Landon Curt Noll
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Prepare for the winners of **IOCCC28**. > However these are not the 2024 droids you are looking for. :-) The HTML menu (both JavaScript and non-JavaScript) has been updated. The `Status -> Rules and guidelines' have been replaced with two separate menus `Status -> IOCCC rules` and `Status -> IOCCC guidelines`. Added a new top level `social.html` page: built from a new `social.md`. Sorted rules for building specific web pages in the top level `Makefile`. Added `make social` to make the `social.html` page from `social.md`. The `bin/gen-top-html.sh` now is able to process a argument of **social** to process the new top level `social.html` page. Changed `bin/gen-top-html.sh` VERSION from "2.0.0 2025-03-13" to "2.0.1 2025-07-25". Below `About -> Home page` a new `About -> IOCCC social media` menu item as added. Because the menu change touched every HTML file, we changed the general copyright date range for HTML files from "1984-2024" to "1984-2025" due to the extensive changes made for **IOCCC28**. Those markdown files that were modified in 2025 had their copyright date range also changed from "1984-2024" to "1984-2025". Rebuilt tarballs and sitemap due to the extensive HTML rebuilding. Ran `make update` to perform the above.
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# Rules and Guidelines
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**IMPORTANT**: Did you read the **Important disclaimers about contest status** below,
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and did you check the current **[IOCCC status](../status.html)**?
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* [IOCCC rules](rules.html)
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* [IOCCC guidelines](guidelines.html)
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You may also wish to review the
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[mkiocccentry tool repo](https://github.com/ioccc-src/mkiocccentry),
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especially when the [rules](rules.html) and [guidelines](guidelines.html)
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are official, to be sure you are **using an up to date official mkiocccentry tool set**.
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# Important disclaimers about contest status
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### When the IOCCC status is _closed_
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While the IOCCC status is **[CLOSED](../faq.html#closed)**,
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the [rules](rules.html) and [guidelines](guidelines.html)
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are **OUT OF DATE**.
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A **very tentative proposal** for the next IOCCC
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that is **VERY LIKELY** to be updated before the next contest becomes [pending](../faq.html#pending).
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They are are provided as a **tentative** hint **at what
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might be used** for the next IOCCC.
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**IMPORTANT**: All **tentative** [rules](rules.html) and [guidelines](guidelines.html)
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are **subject to change by the [IOCCC judges](../judges.html) at _ANY_ time**.
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See both the [IOCCC news](../news.html) and the [IOCCC
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Mastodon](https://fosstodon.org/@ioccc) feed as _sometimes_ the
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[IOCCC judges](../judges.html) **mention changes** there.
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### When the IOCCC status is _pending_
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While the IOCCC status is **[PENDING](../faq.html#pending)**,
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the [rules](rules.html) and [guidelines](guidelines.html) are **tentative**.
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One might think of them as a **beta** release for the IOCCC
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that is about to [open](../faq.html#open).
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**IMPORTANT**: All **tentative** [rules](rules.html) and [guidelines](guidelines.html)
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are subject to change by the [IOCCC judges](../judges.html) at any time.
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See both the [IOCCC news](../news.html) and the [IOCCC
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Mastodon](https://fosstodon.org/@ioccc) feed as _sometimes_ the
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[IOCCC judges](../judges.html) **mention changes** there.
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You may [register for the IOCCC](register.html) while the contest is [pending](../faq.html#pending),
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however you will **NOT** receive your own Email message containing your very own
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**Username and Initial Password until the contest is [open](../faq.html#open)**. You will need these
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to be able to [upload your submission](submit.html) when the contest is [open](../faq.html#open).
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Once contest moves from [pending](../faq.html#pending") to [open](../faq.html#open) an announcement
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Email will be sent out to the mailing list of those have successfully registered for the IOCCC.
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In addition, an announcement will be made to the [IOCCC news](../news.html) in case you miss
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that announcement Email.
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While you are waiting for the contest to [open](../faq.html#open), we **highly recommend**
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that you review the [IOCCC rules](rules.html), [IOCCC guidelines](guidelines.html),
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and [IOCCC mkiocccentry tools](https://github.com/ioccc-src/mkiocccentry).
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Should you have any comments, suggestions, and concerns about the above, and **while you waiting**
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for the contest to [open](../faq.html#open) please see the
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FAQ on "[comment or make a suggestion on IOCCC rules, guidelines and tools](../faq.html#feedback)"
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as well as the
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FAQ on "[best way to ask a question about the IOCCC rules, guideline and tools](../faq.html#questions)"
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for how.
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See also about how [upload your submission](submit.html) when the contest is [open](../faq.html#open).
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### When the IOCCC status is _open_
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While the IOCCC status is **[OPEN](../faq.html#open)**,
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the [rules](rules.html) and [guidelines](guidelines.html) are **OFFICIAL**.
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Unless some significant problem turns up (such as a need to delay
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in when the IOCCC will close, or some major bug is discovered) they
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will remain **OFFICIAL** for this IOCCC.
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**SUGGESTION**: Watch both the [IOCCC news](../news.html) and the [IOCCC
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Mastodon](https://fosstodon.org/@ioccc) feed for the latest news
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about any **changes**.
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The [IOCCC rules](rules.html), [IOCCC guidelines](guidelines.html),
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and [IOCCC mkiocccentry tools](https://github.com/ioccc-src/mkiocccentry)
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are now official. Should you have any questions about these, please see the
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FAQ on "[best way to ask a question about the IOCCC rules, guideline and tools](../faq.html#questions)"
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for how to ask them.
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Be sure to review the official [IOCCC rules](rules.html), [IOCCC guidelines](guidelines.html),
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for any changes, as well as updating your [IOCCC mkiocccentry tools](https://github.com/ioccc-src/mkiocccentry)
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as changes to them may have been made while the contest was "**[pending](../faq.html#pending)**.
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See also the
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FAQ on "[how to submit](submit.html)"
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for more information on the submission process when the IOCCC [reopens](../faq.html#open).
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### When the IOCCC status is _judging_
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While the IOCCC status is **[JUDGING](../faq.html#judging)**,
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the [rules](rules.html) and [guidelines](guidelines.html) are
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for the when the was previously **[OPEN](../faq.html#open)** for new submissions.
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See the [IOCCC news](../news.html) as well as the [IOCCC
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Mastodon](https://fosstodon.org/@ioccc) feed for updates
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on the IOCCC judging process as well as for the announcement
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of [who won the IOCCC](../years.html).
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