Online Cubing Competition

[abr71310]

Ok guys, I really don't like the negative response, but I'm not afraid of a bunch of people that get mad easy. so if you guys want to ask some legit questions instead of trying to bash us, I would appreciate it. in response to some of your comments, no, competitors will not be able to practice the scrambles as qqrewf from twistypuzzles is making a random scramble generator. secondly, if you don't like me being anonymous, my name is Elijah Cross and I am ENCuber on twistypuzzles. Evan Jennings, Ezra Kelly and Luke Benjii are all helping me get started. for those of you who are worried about me trying to scam you: this is going to cost me some personal money trying to get started, if you don't want to enter, that's fine, I respect that totally. but that's not going to stop me from trying to do this competition, I have received a positive response on other forums, but hey more cynics on this site i guess lol. but anyway, if you just want to be irate and be a noob, find a politician to pick on, but if you have serious questions, comments, or suggestions, that's what I would like to hear.

Negative response?

"pay us and you COULD win prizes... if you're the best"

I'm pretty sure NOBODY thinks they are that "best", so nobody is going to want to join.
Why make a P2P competition when we could just go to a WCA sanctioned one where we have real judges, real timers, real people around us, real fun and real results at the end that can actually really help us along the way?

I'd say it's a good constructive criticism, but if you want to be a five-year-old and assume we're attacking you, fine, we're attacking you.

What are you going to do about it?
Cry?
I don't think anybody will give you sympathy for a badly thought out idea.

His name is qqwref, please get it right.

Positive response on other forums! Perfect! Go there!
If we don't like you here, then back off, we don't like you here.
Leave it at that.

Cynics?
We're just cheap - is there wrongdoing in wanting to save money and reserving judgement on a guy who just joined our forum?

I think our entire logic is completely legitimate, and to rag on us is to insult us.
We demand an apology from your half-hearted attempt at guilt.

OMG WE'RE BEING NOOBS AND ATTACKING YOU.
What are you, five?

Oh wait, I went over that.
Sorry, I'll let you go back to playing with your crayons on the kiddie table.

 

[Deleted member 4527]

lol Michael...that was a bit harsh but right to the point. Seriously, stop asking for input then saying that we are attacking you. As someone already said, we are trying to prevent you from wasting your time and money.

 

[Me]

I don't see how random scrambles prevent cheating. They just make it more unfair.

well they make it so no one can practice them, and the time recorded is mean of 3 not single solves, if that clears up anything.

You mean no one can practice them until they're released.
I've thought many times how something like this could be done online legitimately..
My only solution is that once you release the scrambles, the deadline is 4 mins later, that way there's only enough time to do a mean of 3 once. To confirm them, a small video of the average has to be submitted within 20. blah blah all this still doesn't really 100% stop the possibility of cheating...

There are so many requirements it just becomes a hassle, and the best can sign up anyway and win with ease. I'm going to stick with cubemania competitions for now. Or we're just naysayers and you're about to come up with the next best thing since sliced bread. Nevertheless, good luck.

 

[Bryan]

my name is Elijah Cross and I am ENCuber on twistypuzzles. Evan Jennings, Ezra Kelly and Luke Benjii are all helping me get started.

And who are these other people? I don't see them in the WCA database.

for those of you who are worried about me trying to scam you: this is going to cost me some personal money trying to get started

Besides the puzzle and shipping, what are you other costs? The fact that you seem to be willing to cancel the competition if you don't have enough interest seems to indicate that you are trying to fully fund this from competitor fees.

Also, you seem to be disorganized. On your site, you have May 1st as the date when events will be announced, but you haven't done that. And is it $2 per event? It's not really clear. How can people register if they don't know the events?

 

[CubingCompetitions]

OK, trying to answer a lot of comments here. first of all, I don't belong to WCA, that's not the point, this isn't a WCA event, the whole point is that we're doing puzzles that AREN'T solved in speedsolving. second, i know it's not as cool as real events, but a lot of people can't go to events anyway! that's why it's online, if they is ever enough people I will host a non-conventional competition in the flesh. third, I am not acting like a 5 year old, although I admit I may have, at the first come across as a wimp, but do you guys have a problem with facilitating an environment where people with legitamite ideas feel received warmly? and BTW, to most of the people that tried to convince me that people weren't being harsh, made the harshest comments. I really don't care, but people who have nothing productive to say, really have nothing to post about. to most of you, i appreciate your criticism, you have really helped me alot, I will probably postpone the competition, make everything more clear and host the first one free, and still have prizes, that way you guys can know that we are trustworthy. I would still appreciate it if you guys became a member of the website so I can know who's interested. Thanks for everything guys!!!
-Elijah-
BTW, don't consider this the end of the discussion.

