The current tag info of the popularity-contest is outdated and needs to be replaced/improved as we now have much clearer notions of what a pop-con is compared to the time of creation.

The current tag info of the popularity-contest is outdated and needs to be replaced/improved as we now have much clearer notions of what a pop-con is compared to the time of creation.

Answers from a code golf challenge typically cannot be posted to a popularity contest (and vice versa). On the other hand, the challenges are very close and sometimes almost exact duplicates except for …

Is a popularity contest a duplicate of a code golf (and vice versa)? I've noticed this happening a few times: A challenge that is very similar to an existing code golf challenge is posted as a popularity …

It was fairly well-received, so I figured I'd do some more analysis. I might make this a weekly thing. I decided to start with tags. This post will show some data relating to the most used tags, the …

In light of the controversy sparked by this question, I think we need to create a general "rule of thumb" policy on how objective a popularity-contest needs to be in order to be on-topic.

May 5, 2024 · Welcome to the idea of the Code Golf Contest, where many code golfers pit their skills against eachother in a Battle For Dream Island-esque competition! The prize? 300 reputation!

In my popularity contest Approximate a Bell Curve, the answer that I posted has the most votes. In general on Stack Exchange sites, I avoid accepting my own answer and instead accept another …

A language specific king-of-the-hill contest is easier to host. A language agnostic contest is more inclusive and perhaps therefore more competitive, but can be more work to set up and host.

Popularity Contest, ASCII Art, and Code Golf [duplicate] I am mulling over a challenge to draw the Eiffel Tower in 3D with ASCII art, similar to this: https://codegolf.stackexchange.com/a/22763/10766.