close the IOCCC for submissions

news.html

@@ -434,19 +434,32 @@ for more information on Mastodon.</p>
 <h3 id="ioccc-discord-community">IOCCC Discord Community</h3>
 <p>We invite you to join the <strong>IOCCC Discord Community</strong> via this link: <a href="https://discord.gg/Wa42Qujwnw">https://discord.gg/Wa42Qujwnw</a></p>
 <h1 id="news">News</h1>
-<h2 id="section">2025-05-29</h2>
+<h2 id="section">2025-06-05</h2>
+<p>The <strong>IOCCC28</strong> period for submission has closed.</p>
+<p>We will post a few high level updates on <a href="https://fosstodon.org/@ioccc">Mastodon</a>,
+plus some j-random more in-depth fun updates for our
+<a href="https://www.patreon.com/c/IOCCC">IOCCC Patrons</a> while we judge.</p>
+<p><strong>Q</strong>: How long will it take for the <span class="citation" data-cites="IOCCC">@IOCCC</span> Judges to judge <strong>IOCCC28</strong>?</p>
+<p><strong>A</strong>: It all depends on a combination of quantity and quality of the submissions!</p>
+<p>We hope to see you all at the live <strong>IOCCC28</strong>
+winner reveal show on the
+<a href="https://www.youtube.com/@OurFavoriteUniverse">Our Favorite Universe YouTube channel</a>.
+The winners will be posted to the IOCCC website at the end of the show.
+<strong>SUBSCRIBE</strong> 👍 and click on the <strong>NOTIFICATION BELL</strong> 🔔 to be notified about
+when when live <strong>IOCCC28</strong> winner reveal show happens!</p>
+<h2 id="section-1">2025-05-29</h2>
 <p>The <strong>IOCCC28</strong> OPEN period has only one week left! You have until <strong>2025-06-05 04:03:02.010099 UTC</strong>
 to upload your submission(s). For more information see:</p>
 <blockquote>
 <p><a href="https://www.ioccc.org/quick-start.html#enter">Entering the IOCCC</a>.</p>
 </blockquote>
 <p>Once winners of <strong>IOCCC28</strong> have been chosen by the <a href="judges.html">The Judges</a>, we’ll reveal them
-line on our YouTube channel, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@OurFavoriteUniverse">Our Favorite Universe</a>
+live on our YouTube channel, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@OurFavoriteUniverse">Our Favorite Universe</a>
 and post the winning source to the <a href="https://www.ioccc.org/index.html">Official IOCCC website</a>
 at the end of the show. Make sure to subscribe to
 <a href="https://www.ioccc.org/index.html">Our Favorite Universe</a> and click on the notification bell 🔔 to get a
 heads up when they’re announced!</p>
-<h2 id="section-1">2025-05-05</h2>
+<h2 id="section-2">2025-05-05</h2>
 <p>The <strong>IOCCC28</strong> OPEN period has one month left! You have until <strong>2025-06-05 04:03:02.010099 UTC</strong>
 to upload your submission(s). For more information see:</p>
 <blockquote>
@@ -465,7 +478,7 @@ because among other things, it provides:</p>
 <li><p>Improved the format of how <code>mkiocccentry(1)</code> announces doing a <code>make clobber</code>.</p></li>
 <li><p>Improved <code>chkentry(1)</code> man page and the <code>chkentry -h</code> usage message.</p></li>
 </ul>
-<h2 id="section-2">2025-04-26</h2>
+<h2 id="section-3">2025-04-26</h2>
 <p>We released <a href="https://github.com/ioccc-src/mkiocccentry">mkiocccentry toolkit</a> <strong>version 2.4.6 2025-04-26</strong>.</p>
 <p>While you are <strong>NOT</strong> required to use this release in order to submit to <strong>IOCCC28</strong>,
 we do <strong>RECOMMEND</strong> that you <strong>install and use</strong> it, because among other things, it provides:</p>
@@ -478,7 +491,7 @@ we do <strong>RECOMMEND</strong> that you <strong>install and use</strong> it, b
 Those who have registered have until <strong>2025-06-05 04:03:02.010099 UTC</strong> to
 <a href="https://www.ioccc.org/next/submit.html">upload their submissions</a>.</p>
