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APPEAL PROCESS |
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Why you may wish to contest the result of a quiz |
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Although every effort should be made to avoid them, errors and omissions will sometimes be made |
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by question setters. Occasionally a team will provide an answer which is correct, but is not the |
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answer on the question paper. This does not necessarily mean the answer on the question paper is |
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wrong: a question may have more than one correct answer. There is also the rarer example of a |
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team scoring points for an incorrect answer, as it is the answer given on the question paper. Usually |
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both teams will recognise any mistake and replace the question with a spare. If a team believes its |
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answer is correct and does not wish to use a spare and the question has a bearing on the result |
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of the quiz, they may contest the result. With the ubiquity of internet-enabled mobile phones it |
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should be possible to settle almost every dispute on the night; an appeal should only be required in |
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the most complex of cases. |
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How to contest the result of a quiz |
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At the quiz |
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Your intention to contest the validity of a question and/or answer must be stated at the time that the |
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question is asked/answered, not ‘revisited’ at the end of the match. A note should be made by the |
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question master alongside the relevant question. After the match ensure that your opponents are |
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aware of your intention to contest the result and get a contact e-mail address from them. E-mail |
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addresses can also be found on the relevant team’s contact details page. |
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After the quiz |
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Your appeal should be sent to stockportquiz@hotmail.com and copied to your opponents, allowing |
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them the opportunity to submit their views/comments. Email contact details for all teams can be |
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found on the quiz league website. |
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Your e-mail must include: |
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An appeal must be received by 9 a.m. on the Tuesday following the quiz. Failure to comply with |
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these requirements will result in an appeal being automatically rejected. Teams should read and |
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comply with these guidelines before submitting an appeal. |
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The decision of the committee |
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The committee may contact either team for further clarification before adjudicating. The decision will |
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be e-mailed to both teams before it is published on the website. The committee’s decision is final |
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and teams have no further right of appeal. |
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When not to appeal |
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Processing an appeal takes time and effort; please don’t contest a question or answer if it doesn’t |
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affect the result (i.e. who won and who lost). The committee will not waste time on an appeal that |
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may result in a team losing by 18 points instead of 20. If you know your opponents are correct in |
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contesting an answer, please apply some common sense: don’t hope to ‘get away with it’ when they |
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appeal. A seldom-used facility already exists to question publicly the accuracy of a question/answer |
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without using the appeal process: teams may submit comments by email (marked ‘for publication’) |
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and they will be added to the website. |
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