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ALTS DURING CONTESTS ARE NOT LEGAL
By SteveMann, history, 3 years ago, In English

Using an alt during a contest for the purpose of not getting penalties on your main account is not legal .... many users didnt know that and it ended up skipping their submissions .......... For real: an advice to consider ....Never use an alt during a contest you are just burning your work with it GLHF Everyone ^_^

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3 years ago, # |
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many users didnt know that and it ended up skipping their submissions

Do you mean that many users just "agree" with the rules, but never actually read them when registering for codeforces contests?

The registration confirms that you:

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    Of course 99% of users "just "agree" with the rules, but never actually read them when registering for codeforces contests".

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      HI!

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        looks like you are another person who did agree with the rules but never read them.

        The rules
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          i wonder whether you have a really reasonable cause to leave a comment. Necroposting is discouraged by the community.

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            yeah, my cause is same as yours. circulus in probando.

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3 years ago, # |
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What does "alt" means?

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    A secondary account people use to either "smurf" or test a solution without risking a penalty on their main account

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    alternative account.

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And why div1 people participate in div2 using an alt? So sad :(

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