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Is it OK to make a puzzle which requires distinguishing fairly similar colours from each other?
Yes.
It is "OK" as far of the rules of the site go. There is nothing that says that you must accommodate colour-blindness (or any other disability).
That being said, it is certainly worth ...
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Is there some etiquette on reverse image search?
I answered the puzzle you linked and of course I used reverse image search to identify the persons. This post has gotten rather long and blathery, so here's the synopsis up front:
Solvers may use ...
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Could we schedule a regular 'checkmark amnesty'?
You'd be pleased to know that your question made it to a Hot Meta Post, visible in the sidebar widget:
which made me go through the list of my questions and all green-filled boxes there, so I didn't ...
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Is it OK to make a puzzle which requires distinguishing fairly similar colours from each other?
I like to pick this up, as a couple of my puzzles (this,this) rely on color, color recognition, and or color properties.
In fact, a very recent puzzle of mine uses exactly the question raised as a key-...
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The etiquette on necro-ing
Generally speaking, drawing attention to a question is what bounties are for. However, because Puzzling.SE works differently to most other StackExchange sites in that the OP generally already knows ...
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Is it rude to wait until precise answer is given?
There is a fourth option (assuming your first option involves waiting without any further interaction) - and the one that I would recommend:
Engage the almost-there user in comments, prompting them ...
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Is it good for Puzzling to post a solution without appreciating the puzzle?
It Depends.
People's reasons for answering a question may not directly coincide with their timing and/or reasons for voting on a question.
A bad question may get answered solely because the ...
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Is it good for Puzzling to post a solution without appreciating the puzzle?
Mu. Not upvoting a question doesn't imply thinking it's a bad question, contrary to the assumptions in the question.
I am rather miserly with upvotes (and also with downvotes) and I solve a lot more ...
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Are chat games with a prize allowed?
While I like the idea of fostering community and having fun, I'm afraid I don't like this particular idea. You sum up most of my objections fairly clearly yourself, but in the interests of finding a ...
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Is it good for Puzzling to post a solution without appreciating the puzzle?
This seems to paradoxically imply:
Solvers do not appreciate many puzzles they find worthwhile to answer.
Voters believe that many valueless puzzles have valuable solutions.
I think the second of ...
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If I have an idea to solve a riddle, but it isn't fleshed out, should I post my brainstorming as an answer?
Note that while partial answers are perfectly acceptable, there is a threshold test you should keep in mind before posting. Ask yourself how does what you intend to post contribute toward a solution?
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If I have an idea to solve a riddle, but it isn't fleshed out, should I post my brainstorming as an answer?
Yes, it is appropriate. These are called Partial Answers. This is when someone doesn't have the full solution, but has something that might help.
You should share these as an answer.
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May a user edit another's non-CW answer to add pertinent info?
One of the reasons for editing is 'Adding relevant information':
So as long as you don't change the original intention of the post, it's okay. And of course, if the OP doesn't like your edit, (s)he ...
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Is it good for Puzzling to post a solution without appreciating the puzzle?
Firstly, regarding voting habits;
I don't know about others but, similarly to @GarethMcCaughan (though I think I may be less miserly), I think of not voting as a middle of the road option.
I base ...
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Is there an appropriate way to advertise a puzzle question from MathSE here?
IF it's not getting appropriate attention on the stack where it was originally posted
this generally means:
it has no positively scored answers
it has no accepted answer
the view ...
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Do we have to clarify that the story of a puzzle is not real?
It happened to me with My Puzzling Girlfriend. I discussed the issue a bit there along with some pros and cons of staying in character. As far as etiquette goes what your mom told you about not lying ...
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