Topic: Where are the rookies these days?

[Allan L]

I posted a new puzzle yesterday and it shows 21 views and not one guess, easy though a few of the answers are.
There seem to be only about 5 active rookies, but there are 6 pages of puzzles, some dating back a couple of months.
If the supply of rookies is drying up, perhaps some of these older puzzles should be promoted - some of us only leave them for a couple of weeks before doing that, but others . . .

[Otto Puzzell]

FWIW, traffic throughout the site has been quite light in the last week. As our members are likely traveling or spending the holidays with their families, I'd guess our site becomes a lower priority. Also, I think a lot of members access the site trough their computers at work. If their offices are closed for the holidays, they have less-ready access to the fun and games here.

I'd guess things will pick up next week.

As to aged puzzles, I agree that the aged rookie puzzles should be promoted if their are no recent guesses. Perhaps I'll put on my admin's hat and take a whack at some promotions.

 

[Otto Puzzell]

Well, that didn't go well.

It seems I can't please anyone - perhaps a wiser man should assume my admin duties. 

[@re]

Christmas time might not be a good time to measure the visiting rate for this site...

Normally, the rookie drought isn't so precarious, is it?

[Allan L]

Reviving this thread from two years ago to say that once again we have some six pages of Rookie puzzles, and some have been there for nine months withour a new guess (or any guess in most cases).
Might be time to suggest that the authors move a few older puzzles up to Expert level.

[Otto Puzzell]

Might be time to suggest that the authors move a few older puzzles up to Expert level.

Hear, hear!

I've bumped the Page 6 puzzles. If their owners don't reply, I'll move them.