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The draft of the new Regulations is being released for a two-week community review period:
Please keep notes constructive. We made quite a few changes, none of them light-heartedly. You may also post in this thread, but if you'd like propose any specific changes (WORDING IS IMPORTANT), follow the process above.
Please note that the Regulations are accompanied by the Competition Guidelines. Many of the suggestions (e.g. organizers should prepare awards) have been moved to Guidelines, so that's why you don't see those in the Regulations.
- The WCA Regulations Committee
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Some important changes (not guaranteed to be a complete list):
For Competitors:
For Judges/Scramblers
For Organizers/Delegates:
- Download wca-regulations-2012.md and wca-guidelines-2012.md
- Open the files in a good plain text editor (e.g. Notepad++ or Sublime Text, *not* Notepad.exe), read through and make any suggested changes. If you have any open concerns, you can add "[NOTE: This is a note]".
- Send the files to Lucas / the WRC. We will add them to the repository, so we can view your changes/notes and discuss them.
Please keep notes constructive. We made quite a few changes, none of them light-heartedly. You may also post in this thread, but if you'd like propose any specific changes (WORDING IS IMPORTANT), follow the process above.
Please note that the Regulations are accompanied by the Competition Guidelines. Many of the suggestions (e.g. organizers should prepare awards) have been moved to Guidelines, so that's why you don't see those in the Regulations.
- The WCA Regulations Committee
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Some important changes (not guaranteed to be a complete list):
For Competitors:
- A4e), A6i) Penalties are cumulative.
- Guideline 11e) Competitors may keep solving during appeals.
- No slice moves for Rubik's Cube: Fewest Moves.
- If a regional record is broken multiple times on the same day, only the best one counts.
For Judges/Scramblers
- Stopwatch results under 10:00 are measured to 100ths.
- H1b2) 10-second warning for the end of multi BLD; any cubes in hand will count as DNF.
- 4d1) Scrambling: Black is *not* to be treated as white.
For Organizers/Delegates:
- 1c3a) All scrambles from competitions must be saved and submitted with the results.
- 1c) Most responsibilities and powers are now assigned to the Delegate, who may assign them to others.
- Guideline 2d) Competitor birthdates and contact info is private.
- A2c1) Using scorecards as covers is no longer permitted. Organizers should prepare sufficient cube covers before the competition. (In an emergency, properly folded paper can be used to make impromptu covers.)
- Video evidence is now allowed.
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