 

[CubingCompetitions]

very impractical idea. no point paying if you can compete for free...

forgot to reply to this one, the only reason to pay is because there are prizes, hopefully, I will get a professional site in the future and advertisements will pay for the cost so that there will be no admission fee.

 

[CubingCompetitions]

lol Michael...that was a bit harsh but right to the point. Seriously, stop asking for input then saying that we are attacking you. As someone already said, we are trying to prevent you from wasting your time and money.

ya, sorry for the triple post guys,
you're right, I really have no excuse for being so upset, I appreciate everybody's criticism,

@bryan, the events are announced, I'm pretty sure they're on the website, but I'll check

 

[Bryan]

first of all, I don't belong to WCA, that's not the point, this isn't a WCA event

No one expects this to be a WCA event. Determining if you're in the WCA database is just as easy manner to determine what sort of connection you have to the cubing community, since no one has ever heard of you. Trying to fix that by listing other people who no one has ever heard of doesn't really help either.

 

[CubingCompetitions]

I will become a member then, the ironic thing is, I really am not much of a speedsolver, but I like to solve puzzles that aren't normally speedsolved. But it doesn't really matter, because I won't be competing.

 

[anders]

The irony here is that becoming a part of the WCA database requires that you indeed compete. There is no other "membership".

 

[jms_gears1]

I will become a member then, the ironic thing is, I really am not much of a speedsolver, but I like to solve puzzles that aren't normally speedsolved. But it doesn't really matter, because I won't be competing.

Wait so you want to hold a competition, albeit one online, and yet your not a speedcuber, and dont plan on being one. You also didnt know that you had to compete to become a 'member' of the WCA

You obviously have no knowledge of the speedcubing community in general, and you want to run this competition? AND charge people for it?

Either your an idiot, an optimist or and idioticaly optimistic idiot....

 

[CubingCompetitions]

wow, OK, I don't have to be part of, know about, or care anything about WCA. I don't know anything about it, because I've never needed to because I've never been able to attend a competition. But I don't understand why that is a problem, I have a good brain (i daresay) and I can handle the logistics of this. it's not really rocket science. and just to let you know, this is not about "the speedcubing community" it's about puzzles that AREN'T speedcubed, so it gives people a chance to compete with puzzles that the are good at that aren't official events.

 

[Dene]

Pro tip: A "good brain" can be used to generate better grammar.

 

[riffz]

Pro tip: A "good brain" can be used to generate better grammar.

English may not be his first language so it's not entirely fair to base it off that. If it is, then... Well I guess... Nevermind.

 

[CubingCompetitions]

Pro tip: A "good brain" can be used to generate better grammar.

I sincerely apologize for the less than stellar grammar, although I don't think it was bad enough that you need to make a point about it. And to make a point myself, English has such a wierd language structure, that merely a "good brain" (I.E. logic) can afford the luxury of being perfect at it.
and English has never been my forte, frankly it annoys me. but I will edit my previous post, if you mind so much

 

[Forte]

Aside from all of the WCA stuff, there still is really not much of a purpose to join for a fee anyway, considering there will always be only a couple people who will win every time

and English has never been my forte

copyriiiiiiiiiight

 

[CubingCompetitions]

like I've said before, you can only win 2 events, 10 prizes will be awarded, but, judging from all the comments I think it is a wise idea for me to postpone the competition and then I will be hosting the first one for free most likely. That will prove, i hope, that I'm serious about this.

 

[Faz]

I don't have to be part of, know about, or care anything about WCA.

Wow you are right, it's only the World Cube Association

 

[CubingCompetitions]

I detect a note of sarcasm, lol
however, it's true, I don't need to have anything to do with it. It doesn't add or detract to the way an online competition is run.

 

[jms_gears1]

I detect a note of sarcasm, lol
however, it's true, I don't need to have anything to do with it. It doesn't add or detract to the way an online competition is run.

Two things:
One, if your going to hold an online CUBING Competiton then perhaps you should be familiar with the World Cubing Assosciation
and Two, It adds to your credibility, there really is no real incentive for people to compete.
Sure there are prizes, but what are they again? Maybe instead of giving two certain prizes you could let the winner choose?

And if you only detect a note.... You will soon be drowning and not know it...