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--- rules_current_common [2016/04/18 15:42] – [Overview] langdon
+++ rules_current_common [2026/03/29 13:14] (current) – external edit 127.0.0.1
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 The restrictions below are common to all rule sets on DPChallenge.
+===== Requirements =====
 === Your submission must be... ===
-    * taken with a digital camera that records EXIF data.
+    * taken with a digital camera that records EXIF data (including original date, modified date, and file-type).
     * a JPEG (.jpg) file.
-    * no larger than 700 KB (716,800 bytes)
+    * no larger than 1400 KB (1,433,600 bytes)
     * at least 160 pixels, and no more than 1200 pixels on each side
     * taken after the challenge is announced and before the deadline, based on the Current Server Time (US Eastern Standard/Daylight Time) displayed at the bottom of every page on this site.
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     * submit more than one entry per challenge.
+    * use the same original image in more than one challenge.
     * hold more than one DPChallenge account, ask anyone to vote on your behalf, or link to your entry's voting page.
     * submit a photograph depicting male or female genitalia, or acts of sex deemed inappropriate by a majority of the Site Council.
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     * include existing artwork in your entry, but photo-realistic artwork such as printed photos, monitor images or realistic illustrations must either be clearly presented as artwork or used only as a minor supporting element. Using photo-realistic artwork to simulate physical objects or backgrounds that provide the primary impact of an entry will be grounds for disqualification.
+===== Penalties =====
-=== Penalties ===
     * An entry will be disqualified when a majority of the Site Council finds that any of the generic rules above or in the rule set specific to the challenge were not followed.
     * In order to discourage repeated disqualifications and abuse of the disqualification system, the following penalties will apply for repeat disqualifications:
-        * 1st DQ in last 25 submissions/6 months: no penalty
+        * 1st DQ/Removal in last 25 submissions/6 months: no penalty
-        * 2nd DQ in last 25 submissions/6 months: 1 week suspension of submission privileges
+        * 2nd DQ/Removal in last 25 submissions/6 months: 1 week suspension of submission privileges
-        * 3rd DQ in last 25 submissions/8 months: 2 week suspension of submission privileges
+        * 3rd DQ/Removal in last 25 submissions/8 months: 2 week suspension of submission privileges
-        * 4th DQ in last 25 submissions/12 months: 4 week suspension of submission privileges and 3 months of required "pre-submission" of proof file.
+        * 4th DQ/Removal in last 25 submissions/12 months: 4 week suspension of submission privileges and 3 months of required "pre-submission" of proof file.
     * The above penalties will be assessed only after review by the Site Council. In exceptional circumstances, the Site Council may elect not to apply a penalty. If a user is found to have intentionally violated the Challenge Rules, the above penalties will be in addition to any assessed for the violation itself.