Ranked

Ranked quotes are quotes on TypeGG that meet specific criteria to qualify for the Ranked section. They award performance points for scores set on them and appear in Quickplay. Quotes that do not meet these standards may still be submitted under the Unranked section. Ranked quotes must meet the Explicit Guidelines like all quotes on TypeGG.

There are six criteria for a quote to be eligible for Ranked play:

1. Must primarily be in English.
2. Be sourced from a published work.
3. Use only ASCII characters, or convert non-ASCII text to valid ASCII equivalents.
4. Match the original text exactly for written quotes, or faithfully adapt audio quotes.
5. Must not rely on repetitive, redundant, or incomplete text.
6. Must not promote or advocate political positions.

Criterion 1

Quotes must primarily be in English.

Quotes must be at least 50% English in order to qualify as Ranked. Quotes in Old or Middle English are allowed as long as non-ASCII text is replaced with valid ASCII characters. Some quotes may be excluded from this criteria if deemed interesting or difficult enough (to promote quote variety)

Criterion 2

Quotes must be sourced from a published work.

Quotes must originate from a published or publicly released work, such as:

1. Book
2. Movie
3. Poem
4. TV Show
5. Video Game
6. Board Game
7. Song
8. Academic work
9. Historical Document

Quotes from other sources (e.g. websites, social media, or speeches, etc.) are not permitted in the Ranked section. The only exception is for notable Community quotes, which may become Ranked if they achieve significant popularity or historical relevance within the TypeGG community.

Sources containing excessive amounts of explicit material are not permitted to be ranked.

Criterion 3

Quotes must use only ASCII characters.

Quotes must only contain printable ASCII characters. Non-ASCII characters can be replaced with suitable ASCII equivalents. Accented letters may be replaced by their unaccented forms.

For example:

• é → e
• « → <<
• ‘ and similar single quotes → '
• “ and similar double quotes → "
• … → ...

Emojis and other Unicode symbols are not allowed.

ASCII Normalization

Casing, punctuation, and line breaks should be preserved where possible. Substitutions will need to be made for non-ASCII characters.

Long (em) Dash

Non-ASCII long dashes (—) must be substituted one of three ways involving a hyphen:

• "Regarding gloves—never wear woollen gloves..." → "Regarding gloves - never wear woollen gloves..."

• "Moreover, they have their toes arranged in a curious way—two in front and two behind..." → "Moreover, they have their toes arranged in a curious way -- two in front and two behind..."
• "...Ender would be pleased—every one of them was stupid." → "...Ender would be pleased--every one of them was stupid."

If multiple substitutions are needed throughout a quote, stick to only one method for consistency.

Criterion 4

Quotes must match written quotes exactly, or faithfully adapt audio quotes.

Written Quotes

Quotes from written sources (Books, Poems, Academic works, Historical Documents, or text from Video Games) must match the original text exactly, including any and all formatting where applicable, except for ASCII normalization.

Indentation: ⇥

First-line indentation must always be met with a tab character (⇥). The following example, when transcribed, becomes "⇥But the children could..."

Line Breaks: ⏎

A line break that separates one paragraph from another must be replaced by a newline character. It is not acceptable to ignore line breaks. Thus, the first example below becomes "...most listeners don't know it is there.⏎⇥You might be very close..."

If there is extra vertical spacing between lines—such as the second example below—two newline characters may be used: "... my door was fastened on the outside.⏎⏎⇥Then I ran to the window and cried to them."

Text Styling: Bold, Italic, Underline

Text styling is mandatory in order for quote to remain true to the source material. The below example, when transcribed, becomes: "Typeface for Court Documents⏎Court documents and legal memoranda use two typefaces: ordinary type and italics (or underscoring)."

Audio Quotes

Quotes from audio sources (Movies, TV Shows, Songs, or in-game dialogue) can be transcribed based on the audio and are open to interpretation by the submitter. Audio quotes must have proper grammar unless following lyrics provided by the artist.

For example, the chorus from Bôa – Duvet can be transcribed either in stanza or prose form:

"I am falling

I am fading

I am drowning

Help me to breathe"

"I am falling, I am fading, I am drowning, help me to breathe."

Criterion 5

Quotes must not rely on repetitive, redundant, or incomplete text.

Repetition

Ranked quotes should test typing variety and flow. Quotes with excessive repetition are not in the spirit of competitive typing.

• Quotes where a line or phrase repeats for more than 50% of the quote are disqualified.
• Quotes that that contain a repeating phrase that—when removed—drops the length below 50 characters are disqualified.

Below are quotes unranked for being too repetitive.

And you were my whole life, you were my whole life.

Why do you ask why do I ask why do you ask why do I ask?

How to break up, how to break up⏎Don't know how to break up

Now put it on the lid. No the lid. The lid. The lid.

I'm something to live for, I'm something to die for.

That's life, that's life, that's what all the people say.

Honey, I know, I know, I know, times are changing.

Randomly generated or computer generated quotes are not permitted.

Redundant Quotes

To promote a diverse ranked quote pool, submissions should not overlap significantly with existing content. Any quote containing 50% or more consecutive text from another quote will be unranked. The following two quotes are examples that share too much content, and the former was unranked accordingly.

For you, the day Bison graced your village was the most important day of your life. For you, the day Bison graced your village was the most important day of your life. But for me, it was Tuesday.

Incomplete Sentences

Incomplete sentences are not allowed. It is never allowed to deliberately trim a sentence to meet a character marker, such as ignoring the last few words of a sentence to get close to the minimum of 50 characters. The following are quotes unranked for being incomplete:

to say about this one. It is possible, but stupid.

Girls who possess the souls of warships from years past,

Criterion 6

Quotes must not promote or advocate political positions.

Political or ideological quotes can be difficult to evaluate fairly. To balance neutrality and historical value, a two-tier system is used:

Tier 1: Exclusion (Active Political Advocacy)

Quotes are unrankable if they promote or oppose a current political figure, party, or ideology, or if they use slogans or language likely to provoke strong partisan reaction today.

Disqualifying examples include:

• Campaign or protest slogans
• Policy advocacy or ideological calls to action
• Statements attacking or endorsing identifiable political groups or leaders

In short: If a quote would feel at home on a modern campaign poster, banner, or meme, it cannot be Ranked.

Tier 2: Conditional (Historical or Philosophical Content)

Quotes that are political in theme but have historical, literary, or philosophical value may still be eligible for Ranked play.

They are allowed if all of the following are true:

1. The quote is at least 20–25 years old, or clearly part of a historical or cultural discourse.
2. Its significance is primarily educational, rhetorical, or literary rather than partisan.
3. It does not attack or endorse modern individuals, parties, or policies.

Moderators may apply a simple heuristic when uncertain:

> Would this quote feel at home on a campaign poster today? > If yes → Unranked. > If no → Ranked, subject to standard review.

This ensures political neutrality without excluding historically or culturally important works.

Source Type Specific Criteria

Video Games

Text containing player names should be replaced with a generic word that fits the theme or lore of the game.

Examples:

* Exploration games: Traveller, explorer, adventurer
* Job games: Employee, intern
* Combat games: Fighter

"Player" or "[PLAYERNAME]" can be used for games without a main theme.

Labels for non English character names must be romanised.

Songs

Only songs from the following sources below may be uploaded without needing permission from staff:

* Spotify
* Apple Music