Talk:MIT Mystery Hunt

Request for Comment - MIT Mystery Hunt vs. Mystery Hunt vs. Other
Currently, the MIT Mystery Hunt goes by multiple names within the community. In order to properly title pages with their respective hunts, one particular name needs to be chosen to be consistent across these pages.

The two primary proposals are:


 * MIT Mystery Hunt
 * Mystery Hunt

However, as previously mentioned, there are further names used within the community, and some may be more popular or commonly used than these.

To express your opinion, reply with a bolded Support, Oppose, or Neutral with regards to the first two options. With regards to "Other", if there is a particular way of expressing the name of this hunt that you believe would be preferable for titling pages, present it in bold. Others may then reply to that proposal with the normal responses of Support. Oppose, or Neutral.

Aside from the "Other", do not use the "reply" button for initial comments; instead, edit this talk page like a normal page, add a new entry to the bulleted list by starting a line with *, then end your line with  to sign your comment with your name and a timestamp.

MIT Mystery Hunt

 * Support. Based on personal preference, and the presence of both official documentation and unofficial documentation (in the form of the MIT Mystery Hunt home page, and the majority of MITMH hunts for the former, and Puzzlvaria, Eric Berlin's retrospective, etc. for the latter), I believe that this is the more "proper" title. Beyond that, it provides an additional mote of information for newcomers to the puzzling community as a whole. Leveloneknob (talk) 06:20, 28 February 2022 (UTC)

Mystery Hunt

 * Oppose. While it is used in shorthand by many puzzlers, it rarely comes up in titles of official documentation. With the Berkeley Mystery Hunt having a presence on this site as well, despite being of less consequence than the MITMH, it still provides a conflict in wording if just Mystery Hunt is used. Leveloneknob (talk) 06:20, 28 February 2022 (UTC)

Other

 * MITMH. Yes, I know we already shelved abbreviations. It's still a common way to refer to the hunt. I don't like it nearly as much as the full name, but I prefer it over Mystery Hunt (and I might as well put something to get the ball rolling on this option). Leveloneknob (talk) 06:20, 28 February 2022 (UTC)