About the forums, not the program

Everything about Sudoku that doesn't fit in one of the other sections

About the forums, not the program

Postby QBasicMac » Thu Mar 23, 2006 8:24 pm

There appears to be subtle distinction here

You look at the index and you see
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Sudoku: the puzzle
     Help with particular puzzles
          Post the puzzle that's causing you
          trouble and get help with solving it

Sudoku: in papers and publications
     Pappocom papers
          About particular puzzles in
          Pappocom papers, or comments
          generally
     Sudoku Books from Pappocom
          General comments or questions
          about the books and their puzzles
     Non-Pappocom
          Non-Pappocom puzzles, Japanese
          publications and the rest of the
          papers


You must realize that if you have a particular puzzle that's causing you trouble, you need to determine first the source of the puzzle.

If the particular puzzle that's causing you trouble is from a newpaper column supplied by Pappocom, then post in "Pappocom papers".

If the particular puzzle that's causing you trouble is from a book by Pappocom, then post in "Sudoku Books from Pappocom".

If the particular puzzle that's causing you trouble is a non-Pappocom puzzle or comes from some other source, then

??? I would have guessed post in "Non-Pappocom", but Pat says post in "Help with particular puzzles".

Don't know why. But certainly "Help with particular puzzles" seems like a good place to get help with particular puzzles.

Is this all clear and logical in your mind?

I would suggest telling all people who have problems with a particular puzzle to post in "Help with particular puzzles". It is confusing to be obliged to post requests for help with a particular puzzle elsewhere while staring at "Help with particular puzzles" which might be taboo.

Another solution, (assuming all that distinction is necessary) is to change the name "Sudoku: the puzzle" to "Sudoku: never published anywhere".

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