21.06.2023, 19:19
I think i might be a little bit misuderstood. i'm not suggesting to have a rule for the setters. i'm suggesting adding a few more lines in the 'how to publish pages' as suggestions for setters to check their rules writing. it's more like a guideline rather than a law to be enforced. i think that page hasn't update for a very long time. adding hints like, don't afraid to write a long rule and use <p> would be very helpful. a 30 page style book might, is a big project. it might not help new setters for their first few puzzles. but i believe, when a setter post more puzzles or solve more puzzles on this site, he might get a little interested in how this site works. this style book, if exists, will be a great help for a setter to understand each variant and find other variant option for future variant setting.
The thing is, i'm not trying to prevent bad rules writing, i'm hoping to see more comfortable rules writing. in the past, i learn how by checking others puzzles. but in recent months, this approach might not be useful. take my experience today for example, 20 puzzles on my sudoku tag page, 18 of them have the line 'normal/standard sudoku rules apply' without a detailed rule followed, 2 of them i can't physically solve, one of which has a second high solves. in this environment, i don't expect a new setter can learn anything useful from his peers. that's why i propose to have something solid for future setters to refer to, and maybe they can learn how to avoid the little mistakes i mentioned. sure people can mess up, in different ways, but isn't that a chance to further improve the suggestion hints. i only notice the colorblind side when i notice a setter use colors which looks very similiar in dots and he improve it in his later puzzles. that's when i learn to try to be in one color. it's like some kind of wiki, even if nobody listens, it has to be there so people feel safe and have something to check when lost.
As for the rating, i don't rate. if i like a puzzle, i set one to show my likes and thinking. i just feel sorry some new setters present their rules wierd when they could do better with a little bit of help
Another reason is a little bit personal. i'm recently try to set a non sudoku variant, but it's very hard to find a standard rules writing in puzzles. i remember i check a lot of cave tag puzzles simply try to find a rules presentation that suits me. it's not making my setting a cave variant easier. i understand non sudoku puzzles have less solvers and setters, but when i first heard of this site, i knew it's a good site for all puzzles. when i posted my puzzles, i know i will set non sudoku variant one day. that's why i really expect some help with my way of setting
The thing is, i'm not trying to prevent bad rules writing, i'm hoping to see more comfortable rules writing. in the past, i learn how by checking others puzzles. but in recent months, this approach might not be useful. take my experience today for example, 20 puzzles on my sudoku tag page, 18 of them have the line 'normal/standard sudoku rules apply' without a detailed rule followed, 2 of them i can't physically solve, one of which has a second high solves. in this environment, i don't expect a new setter can learn anything useful from his peers. that's why i propose to have something solid for future setters to refer to, and maybe they can learn how to avoid the little mistakes i mentioned. sure people can mess up, in different ways, but isn't that a chance to further improve the suggestion hints. i only notice the colorblind side when i notice a setter use colors which looks very similiar in dots and he improve it in his later puzzles. that's when i learn to try to be in one color. it's like some kind of wiki, even if nobody listens, it has to be there so people feel safe and have something to check when lost.
As for the rating, i don't rate. if i like a puzzle, i set one to show my likes and thinking. i just feel sorry some new setters present their rules wierd when they could do better with a little bit of help
Another reason is a little bit personal. i'm recently try to set a non sudoku variant, but it's very hard to find a standard rules writing in puzzles. i remember i check a lot of cave tag puzzles simply try to find a rules presentation that suits me. it's not making my setting a cave variant easier. i understand non sudoku puzzles have less solvers and setters, but when i first heard of this site, i knew it's a good site for all puzzles. when i posted my puzzles, i know i will set non sudoku variant one day. that's why i really expect some help with my way of setting
(21.06.2023, 14:42)Realshaggy schrieb: There is a "block" function, so you only have to see each of this puzzles once and you can also do a search for "fog" and mass block all results (but there might be a few false positives.)thanks, but i'm a little bit afraid i might miss a variant that goes well with the concept fog, like sandstorm. it is the precentage of this type in my first page that is a little bit annoying for me.