The New Sudoku Players' Forum

[daj95376]

I would like to propose a change in the way people ask for Help on a puzzle and then insist that the answer be without guessing.

From now on, no one answers such a request unless the person making the request specifies which techniques he/she considers acceptable.

You don't have to agree with the requester's list, you simply limit your reply to those techniques ... period!!!

This should end a lot of bickering that seems to occur.

Maybe this could even be made part of the Sticky on how to ask for help!

[ronk]

From now on, no one answers such a request unless the person making the request specifies which techniques he/she considers acceptable.

You don't have to agree with the requester's list, you simply limit your reply to those techniques ... period!!!

LOL!!! Since many people asking for help know the names of only a few techniques, if any, ... that's totally unreasonable.

[daj95376]

From now on, no one answers such a request unless the person making the request specifies which techniques he/she considers acceptable.

You don't have to agree with the requester's list, you simply limit your reply to those techniques ... period!!!

LOL!!! Since many people asking for help know the names of only a few techniques, if any, ... that's totally unreasonable.

They seem to know enough to argue/criticize when they get a reply!

In case you're wondering: No, I don't know enough about the multitude of techniques floating around.

Maybe a better idea would be to create a list of techniques that should be acceptable to (almost) everyone wanting a solution without guessing. My next message in this thread will contain my initial nominations to this list.

[daj95376]

My nominations for a list of techniques that should be acceptable as not guessing. I deliberately left out some techniques because I felt they should be nominated by others.

Subsets: Naked/Hidden Singles/Pairs/Triples/Quads
Line/Box, Box/Box, Locked Candidates (1&2)
Basic Fish: X-Wing, Swordfish, Jellyfish ... as a class
XY-Wing, XYZ-Wing
Finned Fish: ... as a class
Uniqueness Rectangles/Tests: ... as a class
BUGs: ... as a class

Note: I'm looking for nominations that should appeal to the masses ... not you pet technique that you feel should be accepted.

Now it's your turn.

[QBasicMac]

We can't even get the sticky changed to say that all queries regarding how to solve a puzzle are to be posted in this forum. It still says to post according to where the puzzle came from.

Lot's of luck getting a sticky to explain details of how to specify what kind of answer one wants.

Anyway, nobody reads stickies.

Just do you best to answer the OPs question in accordance with your personal taste and let the flamers be damned!

(Actually, I haven't seen any such threads, but I guess they exist or this topic wouldn't have come up.)

Mac

[daj95376]

Yes, a terrible idea on my part. I get these wild ideas at times and should just take a nap until they pass. My apologies to everyone about starting this thread. Let's let it die mercifully here!!!