Not sure this is a problem - to qualify, the contiguous loops needs to encircle “at least one white pixel”, and the outer ring of pixels in a 10 pixel line would not achieve that.

Oh, hang on, “encircle” is a funny one, because I suppose the encircled pixel doesn’t have to be proximate to the border colour in any sense.

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Yeah, it still encircles all the other pixels the full border encircles too, it just also encircles the rest of the border preventing you from removing it.

The same problem could still be created with ten large concentric circles which didn’t quite touch, and “DO NOT ERASE” in the middle one.

I think if someone wants to create that problem then that’s either a legitimate play or something that needs to be fixed separately; but the rule as it stands has the problem by default, and the fact that the problem can be deliberately replicated doesn’t seem to be relevant to this fix.

Well, if the problem can be deliberately replicated, then this isn’t much of a fix. And the current ruleset discourages me from voting for a Correction Proposal unless I think its enactment would somehow generate 0.111 Project points for me in the long run.

Heh, we should probably just get rid of correction proposals.

@Kevan true, but this is still way better than what is currently there.

Someone would have to intentionally construct your scenario, while someone just using a thick line will construct mine. Given its kinda a jerk move, hopefully just no one will try to pull it off until a fix can be applied while without my fix, people need to use really thin lines or not play with the whole mechanic until it gets fixed.

also, if you apply the “how easy is it to apply this rule” metric, there is no easy way to change every pixel on the border of a border, but there is an easy way to remove a whole border. So even if people do abuse this, its a lot less time intensive for fix it.

I’m more concerned with the possibility of creating a wall of non white paint with just one white pixel inside it. Technically, the words “do not erase” are written in the same boarder color in the inner part of the it (it makes no difference if you can’t tell, as far as the rules (and proposals) go so far).
as this would deal with that problem.