14.06.2022, 13:32
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One should add that "inactive" includes everything that is in preparation or waiting for a predetermined activation date or other things. I know some people like creating a puzzle as a draft when they have an idea without being sure if they ever want to publish it. I also have an inactive puzzle, which I once activated on accident and now I can't use it any more, because activating would mean it appears somewhere on page 100. I could delete it, but instead I use it as a playground for testing layouts and such things.
Permanently deactivating non-broken puzzles was always rare and I think it is widely regarded as unfortunate and not very nice. I can only speak for the people I know in person though and not the "new" portal crowd. I understand that it might be frustrating for the author to get a bad comment, or the rating is much lower than expected, or there are not enough solvers at all. But having the user rights to do something does not mean that it will be well received. To be honest I have a hard time following and agreeing to most of your arguments. Language barriers and cultural differences give a lot of reasons for unfortunate misunderstandings.
I have a stack of printed puzzles I take on holidays, and although a lot of the joy is in the solving part, it's a bit frustrating if you come back and want to enter the solution and the puzzle just disappeared, especially if it's a tough nut with only a handful of solves. For some people it's also frustrating realizing that 50 solves just disappeared. I don't know, if there are still people that have fun going for leaderboard ranks, but who am I to judge them.
Permanently deactivating non-broken puzzles was always rare and I think it is widely regarded as unfortunate and not very nice. I can only speak for the people I know in person though and not the "new" portal crowd. I understand that it might be frustrating for the author to get a bad comment, or the rating is much lower than expected, or there are not enough solvers at all. But having the user rights to do something does not mean that it will be well received. To be honest I have a hard time following and agreeing to most of your arguments. Language barriers and cultural differences give a lot of reasons for unfortunate misunderstandings.
I have a stack of printed puzzles I take on holidays, and although a lot of the joy is in the solving part, it's a bit frustrating if you come back and want to enter the solution and the puzzle just disappeared, especially if it's a tough nut with only a handful of solves. For some people it's also frustrating realizing that 50 solves just disappeared. I don't know, if there are still people that have fun going for leaderboard ranks, but who am I to judge them.