From: rick_2047 Date: 2009-01-16T01:31:51+09:00 Subject: Re: Quizmaster Retiring: Revenge of the Sith Ok of all the people who are commenting i am perhaps the least qualified coz i never solved one on my own, but i think this is the best time to tell people what has been on my mind for a very long time. But first let me make it clear that i am in no state right now to take voluteering for what i am suggesting. I do not know the particular history & culture of quizzes (i say quizzes because i know about python and perl quiz) but i find it very common that most of them are like for the stack of people just above the intermediate level(correct me if its wrong). Nobody seems to be bothered about those learners just who have just understood the syntax, conventions and philosophy of ruby. While the quizzes are great they are of little value for such people (who actually are the most in need). I always maintained that the best way to learn the solution is to actually solve the problem. Now i propose that apart from the regular quiz section we have, we also start a beginner quiz. You know like quizzes intended for people who are just learning tho ropes. I know many of you think that it would be unlikely (specially now that we lack a proper quiz master altogether) to have something like this. But think about all those beginners who are left gasping for breath when they read the first quiz. On Jan 15, 7:20 am, Tom Link wrote: > > Likewise, it may be an easier task to do quizzes only monthly, or   > > every other week. > > I personally think a group of quiz masters would necessarily result in > a greater variation of "quizzes" which would probably make more people > interested in solving the quiz. IMHO a weekly quiz would be better > suited to maintain a general interest. This would probably be easier > to achieve for a group (2+) of quiz masters. You're right though that > such a group would still need somebody who carries the one ring to > bind then all. :-) > > Many thanks for your time and effort you put into the ruby quiz. I > always found it quite interesting to follow the discussion & read the > summary.