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Please make more contests
By Xbalanque, history, 2 years ago, In English

The next contest is on 14th september, I want more Div2s.

14th september is too long, please i will die without contests. I cant survive of codechef ewww sorry

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People who use codechef instead of CF and Atcoder really exist??

ewww!!

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I think 1-2 contests each month is sufficient for 99% people.

Upvote who agrees

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Instead of complaining, we should really be thankful that we even have 1 contest per month. I've tried (and failed) to think of problems before, and I've figured out that either my IQ is too low, or the problemsetters are in contact with otherworldly entities that can "come up with" tricks that would never occur to humans. This is backed up by the fact that the only half-decent problem I ever "created" happened when I was dreaming.

We should really be grateful for even 1 contest per month, because the problemsetters are either high IQ, or they are in contact with otherworldly entities. In both cases, you can very easily see how those sort of people would much rather do more fulfilling things than sit around creating or receiving ideas for problems.

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    you may haven't seen many problems. most of the problems which are in the contest aren't made by the writers, they are famous theory problems but just told in the shape of a short story and has test cases. of course some of them are really good and interesting but not all of them. for example 74TrAkToR makes boolshit contest which are only based on theory and nothing interesting.

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      I have seen many problems. You can even check my account. The thing about it is that each problem brings something unique. Would anyone even participate if they didn't? Sure, you might be able to solve them, but can you actually THINK of that? Where do you even start there? These people might be geniuses who can just think of weird things like that. Their minds might even have access to other places that most people just can't access.

      If you still say the same thing, then I invite you to try to create a good problem.

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        Dude, why do you try to attribute everything to IQ? It's just problem setting. Sure, there are genius problems, but not as many as you think.

        Think of some random property, find some math textbooks, look at older problems and make small changes. Find a random sequence, add XOR, OR, or other operations, and ask people to construct it. Do random operations on an array and see what happens over a range. You could try to tweak dynamic programming problems, or throw in some bit manipulation, modular arithmetic, I could keep going.

        The only problems are some ideas may not work, you may not have the skill level to solve the problem you come up with, or the idea is just too standard, and this is where the actual problem setting skill comes in. Just like your cf rating, problem setting can definitely be improved, although the quality of your problems may be constrained a bit by your CP skill level.

        It’s fucking stupid that you make everything about IQ. Maybe you're just stupid.

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I completely agree with you!The next contest is too long.I want at least 2 contest until September 14

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Make your own contest

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Agreed the day feels good when i know there is a contest in the evening.

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You can do virtual contest when there is no official round.

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