14.06.2022, 12:23
I think there is nothing CJK should apologize for. When the exchange in question took place, he advised bigger several times that the puzzle might contain a mistake. Under the circumstances, asking the author to deacivate the puzzle is not an offense. There may be other options, but in such cases one should avoid the risk of other solvers wasting time and energy on a broken puzzle.
Deactivating a puzzle can be temporary or permanent. Sometimes such mistakes can be fixed easily; sometimes it is not possible to repair the broken parts. In any case, I think it is a very poor excuse to claim that reactivating a puzzle is too much work. And I think deactivating all puzzles is an overreaction, but in the end, that is of course for the author to decide.
Deactivating a puzzle can be temporary or permanent. Sometimes such mistakes can be fixed easily; sometimes it is not possible to repair the broken parts. In any case, I think it is a very poor excuse to claim that reactivating a puzzle is too much work. And I think deactivating all puzzles is an overreaction, but in the end, that is of course for the author to decide.