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::::::::Well, how 'bout if we at least reword it? "A programming error allows a liar to answer with their own picture when questioned about an item that isn't theirs" makes it sound like it's obvious that they're not supposed to answer with their own face, but I don't think it's that obvious. How about "A liar isn't supposed be able to answer with their own picture when questioned about an item that isn't theirs. A programming error allows them to do this."--[[User:Antisexy|Antisexy]] 17:20, 18 August 2007 (UTC) | ::::::::Well, how 'bout if we at least reword it? "A programming error allows a liar to answer with their own picture when questioned about an item that isn't theirs" makes it sound like it's obvious that they're not supposed to answer with their own face, but I don't think it's that obvious. How about "A liar isn't supposed be able to answer with their own picture when questioned about an item that isn't theirs. A programming error allows them to do this."--[[User:Antisexy|Antisexy]] 17:20, 18 August 2007 (UTC) | ||
:::::::::It was my wording in the first place, so perhaps I'm a bit biased, but I think the original wording of the Goof ("A programming error allows a liar to answer with their own picture when questioned about an item that isn't theirs") was the most succinct way to describe it accurately. The new wording says basically the same thing but takes a good deal longer to get the point across, though I suppose I can see the benefit of alluding to the other checks that DO function correctly. -{{User:ReverendTed/sig}} 16:25, 19 August 2007 (UTC) | :::::::::It was my wording in the first place, so perhaps I'm a bit biased, but I think the original wording of the Goof ("A programming error allows a liar to answer with their own picture when questioned about an item that isn't theirs") was the most succinct way to describe it accurately. The new wording says basically the same thing but takes a good deal longer to get the point across, though I suppose I can see the benefit of alluding to the other checks that DO function correctly. -{{User:ReverendTed/sig}} 16:25, 19 August 2007 (UTC) | ||
- | :One clarification to It's dot com's description above (as if this issue wasn't confounding enough already) - The person, item, and location IDs are simply numerical indexes of 1 through 9, so asking if "Person X" is Equal to "Item Y" could <i>sometimes</i> be true - it's just that the offending check eliminates one <i>random</i> | + | :One clarification to It's dot com's description above (as if this issue wasn't confounding enough already) - The person, item, and location IDs are simply numerical indexes of 1 through 9, so asking if "Person X" is Equal to "Item Y" could <i>sometimes</i> be true - it's just that the offending check eliminates one <i>random</i> answer (the randomly-selected number of the liar's item ID) instead of eliminating the <i>intended</i> answer (the number of the liar's personal ID). -{{User:ReverendTed/sig}} 16:38, 19 August 2007 (UTC) |
Regarding the timer, Phlip made {{p|l=http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=Where%27s_an_Egg%3F&diff=481346&oldid=481345 this edit}} moving it to the goofs section, and I'm assuming he had a reason for putting it there instead of glitches. I'm bringing it up here so that perhaps he or someone can shed some light on what specifically makes this a goof. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 19:19, 18 August 2007 (UTC) | Regarding the timer, Phlip made {{p|l=http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=Where%27s_an_Egg%3F&diff=481346&oldid=481345 this edit}} moving it to the goofs section, and I'm assuming he had a reason for putting it there instead of glitches. I'm bringing it up here so that perhaps he or someone can shed some light on what specifically makes this a goof. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 19:19, 18 August 2007 (UTC) | ||
::Ok, so here's what I've found. Some aspects of the code are a little out of my league, but this is my understanding of the issue: | ::Ok, so here's what I've found. Some aspects of the code are a little out of my league, but this is my understanding of the issue: |