 <p>See “<a href="https://www.ioccc.org/quick-start.html#enter">how enter the IOCCC</a>” for more information.</p>
-<h2 id="section-3">2025-04-19</h2>
+<h2 id="section-4">2025-04-19</h2>
 <p>The <strong>IOCCC28</strong> <strong>OPEN</strong> period has reached the half-way point.
 This is a <em>gentle suggestion</em> to not wait until the last minute to write, test
 and upload your submission.</p>
@@ -486,7 +499,7 @@ and upload your submission.</p>
 Those who have registered have until <strong>2025-06-05 04:03:02.010099 UTC</strong> to
 <a href="https://www.ioccc.org/next/submit.html">upload their submissions</a>.</p>
 <p>See “<a href="https://www.ioccc.org/quick-start.html#enter">how enter the IOCCC</a>” for more information.</p>
-<h2 id="section-4">2025-03-15</h2>
+<h2 id="section-5">2025-03-15</h2>
 <p>We released <a href="https://github.com/ioccc-src/mkiocccentry">mkiocccentry toolkit</a> <strong>version 2.4.4 2025-03-15</strong>.</p>
 <p>While you are <strong>NOT</strong> required to use this release in order to submit to <strong>IOCCC28</strong>,
 we do <strong>RECOMMEND</strong> that you <strong>install and use</strong> it, because among other things, it provides:</p>
@@ -494,7 +507,7 @@ we do <strong>RECOMMEND</strong> that you <strong>install and use</strong> it, b
 <li>Set locale to <strong>C</strong>, the <strong>official locale</strong> of the <strong>IOCCC</strong>.</li>
 </ul>
 <p>See the <a href="https://github.com/ioccc-src/mkiocccentry/releases/tag/2.4.4">version 2.4.4 release notes</a> for more details.</p>
-<h2 id="section-5">2025-03-12</h2>
+<h2 id="section-6">2025-03-12</h2>
 <p>We released <a href="https://github.com/ioccc-src/mkiocccentry">mkiocccentry toolkit</a> <strong>version 2.4.3 2025-03-11</strong>.</p>
 <p>While you are <strong>NOT</strong> required to use this release in order to submit to <strong>IOCCC28</strong>,
 we do <strong>RECOMMEND</strong> that you <strong>install and use</strong> it, because among other things, it provides:</p>
@@ -507,7 +520,7 @@ we do <strong>RECOMMEND</strong> that you <strong>install and use</strong> it, b
 <p>See the <a href="https://github.com/ioccc-src/mkiocccentry/releases/tag/2.4.3">version 2.4.3 release notes</a> for more details.</p>
 <p><strong>Clarification</strong>: <strong>NUL bytes</strong> are <strong>ALLOWED</strong> in your submission <code>prog.c</code> and related C code.</p>
 <p>Please mention in your <code>remarks.md</code> file if your C source contains <strong>NUL bytes</strong>.</p>
-<h2 id="section-6">2025-03-05</h2>
+<h2 id="section-7">2025-03-05</h2>
 <p>The <a href="faq.html#ioccc_start">40th anniversary of the IOCCC</a>, <strong>IOCCC28</strong>, will be <strong>open</strong> for
 submissions from <strong>2025-03-05 23:19:17.131107 UTC</strong> to <strong>2025-06-05 04:03:02.010099 UTC</strong>.</p>
 <p>Version <strong>28.30 2025-03-03</strong> of the <a href="next/rules.html">IOCCC28 rules</a>,
@@ -527,13 +540,13 @@ and initial password by email. If you cannot find that email, contact the
 <a href="contact.html#if-you-really-need-to-send-email-the-ioccc-judges">IOCCC Judges by email</a>
 for help. We have given early registrants extra time (until <strong>2025 Mar 12 UTC</strong>), to login
 and change their initial password.</p>
-<h2 id="section-7">2025-02-28</h2>
+<h2 id="section-8">2025-02-28</h2>
 <p>We have reached our <strong>code freeze</strong> milestone for the <a href="https://github.com/ioccc-src/mkiocccentry">mkiocccentry repo</a> and released a new version of the <a href="faq.html#mkiocccentry">mkiocccentry toolkit</a>!</p>
 <p>Final testing is going well. We remain on track to open the <strong>IOCCC28</strong> on <strong>2025-03-05 23:19:17.131107 UTC</strong>.</p>
 <p>In a few days, those <a href="https://www.ioccc.org/next/register.html">registered for IOCCC28</a> will receive email with their username and initial password to <a href="https://submit.ioccc.org">submit their code</a>.</p>
