What's this new thing?

[darrenscerri]

Rule R

Xyl identified the icons.

r.j.s identified the rule.

All that's left to completely solve the Great MacRumors 2009 April Fool's Day Mystery Icon Puzzle is to identify the name of Rule R, which begins with an R. As it always true in life, the math majors are likely to save the day.

Recurring?

 

[r.j.s]

Recurring?

Rotational?

 

[Tilpots]

Is it one of these R words?

 

[Rt&Dzine]

No R but something about the Fibonacci differences of 5

 

[r.j.s]

Is it one of these R words?

Way to cheat ... I was just posting random words from there to make it seem like I knew something about math.

 

[EricNau]

Rational or Rationale?

 

[darrenscerri]

Recurring?

5 - 0 = 5
6 - 1 = 5
7 - 2 = 5
8 - 3 = 5
9 - 4 = 5
!!!!

 

[OrangeSVTguy]

Way to cheat ... I was just posting random words from there to make it seem like I knew something about math.

LOL. I bet Google's bandwidth just pegged on "R math words"

 

[Rt&Dzine]

Ratio?

 

[rdowns]

I bet the R is for Reputation. MR had a rep system at one time.


OK, I made this up.

 

[TuffLuffJimmy]

repunits, repdigits?

 

[OrangeSVTguy]

I bet the R is for Reputation. MR had a rep system at one time.


OK, I made this up.

That must have been long time ago, long before I been on here. We have a rep system on my other forums, focusfanatics.com. Great idea though.

added:
HAHAHAA didn't see that I made this up part till it was on the gray quote background LOL.

 

[darrenscerri]

The remainder when dividing the post count by 5

*5 / 5 remainder is 0
*6 / 5 remainder is 1
*7 / 5 remainder is 2
....

where * is any number

 

[Randman]

First guess: Randman

Second guess: Random

 

[TuffLuffJimmy]

Real numbers.
Really the last digit.
recent last digit number.
I dunno...

 

[Doctor Q]

Members have mapped (most of) the icons for all but one rule:

Rule A: iBookG4user post
Rule P: Abstract post
Rule R: r.j.s post
Rule I:
Rule L: Moi un Mouton post
Rule 1: OrangeSVTguy post​

Anybody want to do the last one just for completeness, while there's still time?

Update:

Rule I: darrenscerri post below!​

 

[TuffLuffJimmy]

Members have mapped (most of) the icons for all but one rule:

Rule A: iBookG4user post
Rule P: Abstract post
Rule R: r.j.s post
Rule I:
Rule L: Moi un Mouton post
Rule 1: OrangeSVTguy post​

Anybody want to do the last one just for completeness, while there's still time?

Are we trying to figure out the name of the rule or are we still stuck on the rule?

Why was everyone guessing R words if we already got it??

 

[Rt&Dzine]

Did someone already say "Result" ?

I've lost track of what's going on.

 

[Doctor Q]

Are we trying to figure out the name of the rule or are we still stuck on the rule?

Both, if any of you want to make the effort. We'll be turning off the wonderful icons today, before we get entirely too much "wonder" on everyone using the forums. Compulsive people might like to have seen a summary of the Rule I icons while there is still time to study them (or take screencaptures). Not a big deal, but a chance for fame and glory for some talented forum member.

Why was everyone guessing R words if we already got it??

Nobody has said the name of Rule R yet, which is the last task required to beat our rivals at pcrumors.com. Trial and error is, perhaps, not an efficient way to go about it, but technically it's a mathematically sound method!

 

[EricNau]

Nobody has said the name of Rule R yet, which is the last task required to beat our rivals at pcrumors.com. Trial and error is, perhaps, not an efficient way to go about it, but technically it's a mathematically sound method!

Now you're just being irrational.

 

[darrenscerri]

Rule I:

Jan:

Feb:

Apr:

Mar:

May:

Jun:

Jul:

Aug:

Sep:

Oct:

Nov:

Dec:

 

[epyfa]

Rule I:

Jan:

Feb:

Apr:

Mar:

May:

Jun:

Jul:

Aug:

Sep:

Oct:

Nov:

Dec:

Join Date, for everyone who was wondering.

 

[Rt&Dzine]

Nobody has said the name of Rule R yet, which is the last task required to beat our rivals at pcrumors.com. Trial and error is, perhaps, not an efficient way to go about it, but technically it's a mathematically sound method!

I'm stuck with trial and error (inefficiency ). Three more "R" guesses based on something you wrote earlier:

Reported
Remainder
Range

Or how about

R = Right Digit of Total Posts

 

[Doctor Q]

The remainder when dividing the post count by 5

*5 / 5 remainder is 0
*6 / 5 remainder is 1
*7 / 5 remainder is 2
....

where * is any number

The panel of international judges have declared you to be the winner in finding the last rule name!

Rule R: Remainder of post count divided by 5

 

[Peace]

Well good!! That was refreshing. Now my brain wont work again for another year.