change password change time from 3 days to fortnight

next/pw-change.html

@@ -428,7 +428,7 @@
 <p>Using the <strong>Username</strong> and <strong>Initial password</strong> you receive via
 email in <a href="../quick-start.html#step_3">step 3</a>, you need to login to the <a href="https://submit.ioccc.org">IOCCC submit
 server</a>.</p>
-<p><strong>IMPORTANT NOTE</strong>: You must change your password <strong>WITHIN 72 HOURS</strong>
+<p><strong>IMPORTANT NOTE</strong>: You must change your password within a fortnight (<strong>14 days</strong>)
 from when one of the <a href="../judges.html">IOCCC judges</a> sent that email.</p>
 <p><strong>NOTE</strong>: The <a href="https://submit.ioccc.org">IOCCC submit server</a> will be ready
 for submissions <strong>ONLY WHEN THE CONTEST IS <a href="../faq.html#open">open</a></strong>. See
@@ -463,12 +463,14 @@ Your password MUST be:<br>
 - New password must NOT have been <a href="https://haveibeenpwned.com/Passwords">Pwned</a></p>
 <p><a href="https://haveibeenpwned.com/Passwords">Pwned</a> passwords are passwords that have been previously exposed in some published data breach.</p>
 </blockquote>
-<p>Again, if you do not change your password within 72 hours <strong>YOUR ACCOUNT WILL BE
+<p>Again, if you do not change your password within fortnight (<strong>14 days</strong>)
-CLOSED</strong> and you’ll have to register again! In that case it’ll say something
+your account will be closed and it’ll say something line:</p>
-like:</p>
 <blockquote>
 <p><strong>ERROR: Sorry (tm Canada 🇨🇦) you cannot login at this time.</strong></p>
 </blockquote>
+<p>If that happens, you will need to
+<a href="if-you-really-need-to-send-email-the-ioccc-judges">send email to the IOCCC judges</a>
+to ask for your password to be reset.</p>
 <p>Assuming you did login in time, you should put in your login (UUID username),
 your old (initial) password and a new password and then click “Change Password”.</p>
 <p><strong>NOTE</strong>: if you have put in your old password, you’ll get the following error:</p>

next/pw-change.md

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ Using the **Username** and **Initial password** you receive via
 email in [step 3](../quick-start.html#step_3), you need to login to the [IOCCC submit
 server](https://submit.ioccc.org).
 
-**IMPORTANT NOTE**: You must change your password **WITHIN 72 HOURS**
+**IMPORTANT NOTE**: You must change your password within a fortnight (**14 days**)
 from when one of the [IOCCC judges](../judges.html) sent that email.
 
 **NOTE**: The [IOCCC submit server](https://submit.ioccc.org) will be ready
@@ -45,12 +45,15 @@ new password.<br>
 >
 > [Pwned](https://haveibeenpwned.com/Passwords) passwords are passwords that have been previously exposed in some published data breach.
 
-Again, if you do not change your password within 72 hours **YOUR ACCOUNT WILL BE
+Again, if you do not change your password within fortnight (**14 days**)
-CLOSED** and you'll have to register again! In that case it'll say something
+your account will be closed and it'll say something line:
-like:
 
 > **ERROR: Sorry (tm Canada 🇨🇦) you cannot login at this time.**
 
+If that happens, you will need to
+[send email to the IOCCC judges](if-you-really-need-to-send-email-the-ioccc-judges)
+to ask for your password to be reset.
+
 Assuming you did login in time, you should put in your login (UUID username),
 your old (initial) password and a new password and then click "Change Password".
 

