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A webcomic shall be classified as a Longrunner \'\'\'if it has posted at least one comic per week for 500 weeks.\'\'\' (50 out of 52 weeks a year for 10 years)
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A webcomic shall be classified as a Longrunner \\\'\\\'\\\'if it has posted at least one comic per week for 500 weeks.\\\'\\\'\\\' (Based on 50 out of 52 weeks a year for 10 years)
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e.g.: \'\'Comic X\'\' posted on the 27th of March, didn\'t post again until the 23rd & 24th of April, and then didn\'t post again until the 10th of May. Under the exemption in the 2nd bullet point, the comics on the 23rd and 24th would belong to different \
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e.g.: \\\'\\\'Comic X\\\'\\\' posted on the 27th of March, didn\\\'t post again until the 23rd & 24th of April, and then didn\\\'t post again until the 10th of May. Under the exemption in the 2nd bullet point, the comics on the 23rd and 24th would belong to different \\\"weeks\\\" even if this would violate an otherwise-established release structure.
Continuing the example, if the author also posted a comic on the 27th of April in addition to the 23rd and 24th, it would still only count as 2 \\\"weeks\\\", i.e. you can\\\'t make up for ScheduleSlip by posting a lot at once.
Essentially, this practically disqualifies any comic that posts monthly or bi-weekly that just happens to have been doing so for 120 months or more. Conversely, if an ambitious project struggles under its own weight but keeps posting, albeit irregularly, it\\\'s not punished for not meeting the standard the writers set up originally; though they also don\\\'t get any benefit from the early accelerated production. Granted, a comic that posts an average of 3 or 6 times a week doesn\\\'t get a bonus against a comic that has only posted once a week, but that\\\'s the price to pay in order to reward those who still publish consistently, even if it\\\'s at a reduced rate.
EDIT: As for [[BonusMaterial stories outside of the main plot]], I\\\'m thinking they would count \\\'\\\'if\\\'\\\' they aren\\\'t either a PoorlyDisguisedPilot or a FullyAbsorbedFinale to [[{{Spinoff}} another Webcomic by the same creative team]], in which case they\\\'d be counted as part of \\\'\\\'that\\\'\\\' Webcomic. {{Crossover}}s and {{Guest Strip}}s count except when PDP or FAF as above.
Continuing the example, if the author also posted a comic on the 27th of April in addition to the 23rd and 24th, it would still only count as 2 \\\"weeks\\\", i.e. you can\\\'t make up for ScheduleSlip by posting a lot at once.
Essentially, this practically disqualifies any comic that posts monthly or bi-weekly that just happens to have been doing so for 120 months or more. Conversely, if an ambitious project struggles under its own weight but keeps posting, albeit irregularly, it\\\'s not punished for not meeting the standard the writers set up originally; though they also don\\\'t get any benefit from the early accelerated production. Granted, a comic that posts an average of 3 or 6 times a week doesn\\\'t get a bonus against a comic that has only posted once a week, but that\\\'s the price to pay in order to reward those who still publish consistently, even if it\\\'s at a reduced rate.
EDIT: As for [[BonusMaterial stories outside of the main plot]], I\\\'m thinking they would count \\\'\\\'if\\\'\\\' they aren\\\'t either a PoorlyDisguisedPilot or a FullyAbsorbedFinale to [[{{Spinoff}} another Webcomic by the same creative team]], in which case they\\\'d be counted as part of \\\'\\\'that\\\'\\\' Webcomic. {{Crossover}}s and {{Guest Strip}}s count except when PDP or FAF as above.
