Post making contest 1.0

May we indicate whether or not we've edited 199/201 at the bottom of our post without it applying to rule breakage?

I think having a question mark in a quote box breaks Rule 4. I don't claim to understand how.

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This post violates rules 1, 2 and 4.

Hey now, if you didn't want to read the same analysis post over and over then you shouldn't have declared it the least rule-breaky in the thread

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#125

#144

#147

#154

#157

#160

Only posts so far to pass Rule 1. Content doesn't appear to be the factor. Anyone see anything in the timestamps/post number?

Sruix isn't allowed to sleep til we solve this.

Also note Sruix lives in a different timezone than most of us.

This post violates rules 4 and 5.

I would also like you guys to solve this before I go to bed. Also, I'm writing this in purple now because I just previewed this post and dear lord it's pretty dense otherwise.

This violated 1 and 4.

Together, they violate 1, 4, and 5.

This post violates rules 1 and 4.

Here's something I just noticed about those Rule 1 posts.

All but one of them immediately followed a post (not counting Sruix's rule-checks_ that violated rules 1-4. This post is the only exception.

Maybe Rule 1 has something to do with the previous post?

This post violates rules 1, 4 and 5.

Okay. So I found several posts immediately following 1,2,3,4-breaking posts that still broke Rule 1. I guess that's a coincidence.

These are the posts, to be more specific:

https://eagle-time.org/showthread.php?ti...#pid123225
https://eagle-time.org/showthread.php?ti...#pid123247
https://eagle-time.org/showthread.php?ti...#pid123230
https://eagle-time.org/showthread.php?ti...#pid123275
https://eagle-time.org/showthread.php?ti...#pid123281
https://eagle-time.org/showthread.php?ti...#pid123286

This post violates rules 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5.

This post violates rule 4 and I have just discovered that you have in fact been changing the contents of these spoilers so you can completely disregard all judgements I have made on rule 5 for your posts. I will go back and check them if I can, but subsequent judgements will be aided massively if you leave all copies of #201 unaltered.

I think having a question mark in a quote box breaks Rule 4? I don't claim to understand how.

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Nah I got away with it in #214

This post violates rules 1, 2 and 4.

I think having a question mark in a quote box breaks Rule 4. I don't claim to understand how.

Here is Post 199 again with all question marks removed.

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#125

#144

Sruixan, is one of your rules a self insert

#147

Sruixan, is one of your rules a self insert

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#154

#157

Thanks! I can't believe I misspelled Sruixan the first time!

#160

g0m Sruixan

Only posts so far to pass Rule 1. Content doesn't appear to be the factor. Anyone see anything in the timestamps/post number

Sruix isn't allowed to sleep til we solve this.

Also note Sruix lives in a different timezone than most of us.

This post violates rules 4 and 5.

I would also like you guys to solve this before I go to bed. Also, I'm writing this in purple now because I just previewed this post and dear lord it's pretty dense otherwise.

This violated 1 and 2.

This violated 1 and 4.

Together, they violate 1, 4, and 5.

This post violates rules 1 and 4.

Here's something I just noticed about those Rule 1 posts.

All but one of them immediately followed a post (not counting Sruix's rule-checks_ that violated rules 1-4. This post is the only exception.

Maybe Rule 1 has something to do with the previous post?

This post violates rules 1, 4 and 5.

Okay. So I found several posts immediately following 1,2,3,4-breaking posts that still broke Rule 1. I guess that's a coincidence.

These are the posts, to be more specific:

https://eagle-time.org/showthread.php?ti...#pid123225
https://eagle-time.org/showthread.php?ti...#pid123247
https://eagle-time.org/showthread.php?ti...#pid123230
https://eagle-time.org/showthread.php?ti...#pid123275
https://eagle-time.org/showthread.php?ti...#pid123281
https://eagle-time.org/showthread.php?ti...#pid123286

This post violates rules 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5.

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I REGRET RULE 5.

...this post violates rule 4.

May we indicate whether or not we've edited 199/201 at the bottom of our post without it applying to rule breakage?

