Events to remove

We should get rid of anything that's not 3x3. Keep BLD, but get rid of all its variations (Multi, 4BLD, 5BLD)

Oh, and ESPECIALLY Magic/Master Magic.

I think we should also get rid of anyone who wants to get rid of Feet.

On a serious note, why is this thread productive at all when you know you're just gonna get a lot of people saying stuff like, "Feet." "Magic". "Feet + Magic". "Skewb. Yes I want Skewb added just so it can get removed". You're just bashing on people's favorite events then, aren't you?
 
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I find feet solving quite fun. I do a few solves a week usually for the weekly comp, and it is a great event to do when your hands are too cold or they just aren't cubing properly. As for competitions, feet generally only takes place in 2/3 day comps where every other event is there. It's not as if other events are being scrapped for it so I don't think it's in the way of anything. If people find it fun (which I do) then we should let them do it. Of all the events I did in Swedish Open last weekend I enjoyed competing in feet the most. Unsanitary...now that might be a small problem. I suggest generally you should use your own timer/find someone willing to lend you one. My feet don't smell so nobody should have a problem with me solving :p
 
I think magic is silly, and I don't know why they're a part of the Rubik's products. But my impression is that it's a quick event and seldom makes trouble in the administration. On Swedish Open we had 6x6 and 7x7 as a side event. It was kind of "Find a friend that scrambles for you, and do it when you have the time." Since it was not the biggest competition it worked fine.
 
Magic - Just don't understand how a single memorized solution can be counted as "solving" a puzzle. It would be better if they actually scrambled the magic to a random state and the contestants had to solve it from there.
 
I think that everyone in favour of getting rid of magic should consider that it provides an event for younger siblings/cousins/children/whatever who may have come along with someone else, and being able to compete in something makes the day much more fun for them.
 
2x2 can stay.

to previous post about "lets get rid of these event so we can add more event that people are going to want removed", well, these events people are not liking seriously should be removed. magic master magic (im not going to say clock because it does have its skill) feet (stupid)... they really need to be removed imho. to add new events will also spark interest from people and have our community grow (it will regardless, but it will be more diverse) there are just so many benefits.

i think to remove magic would be a very good thing if you think about it. a lot of people can solve the magic, since it requires a very small amount of time invested to become good at, and so many people compete in this event? (maybe im wrong) and it would give more time for events that people would enjoy watching, the ones of skill. not to mention the ones that people come to compete in. the magic is a fun puzzle. so is rubik 360, rubik snake, etc. etc.

i think that the competition would become more fun if it werent "who can solve these Rubik brand puzzles the fastest" and make it more "speedsolving the puzzles that require skill and have general intrest of the community that attend the events (regardless if they have an affiliation to Rubik brand)" most likely less than 5% of the actual hardware used at a competition is made by the Rubik brand anyway. we all buy our stuff from china. face it.

im not sure how much the companies that produce Rubik brand puzzles give to the speedsolving community to sponsor events, but if it is marginal, our decisions to change the puzzle to compete with should not be even questioned by the WCA. Also, just because we decide to not have these events at a competition, does not mean that they have to make these puzzle completely obsolete from competitions, there can be room for these event, but there has to be a significant interest. but these puzzles should only be considered if the new puzzles and event have there allocated times. just like there are not many chance for the WR for feet to be broken (not like many people actually practice feet seriously), why should there be many chance for magic? its just stupid. give a chance for these new puzzle, because a lot of community agrees that some of the event are a drag. spice it up!

as far as big puzzles, i think that they have a lot of room to grow, although they do not have as much interest (because of the time investment), they still have their place imho.

i also agree with little kids being able to compete, as it is cute and fun to watch. however, honestly, little kid could easily compete in other events as well, they would just have to learn. 2x2? bouncy castle? a lot more kids would enjoy themselves with a huge bouncy castle at events, more so than competing lmao.
 
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Zubon said:
Magic - Just don't understand how a single memorized solution can be counted as "solving" a puzzle. It would be better if they accidentally scrambled the magic to a random state and the contestants had to solve it from there.
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I like this idea. Get a bunch of noncubers to play with it or something. "Can you fix it?" Accidental scrambles are always harder to fix than deliberate ones.
 
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