 <p>We encourage those who wish to enter the <strong>IOCCC28</strong> to <a href="https://www.ioccc.org/next/register.html">registered for IOCCC28</a> today.</p>
 <p>Consider joining the IOCCC discord community via this link: <a href="https://discord.gg/Wa42Qujwnw">https://discord.gg/Wa42Qujwnw</a></p>
-<h2 id="section-8">2025-02-12</h2>
+<h2 id="section-9">2025-02-12</h2>
 <p>We have discovered an issue that needs to be resolved, followed by more testing
 after the code freeze. We also want to improve the <a href="next/guidelines.html">IOCCC28 guidelines</a>,
 and to simplify the write-up of the <a href="next/rules.html">IOCCC28 rules</a>.</p>
@@ -541,7 +554,7 @@ and to simplify the write-up of the <a href="next/rules.html">IOCCC28 rules</a>.
 on <strong>2024-12-29 23:58:13.213455 UTC</strong>, is now scheduled to be <strong>open</strong>
 from <strong>2025-03-05 23:19:17.131107 UTC</strong> to <strong>2025-06-05 04:03:02.010099 UTC</strong>.
 We apologize for this delay.</p>
-<h2 id="section-9">2025-01-28</h2>
+<h2 id="section-10">2025-01-28</h2>
 <p><strong>IMPORTANT DISCORD UPDATE</strong>: Due to a Discord bug/mis-feature, those
 who joined the <a href="https://discord.gg/Wa42Qujwnw">IOCCC Discord server</a>
 recently lost their access soon afterwards and have to re-join.
@@ -551,7 +564,7 @@ Fans of the IOCCC, hopeful <strong>IOCCC28</strong> contestants, and past winner
 are all encouraged to stop by and say hello.</p>
 <p>To join, click this link:
 <a href="https://discord.gg/Wa42Qujwnw">https://discord.gg/Wa42Qujwnw</a>.</p>
-<h2 id="section-10">2025-01-25</h2>
+<h2 id="section-11">2025-01-25</h2>
 <p>The IOCCC now has a <a href="https://discord.gg/Wa42Qujwnw">Discord server</a>!
 Click the link to join the <a href="https://discord.gg/Wa42Qujwnw">IOCCC Discord server</a>.
 Fans of the IOCCC, hopeful <strong>IOCCC28</strong> contestants, and past winners of the IOCCC
@@ -567,14 +580,14 @@ on <strong>2024-12-29 23:58:13.213455 UTC</strong>, is now scheduled to be <stro
 from <strong>2025-02-19 23:19:17.130705 UTC</strong> to <strong>2025-05-19 23:29:31.374143
 UTC</strong>. We will update the <a href="next/rules.html">IOCCC rules</a> and
 <a href="next/guidelines.html">IOCCC guidelines</a> accordingly, before the contest opens.</p>
-<h2 id="section-11">2024-12-31</h2>
+<h2 id="section-12">2024-12-31</h2>
 <p>We have just released <a href="https://github.com/ioccc-src/mkiocccentry/releases/tag/v2.3">version 2.3 of the mkiocccentry repo</a>.
 This repo 2.3 release includes important improvements (over repo release 2.1) to the <code>mkiocccentry(1)</code> tool
 as well as a critical fix for installing on BSD based systems.</p>
 <p>Please download <a href="https://github.com/ioccc-src/mkiocccentry/releases/tag/v2.3">version 2.3 of the mkiocccentry repo</a>,
 and compile the <a href="faq.html#mkiocccentry">mkiocccentry tool set</a>. You may also wish to install this code.
 See also the <a href="https://github.com/ioccc-src/mkiocccentry/blob/master/FAQ.md">mkiocccentry FAQ</a> for more information.</p>
-<h2 id="section-12">2024-12-30</h2>
+<h2 id="section-13">2024-12-30</h2>
 <p>The IOCCC <a href="next/rules.html#rule13">Rule 13</a> no longer discourages the
 use of UTF-8 in C source. Since the days of <code>-std=gnu17</code> compilers,
 UTF-8 characters do not impose a compiler problem. The related guideline
@@ -585,7 +598,7 @@ modifications as means to tell the submitter that their submission was received.
 <p>All of the import IOCCC dates within the <a href="next/rules.html">IOCCC rules</a>
 have been moved into the “<a href="next/rules.html#dates">Important IOCCC dates</a>”
 section.</p>
-<h2 id="section-13">2024-12-28</h2>
+<h2 id="section-14">2024-12-28</h2>
