The Setting Room
Having covered a variety of topics on an ad hoc basis in Setters’ Corner, I thought that it would make sense to create a more structured knowledge (and opinion!) base covering the principles of crossword setting. This can be found on the Setting Room page; there is a separate page, Setting Room Reception, where comments and questions can be posted.
The individual items are grouped together in topics, which are ordered alphabetically. Clicking on a topic will take you to the relevant part of the page, where the items are presented ‘accordion-style’; clicking on the summary will reveal the complete item.
I would very much like to know what you think about the facility, and would welcome corrections, additions, suggestions, questions etc. General comments (eg “It’s rubbish”) should be left on this page, while anything else (“Is this clue valid?”, “How does a Playfair puzzle work?”) should ideally be added to the Setting Room Reception page. If you would prefer that your comment or question is not publicly visible, please email me.
I know there undesirables out there who might post comments such as “It’s rubbish” but I doubt regular readers here would do so. My suggestion would be to bar such coarse commenters without batting an eyelid.
Yes, I would hope that anyone who felt that way would be prepared to explain their judgement 😀.