Required words

[Stefan Oprea]

Hello,

I have a question regarding the required words which have to be included in the generated joke:

• Task A with headline:
  • Does the headline have to be included in the generated joke submission?
    Example:
    • Input:    en_0267 -  -  Egypt fears missing pharaoh’s bracelet has been melted down for gold
    • Generated joke submission:    Egypt fears missing pharaoh’s bracelet has been melted down for gold. They're calling the thief a real pyramid scheme artist.
  • Or don't we have to include the headline in the generated joke submission, as it is added by the battle arena and displayed to the annotators.
    Example:
    • Input:    en_0267 -  -  Egypt fears missing pharaoh’s bracelet has been melted down for gold
    • Generated joke submission:    They're calling the thief a real pyramid scheme artist.
    • What the battle arena shows to the annotators:    Egypt fears missing pharaoh’s bracelet has been melted down for gold. They're calling the thief a real pyramid scheme artist.
      
• Task B2:
  
  • Does the prompt have to be included in the generated joke submission?
    Example:
    • Input:    img_2_0467 ... When you're excited to stream the new show but all you see is ______
    • Generated joke submission:    When you're excited to stream the new show but all you see is the buffering circle spinning faster than your credit card debt.
  • Or don't we have to include the prompt in the generated joke submission, as it is added by the battle arena and displayed to the annotators.
    Example:
    • Input:    img_2_0467 ... When you're excited to stream the new show but all you see is ______
    • Generated joke submission:    the buffering circle spinning faster than your credit card debt.
    • What the battle arena shows to the annotators:    When you're excited to stream the new show but all you see is the buffering circle spinning faster than your credit card debt.

Kind regards,
Stefan Oprea

[Luis Chiruzzo - Inco]

Hi,

It is not required for the headlines and starting prompts to be included in the generated text. It is only mandatory in the case of task A when using a pair of words, those words must be part of the joke, but not in the case of headlines.

Regards,

Luis

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[Stefan Oprea]

Hello Luis Chiruzzo,

If we don't include the headline in the generated joke, it is added by the battle arena, and displayed to the human annotators, right? And same for prompt.
(So if we would add the headline in the generated joke, it would be displayed to the annotators twice.)

Thank you!

Kind regards,

Stefan Oprea

[Luis Chiruzzo - Inco]

Yes, it's exactly like you said.

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