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Mayanah at 00:43, 14 February 2012

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Numaris: /* Some advices */

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Numaris at 13:36, 6 July 2010

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Sabuli: /* Some advices */

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 A [[Lesser Sphinx]] is a community project. You do not need to build your own in order to participate. You can visit any of the following Sphinxes to create or answer riddles.
-<googlemap lat=1010 lon=0 zoom=1 width=512 height=512
+<googlemap lat=1010 lon=0 zoom=1 width=512 height=512 iconsize="32x32" iconanchor'"9x32" iconlabels="A,B,C,D,E,F,G,H,I,J,K,L,M,N,O,P,Q,R,S,T,U,V,W,X,Y,Z,0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9, Ball,Cir,Dot,DP,Pin,PP,bee,beetle,camel,cobra,drink,fire,fish,flower,GH,grape,plus,pyramid,sheep,tick, Ag,Al,An,Au,Co,Cu,Fe,Go,Ir,Le,Li,Ma,Mg,Pb,Pl,Pt,Sb,Si,Sn,Sr,St,Ti,Tn,Tu,W,Zi,Zn">
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   throwing wildcards at everything.
-  Of my 4 noble riddles so far, only 1 used wildcards. It's perfectly possible to go
+  Of my 4 noble riddles so far, only 1 used wildcards. ''(Correction: none of my (now 6)''
- without if you design the riddle properly.
+ ''noble riddles used wildcards.)'' It's perfectly possible to go without if you design the
   --[[User:Numaris|Numaris]]

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   Not sure I agree with this either... I've had more riddles fail because of too many
-  correct answers than too few. --[[User:Numaris|Numaris]]
+  correct answers than too few. (I don't mean to be argumentative... it's just that there
 Some players use prepositions some other don't. Some give the answer in singular, others in plural.

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	I'm pretty sure that most of the riddles that become noble use wild cards. Otherwise, they are likely to have a lot of additional wrong answers and fail. (And most of the times riddles fail to be noble for too many wrong answers, not for too many right answers. The first 21 answers, when people are "trying to guess" make the difference: 15 wrong ones and the riddle fails. Once a riddle is noble it's likely that a lot of players have already guessed the right answer)		I'm pretty sure that most of the riddles that become noble use wild cards. Otherwise, they are likely to have a lot of additional wrong answers and fail. (And most of the times riddles fail to be noble for too many wrong answers, not for too many right answers. The first 21 answers, when people are "trying to guess" make the difference: 15 wrong ones and the riddle fails. Once a riddle is noble it's likely that a lot of players have already guessed the right answer)
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		+	Not sure I agree with this either... I've had more riddles fail because of too many
		+	correct answers than too few. --[[User:Numaris\|Numaris]]

	Some players use prepositions some other don't. Some give the answer in singular, others in plural.		Some players use prepositions some other don't. Some give the answer in singular, others in plural.

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−	Numaris: Obviously you have a point there and I'm not going to deny it, but consider also that this is a test where people answer a lot of riddles, one after another, and answer them fast. It's possible, of course, to put in a line all possible answers like in your example, but not too likely. Generally, due to the time limit, people type short answers. This is empiric but I have seen that generally the riddles I manage to guess appear later as noble, and that means that at least 7 people answered them wrong. That makes me think that the key is to avoid the unneeded wrong answers because the "normal" ones will come alone. I agree: wild cards are not mandatory, but they help a lot.	+	Numaris: Obviously you have a point there and I'm not going to deny it, but consider also that this is a test where people answer a lot of riddles, one after another, and answer them fast. It's possible, of course, to put in a line all possible answers like in your example, but not too likely. Generally, due to the time limit, people type short answers. This is empiric but I have seen that generally the riddles I manage to guess appear later as noble, and that means that at least 7 people answered them wrong (even the one with mal* for malapterous or whatever is it spelled). That makes me think that the key is to avoid the unneeded wrong answers because the "normal" ones will come alone. I agree: wild cards are not mandatory, but they help a lot.

