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 ===== History of DPL =====
-Back in early 2006, [[http://www.dpchallenge.com/profile.php?USER_ID=22970|SDW]] and [[http://www.dpchallenge.com/profile.php?USER_ID=17148|DefyTime]] decided to start up an informal team-based contest built around challenges at DPC, which became known as the World Photography League or WPL for short. There were 4 seasons of this, with (Super)PhotoBowls at the end of seasons 2, 3, and 4:
+Back in early 2006, [[https://www.dpchallenge.com/profile.php?USER_ID=22970|SDW]] and [[https://www.dpchallenge.com/profile.php?USER_ID=17148|DefyTime]] decided to start up an informal team-based contest built around challenges at DPC, which became known as the World Photography League or WPL for short. There were 4 seasons of this, with (Super)PhotoBowls at the end of seasons 2, 3, and 4:
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 In May 2007, the WPL was officially integrated into DPChallenge to become The DPChallenge Photography League - The DPL.  The first season was generally a success but the community seemed to have mixed feelings about its effectiveness and its impact on the site and the challenges.
-The DPL sat dormant for a number of years and was finally resurrected in 2010.  The second season saw minor adjustments to scoring and ranking.  Instead of using vote averages for scoring, percentiles were used as a more effective way to score vastly differing challenge topics.  A team cap was implemented to avoid another [[http://www.dpchallenge.com/league/league_team_profile.php?DPL_TEAM_ID=7|Ribbon Hogs]] massacre.
+The DPL sat dormant for a number of years and was finally resurrected in 2010.  The second season saw minor adjustments to scoring and ranking.  Instead of using vote averages for scoring, percentiles were used as a more effective way to score vastly differing challenge topics.  A team cap was implemented to avoid another [[https://www.dpchallenge.com/league/league_team_profile.php?DPL_TEAM_ID=7|Ribbon Hogs]] massacre.
 Below you'll find a brief overview for all DPL seasons:
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 | DPL Season 1 | May 7th, 2007 - Aug 6th, 2007 | Ribbon Hogs, the eXposed, Out of Focusers |  72  |
 | DPL Season 2 | April 3rd, 2010 - July 12th, 2010 |  ViewFinders, IMAGIO  |  48  |
-| DPL Season 3 | May 24th, 2010 - TBD |  TBD  |  TBD  |
+| DPL Season 3 | May 25th, 2015 - September 7, 2015 |  Glasseye  |  24  |
 ===== Future of DPL =====
 A fourth season of the DPL will is in the works and will run with no major changes from the third season.