Merge pull request #246 from SirWumpus/guide_doggy

Guidelines partial review

Author: lcn2

faq.html

@@ -453,7 +453,7 @@ <h2>Frequently Asked Questions</h2>
 
 <!-- BEFORE: 1st line of markdown file: faq.md -->
 <h1 id="ioccc-faq-table-of-contents">IOCCC FAQ Table of Contents</h1>
-<p>This is FAQ version <strong>29.03 2025-11-30</strong>.</p>
+<p>This is FAQ version <strong>29.04 2025-12-01</strong>.</p>
 <h2 id="entering-the-ioccc-the-bare-minimum-you-need-to-know">0. <a href="#enter_questions">Entering the IOCCC: the bare minimum you need to know</a></h2>
 <ul>
 <li><strong>Q 0.0</strong>: <a class="normal" href="#enter">How can I enter the IOCCC?</a></li>
@@ -494,7 +494,7 @@ <h2 id="ioccc-judging-process">2. <a href="#judging_process">IOCCC Judging proce
 <li><strong>Q 2.1</strong>: <a class="normal" href="#feedback">How can I comment or make a suggestion on IOCCC rules, guidelines and tools?</a></li>
 <li><strong>Q 2.2</strong>: <a class="normal" href="#warnings">Are there any compiler warnings that I should not worry about in my submissions?</a></li>
 <li><strong>Q 2.3</strong>: <a class="normal" href="#frequent-themes">What types of entries have been frequently submitted to the IOCCC?</a></li>
-<li><strong>Q 2.4</strong>: <a class="normal" href="#rule_2_broken">How did an entry win the IOCCC that breaks Rule 2 - Size Limit?</a></li>
+<li><strong>Q 2.4</strong>: <a class="normal" href="#rule_2_broken">How did an entry win the IOCCC that breaks Rule 2 - Size restrictions?</a></li>
 <li><strong>Q 2.5</strong>: <a class="normal" href="#submissions">How many submissions do the judges receive for a given IOCCC?</a></li>
 <li><strong>Q 2.6</strong>: <a class="normal" href="#judging_time">How much time does it take to judge the contest?</a></li>
 <li><strong>Q 2.7</strong>: <a class="normal" href="#judging_rounds">How many judging rounds do you have?</a></li>
@@ -603,7 +603,7 @@ <h2 id="history-of-the-ioccc">11. <a href="#ioccc_history">History of the IOCCC<
 <li><strong>Q 11.0</strong>: <a class="normal" href="#ioccc_start">How did the IOCCC get started?</a></li>
 <li><strong>Q 11.1</strong>: <a class="normal" href="#missing_years">Why are some years missing IOCCC entries?</a></li>
 <li><strong>Q 11.2</strong>: <a class="normal" href="#website_history">What is the history of the IOCCC website?</a></li>
-<li><strong>Q 11.3</strong>: <a class="normal" href="#size_rule_history">How has the IOCCC size limit rule changed over the years?</a></li>
+<li><strong>Q 11.3</strong>: <a class="normal" href="#size_rule_history">How has the Rule 2 size restrictions rule changed over the years?</a></li>
 <li><strong>Q 11.4</strong>: <a class="normal" href="#great_fork_merge">What is the <strong>Great Fork Merge</strong>?</a></li>
 <li><strong>Q 11.5</strong>: <a class="normal" href="#bof">What is an IOCCC BOF?</a></li>
 <li><strong>Q 11.6</strong>: <a class="normal" href="#explain_IOCCC">I do not understand the IOCCC, can you explain it to me?</a></li>
@@ -6334,7 +6334,7 @@ <h4 id="dec-28-the-great-fork-merge">2024 Dec 28 The Great Fork Merge</h4>
 <div id="size_rule_history">
 <div id="size_restriction">
 <div id="size_rule">
-<h3 id="q-11.3-how-has-the-ioccc-size-limit-rule-changed-over-the-years">Q 11.3: How has the IOCCC size limit rule changed over the years?</h3>
+<h3 id="q-11.3-how-has-the-rule-2-size-restrictions-rule-changed-over-the-years">Q 11.3: How has the Rule 2 size restrictions rule changed over the years?</h3>
 </div>
 </div>
 </div>
@@ -6396,6 +6396,13 @@ <h4 id="ioccc-2024-date">IOCCC 2024-date</h4>
 <li>Rule 2a: 4993</li>
 <li>Rule 2b: 2503</li>
 </ul>
+<div id="size_slow_change">
+<h4 id="size-rule-slow-to-change">Size rule slow to change</h4>
+</div>
+<p>As you can read above, the Size rule is slow to change.</p>
+<p>Given how long the <a href="#size_rule2013-2020">IOCCC 2013-2020</a> size rule lasted,
+one might expect the <a href="#size_rule2024-xxxx">IOCCC 2024-date</a> size rule to last
+well into the 2030’s.</p>
 <p>Jump to: <a href="#">top</a></p>
 <div id="great_fork_merge">
 <h3 id="q-11.4-what-is-the-great-fork-merge">Q 11.4: What is the <strong>Great Fork Merge</strong>?</h3>