 <h3 id="good-news-everyone--">Good News Everyone! :-)</h3>
 <p>After a 4 year effort by a <a href="thanks-for-help.html">number of people</a>,
 with over 6168+ commits, the <strong>Great Fork Merge</strong> has been completed
@@ -613,7 +626,7 @@ and <a href="status.json">status.json</a> has been updated to reflect this new s
 <p>Proposed and tentative <a href="next/rules.html">IOCCC rules</a> and <a href="next/guidelines.html">IOCCC guidelines</a>
 have been released.</p>
 <p>See <a href="quick-start.html#enter_questions">FAQ Section 0</a> for more information on how to enter.</p>
-<h2 id="section-14">2024-06-08</h2>
+<h2 id="section-15">2024-06-08</h2>
 <p>We continue to make good progress on the
 <a href="https://ioccc-src.github.io/temp-test-ioccc/">temp-test-ioccc website</a>
 via the <a href="https://github.com/ioccc-src/temp-test-ioccc">temp-test-ioccc</a> repo.</p>
@@ -643,7 +656,7 @@ not having to look at them more than once on a whole, other than possible
 entries that have to be added at the end, like the example below.</p>
 <p>Once the <em>submit server</em> server is ready another FAQ will be added and that
 entry can be looked at alone.</p>
-<h2 id="section-15">2024-05-30</h2>
+<h2 id="section-16">2024-05-30</h2>
 <p>A number of issues from minor fixes have been applied to the
 <a href="https://ioccc-src.github.io/temp-test-ioccc/">temp-test-ioccc website</a>
 via the <a href="https://github.com/ioccc-src/temp-test-ioccc">temp-test-ioccc</a> repo.</p>
@@ -678,7 +691,7 @@ ask for beta testing of the new <strong>IOCCC registration process</strong> and
 This will speed up the start date of IOCCC28.</p>
 <p>It is our plan that IOCCC28 will occur in 2024, the 40th anniversary of the
 IOCCC.</p>
-<h2 id="section-16">2024-04-30</h2>
+<h2 id="section-17">2024-04-30</h2>
 <p>The website now is viewing by mobile devices such as cell phones
 and tablets. Devices with a screen resolution 1024 pixels and
 narrower are given a <em>hamburger-style</em> menu icon in place of
@@ -700,7 +713,7 @@ files that are static (not generated <code>bin</code> tools) report </strong>no
 warnings, nor info** messages, changes involving fixing invalid
 links to local files have been corrected, and changes involving the
 <em>topbar</em> are now HTML 5 conforming.</p>
-<h2 id="section-17">2024-04-20</h2>
+<h2 id="section-18">2024-04-20</h2>
 <p>Nearly all of the <a href="https://ioccc-src.github.io/temp-test-ioccc/">temp-test-ioccc website</a>
 website has undergone editorial review. Nearly all <a href="years.html">IOCCC winning entries</a>
 compile on modern systems and many have <code>try.sh</code> scripts to help you run them.
@@ -718,10 +731,10 @@ glaring “<em>dancing bears</em>” and other frivolous web features.</p>
 where the contents of the <a href="https://ioccc-src.github.io/temp-test-ioccc/">temp-test-ioccc website</a>
 will be merged into the <a href="https://www.ioccc.org/index.html">Official IOCCC website</a>.</p>
 <p>Stay tuned!</p>
-<h2 id="section-18">2024-02-29</h2>
+<h2 id="section-19">2024-02-29</h2>
 <p>We continue to make good progress on website. In the <a href="https://github.com/ioccc-src/temp-test-ioccc">temp-test-ioccc GitHub repo</a> we have made nearly 4600 changes to date!</p>
 <p>All web pages, including this one, are now constructed from markdown files and/or JSON data files using tools found in the <a href="bin/index.html">bin</a> directory.</p>
-<h2 id="section-19">2023-05-22</h2>
+<h2 id="section-20">2023-05-22</h2>
 <p>We have been busy preparing for an important / significant update to this website. In the <a href="https://github.com/ioccc-src/temp-test-ioccc">temp-test-ioccc GitHub repo</a> we have made nearly 2645 changes to date.</p>
 <p>While you are free to look at the <a href="https://github.com/ioccc-src/temp-test-ioccc">temp-test-ioccc GitHub repo</a>,
