Community Suggestion: Remind Users When Attempting to Edit a Contest Submission
Remind Users When Attempting to Edit a Contest Submission
New Feature Addition · Articles & templates · Created by deryck1228
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contest-entry editing disqualify
What functionality is missing? What is unsatisfying with the current situation?
Right now, during the time after an article has been submitted for a contest such as Summer Camp and the contest is closed, editing is still possible, and per the rules of the contest, may result in the article's disqualification, even if the edit was something as simple as updating a link to another article. I would propose that a pop up reminder be added so that any attempts to edit an article during the judging window, which have been submitted in Contest Mod, will alert the user that editing the article may result in disqualification.How does this feature request address the current situation?
This would prohibit accidental edit of an article keyed to a particular contest entry. If a world has enough articles, the author may not have it immediately in mind that a particular article might be part of a contest. The reminder would allow the author to table editing until after the judging period.What are other uses for this feature request?
This need not apply to only Summer Camp, but any contest (conceivably even an informal one) in which the author is participating.The Team's Response
Thanks for the suggestion! This is closed due to lack of interested from the community compared to the size of the feature.
Current score
18/300 Votes · +4201 points
Votes Cast
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+1
by kuuzo
on 2026-08-13 00:11 -
+300
by Mochimanoban
on 2026-08-12 10:53please please please please please, I don't know why this got declined and closed in previous years, it's desperately needed for competitions!
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+300
by Ellianette
on 2026-08-10 05:26 -
+300
by Rashkavar
on 2026-08-09 09:18Accidental edits seem like a common problem every year for summer camp, yeah. To maximize utility, maybe there should be a "lock" option for articles in general: turn on the lock, and if you open it up in the editor, it tells you it's locked and you'll have to unlock it to edit. Then just have the article submission thing automatically lock the article - or have a subroutine or something that auto-locks all articles that have been submitted through the submission system as part of the event close. (That latter part might need to be part of the general event system overhaul that's been planned at some point, much like fixing the glitch that happens when you unpublish a submitted article.)
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+300
by sunnybirdboi
on 2026-08-09 07:28If we could make it possible that the article edit doesn't save until the popup is acknowledged, that would also save a lot of accidental edits! I see at least three people every judged challenge saying "oh no, i think i just accidentally typed a letter in a judged article after the submission period..." At least having the popup reminder would enable the back button so nothing gets changed unless they want to.
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+300
by RaiganAvalon
on 2026-08-07 06:39 -
+300
by A Beloved Devil
on 2026-08-07 05:06 -
+300
by SiobhantheWriter
on 2026-07-30 07:25I think this is a great feature addition as I am known to edit an article when inspiration hits and forget about the fact it may be in a competition.
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+300
by Ononomad
on 2026-07-30 06:18 -
+300
by kerahope
on 2026-07-30 04:12 -
-100
by ss2020
on 2026-07-21 18:48 -
+100
by graiffe
on 2026-07-21 15:24Makes a lot of sense. In addition, I would be inclined to the idea of the popup window suggesting a copy of the article for edits. This could ensure that the summer camp article remains open for judging, and remedy such issues with copying CSS or BBCode as discussed bellow.
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+100
by JoellaKay
on 2026-07-21 15:13 -
+100
by Those2Nerds
on 2026-07-21 14:42Similar requests were declined in 2021 and closed in 2022. I'd love some way to prohibit edits, especially since something as simple as sending a notification can count for one. My Event Quarantine category only helps so much. I suspect any sort of "Contest Flag" would need to be a manual option in order to support entries to unofficial challenges.
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+300
by Ratha
on 2026-07-21 07:40 -
+300
by Asmo
on 2026-07-21 01:03 -
+300
by Michael Chandra
on 2026-07-20 23:25I include CSS and BB-code in my articles, and opening one to copy-paste said CSS or BB-code will result in an official autosaved edit of the article. Which utterly terrifies me.
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+100
by Tonia A Viles
on 2026-07-20 22:15That would be nice I think I had ones dropped because I thought the window was closed and I was wrong.
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+300
by deryck1228
on 2026-07-20 21:36
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