Very good guess Suyono.
I agree with all this.
Donald
I agree with all this.
Donald
----- Original Message -----From: Yono in Jkt.Sent: Wednesday, August 04, 2004 10:30 PMSubject: Re: Difficulty questionHi Mick,It's my guess."Deadly" or "Hard" level gets only one rating proposed by one solver. Sometimes the level takes a few months before it's solved. Later, the GHS can be improved by other solvers, but the rating most likely is not changed.Difficult "Medium" level is like "Hard" level. It can be unsolved for a few monthly updates.Easy "Medium" level gets "Easy" and "Medium" ratings proposed by no more than five solvers in the first monthly update.Vast majority of the levels get "Easy" rating. A few "tough" solvers give "Kids" rating, while a few "lenient" solvers give "Medium" rating to these "Easy" levels.Too easy "Kids" levels are sorted into Beginner-II level file by Donald. (For example, "one or two moves to the flag" level.) Not many "Kids" levels are send into the Challenge-III and Sokoban-I level files. The solvers solve these levels so quickly and their minds are so relaxed that sometimes, without too much thinking, they give the rating, which can be "Easy" besides "Kids". They move onto the next level, then.Well? Just a wild guess.Rating is a subjective matter. How subjective? Here is a good example. (NR = No rating.)Ch-II #54 "Horns of a Dilemma" had these ratings: NR (Jun 2003), Med (Jul), NR (Aug), Med (Sep), NR (Oct), Kids (Nov), Med (Dec 2003-Mar 2004), NR (Apr), Easy (May), NR (Jun-Jul), Hard (Aug).The same level may have Kids, Easy, Medium, and Hard ratings.Honestly I ask Donald, how many ratings do you get per new level on average?
Anyways what do you all think?
Mick.
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