Add FAQ 4.5 - about alt versions being added
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<li><a href="#faq4_3">4.3 - Why do author remarks sometimes not match the source and/or why are there
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other inconsistencies with the original entry?</a></li>
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<li><a href="#faq4_4">4.4 - What is the meaning of the file ending in .orig.c in IOCCC entries?</a></li>
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<li><a href="#faq4_5">4.5 - Why were alternate versions added to some entries when the original entry worked fine and well?</a></li>
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<h2 id="section-5---helping-the-ioccc">Section 5 - <a href="#faq5">Helping the IOCCC</a></h2>
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<ul>
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<p>Due to the fact that the original code has sometimes had to change these files
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are the original winning entry or as close to as possible to the original that
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we can find.</p>
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<div id="faq4_5">
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<h3 id="faq-4.5-why-were-alternate-versions-added-to-some-entries-when-the-original-entry-worked-fine-and-well">FAQ 4.5: Why were alternate versions added to some entries when the original entry worked fine and well?</h3>
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<p>This was a judgement call and the reasons vary. In many cases it was simply to
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make the entry more presentable to more people but without modifying the entry
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itself, which would be tampering with the entry, and in some cases it would be
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changing it so much that it would no longer be what was submitted.</p>
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<p>In one case an alternate version was created to help locate and fix a bug that
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prevented the entry from working properly and it seemed like it should be added
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as well, for fun.</p>
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<p>In some cases it might be better to not have them but as noted this is a
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judgement call.</p>
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<div id="faq5">
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<h2 id="section-5-updating-or-correcting-ioccc-web-site-content">Section 5: Updating or correcting IOCCC web site content</h2>
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</div>
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