If it's in the post, I'm (supposedly) counting it. Except when people start editing spoilered posts at 3am and I make time-saving assumptions...

...this post violates rules 1, 2 and 4.

I REGRET RULE 5.

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And isn't that what we all wanted?

I REGRET RULE 5.

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And isn't that what we all wanted?

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This post violates rules 2 and 4.

See? Short posts are GREAT, guys!

I REGRET RULE 5.

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Does it matter if I change where the quote links?

I REGRET RULE 5.

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Does it matter if I change where the quote links?

This post violates rules 2, 4 and 5.

EDIT: forgot my purple

I REGRET RULE 5.

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So is that a no?

I REGRET RULE 5.

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So is that a no?

This post violates rules 2 and 4.

Also, I've just figured out the shortest possible post that can satisfy all my rules. You'd be surprised.

Is said post shorter than five characters (including tags)?

Because you can't make a post that's shorter than that.

Is said post shorter than five characters (including tags)?

Because you can't make a post that's shorter than that.

Not quite.

This post violates rules 1 and 4.

Is said post shorter than five characters (including tags)?

Because you can't make a post that's shorter than that.

Not quite.

This post violates rules 1 and 4.

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What about this post?

Sruix, if you're wanting to go to bed, you're gonna have to start giving out hints.

And your rules better not have any "If...else" statements or so help me...

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Is said post shorter than five characters (including tags)?

Because you can't make a post that's shorter than that.

Not quite.

This post violates rules 1 and 4.

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What about this post?

This post violates rules 4 and 5.

Sruix, if you're wanting to go to bed, you're gonna have to start giving out hints.

And your rules better not have any "If...else" statements or so help me...

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This post violates rules 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5, though any sane person who hadn't been forced to overthink rule 5 way too many times these past hours would probably not think so.

(I'm going to bed in about ten minutes anyway, so along with the above, which is a terrible hint, here's another: bar my very first "this is post #1" post, all other posts I have made during this ruleset up to now satisfy rule 1 except #211 - they also all violate rule 4, and this is extremely unlikely to change)

EDIT: okay it really is too late I can't even give hints properly any more

...and look here I am making another post in order to clarify that I botched the hint and fixing it has in fact made it better, somehow...

...and look here I am making another post in order to clarify that I botched the hint and fixing it has in fact made it better, somehow...

This post violates rules 1, 2 and 3. Yes, this is another hint, to make up for having fucked up the first one. Which was the second one. Because.

Okay I'm late to the game but I'm willing to play. I'm gonna solve your secret post rules Sruix you can bet on it.

Okay I'm late to the game but I'm willing to play. I'm gonna solve your secret post rules Sruix you can bet on it.

This post violates rules 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5. Its violation of rule 1 is so minor I very nearly let you off, but given how strict I've been with other rules I figured I'd rather remain consistent, if nothing else.

Okay I'm late to the game but I'm willing to play. I'm gonna solve your secret post rules Sruix you can bet on it.

We had two posts that separately didn't violate Rule 5, but when combined into one post they did.

However, the longest post didn't violate Rule 5. So it's not simply length.

Something about number of letters/characters, maybe? Like, the total number has to be odd or a multiple of 3 or something.

ABCDEF

ABCDEFG

ABCDEF?

A

Okay I'm late to the game but I'm willing to play. I'm gonna solve your secret post rules Sruix you can bet on it.

This post violates rules 1, 2, 3 and 4.

We had two posts that separately didn't violate Rule 5, but when combined into one post they did.

However, the longest post didn't violate Rule 5. So it's not simply length.

Something about number of letters/characters, maybe? Like, the total number has to be odd or a multiple of 3 or something.

This post violates rules 1, 2, 4 and 5.

ABCDEF

This post violates rules 1, 2, 3 and 4.

ABCDEFG

This post violates rules 1, 2, 3 and 4.

ABCDEF?

This post violates rules 1, 2 and 4.

A

This post violates rules 1, 2, 3 and 4.

ABCDEFGH