faq.md

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # IOCCC FAQ Table of Contents
 
-This is FAQ version **29.03 2025-11-30**.
+This is FAQ version **29.04 2025-12-01**.
 
 
 ## 0. [Entering the IOCCC: the bare minimum you need to know](#enter_questions)
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ This is FAQ version **29.03 2025-11-30**.
 - **Q 2.1**: <a class="normal" href="#feedback">How can I comment or make a suggestion on IOCCC rules, guidelines and tools?</a>
 - **Q 2.2**: <a class="normal" href="#warnings">Are there any compiler warnings that I should not worry about in my submissions?</a>
 - **Q 2.3**: <a class="normal" href="#frequent-themes">What types of entries have been frequently submitted to the IOCCC?</a>
-- **Q 2.4**: <a class="normal" href="#rule_2_broken">How did an entry win the IOCCC that breaks Rule 2 - Size Limit?</a>
+- **Q 2.4**: <a class="normal" href="#rule_2_broken">How did an entry win the IOCCC that breaks Rule 2 - Size restrictions?</a>
 - **Q 2.5**: <a class="normal" href="#submissions">How many submissions do the judges receive for a given IOCCC?</a>
 - **Q 2.6**: <a class="normal" href="#judging_time">How much time does it take to judge the contest?</a>
 - **Q 2.7**: <a class="normal" href="#judging_rounds">How many judging rounds do you have?</a>
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ This is FAQ version **29.03 2025-11-30**.
 - **Q 11.0**: <a class="normal" href="#ioccc_start">How did the IOCCC get started?</a>
 - **Q 11.1**: <a class="normal" href="#missing_years">Why are some years missing IOCCC entries?</a>
 - **Q 11.2**: <a class="normal" href="#website_history">What is the history of the IOCCC website?</a>
-- **Q 11.3**: <a class="normal" href="#size_rule_history">How has the IOCCC size limit rule changed over the years?</a>
+- **Q 11.3**: <a class="normal" href="#size_rule_history">How has the Rule 2 size restrictions rule changed over the years?</a>
 - **Q 11.4**: <a class="normal" href="#great_fork_merge">What is the **Great Fork Merge**?</a>
 - **Q 11.5**: <a class="normal" href="#bof">What is an IOCCC BOF?</a>
 - **Q 11.6**: <a class="normal" href="#explain_IOCCC">I do not understand the IOCCC, can you explain it to me?</a>
@@ -8146,7 +8146,7 @@ Jump to: [top](#)
 <div id="size_rule_history">
 <div id="size_restriction">
 <div id="size_rule">
-### Q 11.3: How has the IOCCC size limit rule changed over the years?
+### Q 11.3: How has the Rule 2 size restrictions rule changed over the years?
 </div>
 </div>
 </div>
@@ -8221,6 +8221,17 @@ In later years, Rule 2 was split into two parts.  These two parts of Rule 2 are:
 * Rule 2b: 2503
 
 
+<div id="size_slow_change">
+#### Size rule slow to change
+</div>
+
+As you can read above, the Size rule is slow to change.
+
+Given how long the [IOCCC 2013-2020](#size_rule2013-2020) size rule lasted,
+one might expect the [IOCCC 2024-date](#size_rule2024-xxxx) size rule to last
+well into the 2030's.
+
+
 Jump to: [top](#)