[Hunt03] Re: Must-read URL

[Eric Albert <ealbert TheWorld com>]

> > Among many other things, the author discusses why
> > newcomers should not be allowed to come in and
> > change the rules.
> > 
>Contrast that with the following quote:
>     [T]he winner of one year's hunt wins the right to organize the next 
>year's hunt... including the right to redefine almost any of the rules of 
>the hunt.

I spoke clumsily.  I don't think newcomers (or oldcomers, for that matter) 
should be allowed to change by fiat the *meta*rules, by which I meant 
defining who is or is not a part of the community.

>And who am I to argue with 20 years of this paradigm working? Anyone who
>disagrees is free to start their own hunt. (And I hope they do; I played
>in the last Microsoft PuzzleHunt, had a great time, and think that their 
>more rigid setup is entirely appropriate for its context.)

I feel that Kappa Sig is exploring a radical change in the paradigm (which 
doesn't mean they'll actually go forward with it.)  I'm interested to see 
whether we end with two Mystery Hunts or not.

-- Eric