Hello there, it came to my attention today that several users have been reverting Platonides' Wiki-Bot, contesting it's "decision" about disqualifying pictures uploaded to Wikimedia Commons after midnight local time.
I am aware of the fact that there have been probably hundreds of files uploaded in the night of September 30/October 1, and plenty of those did not make it before midnight. I am also aware that in the perspective of a month, 2, 5, or even 20 minutes do not make any difference, but we have all agreed to have this competition running for exactly a month -- from midnight local time on September 1 until 23:59:59 local time on September 30 (while taking into consideration the needs of countries with multiple timezones, too.)
There is an English saying that you shouldn't change the rules in the middle of the game; I think it would apply for changing the rules /after the end/ of the game, too. What is more, it isn't fair for people from other countries that put a lot of effort into making it before the deadline if you decide to accept photos uploaded in October in your country, for whatever reason.
Having said so, I would urge every local team to give this some consideration, and try to explain to your participants' why pictures uploaded after midnight do not participate in the competition.
Thanks in advance,