Hi everyone,
I'm reaching out because I’ve been wrongly accused of plagiarism for solution E(1999E). I want to clarify that I have neither shared my code with anyone nor copied it from anyone else. Also, I have been using Codechef's IDE, which is not where our solutions get published.
You can verify that my previous submission resulted in a Time Limit Exceeded (TLE), and I’ve since optimized my approach by memoizing all possible results in a vector. I’m more than willing to answer any questions or provide further explanations regarding my solution. This might be a coincidence.
I would greatly appreciate your assistance in resolving this matter.
Thank you.
Please provide other codes that were similar to yours.
anujmishra Attention!
Your solution 274911312 for the problem 1999E significantly coincides with solutions uditsharma111/274902295, AlphaDominator/274902782, Ankit-2719/274903637, Lili_10/274903678, gaurav.budhwani/274903830, ksukshavasi/274904140, pookiebearprincess/274904222, ADS-BOT/274904296, sharmaranjan816/274904349, coderharshh/274904381, unityX/274904638, imdotrahul/274905336, butler66/274905362, chirag3102/274905490, aryannampally/274905641, ravikatharotiya392/274905646, somnath910/274905670, neheka9385/274905721, sangam.2510/274905931, sk_07singh/274906038, escanor12/274906055, adishwar/274906122, Decimator7/274906165, MisterCheese/274906214, PriyanshBPGC/274906423, simple_bug/274906446, Harsh_Dhoke/274907104, chiragrai/274907332, Adi_tya_28/274907373, saipraneeth1605/274907480, its_bhavik7pvt/274907783, rehnedo12/274907812, Adalite/274908099, anujkr_36/274908182, Uranium92/274908327...
ngl, that's a LOT, and that kinda looks like a message someone would get if they used telegram... Plus this isn't your first time being convicted of cheating...
Proof
I am not a part of any telegram group. Also, earlier, I admit it was my fault that I shared my solutions with my friends. I was naive at that time. But honestly, recently I again started giving these contests without receiving or giving any help.
In this case, I assure you that I have not done anything wrong. I want to come clean now.
I really want to believe you, however the amount of similar codes is still highly sus. Normally, I would believe you if it were 2 or 3 people, but 20+ is kinda... questionable.
I understand that's what makes this situation confusing for me as well. However, these are the only details I can provide. My solution wasn't something I came up with on the spot. If you look at my earlier submissions for the same problem, you'll see that I initially submitted a brute-force approach (which resulted in TLE). Then, I refined my approach by calculating all possible outcomes and using them.
I believe this is purely a coincidence, though I can't prove it any further.
Regardless, I assure you that I am not engaging in any unfair practices. I participate in contests purely for the enjoyment and the learning experience they provide.
BAN HIM
I am not one of them. I know the frustration of cheaters. It frustrates me as well and took all the fun in giving contests.