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woozy wrote: ↑Fri Jun 24, 2022 7:01 pm
Hmmph.... I have something that's a guess
With about as much confidence as I had at a 7th grade dance, I think I’m at roughly the same place. It took a lot of self-convincing, but I have something that will make a great overly-complicated answer
edit: pretty sure I’ve got it
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Bob cruise director wrote: ↑Sat Jun 25, 2022 9:47 am
It has to be something different and subtle as after 21 hours there are only 6 on the board. Too bad we don't know how many misfires were sent in.
Look at the OVERALL tab. There are 11 names there, so 4 incorrect submissions. (Another solver has brought the total to 7 since you posted.)
Bob cruise director wrote: ↑Sat Jun 25, 2022 9:47 am
It has to be something different and subtle as after 21 hours there are only 6 on the board. Too bad we don't know how many misfires were sent in.
Look at the OVERALL tab. There are 11 names there, so 4 incorrect submissions. (Another solver has brought the total to 7 since you posted.)
@RPardoe thanks and congratulations on a great solve
woozy wrote: ↑Fri Jun 24, 2022 7:01 pm
Hmmph.... I have something that's a guess
With about as much confidence as I had at a 7th grade dance, I think I’m at roughly the same place. It took a lot of self-convincing, but I have something that will make a great overly-complicated answer
Mine isn't over-complicated. It just has absolutely zero evidence. It's like .... if I could find X then my grid entry could be interpreted a certain way and that'd be cute, but there is zero, none, nothing of evidence of any X at all.
Hmm, in terms of personal fairness how ethical do we think (going for a group solve) it'd be to ask a solver "Is my guess correct? Yes/No" be? If I were 67% percent sure I'd be okay, and if I were 95% sure I'd do it without batting an eye (except if I were 95% sure, I'd just go for the solo solve). But I'm not very sure how I feel about it in this case where I'm about 8.5% sure.
So I just plain couldn't get my meta based on "Up the Down Staircase" to work.
My challenge it to constructors is to make a meta where the meta, theme or metanism is "Up the Down Staircase".
If anyone is interested in a group solve, I created a Discord server -- NOTE: some members of the server have solved the meta, so I'm disabling the invite now. Thanks to everyone for checking it out and staying true to the "group solve" spirit.
This is intended for people people to discuss that have not solved, and I plan on removing the channel if/when we crack it to avoid spoiling for latecomers. Also please only join if you want to actively engage in solving, don't just hang out and wait for the answer.
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woozy wrote: ↑Sat Jun 25, 2022 12:33 pm
Oh, to heck with streaks... Submitted a weird but logical answer (It is a week 4 after all and... oh, damn I forgot something)
Oh, well submitted and we'll see.
EDIT: Well there goes my 24 week streak. I DEMAND sympathy and chocolate!
woozy wrote: ↑Sat Jun 25, 2022 12:33 pm
Oh, to heck with streaks... Submitted a weird but logical answer (It is a week 4 after all and... oh, damn I forgot something)
Oh, well submitted and we'll see.
EDIT: Well there goes my 24 week streak. I DEMAND sympathy and chocolate!
You are a braver solver than I, Woozy-din.
I think you have to change the user name to Woozy-din for a week now. Sending sympathy and chocolate! (Dark chocolate for the win.)
Less cross words, more crosswords.
Solve my latest "Pun of a Kind" Meta!: 97. Drab Bag
peteg wrote: ↑Sat Jun 25, 2022 12:32 pm
If anyone is interested in a group solve, I created a Discord server: https://discord.gg/vbA6eanj
This is intended for people people to discuss that have not solved, and I plan on removing the channel if/when we crack it to avoid spoiling for latecomers. Also please only join if you want to actively engage in solving, don't just hang out and wait for the answer.
This might motivate me to spend a little more time on this. Right now I am in the it wouldn't be a bad time to end our current streak.
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