You'd probably have to deal with the other three people as well as we all agreed on this.
Tyson Mao MSC #631 California Institute of Technology On Dec 26, 2005, at 1:47 AM, mahtianssi wrote: > Would you be happier if no-pops-rule-sucks-cubers would kick Tyson > away from WCA board? > > --- In [email protected], pjgat09 > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> Hi Tyson, >> What happens in the case something breaks in the puzzle? Lets say > the >> corner connector snaps off or an entire center comes off. Can we >> roughly put the broken parts back in, try with much difficulty to >> solve the puzzle, then count it as a solve? Or can we make it a > puzzle >> defect? And will puzzle defects be dealt with differently? >> >> Peter Greenwood >> >> --- In [email protected], Tyson Mao > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> wrote: >>> >>> Hi Stefan, >>> >>> What we do mean is that if you pop, you simply put the cube back >>> together and continue solving. When I first wrote the rules, it > said, >>> "may solve the cube by any means necessary." This was done to > imply >>> that if a competitor popped and wanted to fix the cube and > continue, >>> this was allowed. Popping intentionally to move pieces around > when >>> it's not necessary is not allowed, and is against the spirit of > the >>> rules, and perhaps needs to be outlined more literally. >>> >>> If you pop, you may fix your cube and continue. You could give > up, but >>> you could give up on any solve. >>> >>> Tyson Mao >>> MSC #631 >>> California Institute of Technology >>> >>> On Dec 25, 2005, at 6:01 PM, Stefan Pochmann wrote: >>> >>>> --- In [email protected], Tyson Mao > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> 1. No POPs will be allowed. The competitor will not be > awarded an >>>>> extra solve if there is a puzzle defect during the solve. >>>> >>>> Tyson/Ron, please clarify: >>>> >>>> This means I can still pop but I must fix it and continue to > get a >>>> valid time, right? >>>> >>>> I just read your text again and also the thread in the WCA > forum and I >>>> must admit that it's not 100% clear. It's possible to > understand it as >>>> POP=DNF (with no replacement solve). >>>> >>>> Actually I have asked this in the WCA forum thread before but > didn't >>>> get an answer. Please clarify what is meant. >>>> >>>> And for the people who're interested but haven't seen the WCA > forum >>>> thread yet, here it is: >>>> http://worldcubeassociation.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=32 >>>> >>>> Cheers! >>>> Stefan >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Yahoo! Groups Links >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >> > > > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Get fast access to your favorite Yahoo! Groups. Make Yahoo! your home page http://us.click.yahoo.com/dpRU5A/wUILAA/yQLSAA/MXMplB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/speedsolvingrubikscube/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
