Most challenges have a deadline, shown on the challenge’s page. At the deadline the challenge closes automatically, and its managers can also close it early.

Before it closes

• If you have a draft idea in the challenge, you’re reminded to submit it 7 days, 3 days and 1 day before the deadline.
• While you’re editing a draft in the last hour, a Challenge closing soon banner at the top of your idea shows the time it closes.
• Submit in good time. Only submitted ideas count, and you can’t submit once the challenge has closed.

After it closes

• The challenge’s page shows This challenge is currently closed to new ideas. You can’t start new ideas or submit drafts.
• When a challenge closes at its deadline, everyone who submitted an idea to it is notified.
• Drafts stay drafts. A challenge manager can give your idea its own deadline so you can still submit it; you’re notified if they do.
• Where the challenge shows its ideas to everyone taking part, you can still read them, comment on them and, if the challenge allows liking, like them.

What happens to submitted ideas

The challenge’s managers review the ideas, sometimes with a panel of assessors. You may get feedback on your idea and be able to follow it on the project board.

Managers sometimes merge similar ideas into one. If yours is merged, your idea shows Your idea has been merged with other ideas, and you’re viewing the combined idea. A link in that message takes you back to your own idea.