Competitors shouldn't be allowed to have a cube to warm up with

[Fábio De'Rose]

For scrambling, their should be a test 20-25 questions long, giving a scramble and asking what the UBR piece is after doing the scramble.

Uh... But the official scrambling software already outputs an image of how the cube is supposed to look like after the scramble has been applied.

Also, I can only speak on behalf of the comps I personally attended, but in all of them the scramblers were well known, trusted members of the local cubing community (who also happen to be fast (sub 20 and below) Cubers, as to ensure a quick procedure).

Not to mention the Delegates were always present to make sure everything runs in accordance to the regulations.

All in all, most of the overly logistic "solutions" being proposed here, in my opinion, can be easily replaced with one thing only: Common sense from all involved parts.

 

[CornerCutter]

No I don't think their should be. I have been trying to earn a licence for the amateur radio and I noticed that you have a test you can take before you can get on air. What if at every comp you go over all the regs needed for the events happening at a comp. If you want to run, you take a test based on the regs about how to run. It probably will only need no more the 20 questions. The question will be about, "Where you find the cubes to run." "Where do you read the name to call out?" ect...

For scrambling, their should be a test 20-25 questions long, giving a scramble and asking what the UBR piece is after doing the scramble.

Judging will be 25 long , asking +2 penalties, Dnf's ect...

I don't think it has to be that restricted. I don't like too many regs, like there is in some areas of Government.

Maybe a basic course before the comp starts would be good.

 

[Kit Clement]

As far as I know, I don't think anyone has. But if we put in a reg to fix it now, we won't need to deal with it.

Anyone who tried to cheat in this bizarre way probably wouldn't be stopped from cheating in some form. Regulations don't stop people from cheating, but actual enforcement of current regulations does. Such a change also affects cubers who try to keep themselves fresh between solves, which is not worth losing over this minor risk.

 

[JustinTimeCuber]

If I swap my cube with a delegate's cube, maybe I can convince the WCA Board that I'm a delegate.

 

[Thomas Figura]

Well, this being said, should blindfolds be tested?

 

[ducttapecuber]

Well, this being said, should blindfolds be tested?

I see your point, but because there should be a blocker between the solver and the cube the blindfold become irrelevant.