[Retros] Re: protocol

[Otto Janko]

> Dan Meinking writes:

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> > Continue to distribute problems as you are doing,

> > without solution(s) but add the solutions after your signature.

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> >[...]

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> > This should keep everyone happy.  Any objections?


Noam Elkies wrote:


> Better yet, send the solution(s) in a separate message,

> lest an accidentally wandering eye notice an unwelcome clue

> such as "0-0-0!".


The problem of how to deal with solutions has been discussed over and over
again in newsgroups like <rec.puzzles> and <de.rec.denksport> (the German
equivalent). It is not enough to write "solution follows" in a posting, or
to post the solution in a different mail. In each case there is a big chance
that the solution will be read accidentially.

If it is desired or necessary to post a solution, we should follow the
protocol that is currently used in the usenet: Include a spoiler space long
enough (at least 20 lines, 30 lines are better) such as

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SPOILER SPACE
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SPOILER SPACE
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SPOILER SPACE
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SPOILER SPACE
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and then write the solution HERE.

LGO

- Otto Janko [mailto:otto at janko.at; http://janko.at]
-- Plausible Unmöglichkeiten sollten unplausiblen
- Möglichkeiten vorgezogen werden. [Aristoteles]