Question about new reg.

[Mike Hughey]

Just a side note:

B2d1) The competitor must remove the cover from the puzzle, after starting the timer.

This way, we make sure every bit of inspection is included in the time.
People followed this new rule today at the French championship. Everything went fine, no cover flying above heads.

Gilles.

Nice performances there! It doesn't appear the new rule hurt times very much. Lots of personal bests and a NR.

 

[Dene]

LMAO, this thread became very funny over night, I have you to thank for that Mr. Hughey

 

[Lucas Garron]

H1a2) The selected number of puzzles per competitor must be kept secret until the start of the event.

Why?

There were two possibilities:
- Let people know before and allow them to make a decision based on what others decided. It's unfair if only a few of them know what others do. And you can change your mind when you know. This would lead to a round of iterative and strategic negociation!
- Keep it secret.

Rubik's Cube: Multiple Blindfolded 'Best of x' 'Best of x'

I've seen several European comps with "Best of 2." How does this rule apply here for the second round?

 

[Lotsofsloths]

They should make it a +2 if you break it lol

 

[cubes]

i don't understand why the competitor must remove the puzzle cover after starting the timer

 

[masterofthebass]

That regulation pertains to BLD. This way, there's little interaction between the judge and the competitor. There have been issues before, and this is designed to fix that.

 

[pcwiz]

Also, I don't want to get off topic, but the rules also say that you can't bring a cube that is lubricated or is sanded.

Umm....thisis the rule: "Puzzles may be made smoother internally by sanding or using any lubricant."

It explicitly says you can.

Whoops sorry. I spent like 10 minutes reading over the entire rules, and I saw that one. I guess I was reading to fast (I read like 100 pages per 60 minutes) and thought it said it CANNOT be make smoother by sanding or using any lubricant. Sorry guys - I was being stupid. (Although I read the rule like 5 times...:confused Well I read it from the website regulations and it does said you are allowed to. If you think I'm stupid, go ahead, say that, I'm just apologizing, and nobody's perfect

i don't understand why the competitor must remove the puzzle cover after starting the timer

This makes sense for blindfold solves, because in a blindfold solve, you're not given an inspection time. The amount of time you memorize how to solve the cube AND solving the cube is your total blindfold time. So the judges don't want people to try to memorize the cube before the timer starts.

 

[keemy]

Also, I don't want to get off topic, but the rules also say that you can't bring a cube that is lubricated or is sanded.

Umm....thisis the rule: "Puzzles may be made smoother internally by sanding or using any lubricant."

It explicitly says you can.

Whoops sorry. I spent like 10 minutes reading over the entire rules, and I saw that one. I guess I was reading to fast (I read like 100 pages per 60 minutes) and thought it said it CANNOT be make smoother by sanding or using any lubricant. Sorry guys - I was being stupid. (Although I read it like 5 times...:confused Well I read it from the website regulations and it does said you are allowed to.

Please, PLEASE, just do us all a favor and go ****ing kill yourself...

 

[Lucas Garron]

Also, I don't want to get off topic, but the rules also say that you can't bring a cube that is lubricated or is sanded.

Umm....thisis the rule: "Puzzles may be made smoother internally by sanding or using any lubricant."

It explicitly says you can.

Whoops sorry. I spent like 10 minutes reading over the entire rules, and I saw that one. I guess I was reading to fast (I read like 100 pages per 60 minutes) and thought it said it CANNOT be make smoother by sanding or using any lubricant. Sorry guys - I was being stupid. (Although I read it like 5 times...:confused Well I read it from the website regulations and it does said you are allowed to.

10 minutes to read 5 times?
How did you read "CANNOT" going fast if you had found that sentence? Wouldn't you have paused and read correctly?
THINK CORRECTLY!
I started searching "lubr"... and Firefox already found the correct line.
HOW ABOUT LOOKING IN THE CORRECT ARTICLE FIRST?

Also note that the regs would only use "must" or "may" in such a sentece, not "can."

Are you really sorry?
If you want some of us to forgive you, stop posting things like "i heard X fact, and I think Y about it, so you should definitely do/believe Z (but I'm not so sure because I'm a beginner, though you should still trust me)."

 

[shelley]

Also, I don't want to get off topic, but the rules also say that you can't bring a cube that is lubricated or is sanded.

Umm....thisis the rule: "Puzzles may be made smoother internally by sanding or using any lubricant."

It explicitly says you can.

Whoops sorry. I spent like 10 minutes reading over the entire rules, and I saw that one. I guess I was reading to fast (I read like 100 pages per 60 minutes) and thought it said it CANNOT be make smoother by sanding or using any lubricant. Sorry guys - I was being stupid. (Although I read it like 5 times...:confused Well I read it from the website regulations and it does said you are allowed to.

10 minutes to read 5 times?
How did you read "CANNOT" going fast if you had found that sentence? Wouldn't you have paused and read correctly?
THINK CORRECTLY!
I started searching "lubr"... and Firefox already found the correct line.
HOW ABOUT LOOKING IN THE CORRECT ARTICLE FIRST?

Also note that the regs would only use "must" or "may" in such a sentece, not "can."

