[WRC] How to Provide Feedback on the draft of the new Regulations

[Noahaha]

well then I guess that's an issue. The regulations say the fix can't give you an extra advantage, but if you were going to get an OLL skip anyway, then it technically isn't an advantage. Don't know if an extra regulation could properly cover this issue...

It's an issue if you would get 2-corners twisted, but instead you get one and it ends up being an OLL skip. I think that a twisted corner without a pop should be a DNF since it's very easy to twist corners by "accident". I don't know if anyone else remembers this, but at Yale Fall 2012 there was a head to head and Rowe's cube was scrambled with a twisted corner. IIRC he got a sub-10 anyway and no one could tell that he fixed a corner twist.

 

[Stefan]

IIRC he got a sub-10 anyway and no one could tell that he fixed a corner twist.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vAdGl3byCC8

 

[AustinReed]

I never understood why people freak out about the removal of stickerless cubes. They obviously provide some advantage, and therefore it needs to be definitely removed.

 

[Stefan]

They obviously provide some advantage, and therefore it needs to be definitely removed.

So should we remove all cubes better than the original Rubik's ones?

 

[JasonK]

3d1) Exception: Competitors with a medically documented visual disability may use textured puzzles with different textures on different faces. Textures/patterns must be uniform per face. Each face should have a distinct colours, to aid in scrambling and judging.

This should probably be clarified to exclude blindfold solving. I know blind people are unlikely to be competing in BLD, just seems like something that should be mentioned.

 

[Noahaha]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vAdGl3byCC8

Twist-corner might be the fastest OLL.

 

[Stefan]

3d1) Exception: Competitors with a medically documented visual disability may use textured puzzles with different textures on different faces. Textures/patterns must be uniform per face. Each face should have a distinct colours, to aid in scrambling and judging.

This should probably be clarified to exclude blindfold solving. I know blind people are unlikely to be competing in BLD, just seems like something that should be mentioned.

B1d) The competitor must use a puzzle without textures, markings, or other features that distinguish similar pieces.

But yeah, it's not clear which rule wins.

 

[riffz]

Which one is that? I may just be incompetent, but I can't find a 2ae

I think he meant 2a3:

- 2a) Any person may compete in a WCA competition if he:
...
- 2a3) Is not suspended by WCA Board.

EDIT: He meant A2e.

 

[Stefan]

I think he meant 2a3:

That regulation has been there already, though, and was highly unlikely to be changed/removed, so I doubt Thom would express joy about it still being there.

 

[JonnyWhoopes]

I think he meant 2a3:

That's what I originally thought too, but as Stefan pointed out, there's no real reason (that I can see) Thom would be excited about that regulation.

 

[Ranzha]

Thank the gods for 5b3c. #apologies

 

[Dene]

Challenge accepted!
http://www.stefan-pochmann.info/diff.html
Wow that took me way too long.

I love you.

 

[Vincents]

Twist-corner might be the fastest OLL.

You can only twist corners if you suffered a "puzzle defect" (which is a section I intend to clarify in the future anyway). If it wasn't a defect and you just twisted it, well, DNF. And if it was intentional, I would highly suggest taking up another hobby, because I don't think you'd be allowed to compete for a while.

 

[Godmil]

Oooh, Kirjava, have you noticed this one:
"4b1) Generated scrambles must not be inspected before the competition, and must not be filtered or selected in any way by the WCA Delegate."


I notice they've changed from Half Turn Metrics to Block Turn Metrics.... can anyone explain the different to me please, they sound the same.

 

[DrKorbin]

I notice they've changed from Half Turn Metrics to Block Turn Metrics.... can anyone explain the different to me please, they sound the same.

I think M, E, S moves are not allowed in FMC now. And for 6x6 and 7x7 2R move changed to 2Rw (or just Rw), 3R to 3Rw.

 

[Kirjava]

Oops, I meant A2e. ^_^

Oooh, Kirjava, have you noticed this one:
"4b1) Generated scrambles must not be inspected before the competition, and must not be filtered or selected in any way by the WCA Delegate."

This doesn't stop the WCA from applying their own filters to the scramblers, this just removes any inconsistency.

 

[Erik]

Thank you Stefan for making the changes visible, it must've been a lot of work!
I've read and reviewed the regulations and have send it back to the WRC with my comments. I hope some things will be changed because of them.

 

[Noahaha]

You can only twist corners if you suffered a "puzzle defect" (which is a section I intend to clarify in the future anyway). If it wasn't a defect and you just twisted it, well, DNF.

Sounds good.

 

[Erik]

You can only twist corners if you suffered a "puzzle defect"

No. This can happen during scrambling too. I've had it a few times in competition on loose cubes. It results in an extra attempt.

 

[Stefan]

This can happen during scrambling too. I've had it a few times in competition on loose cubes.

How do you know it was during scrambling, and you didn't accidentally twist it while solving? I probably do the latter more often than the former. And even if *you* believe that it wasn't you but the scramblers, how do you convince the judge?