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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 by |
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question setters. Occasionally a team will provide an answer which is correct, but is not the answer on the |
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question paper. This does not necessarily mean the answer on the question paper is wrong: a question |
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may have more than one correct answer. There is also the rarer example of a team scoring points for an |
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incorrect answer, as it is the answer given on the question paper. Usually both teams will recognise any |
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mistake and replace the question with a spare. If a team believes its answer is correct and does not wish |
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to use a spare and the question has a bearing on the result of the quiz, they may contest the result. |
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With the ubiquity of internet-enabled mobile phones it should be possible to settle almost every dispute on |
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the night, so an appeal should only be required in 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 the question |
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is asked/answered, not ‘revisited’ at the end of the match. A note should be made by the question master |
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alongside the relevant question. After the match ensure that your opponents are aware of your intention to |
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contest the result and get a contact e-mail address from them. E-mail addresses can also be found on the |
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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 them |
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the opportunity to submit their views/comments. Email contact details for all teams can be found on the |
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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 these |
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requirements will result in an appeal being automatically rejected. Teams should read and comply with |
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these guidelines before submitting an appeal. |
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Decision of the committee |
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The committee may contact either team for further clarification before adjudicating. The decision will be |
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e-mailed to both teams before it is published on the website. The committee’s decision is final and teams |
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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 affect the |
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overall result. The committee will not waste time if the appeal may result in a team losing by 18 points |
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rather than 20. If you know your opponents are correct in contesting an answer, please apply common |
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sense: don’t hope to ‘get away with it’ when they appeal. |
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A seldom-used facility already exists to question publicly the accuracy of a question/answer without using |
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the appeal process: teams may submit comments by email (marked ‘for publication’) and they will be |
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added to the quiz league website. |
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