New wait time system.

[coconut]

It's my first day, and I've run into this frustrating limit. I would like to request a feature (and to apologize if somebody else has):
Please let users choose to avoid the wait by declaring themselves ineligible for recognition. I joined this site for fun, which is enhanced if I can check my answers, filter by "solved" status, and view the forum users' hilarious solutions. (I imagine that users of J and Perl "golf" the more combinatorial problems.) I don't need to compare myself with other users, especially when I know that they can be slower at solving the problems than me but more naturally talented: A user may be young and new to programming and/or number theory. A user may wish to code everything from scratch, whereas I have a computer with gcc, perl, octave, maxima, etc. and have no problem with using the laziest solution that executes quickly. Etc. In summary: I would like to opt out of bragging rights, the only major motive for cheating in the first place, and in return not be suspected of cheating. Does that sound reasonable?

[Elatric]

Sorry for the thread revival.

I have a idea, not sure if it's being used already, but I heard about the time limit on the newest 25, just thought that maybe users can submit their answers, have then checked, but not submitted, instead stored in some sort of database until the time limit expires and they can solve again. Again, just my idea. Might end needless annoyance at waiting for a day to pass

[Toho]

Sorry for re-reviving the thread, but the cap at 24 answers on your first day is actually incorrect. Presumably when we have just joined, and have not reached level 1 (25 solved questions), we are at level 0. Level 0 results in a limit of 25 questions in 0 days, which then allows you to answer 25 more, so even if registration counts, 1 + 24 + 25 = 49, so on your very first day, you should be allowed to solve 49 questions, because the cap for level 1 is not enacted until you reach 49 solved questions, or at the least, 48, assuming the first 24 and registration were disregarded when being factored into your level * days, because as a level 0, you completed 24 questions + registration (lets say 0, 1-24), but as a level 1 you completed 25 (lets say 25-48). I'm guessing this counter doesn't reset at each level, but it's kind of stupid to not to, because if you solve questions in order, it should be very plausible to get 1-49 done in your first 24 hours, and it would still prevent people from going from level 1 to level 2, and level 2 to level 3 and so on, in one day, because it would STILL stop them at 1 before the next level.

[hk]

There cannot be said much about your arithmetic.
However if you would manage to do 50 problems in less than 24 hours I suppose that you wouldn't take much time to reflect on your proggies.
Did you read the PDF's and/or the forums for the problems you solved?
If so, was everything mentioned there already implemented by you to make your prog as efficient as possible?
If not did you try to do so after reading the material?
Solving problems as fast as possible is not the same as making your programs solve the problem as fast as possible.

[mathisgreat]

Greetings,

Sorry for resurrecting an old post, but as a new user I thought I would add my two cents.

I realize the purpose of the wait time is to discourage and/or identify users who are providing lots of solutions in a short period of time. While I realize why this functionality exists, I am also aware of the imperfect nature of the world.

Consider a user like me. I registered a screen name only yesterday, but I have been working on problems from projecteuler.net for the last 2 months. Only now am I submitting my solutions because I feel it will be worthwhile to be a part of this special community.

While your wait-period feature may target not-so-honest users, it also prevents a small fraction of new users like myself who have only gathered the courage to register after achieving some success in private.

At any rate, I am one solution away from gaining level one. I will wait the time, it's not a big deal. Something so silly won't stop me from working on these problems. I am really loving this site! Thanks for your time and consideration!

All the best,
mathisgreat

[jethrogb]

On a related note: I think the warning text is wrong:

You are limited to entering no more than twenty-five correct solutions within a period of time equal to your level in days, which is currently 1 days for you. This restriction should naturally reflect the increasing difficulty of the problems remaining.

I'm pretty sure that I've only submitted 24 solutions, so either the limit should be increased by one or the text should be modified to say twenty-four.