Health Challenge 2026/Rules
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Summary: New or expanded articles, in all language versions of Wikipedia, at least 3,000 bytes, about health (in a broad sense), subcategory "Horizon of Health", good quality, edited between 17 May 2026 00:00 and (削除) 30 June (削除ここまで) 16 July 2026 23:59 UTC (extended deadline!), not a list, not AI-generated, translations accepted.
- Time: 17 May 2026 00:00 to
(削除) 30 June (削除ここまで)16 July 2026 23:59 UTC (inclusive) - the deadline was extended. - Way of contributing: new or expanded Wikipedia articles.
- Topic:
- Main category: health in the broad sense.
- This includes physical, mental, emotional, social and environmental health.
- Examples of topics (this is an incomplete list for inspiration only, and you are welcome to write about another topic related to health): specific diseases and health problems, symptoms, pathogens, diagnostic methods, biomarkers, therapies, drugs, active ingredients of drugs, doctors, medical researchers, hospitals, medical research centres, healthcare systems of specific countries, studies, books, journals, films, awards, award laureates, and others.
- Suggestion: consider focusing on articles that can greatly help to improve public health.
- Subcategory "Horizon of Health": only articles from the subcategory list .
- Main category: health in the broad sense.
- Languages: all language versions of Wikipedia.
- Wiki criteria: articles meet the usual criteria of the Wikipedia in which they were published.
- If any of the rules of this competition conflict with the rules of a specific Wikipedia, follow the rules of the relevant Wikipedia for publishing an article, and the competition's rule for including it in the competition.
- Length: the minimum length of a new article is 3,000 bytes.
- Language level: the language style is natural and flows smoothly; it does not contain many grammatical, spelling or similar errors.
- Translations: accepted (including revised machine translations via ContentTranslation).
- AI: The use of AI to write articles is prohibited.
- Lists: not accepted.
- Points:
- 1 point for each 1 byte.
- Points from the subcategory are also counted for the main category.
- If an article partially fails to meet any of the above criteria, the organiser will award points based on the proportion of the article that meets the criteria (at their discretion).
- Organisers: may participate; may not receive a prize.