 please <strong>do not link to it</strong> as this repo and related website will disappear once the main
@@ -777,7 +790,7 @@ that needs urgent fixing.
 The <strong>IOCCCMOCK</strong> will us to beta-test the new IOCCC process without putting the hard work of those
 who submit real IOCCC entries at risk.</p>
 <p>Stay tuned!</p>
-<h2 id="section-20">2023-01-30</h2>
+<h2 id="section-21">2023-01-30</h2>
 <p>We added to the
 <a href="status.json">status.json</a> page,
 a <em>“status_date”</em> JSON member whose value is the date
@@ -789,7 +802,7 @@ a <em>“latest_news”</em> JSON member whose value is the date
 of the most recent news item.</p>
 <pre><code>    &quot;status_date&quot; : &quot;Mon Jan 30 02:28:44 PST 2023&quot;,
     &quot;latest_news&quot; : &quot;Mon Jan 30 02:28:44 PST 2023&quot;</code></pre>
-<h2 id="section-21">2022-12-18</h2>
+<h2 id="section-22">2022-12-18</h2>
 <p>As per the suggestion of <a href="https://fosstodon.org/@Virtaava@home.social">Toni Mikkola
 (<span class="citation" data-cites="Virtaava">@Virtaava</span><span class="citation" data-cites="home.social&amp;rpar">@home.social&amp;rpar</span>;</a>
 we now maintain a <a href="status.json">status.json</a> page on this website.</p>
@@ -807,7 +820,7 @@ The details of such additional JSON members are <em>TBD</em>.</p>
 Instead you will have to rely on the additional JSON information
 and/or read the <a href="#news">IOCCC news</a>,
 and/or follow us on Mastodon via <strong><span class="citation" data-cites="ioccc">@ioccc</span><span class="citation" data-cites="fosstodon.org">@fosstodon.org</span></strong>.</p>
-<h2 id="section-22">2022-11-29</h2>
+<h2 id="section-23">2022-11-29</h2>
 <p>We are planning to abandon our
 <a href="https://twitter.com/ioccc">IOCCC Twitter feed</a>
 in favor of our new <a href="https://fosstodon.org/@ioccc">IOCCC Mastodon</a> feed.</p>
@@ -842,7 +855,7 @@ is made possible by volunteers,
 and those who voluntarily
 <a href="https://hub.fosstodon.org/support/">support</a> the cost of their server.</p>
 <p>Stay tuned in Mastodon as we update you on our progress towards the next IOCCC!</p>
-<h2 id="section-23">2022-11-19</h2>
+<h2 id="section-24">2022-11-19</h2>
 <p>Source code has been released for version <strong>0.8.1 2022-11-19</strong> of the
 <a href="https://github.com/ioccc-src/mkiocccentry">mkiocccentry repo</a>,
 a GitHub repo that includes the official iocccsize tool,
@@ -854,13 +867,13 @@ to upload the above mentioned compressed tarball: when the contest is open of co
 judges will go through the motions (without judging the content) of an IOCCC:
 testing the above mentioned tools and testing the submit server.</p>
 <p>We are working on complete rebuild of this website as well.</p>
-<h2 id="section-24">2022-01-15</h2>
+<h2 id="section-25">2022-01-15</h2>
 <p>Source code has been released for version <strong>0.24 2022-01-15</strong> of the
 <a href="https://github.com/ioccc-src/mkiocccentry">mkiocccentry tool</a>,
 a tool that is based on, and is containing, the official iocccsize tool,
 will form a compressed tarball that a registered IOCCC contestant
 will upload to the submit server (when the contest is open of course).</p>
-<h2 id="section-25">2021-12-27</h2>
+<h2 id="section-26">2021-12-27</h2>
 <p><a href="judges.html">The Judges</a>
 are continuing to work on re-tooling how we run the IOCCC.
 We are writing tools under various repositories our
@@ -869,7 +882,7 @@ We are writing tools under various repositories our
 Sorry for the delay, but we think you will appreciate the re-tooling
 when it is completed.
 Stay tuned!</p>
-<h2 id="section-26">2021-10-21</h2>
+<h2 id="section-27">2021-10-21</h2>
 <p><a href="judges.html">The Judges</a>
 are re-tooling how we run the IOCCC.
 Our goal is to build a smoother, more rapid process centered around

