||
GA | +10 | +15 | |||||
A | +5 |
Scoring will be conducted similar to the WikiProject Military history contest, with points awarded based on the matrix to the right. In addition, points awarded for any work on core articles will be doubled. The purpose of the matrix is to reward each more difficult task with progressively more points.
In addition, the following bonuses are available:
$700 in prizes will be awarded in the following way:
GA prizes, which include books and posters from the National Archives, will be signed by David Ferriero, Archivist of the United States.
This contest is aimed at improving the quality and quantity of coverage of African American military history articles. The format is roughly modeled on contests such as Awaken the Dragon and the WikiProject Military history contest. However, instead of mini contests, there is a single month-long contest, with prizes that can be claimed at any time for completing specific challenges. As with the the other contests, the focus is more on improving core articles and breathing new life into those older stale articles and stubs which might otherwise not get edited in years. All contributions, including new articles, are welcome.
The contest will run for two months, from August 15–October 15, 2016. There will be two ways of winning. Eight cash prizes totaling $700 will be given, with the amount depending on rank, to the top 8 finishers in points at the end of the contest period. Completing other specific challenges will entitle editors to pick from other special prizes from our partner institutions, such as books or posters signed by the Archivist of the United States, in addition to their points.
This contest is being coordinated by several partners, including:
Points may be awarded for any articles within the contest's scope. There is no definitive list of subjects; any question about scope will be decided on a case-by-case basis by the organizers. Articles considered to be related to African American military history are determined by the following criteria:
In addition, "core" articles (worth double points) will be determined by the organizers in advance of the contest's start based on historical significance and relevance to the partner institutions. This list of specific articles can be found here.
Ending class | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Beginning class |
Start | C | B | GA | A | FA | |
None/Stub | +1 | +3 | +6 | +11 | +21 | +26 | |
Start | +2 | +5 | +10 | +20 | +25 | ||
C | +3 | +8 | +18 | +23 | |||
B | +5 | +15 | +20 | ||||
GA | +10 | +15 | |||||
A | +5 |
Scoring will be conducted similar to the WikiProject Military history contest, with points awarded based on the matrix to the right. In addition, points awarded for any work on core articles will be doubled. The purpose of the matrix is to reward each more difficult task with progressively more points.
In addition, the following bonuses are available:
$700 in prizes will be awarded in the following way:
GA prizes, which include books and posters from the National Archives, will be signed by David Ferriero, Archivist of the United States.