Questions tagged [policy]
For questions about the rules and policies of Puzzling Stack Exchange.
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Proposed policy on mathematical questions
For background, see:
Should mathematics questions really be on-topic here? (about "routine" mathematics questions)
What tricky mathematical questions are on topic here? (about "heavy" mathematics ...
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Revisiting the 'math question or math puzzle' policy
There have been a lot of discussion in the past about which math questions are on-topic and which one are off-topic. But I today I found a bit old question (with amazingly net 4 upvotes) which is ...
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Let's write a proper "Read Me First"
Our site has a lot of rules.
One might even say, an awful lot.
It would be a very good idea to list the most relevant of them in one place somewhere (the tour seems like a decent option) so that we ...
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Posting famous unsolved puzzles
I recently came across this question. It presents a conundrum that it claims to be as-of-yet unsolved by anyone.
Several people did a lot of work and research, and managed to come up with a ...
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State of meta.puzzling.SE rules
So, it was recently asked when a community consensus is reached. Additionally I have observed a lot of users having no overview at all of the current rules, so for the last few days I have been ...
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Puzzle askers should say if they don't know the answer [duplicate]
I've been disappointed a few times when I tried to solve a promising-looking puzzle, given up, and waited eagerly to hear the answer, but no answer came because the asker revealed they don't know it ...
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Answering own puzzle
I recently found this page in the help center:
This confused me a bit. Does Puzzling Stack Exchange want us to answer our own puzzles or is that for other puzzling stack exchange sites?
Personally I'...
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Avoiding Plagiarism and Spam [duplicate]
So, some recent discussion has raised a question in my mind, and just plain in general. A buddy of mine and I are thinking of starting up a small site for puzzles. He doesn't particularily enjoy ...
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Are puzzles that mention real-world political situations forbidden?
I'm new on Puzzling, so please inform me if such a rule (or set of rules) exists.
My puzzle:
What is the maximum number of allies that you can have in this scenario?
Original wording:
Suppose you're ...
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