news.md

@@ -20,6 +20,26 @@ We invite you to join the **IOCCC Discord Community** via this link: [https://di
 </div>
 
 
+## 2025-06-05
+
+The **IOCCC28** period for submission has closed.
+
+We will post a few high level updates on [Mastodon](https://fosstodon.org/@ioccc),
+plus some j-random more in-depth fun updates for our
+[IOCCC Patrons](https://www.patreon.com/c/IOCCC) while we judge.
+
+**Q**: How long will it take for the @IOCCC Judges to judge **IOCCC28**?
+
+**A**: It all depends on a combination of quantity and quality of the submissions!
+
+We hope to see you all at the live **IOCCC28**
+winner reveal show on the
+[Our Favorite Universe YouTube channel](https://www.youtube.com/@OurFavoriteUniverse).
+The winners will be posted to the IOCCC website at the end of the show.
+**SUBSCRIBE** 👍 and click on the **NOTIFICATION BELL** 🔔 to be notified about
+when when live **IOCCC28** winner reveal show happens!
+
+
 ## 2025-05-29
 
 The **IOCCC28** OPEN period has only one week left!  You have until **2025-06-05 04:03:02.010099 UTC**
@@ -28,7 +48,7 @@ to upload your submission(s).  For more information see:
 > [Entering the IOCCC](https://www.ioccc.org/quick-start.html#enter).
 
 Once winners of **IOCCC28** have been chosen by the [The Judges](judges.html), we’ll reveal them
-line on our YouTube channel, [Our Favorite Universe](https://www.youtube.com/@OurFavoriteUniverse)
+live on our YouTube channel, [Our Favorite Universe](https://www.youtube.com/@OurFavoriteUniverse)
 and post the winning source to the [Official IOCCC website](https://www.ioccc.org/index.html)
 at the end of the show.  Make sure to subscribe to
 [Our Favorite Universe](https://www.ioccc.org/index.html) and click on the notification bell 🔔 to get a

next/guidelines.html

@@ -424,30 +424,20 @@
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 <!-- BEFORE: 1st line of markdown file: next/guidelines.md -->
-<!-- START: this line starts content from: inc/guidelines.open.hdr -->
+<!-- START: this line starts content from: inc/guidelines.judging.hdr -->
-<h1 id="official-ioccc-guidelines">Official IOCCC guidelines</h1>
+<h1 id="the-guidelines-for-the-ioccc-that-just-closed">The guidelines for the IOCCC that just closed</h1>
-<p>These guidelines are <strong>OFFICIAL</strong>.</p>
+<p>These guidelines are for the current IOCCC that is no longer open for new submissions.</p>
-<p>Unless some significant problem turns up (such as a need to delay
+<p>See the <a href="../news.html">IOCCC news</a> and well as the
-in when the IOCCC will close, or some major bug is discovered) they
+<a href="https://fosstodon.org/@ioccc">IOCCC Mastodon</a> feed for updates
-will remain <strong>OFFICIAL</strong> for this IOCCC.</p>
+on the IOCCC judging process as well as for the announcement
-<p>See our
+of <a href="../years.html">who won the IOCCC</a>.</p>
-FAQ on “<a href="../faq.html#feedback">rules, guidelines, tools feedback</a>”
-as well as our
-FAQ on “<a href="../faq.html#question">about asking questions</a>”
-about these guidelines. You might also find the FAQ in general useful, especially the
-FAQ on “<a href="../quick-start.html#enter">how to enter the IOCCC</a>”.</p>
-<p><strong>SUGGESTION</strong>: Watch both the <a href="../news.html">IOCCC news</a> and the
-<a href="https://fosstodon.org/@ioccc">IOCCC Mastodon</a> feed for the latest news
-about any <em>mentions</em> changes.</p>
 <p><strong>HINT to mastodon users</strong>: You may wish to refresh the <a href="https://fosstodon.org/@ioccc"><span class="citation" data-cites="IOCCC">@IOCCC</span>
 mastodon feed</a> page and/or mastodon
 app from time to time to view IOCCC mastodon updates.</p>
-<h1 id="the-ioccc-open-for-submissions">The IOCCC open for submissions</h1>
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-<p>See “<a href="https://www.ioccc.org/quick-start.html#enter">FAQ - How may I enter the IOCCC</a>”
+<p>The <a href="../judges.html">IOCCC judges</a> are in the process of judging the submissions they received
-for information on how to register for the IOCCC, how to create a proper
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-bzip2 compressed tarball of your submission, and how to upload your
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-# Official IOCCC guidelines
+# The guidelines for the IOCCC that just closed
 
-These guidelines are **OFFICIAL**.
+These guidelines are for the current IOCCC that is no longer open for new submissions.
 