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−	Numaris: Obviously you have a point there and I'm not going to deny it, but consider also that this is a test where people answer a lot of riddles, one after another, and answer them fast. It's possible, of course, to put in a line all possible answers like in your example, but not too likely. Generally, due to the time limit, people type short answers. This is empiric but I have seen that generally the riddles I manage to guess appear later as noble, and that means that at least 7 people answered them wrong. That makes me ~~thing~~ that the key is to avoid the unneeded wrong answers because the "normal" ones will come alone. I agree: wild cards are not mandatory, but they help a lot.	+	Numaris: Obviously you have a point there and I'm not going to deny it, but consider also that this is a test where people answer a lot of riddles, one after another, and answer them fast. It's possible, of course, to put in a line all possible answers like in your example, but not too likely. Generally, due to the time limit, people type short answers. This is empiric but I have seen that generally the riddles I manage to guess appear later as noble, and that means that at least 7 people answered them wrong. That makes me think that the key is to avoid the unneeded wrong answers because the "normal" ones will come alone. I agree: wild cards are not mandatory, but they help a lot.

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   --[[User:Numaris|Numaris]]
-Numaris: Obviously you have a point there and I'm not going to deny it, but consider also that this is a test where people answer a lot of riddles, one after another, and answer them fast. It's possible, of course, to put in a line all possible answers like in your example, but not too likely. Generally, due to the time limit, people type short answers.
+Numaris: Obviously you have a point there and I'm not going to deny it, but consider also that this is a test where people answer a lot of riddles, one after another, and answer them fast. It's possible, of course, to put in a line all possible answers like in your example, but not too likely. Generally, due to the time limit, people type short answers. This is empiric but I have seen that generally the riddles I manage to guess appear later as noble, and that means that at least 7 people answered them wrong. That makes me thing that the key is to avoid the unneeded wrong answers because the "normal" ones will come alone. I agree: wild cards are not mandatory, but they help a lot.
 For example, I found the riddle "What has to be broken before used?" Not only I'm sure that the answer is egg but I also remember it from the evaluation stage. However, I have tried several answers (like "egg", "an egg", "the egg") and all of them fail. Obviously, the riddle is not using wild cards and I'm answering with the wrong syntax.

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 Players must also note that, as of T3, riddles can now be translated into French or German after they were first entered in English. English language is mandatory and must be entered first. If you wish to have your riddles translated, there are players around who might be able to help you (this page might be used as a starting point : Bilingual Players). The more understandable the riddles, the more chance to gain points and "noble riddle" status. As translation, especially of a little bunch of subtle texts, is not an easy task, please be patient and help. Thanks :)
 === Some advices ===
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 And about rating... Like in orchestra, Good is negative and Great is zero. You are only approving a riddle when you give it exceptional or more. When you say it is "Good" you are disapproving it, and when you say it is "Great" you are neutral about it.
 == Riddle States ==

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		+	Numaris: Obviously you have a point there and I'm not going to deny it, but consider also that this is a test where people answer a lot of riddles, one after another, and answer them fast. It's possible, of course, to put in a line all possible answers like in your example, but not too likely. Generally, due to the time limit, people type short answers.

	For example, I found the riddle "What has to be broken before used?" Not only I'm sure that the answer is egg but I also remember it from the evaluation stage. However, I have tried several answers (like "egg", "an egg", "the egg") and all of them fail. Obviously, the riddle is not using wild cards and I'm answering with the wrong syntax.		For example, I found the riddle "What has to be broken before used?" Not only I'm sure that the answer is egg but I also remember it from the evaluation stage. However, I have tried several answers (like "egg", "an egg", "the egg") and all of them fail. Obviously, the riddle is not using wild cards and I'm answering with the wrong syntax.

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 I'm finding again and again the same problems in the riddles that are being added.
-I'm pretty sure that most of the riddles that become noble use wild cards. Otherwise, they are likely to have a lot of additional wrong answers and fail.
+I'm pretty sure that most of the riddles that become noble use wild cards. Otherwise, they are likely to have a lot of additional wrong answers and fail. (And most of the times riddles fail to be noble for too many wrong answers, not for too many right answers. The first 21 answers, when people are "trying to guess" make the difference: 15 wrong ones and the riddle fails. Once a riddle is noble it's likely that a lot of players have already guessed the right answer)
 Some players use prepositions some other don't. Some give the answer in singular, others in plural.