It has been brought up a few times already:
Ok, so, this time I just tried a bunch of hacks on some submissions that were very close to the time limit. And now I couldn't access to a single submission page for around 20 minutes straight.
Did I do something that terrible? Is it against the rules? Did it harm the server so much?
I mean, it could be bad for the server for reasons I don't know, but the thing is this whole nonsense has never been explained, why such a restriction has to exist and what bad things it even causes, even after several requests from many people. There has also been no single attempt to specify a visible rule or policy about opening submission pages, and many many people are just getting blocked for very long time even without knowing what's happening, many of them thinking that it's their internet just being slow.
I'm not asking to completely remove this behavior. All I want is:
- A proper explanation from the admins
- Public announcement of the detailed policy
- Reasonable adjustment of this excessive restriction, which no other websites ever implemented
Yes true, this is really annoying...
But here is currently working hack for viewing submission instantly — https://codeforces.me/blog/entry/134655?#comment-1220074
I know about that workaround, but it feels really wrong that users have to use something that evades what the server blocked in normal usage to even use the site normally.
Judging from heading, i thought, this blog talks about this nonsense.
Anways, seeing others submissions is a great way to learn but now it seems that we can only access editorial for solutions.