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Let's create some new types of challenges!

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Proposed Question Sandbox - Mark XIII

answered 1h ago flawr 86

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How to explain your code

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answered 6h ago Gareth 7,082

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Winning Criteria vs Valid Criteria

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Account is not allowed to suggest edits

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answered jul 2 at 9:47 ProgramFOX 3,025

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Hard coding input

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answered jul 2 at 9:19 ProgramFOX 3,025

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Tip - Explain your arbitrary looking rules

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modified jun 30 at 16:34 ProgramFOX 3,025

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Standard “loopholes” which are no longer funny

discussion faq policy answers

modified jun 30 at 14:14 m.buettner 6,154

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The problem with sandboxes, and a proposed solution

discussion sandbox

modified jun 30 at 7:22 luser droog 2,026

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Expire Old Sandboxes

discussion

modified jun 28 at 20:49 luser droog 2,026

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Winning conditions not measurable until question author decides to reveal test data set

discussion policy tags

modified jun 28 at 5:19 Community♦ 1

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Most Preferred Input Format

discussion

answered jun 27 at 15:24 Rory O'Kane 109

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Agreed formula for Scoring code-golf

discussion code-golf

modified jun 27 at 6:06 ProgramFOX 3,025

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Synonymize [shortest-time] with [fastest-code]

discussion feature-request status-completed tags synonym-request

modified jun 25 at 20:16 Doorknob♦ 16.1k

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Stack Exchange Quine (Sandbox) [closed]

discussion code-golf sandbox

modified jun 23 at 21:57 eric_lagergren 298

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Would this contest be too similar to my last contest?

discussion

modified jun 23 at 15:15 Jwosty 1,756

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Am I supposed to be able to favorite my own questions?

support favorites

modified jun 23 at 9:35 balpha♦ 471

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Should I award bounty to an old or new answer?

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modified jun 22 at 13:12 Community♦ 1

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Multiple bugs in my profile

bug status-bydesign

modified jun 21 at 11:33 Nick Craver♦ 101

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Incorrect delete vote count in tooltip

bug vote-to-delete

modified jun 19 at 16:27 ProgramFOX 3,025

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Code-golf contest is biased towards certain languages

discussion

answered jun 19 at 2:04 kernigh 1,352

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Can I cast a vote on my own popularity contest?

discussion

modified jun 18 at 23:46 daniero 4,931

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Methods of counting characters on various systems

code-golf meta characters

answered jun 18 at 9:45 m.buettner 6,154

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How to score TI-BASIC

discussion code-golf

answered jun 16 at 15:39 hexafraction 121

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Let's decide what kind of non-challenge questions we want once and for all

discussion

modified jun 16 at 8:52 Peter Taylor 14.5k

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Can't read explanations on iPad

feature-request

answered jun 15 at 22:32 kernigh 1,352

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Let's build a community FAQ

discussion

modified jun 15 at 21:12 Community♦ 1

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Should we censor language names?

discussion

answered jun 15 at 20:36 Edward Brey 152

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Atomic Golf COBOL (IBM Enterprise COBOL)

discussion code-golf

modified jun 15 at 10:00 Bill Woodger 951

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Should we kill code-bowling?

discussion code-trolling code-bowling

answered jun 12 at 17:09 Flonk 3,844

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The Tag Categorization Project

discussion tags

modified jun 12 at 15:02 Peter Taylor 14.5k

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The new user dilemma

discussion new-users

answered jun 12 at 13:12 Knerd 638

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Are questions about performance a good fit for code golf?

discussion

asked jun 10 at 10:06 Antoine Lecaille 101

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Improve and Expand the KotH Tag

discussion tags

modified jun 10 at 4:39 Community♦ 1

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Protected question and Association bonus bug

bug status-bydesign protected-questions

modified jun 9 at 13:38 ProgramFOX 3,025

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How much to put in the ASCII 2D input for puzzles vs provide as coordinates in input?

discussion

modified jun 9 at 13:37 Community♦ 1

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How can I incorporate good-looking mathematical exposition into my question/answer?

support faq

modified jun 9 at 5:20 Ephraim 123

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Creating new language. Would it be legal?

discussion code-golf

modified jun 8 at 11:00 ST3 518

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Adding benchmark test cases to active code challenge

discussion testing code-challenge

modified jun 8 at 9:35 m.buettner 6,154

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Has underhanded been getting too much like code-trolling?

discussion code-trolling underhanded popularity-contest

answered jun 7 at 20:05 ballesta25 17

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Recommended textual representation for playing cards?

discussion

modified jun 7 at 15:33 gxtaillon 429

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Should we reopen and then close with the right reason?

discussion close-reasons closed-questions reopening

answered jun 7 at 15:26 ProgramFOX 3,025

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What is the best method to communicate with KotH entries?

discussion asking-questions

modified jun 5 at 20:16 kitcar2000 1,854

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Custom language for code golfs [duplicate]

discussion

asked jun 5 at 15:42 Knerd 638

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Relax the requirements for “crazy formatting” on the /tour example question

feature-request status-completed about-page

answered jun 5 at 4:13 Shog9♦ 101

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Is it good taste to add new bonuses to challenge?

discussion code-challenge

asked jun 4 at 20:32 PyRulez 1,635

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Winning criterion: shortest compressed source code

discussion

answered jun 4 at 19:54 dmckee♦ 1,377

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Making king-of-the-hill out of old question [duplicate]

discussion

answered jun 3 at 16:29 Rusher 1,617

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