Xellos's blog

By Xellos, history, 17 months ago, In English

Disclaimer: Maybe I'm totally blind and this is already possible.

There's a lot of contests by now and scrolling through the pages is more annoying. Imagine you're looking for stuff from some div1-rated contest. The contest list is full of div2+ and educational rounds, plus some rare April Fools contest and such. How about a simple filter:

  • show only contests rated for selected divisions, or unrated — this is the most important part
  • only educational/hide educational
  • only sponsored contests
  • only team (remember 2-person team VK Cup?) contests

As a bonus, this will let you see a nice unbroken line of green in the "solved" column without having to try solving problems from contests not relevant for you. If you practiced properly.

  • Vote: I like it
  • +120
  • Vote: I do not like it

»
17 months ago, # |
Rev. 2   Vote: I like it +3 Vote: I do not like it

You can actually search for specific contests based on type of contest or based on author in the contests page. But, I would say it can be improved a lot since you can only filter from the current page and you have to scroll through pages if the contest is a bit old. So, I too would want this feature to be implemented if it's possible.

  • »
    »
    17 months ago, # ^ |
      Vote: I like it 0 Vote: I do not like it

    Yeah, if you're looking for a more rare type of contest then filtering only the current page is a dealbreaker.

»
17 months ago, # |
  Vote: I like it +1 Vote: I do not like it
»
17 months ago, # |
  Vote: I like it 0 Vote: I do not like it

You can find some filters here: Link