Are you really sorry?
If you want some of us to forgive you, stop posting things like "i heard X fact, and I think Y about it, so you should definitely do/believe Z (but I'm not so sure because I'm a beginner, though you should still trust me)."

I think he meant he read through the entire regulations document in 10 minutes. It's funny that you're berating him about reading comprehension when you practically just made the same mistake.

Please, PLEASE, just do us all a favor and go ****ing kill yourself...

Come on, we all make stupid mistakes (though usually we're able to discover them when we check 5 times). No need for flames.

 

[Karthik]

Please don't make this place like the Yahoo Speedcubing group.

 

[Lucas Garron]

I think he meant he read through the entire regulations document in 10 minutes. It's funny that you're berating him about reading comprehension when you practically just made the same mistake.

Well, he was ambiguous. I went by the first thing I interpreted. Also, it's easier to misread that part 5 times while reading the whole regs 5 times, rather than misreading that sentence 5 times in a row.

 

[pcwiz]

I think he meant he read through the entire regulations document in 10 minutes. It's funny that you're berating him about reading comprehension when you practically just made the same mistake.

Well, he was ambiguous. I went by the first thing I interpreted. Also, it's easier to misread that part 5 times while reading the whole regs 5 times, rather than misreading that sentence 5 times in a row.

I'm sorry for making a dumb mistake okay? Everybody makes mistakes, and you've probably made dumb ones too. Also, everybody has a different reading style, and I don't usually read the first few words in a sentence, because I like reading fast. Everybody is different okay? Also, I was apologizing, and I didn't intend people to make fun of me. Can we get over with this? It was just an apology!

Please, PLEASE, just do us all a favor and go ****ing kill yourself...

Come on, we all make stupid mistakes (though usually we're able to discover them when we check 5 times). No need for flames.

Thank your very much shelly. At least I know someone who understands that nobody's perfect.

Also, Lucas Garron, why have you been so mean to me all of a sudden? You've said things like this 3+ times. I know their true, but can you give a person a break? I don't know about you, but I'm empathetic, and I don't TRY to be mean to people. It's like you hate me.... Everybody has their differences and stupid mistakes, just accept it! If you noticed, this is the first forum I've ever been to (I've said this before) and I already said that I'm not the smartest person around! Seriously, try not to be mean next time. You hurt my feelings! (seriously you did hurt my feelings)

 

[Bryan]

I think the point Lucas was getting at is there are tons of people on forums who simply don't bother to proofread, spell check, or write stuff that even makes sense. When they get corrected time after time and don't change, "Sorry" kind of ends up losing it's meaning. Every day, wake up, and while you're walking down the hall, lean against the side of the wall and walk all the way down. Make sure you bump a picture and have it fall. When your mom asks about it, just tell her you're sorry. Do it again the next morning. Then do it again after that. Make sure you tell her "Sorry" every time.

 

[Lucas Garron]

Also, Lucas Garron, why have you been so mean to me all of a sudden? You've said things like this 3+ times. I know their true, but can you give a person a break? I don't know about you, but I'm empathetic, and I don't TRY to be mean to people. It's like you hate me.... Everybody has their differences and stupid mistakes, just accept it! If you noticed, this is the first forum I've ever been to (I've said this before) and I already said that I'm not the smartest person around! Seriously, try not to be mean next time. You hurt my feelings! (seriously you did hurt my feelings)

Well, okay, the first time you mentioned it was a little less deliberate than I might have made it seem with my caps. However, your claim of rereading the regs so often -but still not interpreting them- correctly was a little upsetting: I corresponded it to your general tendency to make recommendations on unreliable information (and thus providing more unreliable information).

Also, I have even less tolerance for this on the speedcubing sub-forum than the beginners' sub-forum. What if every fourth thread involved a legitimate blunder and apology?

 

[pcwiz]

Also, Lucas Garron, why have you been so mean to me all of a sudden? You've said things like this 3+ times. I know their true, but can you give a person a break? I don't know about you, but I'm empathetic, and I don't TRY to be mean to people. It's like you hate me.... Everybody has their differences and stupid mistakes, just accept it! If you noticed, this is the first forum I've ever been to (I've said this before) and I already said that I'm not the smartest person around! Seriously, try not to be mean next time. You hurt my feelings! (seriously you did hurt my feelings)

Well, okay, the first time you mentioned it was a little less deliberate than I might have made it seem with my caps. However, your claim of rereading the regs so often -but still not interpreting them- correctly was a little upsetting: I corresponded it to your general tendency to make recommendations on unreliable information (and thus providing more unreliable information).

Also, I have even less tolerance for this on the speedcubing sub-forum than the beginners' sub-forum. What if every fourth thread involved a legitimate blunder and apology?

Okay about my reading, I will say this one last time. I usually read the last part of the sentence as they usually have the meaning of the sentence in it, and I want to read it fast. So I was only rereading the key words, and I forgot to read the rest of a sentence. It's habit - I can't help it. Also, when I said 5 times, I was exaggerating, more like 2 times - and that only the last part. Finally, can we end this argument now? I'm getting tired. Please don't respond to this, as I want to get it over with. Just understand what I'm trying to say!

Okay, fine I'll back off on the speed cubing forums. I was usually that way, until I found some interest. 9/10 of the time I don't even know what you guys are talking about so...