Wikipedia:WikiProject Good articles/GA Cup/sandbox

The GA Cup is a championship on Wikipedia focusing solely on Good Articles. The 2015 GA Cup is the second competition, the first being held between October 2014 and March 2015. The Cup will be played and won by reviewing Good article nominations and being part of Good article reassessments. The purpose of the GA Cup is to encourage high-quality reviews and promotions of Good Articles, and to help decrease the traditionally long queue of good article nominations. The 2015 GA Cup will begin July 1; signups will close July 15. The competition is open to all editors, new and old, although it is recommended they have a good knowledge about the process of reviewing articles. For newer editors, you can read a few essays and guidelines that will help you with the review process. If you are interested in following the GA Cup, please add your name to this list. All participants will be added automatically.

The layout for the 2015 tournament is as follows (please note that points are reset to zero):

July 1 to July 29 – We start with one group of all contestants.
August 1 to August 28 – 28 contestants left – 7 groups of 4, with the top 2 in each pool progressing, as well as the top participant ("15th place") of all remaining users.
September 1 to September 28 – 15 contestants left – 3 groups of 5, with the top two in each pool progressing, as well as the top 2 of all remaining users.
October 1 to October 29 – 8 contestants left – 2 groups of 4, with the top two in each pool progressing, as well as the top participant (5th place) of all remaining users.
November 1 to November 28 – 5 contestants left – 1 group of 5, the top will win.

The number of rounds and number of participants in each round are subject to change based off the total number of participants.

Prizes (in the form of barnstars) will be awarded at the end of the GA Cup.

For the full rules clarifying what points can be awarded for, please see Wikipedia:WikiProject Good articles/GA Cup/Scoring. However, the spirit of the rules is more important than the letter, and the judges reserve the right to deny points to anyone deemed to be abusing the system, as well as remove persistently problematic users from the competition. The judges for the 2nd GA Cup are:

3family6 (talk · contribs · email)

Dom497 (talk · contribs · email)
Figureskatingfan (talk · contribs · email)
Jaguar (talk · contribs · email)
MrWooHoo (talk · contribs · email)

If you believe one of the contestants is abusing the spirit of the rules, intentionally making subpar reviews with the aim of getting more GA Cup points, or anything similar, please contact one or more of the judges. They will look into the matter and take action if necessary.