Comments on: Rule Change for August Contest / Guidelines for Disqualification http://blog.codechef.com/2009/07/29/rule-change-for-august-contest-guidelines-for-disqualification/ Practice. Compete. Discuss. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 15:11:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Tomasz Czajka http://blog.codechef.com/2009/07/29/rule-change-for-august-contest-guidelines-for-disqualification/#comment-345 Tomasz Czajka Fri, 07 Aug 2009 00:38:56 +0000 http://blog.codechef.com/?p=352#comment-345 My point wasn't about difficulty, but the issue with people submitting a massive number of solutions to get significant information about input data (or the whole of input data) - the issue is not unique to the challenge problem. I don't think the 20 per day limit really influences difficulty much, unless you're using those submissions to collect test data information. I just don't see why an exception is made for the challenge problem, unless other problems are not meant to be relevant to the competitions (but then, why would they be part of the competitions). My point wasn’t about difficulty, but the issue with people submitting a massive number of solutions to get significant information about input data (or the whole of input data) – the issue is not unique to the challenge problem.

I don’t think the 20 per day limit really influences difficulty much, unless you’re using those submissions to collect test data information.

I just don’t see why an exception is made for the challenge problem, unless other problems are not meant to be relevant to the competitions (but then, why would they be part of the competitions).

]]> By: Tomasz Czajka http://blog.codechef.com/2009/07/29/rule-change-for-august-contest-guidelines-for-disqualification/#comment-1751 Tomasz Czajka Fri, 07 Aug 2009 00:38:00 +0000 http://blog.codechef.com/?p=352#comment-1751 My point wasn't about difficulty, but the issue with people submitting a massive number of solutions to get significant information about input data (or the whole of input data) - the issue is not unique to the challenge problem. I don't think the 20 per day limit really influences difficulty much, unless you're using those submissions to collect test data information. I just don't see why an exception is made for the challenge problem, unless other problems are not meant to be relevant to the competitions (but then, why would they be part of the competitions). My point wasn’t about difficulty, but the issue with people submitting a massive number of solutions to get significant information about input data (or the whole of input data) – the issue is not unique to the challenge problem.

I don’t think the 20 per day limit really influences difficulty much, unless you’re using those submissions to collect test data information.

I just don’t see why an exception is made for the challenge problem, unless other problems are not meant to be relevant to the competitions (but then, why would they be part of the competitions).

]]> By: The Chef http://blog.codechef.com/2009/07/29/rule-change-for-august-contest-guidelines-for-disqualification/#comment-344 The Chef Wed, 05 Aug 2009 17:02:35 +0000 http://blog.codechef.com/?p=352#comment-344 @Tomek - We agree that this would increase the level of difficulty and make it more challenging, but there are many people on the site who are beginners. Our goal is to help people become better programmers and we are not sure if imposing a limit will accomplish this. We are open to this though, and will consider it for future contests. @Tomek – We agree that this would increase the level of difficulty and make it more challenging, but there are many people on the site who are beginners. Our goal is to help people become better programmers and we are not sure if imposing a limit will accomplish this. We are open to this though, and will consider it for future contests.

]]> By: The Chef http://blog.codechef.com/2009/07/29/rule-change-for-august-contest-guidelines-for-disqualification/#comment-1750 The Chef Wed, 05 Aug 2009 17:02:00 +0000 http://blog.codechef.com/?p=352#comment-1750 @Tomek - We agree that this would increase the level of difficulty and make it more challenging, but there are many people on the site who are beginners. Our goal is to help people become better programmers and we are not sure if imposing a limit will accomplish this. We are open to this though, and will consider it for future contests. @Tomek – We agree that this would increase the level of difficulty and make it more challenging, but there are many people on the site who are beginners. Our goal is to help people become better programmers and we are not sure if imposing a limit will accomplish this. We are open to this though, and will consider it for future contests.

]]> By: Tomek Czajka http://blog.codechef.com/2009/07/29/rule-change-for-august-contest-guidelines-for-disqualification/#comment-343 Tomek Czajka Sun, 02 Aug 2009 07:57:34 +0000 http://blog.codechef.com/?p=352#comment-343 BTW, I don't understand why the limit doesn't apply to the non-challenge problems. BTW, I don’t understand why the limit doesn’t apply to the non-challenge problems.

]]> By: Tomek Czajka http://blog.codechef.com/2009/07/29/rule-change-for-august-contest-guidelines-for-disqualification/#comment-1749 Tomek Czajka Sun, 02 Aug 2009 07:57:00 +0000 http://blog.codechef.com/?p=352#comment-1749 BTW, I don't understand why the limit doesn't apply to the non-challenge problems. BTW, I don’t understand why the limit doesn’t apply to the non-challenge problems.

]]> By: Sanket Shah http://blog.codechef.com/2009/07/29/rule-change-for-august-contest-guidelines-for-disqualification/#comment-342 Sanket Shah Sat, 01 Aug 2009 16:08:08 +0000 http://blog.codechef.com/?p=352#comment-342 System: July 29th, 2009 at 11:25 pm tomek successfully challenged the xx point solution of prunthaban. And @ prunthaban: That free guy needs may be only few hours on the weekend to get them all..so no need to change the rule for him :P System: July 29th, 2009 at 11:25 pm
tomek successfully challenged the xx point solution of prunthaban.

And @ prunthaban: That free guy needs may be only few hours on the weekend to get them all..so no need to change the rule for him :P

]]> By: Sanket Shah http://blog.codechef.com/2009/07/29/rule-change-for-august-contest-guidelines-for-disqualification/#comment-1748 Sanket Shah Sat, 01 Aug 2009 16:08:00 +0000 http://blog.codechef.com/?p=352#comment-1748 System: July 29th, 2009 at 11:25 pm tomek successfully challenged the xx point solution of prunthaban. And @ prunthaban: That free guy needs may be only few hours on the weekend to get them all..so no need to change the rule for him :P System: July 29th, 2009 at 11:25 pm
tomek successfully challenged the xx point solution of prunthaban.

And @ prunthaban: That free guy needs may be only few hours on the weekend to get them all..so no need to change the rule for him :P

]]> By: The Chef http://blog.codechef.com/2009/07/29/rule-change-for-august-contest-guidelines-for-disqualification/#comment-341 The Chef Thu, 30 Jul 2009 15:58:35 +0000 http://blog.codechef.com/?p=352#comment-341 @ravi - this rule no longer exists... @ravi – this rule no longer exists…

]]> By: The Chef http://blog.codechef.com/2009/07/29/rule-change-for-august-contest-guidelines-for-disqualification/#comment-1747 The Chef Thu, 30 Jul 2009 15:58:00 +0000 http://blog.codechef.com/?p=352#comment-1747 @ravi - this rule no longer exists... @ravi – this rule no longer exists…

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