FAQ 6.6: What is a author_handle.json file and how are they used?
@@ -2336,7 +2344,7 @@ of the author’s JSON file for ways to contact them.
Each author of an IOCCC winning entry has their own author_handle.json file
of the form:
author/author_handle.json
-
where author_handle is an author handle. See FAQ 6.5 for more
+
where author_handle is an author handle. See FAQ 6.5 for more
information about an author handles.
author_handle.json JSON file contents
The syntax of a author_handle.json follows the So-called JSON spec.
@@ -2639,7 +2647,7 @@ names such as winner when they should use author. Sorry (tm Ca
-
An entry is a submission that won the IOCCC.
+
An entry is a submission that won the IOCCC.
An entry has one or more authors.
An entry includes all of the files needed to compile it,
plus sample input files, a Makefile, an .entry.json file
@@ -2880,6 +2888,30 @@ and topics like science, technology, fosstodon.org folk made the IOCCC feel welcome.
While using Mastodon is free, the IOCCC judges are pleased to
support the Fosstodon Hub.
+
+
+
FAQ 6.13: How may I find my author handle?
+
+
+
If you are an author of a winning entry, you may find your own author_handle
+by going to your entry in the authors.html web page and viewing the string
+that follows the author_handle: line.
+
If you are not someone who has won a previous IOCCC, you will be able to select
+a potential author_handle when you form your submission tarball (see FAQ 0.0).
+
Helpful Hint: If an author clicks on their author_handle:
+line link, you will be taken to that author’s author_handle.json file.
+
For example, Brian Westley can view his
+author entry and see that his author_handle is Brian_Westley.
+Clicking on the author_handle shows the contents of
+the Brian_Westley.json file.
+
IMPORTANT NOTE: An author who has won a previous IOCCC is encouraged to reuse their
+author_handle so that new winning entries can be associated with the same author.
+
See FAQ 5.5 for information about how to update
+and/or correct IOCCC author information.
+
See FAQ 6.5 for more information about author handles.
+
See FAQ 6.6 for information about the contents of these JSON file and
+how they are used.
+
See FAQ 6.9 for more information on terms such as author, entry, and submission.
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^[0-9A-Za-z][0-9A-Za-z._+-]*$"
@@ -2786,7 +2798,10 @@ matches this regexp:
Default `author_handle`'s do not have multiple consecutive `_` (underscore)
characters. Nevertheless, multiple consecutive `_` (underscore) characters are
-allowed. Contest submitters who wish to override their default `author_handle` may do so.
+allowed. Contest submitters who wish to override their default `author_handle`
+may do so, long as the ASCII string matches the regexp above AND
+so long as the length does not exceed the 32 ASCII characters (not including
+the terminating NUL byte).
The `author_handle` is derived from the name of the author. While there is a
algorithm that maps the name of the author (which can contain any UTF-8
@@ -2823,9 +2838,6 @@ Anonymous `author_handle`'s match this regexp:
Anonymous_[0-9][0-9][0-9][0-9][.0-9]*$
```
-See [FAQ 5.5](#fix_author) for information about how to update
-and/or correct IOCCC author information.
-
@@ -2855,7 +2867,7 @@ of the form:
author/author_handle.json
```
-where _author_handle_ is an author handle. See [FAQ 6.5](#author_handle) for more
+where _author_handle_ is an author handle. See [FAQ 6.5](#author_handle_faq) for more
information about an author handles.
#### author_handle.json JSON file contents
@@ -3382,7 +3394,7 @@ names such as _winner_ when they should use _author_. Sorry (tm Canada)! :-)
- Entry
-An _entry_ is a submission that won the IOCCC.
+An _entry_ is a _submission_ that won the IOCCC.
An _entry_ has one or more _authors_.
@@ -3740,6 +3752,41 @@ While using Mastodon is free, the [IOCCC judges](judges.html) are pleased to
[support the Fosstodon Hub](https://hub.fosstodon.org/support/).
+
+
+### FAQ 6.13: How may I find my author handle?
+
+
+
+If you are an _author_ of a winning _entry_, you may find your own _author_handle_
+by going to your entry in the [authors.html](authors.html) web page and viewing the string
+that follows the _author_handle_: line.
+
+If you are not someone who has won a previous IOCCC, you will be able to select
+a potential _author_handle_ when you form your _submission_ tarball (see [FAQ 0.0](#submit)).
+
+**Helpful Hint**: If an _author_ clicks on their _author_handle:_
+line link, you will be taken to that author's `author_handle.json` file.
+
+For example, [Brian Westley](authors.html#Brian_Westley) can view his
+author entry and see that his _author_handle_ is **Brian_Westley**.
+Clicking on the _author_handle_ shows the contents of
+the [Brian_Westley.json](%%REPO_URL%%/author/Brian_Westley.json) file.
+
+**IMPORTANT NOTE**: An `author` who has won a previous IOCCC is encouraged to reuse their
+`author_handle` so that new winning entries can be associated with the same author.
+
+See [FAQ 5.5](#fix_author) for information about how to update
+and/or correct IOCCC author information.
+
+See [FAQ 6.5](#author_handle_faq) for more information about author handles.
+
+See [FAQ 6.6](#author_json) for information about the contents of these JSON file and
+how they are used.
+
+See [FAQ 6.9](#terms) for more information on terms such as _author_, _entry_, and _submission_.
+
+
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