From b4f59830d9fff8042ddfab9ad5e7a182f6030a6b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Landon Curt Noll This is FAQ version 28.2.21 2025-07-31. This is FAQ version 28.2.22 2025-08-24.IOCCC FAQ Table of Contents
-0. Entering the IOCCC: the bare minimum you need to know
+ (for technical reasons beyond this
answer). In particular, the author_handle must be an ASCII string or
32 characters or less that matches this regexp:
- ^[0-9A-Za-z][0-9A-Za-z._+-]*$"
+ ^[0-9A-Za-z][0-9A-Za-z._+-]*$
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
diff --git a/faq.md b/faq.md
index 99c16e2b0..0df588b95 100644
--- a/faq.md
+++ b/faq.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
# IOCCC FAQ Table of Contents
-This is FAQ version **28.2.21 2025-07-31**.
+This is FAQ version **28.2.22 2025-08-24**.
## 0. [Entering the IOCCC: the bare minimum you need to know](#enter_questions)
@@ -3042,7 +3042,7 @@ answer). In particular, the `author_handle` must be an ASCII string or
32 characters or less that matches this regexp:
```
- ^[0-9A-Za-z][0-9A-Za-z._+-]*$"
+ ^[0-9A-Za-z][0-9A-Za-z._+-]*$
```
Default `author_handle`'s do not have multiple consecutive `_` (underscore)
diff --git a/sitemap.xml b/sitemap.xml
index 428f58e66..462f4bcd6 100644
--- a/sitemap.xml
+++ b/sitemap.xml
@@ -16750,11 +16750,11 @@