diff --git a/wca-guidelines.md b/wca-guidelines.md index 35a2bf09..86a273f7 100644 --- a/wca-guidelines.md +++ b/wca-guidelines.md @@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ To be more informative, each Guideline is classified using one of the following - 2j2+) [EXAMPLE] For example, if a competitor is disqualified from an event for failing to show up for the final round, their results from earlier rounds remain valid. - 2j2++) [EXAMPLE] If the WCA Delegate disqualifies a competitor during their third attempt in a round, only the third attempt and all following attempts in that event are disqualified, even if the circumstances that originated the disqualification occurred prior to this attempt. - 2k6+) [CLARIFICATION] WCA Delegates should only use their discretion to prevent competitors from being a severe detriment to the competition (e.g. wasting time and/or competition resources). Competitors should not be disqualified for a "poor" result when they are competing to the best of their abilities. +- 2n3+) [ADDITION] The competitor may escalate their dispute after the competition by following the process decribed in the [Disputes Motion](https://documents.worldcubeassociation.org/documents/motions/16.2024.1%20-%20Disputes.pdf). - 2s+) [REMINDER] Special accommodations must be noted in the Delegate Report. - 2s++) [EXAMPLE] Competitors whose circumstances (e.g. religion) do not allow them to compete on a specific date or time may be allowed to compete at a different time at the discretion of the WCA Delegate. The WCA Delegate should consider the availability of competition resources when attending such requests. This includes the possibility to provisionally compete in subsequent round(s) before the previous round(s) is (are) completed. - 2s+++) [EXAMPLE] A competitor that can not use one of their hands to start the timer may receive assistance from the judge to start and stop the timer, or a competitor that cannot hear may receive their inspection warnings in a different way.