If you had to remove one WCA event and add one WCA event, what would you remove and add?

[bldcuber314]

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you do realize 5Bld and clock are 2 completely different things?
clock is a pretty beginner friendly, unique puzzle
5bld is 5x5 but blind folded, and there 3 other different blindfolded events
I mean no disrespect to blind people honestly I could never
but removing 5bld and clock would be 2 completely different things

also you do realize you cant remove a event without someone getting mad over it
5bld is one of, if not, the least competed in event so I'd say its a pretty fair trade

5bld is least competed bc its hard not bc people dont wanna do it, if anything thats a reason it should stay. Hard events should exist

 

[Lord_Oscar]

you do realize 5Bld and clock are 2 completely different things?

Who would've thought that two different events are two completely different things? This is an Earth-shattering discovery, so thank you for enlightening me.

also you do realize you cant remove a event without someone getting mad over it

And I realise this. The point I'm trying to make is the argument you presented - telling people who care about an event to "just do a different blind event or whatever" isn't exactly advice conducive to a happy community. If that argument isn't acceptable when applied to clock, why is it acceptable when applied to 5BLD?

I agree with the fact that removing clock now was a terrible idea (it should never have made it to the WCA events list in the first place), but, to be pragmatic, the WCA ultimately has to change. The fundamental nature of clock (and we're talking about puzzle design here, not the regs) means that it is (i) fundamentally different from all other three-dimensional multicoloured puzzles in the WCA events list and (ii) a pain in the a** to hold. You can do whatever you want with education/training, cube cover design, regulation adaptations, but that doesn't change the fact that it's so fundamentally different that it never should have been made an event.

 

[THE_V01DL0RD]

why cant we just not remove events so no one gets mad

 

[Lord_Oscar]

why cant we just not remove events so no one gets mad

People will get mad regardless of the event list. There will always be someone who staunchly advocates for whatever weird puzzle out there, even if they're the only one who gives half a damn about it. This is as sure a fact as death and taxes. People got mad when Yiheng Wang set the now-infamous 0.78, then other people got mad when the Board overturned the record. Trying to make it so that "no one gets mad" is fundamentally impossible. If you're looking for an analogy, there's a reason that modern democracies have multiple political parties - trying to please everyone is impossible, even for populists.

 

[THE_V01DL0RD]

People will get mad regardless of the event list. There will always be someone who staunchly advocates for whatever weird puzzle out there, even if they're the only one who gives half a damn about it. This is as sure a fact as death and taxes. People got mad when Yiheng Wang set the now-infamous 0.78, then other people got mad when the Board overturned the record. Trying to make it so that "no one gets mad" is fundamentally impossible. If you're looking for an analogy, there's a reason that modern democracies have multiple political parties - trying to please everyone is impossible, even for populists.

ok well i dont mean no one no one obviously i know thats impossible but ig i see what you mean...

 

[CrossPetrus]

Let’s see… after Clock, 2x2 was next on my list. And for events to add, I really like Team oh.
(also I don’t have an actual list of events I want removed, don’t destroy me)

 

[THE_V01DL0RD]

Let’s see… after Clock, 2x2 was next on my list.

"I'll take a potato chip, AND EAT IT" ahh
(reference)

 

[-Cube Kid-]

I find 5bld more entertaining and useful then 4bld tbh

fair.. that makes sense actually

 

[acrystal]

remove clock and add clonk

they didnt do the 2nd step

 

[Martyt7777]

Remove FTO, add clock

 

[Caleb Valenzuela]

Remove WCA, add Clock /j (add clock and remove the spaces between the event logos)

 

[BVCuber13]

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you do realize 5Bld and clock are 2 completely different things?
clock is a pretty beginner friendly, unique puzzle
5bld is 5x5 but blind folded, and there 3 other different blindfolded events
I mean no disrespect to blind people honestly I could never
but removing 5bld and clock would be 2 completely different things

also you do realize you cant remove a event without someone getting mad over it
5bld is one of, if not, the least competed in event so I'd say its a pretty fair trade

excuse you? 5bld is one of the most difficult events, so naturally people will be more impressed by the results. also I like it and it’s actually really fun and you should do it and ok bye

 

[Puzzle Maniac]

WCA did the complete opposite of this. I'm not angry, just disappointed.