next/rules.html

@@ -675,16 +675,12 @@ becomes <strong><a href="../faq.html#open">open</a></strong>.
 </p>
 <p class="leftbar">
 Once that email with your <strong>Username</strong> and <strong>Initial password</strong> is sent, you
-will have <strong>72 hours</strong> to <a href="pw-change.html">change your submit server initial password</a>.
+will have fortnight (<strong>14 days</strong>) to <a href="pw-change.html">change your submit server initial password</a>.
 </p>
 <p class="leftbar">
-If you do not change your <strong>Initial password</strong> in time, <strong>you will have
+If you do not change your <strong>Initial password</strong> in time, you will have to
-to <a href="../contact.html">contact an IOCCC judge</a></strong> by email and ask them to reset
+<a href="if-you-really-need-to-send-email-the-ioccc-judges">send email to the IOCCC judges</a>
-your password. Not only is this a hassle for everyone involved, it will
+to ask for your password to be reset.
-delay your IOCCC registration process, perhaps by a number of days that
-<code>egrep(1)</code> would be able to pattern match. By <code>egrep(1)</code>, we refer to the
-long standing <strong>UNIX</strong> utility that should just run and <strong>NOT</strong> whine about
-the command being allegedly deprecated.
 </p>
 <p class="leftbar">
 Because it takes time (maybe even a few days) to process your registration

next/rules.md

@@ -345,17 +345,13 @@ becomes **[open](../faq.html#open)**.
 
 <p class="leftbar">
 Once that email with your **Username** and **Initial password** is sent, you
-will have **72 hours** to [change your submit server initial password](pw-change.html).
+will have fortnight (**14 days**) to [change your submit server initial password](pw-change.html).
 </p>
 
 <p class="leftbar">
-If you do not change your **Initial password** in time, **you will have
+If you do not change your **Initial password** in time, you will have to
-to [contact an IOCCC judge](../contact.html)** by email and ask them to reset
+[send email to the IOCCC judges](if-you-really-need-to-send-email-the-ioccc-judges)
-your password.  Not only is this a hassle for everyone involved, it will
+to ask for your password to be reset.
-delay your IOCCC registration process, perhaps by a number of days that
-`egrep(1)` would be able to pattern match.  By `egrep(1)`, we refer to the
-long standing **UNIX** utility that should just run and **NOT** whine about
-the command being allegedly deprecated.
 </p>
 
 <p class="leftbar">

sitemap.xml

@@ -15226,7 +15226,7 @@
 </url>
 <url>
     <loc>https://www.ioccc.org/bin/cvt-submission.sh</loc>
-    <lastmod>2025-04-16T20:59:19+00:00</lastmod>
+    <lastmod>2025-05-02T23:10:17+00:00</lastmod>
 </url>
 <url>
     <loc>https://www.ioccc.org/bin/entry2csv.sh</loc>
@@ -15518,11 +15518,11 @@
 </url>
 <url>
     <loc>https://www.ioccc.org/next/pw-change.html</loc>
-    <lastmod>2025-04-16T20:59:19+00:00</lastmod>
+    <lastmod>2025-05-02T23:21:36+00:00</lastmod>
 </url>
 <url>
     <loc>https://www.ioccc.org/next/pw-change.md</loc>
-    <lastmod>2025-04-16T20:59:19+00:00</lastmod>
+    <lastmod>2025-05-02T23:18:21+00:00</lastmod>
 </url>
 <url>
     <loc>https://www.ioccc.org/next/README.md</loc>
@@ -15546,11 +15546,11 @@
 </url>
 <url>
     <loc>https://www.ioccc.org/next/rules.html</loc>
-    <lastmod>2025-04-17T23:44:51+00:00</lastmod>
+    <lastmod>2025-05-02T23:21:37+00:00</lastmod>
 </url>
 <url>
     <loc>https://www.ioccc.org/next/rules.md</loc>
-    <lastmod>2025-04-17T23:44:27+00:00</lastmod>
+    <lastmod>2025-05-02T23:20:26+00:00</lastmod>
 </url>
 <url>
     <loc>https://www.ioccc.org/next/submit.html</loc>
@@ -15598,7 +15598,7 @@
 </url>
 <url>
     <loc>https://www.ioccc.org/status.html</loc>
-    <lastmod>2025-04-29T18:20:29+00:00</lastmod>
+    <lastmod>2025-05-02T23:21:41+00:00</lastmod>
 </url>
 <url>
     <loc>https://www.ioccc.org/status.json</loc>