10. A valid comment shall:
A. Be about the entry in question.
B. Not be by the author of the entry
C. Not be a copy of a previous comment.
* D. Not come from the same IP Address/Web Browser Type/Cookie as Any previous comment on that entry.
* E. Have a valid verifiable e-mail address attached

12. Points shall be awarded to a story based on the character count of the comment.
A. Counts shall not include white space or the '|' or '\' characters.
B. In the event of e-mail, newsgroup, or yahoogroup submission, count shall begin on the next line following the name of the story.
+ C. The proposed scale for 2003 is:

      points characters
        1       1-20
        2      21-80
        3      81-250
        5     251-500
        7     501-750
        9     751-1100
        10    1100+

14. In the regrettable event of comment disqualification, the following process will be followed.
A. An attempt will be made to contact the commentator. Should there be no valid e-mail address attached to the comment, the comment will be disqualified.
B. The Awards Staff will review response from the commentator to judge whether it explains the situation or is a case of dishonesty.
C. The Awards Staff will make a decision and inform the commentator and the ASC-VSO.
D. The Awards Staff will inform the group within 48 hours of informing the VSO.
E. No step shall take longer than 72 hours.

15. The following actions can be taken in the case of dishonesty.
A. Disqualification of the comment.
B. Disqualification of the commentator.
C. Disqualification of the story (in case of author dishonesty.)
D. Disqualification of the author (only in extreme cases)
E. The Awards Staff will endeavor to avoid the use of the higher punishments, and notes that C & D have never been done.