On Fri, 2009-02-27 at 10:03 -0800, Kerim Aydin wrote: > On Fri, 27 Feb 2009, Alex Smith wrote: > > I intend, without two objections, to create a Medal in the possession of > > Enigma. > > If I am not a member of Enigma, I join Enigma. > > I object to the proposed change in the Enigma contest text, because: > > A "Championship Puzzle" is a puzzle designated as such by the > > contestmaster whilst publishing it. Puzzles SHOULD be designated as > > Championship Puzzles if the contestmaster believes they are neither too > > easy nor too difficult. > > I think to award an outright win, the difficulty of a puzzle should be > such that (ideally) only one person would solve it, so it fails "too > difficult". I am also leery of it being solely awarded based on a > single puzzle at the contestmaster's discretion. (not accusing of > scam or planned scam here, just considering standards).
I agree with you, and you misread the change. A Championship Puzzle is one that's eligible to give a clue to the large ongoing puzzle, not the puzzle itself. So simply a misunderstanding, not a change in standards. -- ais523
