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:These formulations are charmingly Procrustean and intemperate:
had to look those up. You should check the spelling of procustean - did you mean procrustean with another r? Intemperate isn't usually applied to someone's work, and both words have conflicting meanings wrt control. --[[User:Paddy3118|Paddy3118]] ([[User talk:Paddy3118|talk]]) 05:11, 24 October 2020 (UTC)
::The story of Procrustes (or Προκρουστης, if you prefer) captures very well the intemperate tone of this task description, and the angry bold lettering of its attempt to dictate a solution :-)
::A Rosetta task is a problem to be solved. The value lies precisely in the variety of solutions. A problem setter who tries to dictate and limit the solutions, and then chops off any hint of variety with warning notices, is missing the point and not contributing much.
::(There is a risk here of appearing more preoccupied with control than with Rosetta quality and value).
:: Set a new problem (this one seems mainly a rehash of two existing problems) and let everyone else stretch their own limbs, and enjoy and learn from the variety of responses. [[User:Hout|Hout]] ([[User talk:Hout|talk]]) 06:34, 24 October 2020 (UTC)
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