Wikipedia:WikiProject Tropical cyclones/Cyclone Cup

The Cyclone Cup is an experimental game for the members of WikiProject Tropical cyclones and the Non-tropical storms task force of WikiProject Weather. In the game, participants compete against one another to rack up points by creating/promoting/reviewing articles related to the projects. The goals of the game are to teach new users how to promote articles to GA, FA, or FL, expand the scope of the projects, and reduce the amount of wikiwork. The competition begins on January 20 and ends on November 1. There are four rounds and two judges.

Signing up
To participate, a user must be a member of WikiProject Tropical cyclones or the Non-tropical storms task force and be autoconfirmed. If you are not part of WPTC and/or WPNTS during signups, you should add your name here and/or here.

Sign-ups are open from 00:00 UTC on January 15 to 23:59 UTC on February 14. To sign up, you should add your name here.

Rules

 * 1) There are four rounds. The first round begins at 00:00 UTC on January 31 and ends at 23:59 UTC on March 31. The second round begins at 00:00 UTC on April 1 and ends at 23:59 UTC on June 14. The third round begins at 00:00 UTC on June 15 and ends at 23:59 UTC on August 31. The final round begins at 00:00 UTC on September 1 and ends at 23:59 UTC on October 31. The winner will be announced on November 1.
 * 2) In the first round, we start with one group of participants. Of the participants, the top 5 progress to the next round. Participants with 0 points will not advance.
 * 3) In the second round, the top 4 progress. Participants with 0 points will not advance.
 * 4) In the third round, the top 3 progress. Participants with 0 points will not advance.
 * 5) In the final round, the top 3 battle it out until 23:59 UTC on October 31. The winner will be announced the next day.
 * 6) At the end of each round, the judges will tally up each user's points and eliminate users who do not advance.
 * 7) Articles that are created/expanded/promoted/reviewed must be in the scope of WPTC or WPNTS.
 * 8) Be civil.
 * 9) Don't cheat.
 * 10) If you get eliminated, please don't get upset. Cheer for your fellow users.
 * 11) Have fun editing!

Scoring
By adding your name to the participants page, the judge will automatically create a scoring page identical to the one below for you.

IMPORTANT!
Any articles created/expanded/promoted before the round begins DO NOT COUNT! Any reviews in the process of promotion DO COUNT! ITNs added or nominated before the round starts DO NOT COUNT! Any reviews in which a participant is not the primary reviewer DO NOT COUNT, UNLESS they are ACRs or FACs! An ITN blurb about a subject that happened before the round starts but nominated after the round starts DO COUNT! DYKs promoted before the round starts but appear on the main page after the round starts DO NOT COUNT! DYKs started before the round starts but promoted after the round starts DO COUNT!

Judges have the right to remove articles from a participant's scoring page.

First Place in the Cyclone Cup
The Cyclone Cup trophy is to be awarded to the winner of the competition after the conclusion of the final round. An example of the first place award is included above. It can be copied and added to the talk page of the winner, with the appropriate substitutions in text as necessary (specifically, the year and the signature of the user bestowing the award).