There seems to be a "timeloop problem" with this one. Might explain, why your comment came through not once, but twice... ;-)
Posted 16th Mar 2023 at 23:36 Last edited by gareth 16th Mar 2023 at 23:55
gareth Administrator Daily subscriber Has started but not yet finished this puzzle
JoergWausW, if you refresh the page it will re-post the comment, so that's the usual explanation. Seems to be working okay for me! :)
Posted 16th Mar 2023 at 23:53 Last edited by gareth 16th Mar 2023 at 23:57
gareth Administrator Daily subscriber Has started but not yet finished this puzzle
I see what you mean about the play count: 562,983 as of me commenting here. I will reset it.
I've checked the logs, and this puzzle genuinely HAS been opened this many times. However, most of these were attempts to hack the site by injecting nonsense into the URL, on 20th February.
There have been 309 distinct, logged-in users play the puzzle at least once, but because it's a free one I can't be exactly sure how many people have played it without being logged in. However, looking at the logged plays without obvious spam content in the URL, I've adjusted the play count appropriately.
Posted 16th Mar 2023 at 23:57 Last edited by gareth 17th Mar 2023 at 00:00
gareth Administrator Daily subscriber Has started but not yet finished this puzzle
I think there are two other free puzzles with obviously inflated counts too (although nowhere near so much), so I will look at these. Thanks for pointing this out, Maartje!
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Might explain, why your comment came through not once, but twice... ;-)
Last edited by gareth 16th Mar 2023 at 23:55
Last edited by gareth 16th Mar 2023 at 23:57
I've checked the logs, and this puzzle genuinely HAS been opened this many times. However, most of these were attempts to hack the site by injecting nonsense into the URL, on 20th February.
There have been 309 distinct, logged-in users play the puzzle at least once, but because it's a free one I can't be exactly sure how many people have played it without being logged in. However, looking at the logged plays without obvious spam content in the URL, I've adjusted the play count appropriately.
Last edited by gareth 17th Mar 2023 at 00:00
You can however view other players' statistics and comments in the tables above.