Conversation started Apr 5, 2016 at 18:39.
TimmyD
TimmyD
Apr 5, 2016 18:39
@Mego It's a very fine line ... "Tips for golfing in X" is on-topic, encouraged, and narrow enough to be OK. "Tips for writing a good challenge" is kinda on-topic, unknown, and probably too broad. What about "Tips for writing KOTH?" It's arguably on-topic, unknown, and may or may not be too broad.
Anonymous
@QPaysTaxes I do that every day :)
Anonymous
@TimmyD Yes, but your comment is irrelevant, because it doesn't actually address the type of question the meta post concerns.
Anonymous
@QPaysTaxes That's a different question than the one we're discussing
Anonymous
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Q: Tips for King of the Hill challenges

Mwr247Inspired by this question, what are some tips you guys have for creating king of the hill challenges? What are some things to keep in mind in the planning and implementing of the rules and the controller, and advice on what makes for a good challenge?

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Cᴏɴᴏʀ O'Bʀɪᴇɴ
Cᴏɴᴏʀ O'Bʀɪᴇɴ
@Mego My Steam username is Sock ... :P
Anonymous
Apr 5, 2016 18:41
Also:
Anonymous
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Q: Should questions about challenge-writing be on topic?

Martin BüttnerIn light of this recent question on main, here is a question I've been meaning to bring up for a while: should we broaden our scope to allow questions about challenge writing? I think there's a lot to be said for it. It would probably provide unique content that you can't find anywhere else on t...

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Anonymous
@CᴏɴᴏʀO'Bʀɪᴇɴ If the sock fits... :P
Cᴏɴᴏʀ O'Bʀɪᴇɴ
Cᴏɴᴏʀ O'Bʀɪᴇɴ
@Mego Touche`
aditsu
aditsu
@Geobits jeez, there are at least 3 songs with the same name, I was afraid to find out the one I knew was a cover
flawr
flawr
@Lembik I've had some thoughts about your challenge today, and the way you generate the SPD matrices assures that no singular value has a absolute value below 1. Can we use this knowledge when programming our answers? -> Let me ask that in the comments for everyone to see.
TimmyD
TimmyD
Apr 5, 2016 18:42
@Mego I fail to understand how you're arguing that a non-challenge question "about a particular type of challenge" is off-topic, when that is literally verbatim from the help page.
Anonymous
@TimmyD I get the feeling we're having two different discussions here.
TimmyD
TimmyD
Seems like it.
Anonymous
What are you talking about?
Cᴏɴᴏʀ O'Bʀɪᴇɴ
Cᴏɴᴏʀ O'Bʀɪᴇɴ
SOCKS
sorry
TimmyD
TimmyD
"Tips for writing KOTH challenges" -- on-topic? On main? On meta?
PhiNotPi
PhiNotPi
Apr 5, 2016 18:43
What we could do is restrict it to a particular type of KOTH, like the type that my answer is about (RPS, Morra, etc)
Anonymous
@TimmyD On-topic, on meta, like my answer says.
TimmyD
TimmyD
And I argue that it's on-topic, on main, but too broad as is.
Cᴏɴᴏʀ O'Bʀɪᴇɴ
Cᴏɴᴏʀ O'Bʀɪᴇɴ
@QPaysTaxes Idk, can't self-star. :PPP
@QPaysTaxes o kai
Anonymous
And I'm saying that your argument concerning the help center text is irrelevant, because the help center text says "related to solving ... a particular type of challenge", and this is about writing challenges
aditsu
aditsu
so there are only 8 candidates remaining? I thought there were 11 10
TimmyD
TimmyD
Apr 5, 2016 18:45
Ah, so it's a distinction in where the or is emphasized.
@QPaysTaxes codegolf.stackexchange.com/help/on-topic
Anonymous
@aditsu Quartatoes and Jedi withdrew during the primary
TimmyD
TimmyD
> Non-challenge questions that are related to solving programming puzzles or a particular type of challenge are also on topic.
Anonymous
@TimmyD Yes, I read it as solving (programming puzzles)|(a particular type of challenge)
Dragonrage
Dragonrage
i didnt realize that in order to ask a question on pcg, i had to also write an answer for it, and then tell people how to write an answer for it.
Cᴏɴᴏʀ O'Bʀɪᴇɴ
Cᴏɴᴏʀ O'Bʀɪᴇɴ
I was made to withdraw :(
TimmyD
TimmyD
Apr 5, 2016 18:47
@Mego I read it as related to (solving programming puzzles)|(a particular type of challenge)
Anonymous
@CᴏɴᴏʀO'Bʀɪᴇɴ I can't imagine why you'd think running in the election was a good idea, given that you were sockpuppeting rep.
Cᴏɴᴏʀ O'Bʀɪᴇɴ
Cᴏɴᴏʀ O'Bʀɪᴇɴ
@Mego o___o I was not
Anonymous
VTC the help center as unclear
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Conversation ended Apr 5, 2016 at 18:47.