-Unless some significant problem turns up (such as a need to delay
+See the [IOCCC news](../news.html) and well as the
-in when the IOCCC will close, or some major bug is discovered) they
+[IOCCC Mastodon](https://fosstodon.org/@ioccc) feed for updates
-will remain **OFFICIAL** for this IOCCC.
+on the IOCCC judging process as well as for the announcement
-
+of [who won the IOCCC](../years.html).
-See our
-FAQ on "[rules, guidelines, tools feedback](../faq.html#feedback)"
-as well as our
-FAQ on "[about asking questions](../faq.html#question)"
-about these guidelines. You might also find the FAQ in general useful, especially the
-FAQ on "[how to enter the IOCCC](../quick-start.html#enter)".
-
-**SUGGESTION**: Watch both the [IOCCC news](../news.html) and the
-[IOCCC Mastodon](https://fosstodon.org/@ioccc) feed for the latest news
-about any _mentions_ changes.
 
 **HINT to mastodon users**: You may wish to refresh the [@IOCCC
 mastodon feed](https://fosstodon.org/@ioccc) page and/or mastodon
 app from time to time to view IOCCC mastodon updates.
 
 
-# The IOCCC open for submissions
+# The IOCCC is closed to new submissions
 
-See "[FAQ - How may I enter the IOCCC](https://www.ioccc.org/quick-start.html#enter)"
+The [IOCCC judges](../judges.html) are in the process of judging the submissions they received
-for information on how to register for the IOCCC, how to create a proper
+the IOCCC was open.
-bzip2 compressed tarball of your submission, and how to upload your
-bzip2 compressed tarball to the IOCCC submit server.
 
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-in when the IOCCC will close, or some major bug is discovered) they
+<a href="https://fosstodon.org/@ioccc">IOCCC Mastodon</a> feed for updates
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-<p>See our
+of <a href="../years.html">who won the IOCCC</a>.</p>
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-<a href="https://fosstodon.org/@ioccc">IOCCC Mastodon</a> feed for the latest news
-about any <em>mentions</em> changes.</p>
 <p><strong>HINT to mastodon users</strong>: You may wish to refresh the <a href="https://fosstodon.org/@ioccc"><span class="citation" data-cites="IOCCC">@IOCCC</span>
 mastodon feed</a> page and/or mastodon
 app from time to time to view IOCCC mastodon updates.</p>
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-# Official IOCCC rules
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-These rules are **OFFICIAL**.
+These rules are for the current IOCCC that is no longer open for new submissions.
 
-Unless some significant problem turns up (such as a need to delay
+See the [IOCCC news](../news.html) and well as the
-in when the IOCCC will close, or some major bug is discovered) they
+[IOCCC Mastodon](https://fosstodon.org/@ioccc) feed for updates
-will remain **OFFICIAL** for this IOCCC.
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-
+of [who won the IOCCC](../years.html).
-See our
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-
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-[IOCCC Mastodon](https://fosstodon.org/@ioccc) feed for the latest news
-about any _mentions_ changes.
 
 **HINT to mastodon users**: You may wish to refresh the [@IOCCC
 mastodon feed](https://fosstodon.org/@ioccc) page and/or mastodon
 app from time to time to view IOCCC mastodon updates.
 
 
-# The IOCCC open for submissions
+# The IOCCC is closed to new submissions
 
-See "[FAQ - How may I enter the IOCCC](../quick-start.html#enter)"
+The [IOCCC judges](../judges.html) are in the process of judging the submissions they received
-for information on how to register for the IOCCC, how to create a proper
+the IOCCC was open.
-bzip2 compressed tarball of your submission, and how to upload your
-bzip2 compressed tarball to the IOCCC submit server.
 
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+<p>The <a href="judges.html">IOCCC judges</a> are in the process of judging the submissions they received the IOCCC was open.</p>
-<p>See <a href="quick-start.html#enter">How to enter the IOCCC</a> FAQ for additional information.</p>
+<p>Watch the <a href="https://fosstodon.org/@ioccc"><span class="citation" data-cites="IOCCC">@IOCCC</span> mastodon feed</a>, as well as the <a href="news.html">IOCCC news</a> page for updates.</p>
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