User talk:Zotmeister

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ON HIATUS: Due to upcoming tournaments and creative pursuits, I will be absent from Wikipedia editing for a minimum of two months. - ZM Zotmeister 17:56, 4 May 2006 (UTC)

Contents 1 Cross Sums 2 Nikoli 3 LJ Puzzle Graphics 4 Sudoku Edit Trivia 5 Re: vandalism 6 Fillomino variants 7 Wow!

[edit] Cross Sums

And I have a question. I don't quite understand why you moved Cross sums to Cross Sums. The style on Wikipedia is not to use capitals unless they are at the beginning of the article, or in a proper name (like French), or otherwise in the title of the book. So I wonder what your motivation was. Thanks. Oleg Alexandrov 21:34, 19 May 2005 (UTC)

I'm glad someone asked. Cross Sums is still a proper name; although it is apparently no longer copyrighted by Dell, it is still published by them and by other publishers as "Cross Sums". It would not surprise me if one day it follows in the footsteps of aspirin and loses its capitals, but much like Band-Aid brand adhesive bandages, it hasn't quite surrendered its identity yet. Until that time, this encyclopedia should retain not only those capitals but also the italics that distinguish it as a title of a published work, thereby properly reporting the current usage of the term. - ZM Zotmeister 23:42, 19 May 2005 (UTC)

Sounds good, thanks. By the way, the welcome text has good links. Oleg Alexandrov

[edit] Nikoli

Just wanted to say thanks for the work on the Nikoli articles. Your discussion on Filomino is precisely the sort of thing I was looking forward to seeing for each of the games. (It also happens to be my favourite of the Nikoli puzzle types.) Phil Bordelon 5 July 2005 20:50 (UTC)

[edit] LJ Puzzle Graphics

Hey, Zotmeister. A quick question--what do you use to make your puzzle graphics on your LJ? Phil Bordelon 5 July 2005 22:28 (UTC)

HyperSnap-DX. I build the puzzles essentially pixelwise (cutting and pasting as convenient), then just scale up the image with interpolation to 600 pixels across. Apart from the scaling itself, it's nothing I couldn't do via Microsoft Paint. I've thought of using something, well, fancier, but I've come to like the "rustic charm" of the pixellation. In fact, I'm working on a puzzle that takes advantage of it... - ZM

I just had to slap Dia and The Gimp around to make decent example Filomino puzzles, but I think they came out okay. Not sure I'd want to do it for anything large-scale, though. Maybe Inkscape'll be better ... Phil Bordelon 6 July 2005 00:47 (UTC)

[edit] Sudoku Edit Trivia

In your Sudoku edit from 13:09 5 October 2005, there was a good sized chunk of text restored @ line 104.

I can't see what changed/was restored. What am I missing? Does the Wiki diff engine flag text as changed, even when it's identical?

I you've got better things to do, silence is undertandably golden..--LarryLACa 20:07, 7 October 2005 (UTC)

Actually, I noticed that myself when I checked the history not long ago, and I don't see any change in there, either. I don't believe I edited that section at all, and I certainly didn't mean to if I had. Perhaps this is a minor "feature" here at Wikipedia? - ZM

Zotmeister 12:45, 10 October 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Re: vandalism

You said: If you're going to revert vandalism, why not get ALL of it? [1] The answer is that I didn't notice it. Actually, I always check the page history to see if there are other unchecked edits by anonymous users, but I was viewing multiple article histories at the time and probably got them mixed up. Fredrik | talk 19:08, 20 October 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Fillomino variants

Hey, Zottie. I was reading the Fillomino article (wow, they changed the name on us ... I blame Jimmy Goto or their puzzle editor, they sent me all the names I used originally :p) and noticed that you wrote a 'variants' section. You say that hexagonal versions are "not uncommon." Where might one find these? I'd like to source some of this stuff. Phil Bordelon 03:35, 22 February 2006 (UTC)

Funny - I've certainly seen them before, but I can't seem to locate a solid source. I'd put money on at least one WPC having featured them, but I couldn't give you what years. Perhaps they are uncommon after all. - ZM

Zotmeister 15:28, 22 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Wow!

I always knew there was more to you than met the eye, Zotmeister. But I never suspected that you were the developer of the game show Cash Cab! Clearly that person is you and not just another guy who happens to be named Adam Wood. GLmathgrant 23:17, 21 March 2006 (UTC)

I've designed game shows, but Cash Cab is not one of them. I do like it - it's a clever show.

I've wanted to be a game show host since childhood. That desire has never waned. One "show" of mine actually "aired" online for a few episodes; I would be honored to have a television show. Which reminds me - I feel I should make a post about Peter Tomarken on my journal. He will be sorely missed.

I've met at least one other "Adam Wood" in my life; the name isn't exactly uncommon. In fact, even adding the middle initial doesn't really nail it down. Apparently, not even date of birth clinches it: according to the draft, there are four men named "Adam R. Wood" all born on April 22, 1976 in the United States (assuming no draft dodgers). I really want to know the middle names of the other three. - ZM

Zotmeister 03:58, 22 March 2006 (UTC)