After some discussion both internally and within the community, I've decided to post a proposal regarding the pattern length of 1/4 patterns for Muzukashii difficulties.
The guideline in question:
Change to:
And additionally move it to Rules.
This is because this Guideline has already been pretty much enforced heavily for a long time now, making the current Guideline rather confusing, especially for newcomers. This change would help to clarify the current standards and make guidance for proper spreading indirectly easier for people starting out.
If you have any wording suggestions or feel like this is totally out of place, please leave a comment. Any feedback is welcome. If nothing comes up, this change will be applied around next week.
The guideline in question:
- 1/4 patterns should not be longer than five notes. Anything longer is likely to be too straining for intermediate players.
Change to:
- 1/4 patterns must not be longer than five notes. Anything longer is too straining for the target audience of this difficulty level.
And additionally move it to Rules.
This is because this Guideline has already been pretty much enforced heavily for a long time now, making the current Guideline rather confusing, especially for newcomers. This change would help to clarify the current standards and make guidance for proper spreading indirectly easier for people starting out.
If you have any wording suggestions or feel like this is totally out of place, please leave a comment. Any feedback is welcome. If nothing comes up, this change will be applied around next week.
