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In response to "Ringer on Wordle. May be interesting to some of ya'll. -- (link)" by Volnelk

People always take things too far and using a program, even one you created, is cheating. Not everything has to be a contest with everyone else. -- nm

Posted by Krusty (aka Krustylu) Jan 7 '22, 05:21

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I get where you're coming from but it's programmer thinking, which is useful - Reagen Jan 7, 05:24 14
- I see it as a brain game that's a fun little challenge. To make a program to give you the best possible next word is very much like using a program to -- (edited) - Krusty Jan 7, 05:32 12
  - if *you* make the program, that's you solving the puzzle, just efficiently - Reagen Jan 7, 05:34 11
    - I don't agree at all. The program is doing something you couldn't do without it. It's giving you help. I don't see the point of playing these games -- (edited) - Krusty Jan 7, 05:38 10
      - because it's a different puzzle to those people. - Reagen Jan 7, 05:43 9
        
        I understand what you're saying and I still think they're cheating. -- nm - Krusty Jan 7, 05:50 8
        
        They still only get the same 6 guesses as anyone else. It's no different than figuring out that the outside 3 is the best shot in basketball - Reagen Jan 7, 05:52 7
        
        I get it and if they're happy with how they're playing good for them. - Krusty Jan 7, 05:56 4
        
        From the article, one guy who perfected his silver went back to playing it normally. - Roger More Jan 7, 06:00 1
        
        I get the desire to figure things out or solve a problem. If that's the case, I'm cool with it. - Krusty Jan 7, 06:17
        
        I think that we can agree that using someone else's solver is low-down dirty rat behaviour. -- nm - Reagen Jan 7, 05:58 1
        
        Agreed! -- nm - Krusty Jan 7, 05:59
        
        Such a programmer thing to say “the most efficient opening word is TARES”. Stare, rates, tears are all right there! -- nm - Roger More Jan 7, 05:55 1
        
        word endings and letter positions! - Reagen Jan 7, 05:57
- (today's seems designed to frustrate most of the common starter words) -- nm - Reagen Jan 7, 05:27

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