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Rules for Using Puzzles Created Here

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Generalist Countdown

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User names with promotion/spam in them

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Puzzles whose creators have asked them not to be shared

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modified Oct 10 at 16:14 Deusovi♦ 77.4k

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The Riddle Sandbox

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Math problems from a series of stories

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modified Oct 1 at 13:55 Rewan Demontay 2,611

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I can't use Imgur, I have to use Scratch instead

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Google Earth Challenges - Should we keep them?

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modified Sep 29 at 23:43 Alconja 25.5k

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Let's write a proper “Read Me First”

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modified Sep 29 at 19:18 Adam 1,883

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What do we do when a question relies on an image that's no longer available?

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answered Sep 26 at 0:57 Alconja 25.5k

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Best puzzles of 2019 Q2 (April - June)?

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answered Sep 25 at 4:26 Deusovi♦ 77.4k

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A collection of Puzzling Tools

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modified Sep 24 at 7:53 JMP 26.9k

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Posting similarly worded questions on meta - how?

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Description for “this looks like a puzzle you found elsewhere” assumes you can vote to re-open

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answered Sep 23 at 14:37 Stormblessed 109

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Partial Answers and “List-of-Clues” puzzles

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modified Sep 23 at 6:38 Rubio♦ 33.1k

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Unsolvable puzzles

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answered Sep 23 at 6:21 Rubio♦ 33.1k

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Is “grid-deduction” needed here?

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answered Sep 22 at 10:11 Rubio♦ 33.1k

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The end of open-ended puzzles

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answered Sep 19 at 0:41 Gareth McCaughan♦ 81.7k

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About NON-open-ended puzzles with multiple answers working towards an optimum

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answered Sep 13 at 18:22 Deusovi♦ 77.4k

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Why do questions sometimes not appear immediately on the site after asking?

support bug questions

modified Sep 12 at 14:42 Rand al'Thor 76.7k

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Forgot answer…now what?

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answered Sep 12 at 14:34 Rand al'Thor 76.7k

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Are puzzles that overthink their answers appropriate?

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modified Sep 12 at 13:37 Sayed Mohd Ali 783

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Posting a partial answer [duplicate]

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Using images from elsewhere on the web

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modified Sep 5 at 8:51 Sayed Mohd Ali 783

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Why are IQ test questions received so badly on this website?

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answered Aug 30 at 21:31 Deusovi♦ 77.4k

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Posting a mini-puzzle for a hint for another puzzle

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answered Aug 28 at 15:01 GentlePurpleRain♦ 18.3k

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What's the difference between the tags [arithmetic] and [calculation-puzzle]?

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modified Aug 9 at 7:14 Glorfindel 17.8k

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Use of profanity

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answered Aug 8 at 21:15 Stormblessed 109

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Are variations on puzzles with an accepted answer acceptable despite the hints they may give?

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answered Aug 6 at 11:16 Arnaud Mortier 6,078

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Little Lost Robot Discussion

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answered Aug 2 at 15:57 Dark Thunder 2,479

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A checkerboard and eight queens

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Why was my answer severely downvoted?

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modified Jul 29 at 23:33 Rubio♦ 33.1k

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Would it be better to break the Grand Grid puzzles into multiple questions?

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answered Jul 27 at 18:11 Deusovi♦ 77.4k

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Any advice for these downvotes?

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Should we be referencing/using specific users in puzzles?

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answered Jul 24 at 18:38 Cubemaster 1,739

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Are puzzle suggestions on topic?

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modified Jul 20 at 18:00 Bass 37.8k

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When does a (grid) puzzle genre have its own tag?

discussion tags

modified Jul 20 at 11:01 Rand al'Thor 76.7k

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How to format text inside spoilers?

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Is there a way to generate interest in old questions?

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modified Jul 8 at 7:41 Omega Krypton 14.7k

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Change 'graph-theory' tag name

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modified Jul 2 at 7:48 JMP 26.9k

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Should we change the [no-computers] tag to [no-brute-force]?

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answered Jun 17 at 16:27 Rand al'Thor 76.7k

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Encoded comments

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modified Jun 13 at 9:00 Rubio♦ 33.1k

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Beginner: I'm finding most puzzles very difficult, if not downright obscure

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answered Jun 12 at 16:33 Pugmonkey 4,159

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What should I do if I've made a mistake in my question?

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modified Jun 10 at 10:37 Rubio♦ 33.1k

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Downvoting answers made before question edits/clarifications

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modified Jun 10 at 9:55 Rubio♦ 33.1k

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Is it okay to place my thought process on a puzzle as an answer while it doesn't answer the question?

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modified Jun 10 at 3:40 Rubio♦ 33.1k

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Is all knowledge trivia? (Edit - and should the trivia tag be removed?) [duplicate]

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modified Jun 10 at 3:11 Rubio♦ 33.1k

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Are math-textbook-style problems on topic?

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modified May 28 at 18:50 JMP 26.9k

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