In reply to some things pharosian said a few posts ago...
I didn't see anyone complaining when the points limit idea was suggested (note that it was first mentioned by Patrick himself as far as I know). It seemed that everyone liked the idea as no one raised an objection. In one sense it is not just a matter of time and skill. Certainly if we need to, we can make the time (less time if one is more skilled), but perhaps it was becoming a bit of a chore for some people instead of purely fun. The limit idea was *supposed* to satisfy everybody. If you were on the site for fun, you could keep having your fun by doing all the puzzles or any puzzles you wanted. If you were also here for the points race and didn't want to do as much, the limit would make it that much easier for everyone equally. I'm sure Patrick didn't suggest it for selfish reasons as it benefits everybody. And it's even more time consuming now with three more killer sudokus to do as well.
To close up on some of my earlier posts regarding the slight oversight (which actually allowed more than 42 points maximum)...
Sorry, Patrick, for being kind of annoyed and upset. An extra reason why I was more upset at this particular time was that I had saved up a couple weeks' worth of extra puzzles to supposedly get to the top and stay there for... oh, I don't know... maybe a few weeks. I used them all up and somehow found that I was still short by a lot and it stayed like that and got worse so it just felt like they were all wasted. *Sigh*... but that is ok. Guess I just have to be patient some more weeks. Whatever. Not going to fret anymore.
Reply to something clm mentioned...
I guess one reason why I subscribed was not so much that I felt the site needed support(?) but that I felt Patrick had put in a lot of work for a great site and unlike any other site I have ever been on, he is so active in the community and lets us voice our opinions and he listens to suggestions and constantly tries to improve things. Simply put: He deserves being subscribed to.