On the subject of Discord links in Golly patterns, here's what I'm doing to address this post from the "Discord" thread:
Andrew wrote: ↑January 13th, 2024, 3:15 am
I'm also in the not-interested-in-Discord camp. Not for any great ideological reasons -- I just prefer to keep my use of social media to a minimum, especially on sites that require me to register and login.
Speaking of which, I'd prefer it if the patterns included with Golly didn't have links to Discord. I suspect the vast majority of Golly users don't use Discord (some might not even be able to join), so it might be quite annoying to see those links. At the moment there are only two offending patterns:
Non-Totalistic/Spaceships/whiteboard-17c2415-spaceship.rle
Non-Totalistic/sweet-revenge.rle
If the links are just to a simple announcement of the pattern then I don't see the need for any link. If the link points to some interesting discussion of the pattern then I'd prefer to see a summary or simple copy of that info.
For the moment I'm just going to post the original form of the pattern here on the forums, including the Discord link -- and then I'll have the Golly pattern's link point to the forum posting. That way there won't be any Discord links in Golly pattern comments, but the Discord link reference will still recoverable if anyone wants it.
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#N whiteboard-17c2415-spaceship.rle
#O yujh, 12 November 2021
#C Expanding and contracting rectangular 'whiteboard' areas with an unusual
#C mechanism in this rule results in an orthogonal 17c/2415 spaceship.
#C Reference:
#C https://discord.com/channels/357922255553953794/370571046971244545/908747270718099487
x = 6, y = 9, rule = B2ce3-cinq4iqrt5-cij6-ci78/S1c2cik3anry4-acrwy5-ekr6-i78
bo3bo$3b2o$b4o$4o$4obo$4o$b4o$3b2o$bo3bo!
At some point maybe I'll get around to following the Discord links and editing in any relevant discovery information here -- or maybe someone else will do that and reply to this post -- but for the moment I've just got to get the actual check-in done.
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#N sweet-revenge.rle
#O Oscar Cunningham, 19 October 2020
#C Changing the rule to B3/S23 reveals the glider to be perfectly aligned.
#C Reference:
#C https://discord.com/channels/357922255553953794/370571046971244545/767766239891816519
x = 13, y = 14, rule = B2cin3aejkq4j5-eknr6k7c/S12cei3-aciy4aiknqrz5cq6a7e
bo$2bo$3o8$9b2o$9bo$10b3o$12bo!
#C [[ GPS 10 ]]
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#N langton-s-ant-simulator.rle
#O silversmith, 26 December 2021
#C Langton's Ant, as simulated in a 2-state isotropic rule with simple
#C starting conditions.
#C The left turn mechanism was found by hand, with the right turn
#C being completed via the EnumPattEvo program. The highway can be
#C seen to emerge around generation 220,000.
#C Reference: https://discord.com/channels/357922255553953794/370571046971244545/924782328155365406
x = 4, y = 2, rule = B3-cjkq4knqy5cnr7/S02-cn3-ak4eiq5kq6e7e
o2bo$3o!
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#N whitespace-breeder.rle
#O J1MC83N, 12 March 2023
#C This is a breeder that creates puffers which themselves increase in
#C period over time, creating larger and larger triangles of dominoes.
#C Reference:
#C https://discord.com/channels/357922255553953794/370571046971244545/1084304086410723398
x = 85, y = 263, rule = B2i3air4citz5cek6ci7/S1e2n3-jkqr4eknwy5eiqry6cei7c8
o$o259$82b3o$82b3o$82b3o!
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#N fourfold-binary-counter.rle
#O Saka, 2 May 2021
#C A small natural binary counter with four radial branches.
#C Reference:
#C https://discord.com/channels/357922255553953794/370571046971244545/838295882759143434
x = 16, y = 16, rule = B2e3aeijk4cejwz5cjkqr6an7c/S1c2-c3-aen4-eqr5aknr6ack7c8
o2bobob2obobo2bo$b4o3bo2bob2o$5b4ob3obo$b3o2b6obobo$b2obob3o2b2obo$b3o
b4o3bo2bo$2bo4b2o$bobob2o2b3obo$o3bo2b2o3b2o$2bo2bo2bobo2b3o$o4b7o2bo$
ob4ob2o2bo3bo$b2ob3o2bob3o$6bo2bobob3o$2bobob3o2b3obo$2bob2obo3b3obo!
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#N polynomial-log-counter.rle
#O AforAmpere, 11 September 2023
#C Grows according to 2*log_q(t), where q^3 - q^2 - 1 = 0.
#C Reference:
#C https://discord.com/channels/357922255553953794/370571046971244545/1150650548098437160
x = 2, y = 3, rule = B2e3ijn4cer6c/S012ac3n4cei5ey
o$bo$o!
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#N unconventional-sqrt-growth.rle
#O AforAmpere, 11 September 2023
#C This pattern's growth is roughly bounded by 1.8sqrt(t); however,
#C its population graph produces a very interesting figure.
#C Reference:
#C https://discord.com/channels/357922255553953794/370571046971244545/1150644659169788094
x = 2, y = 3, rule = B2ek3aijny4cet6ci/S012ac3in4ci5e6i
o$bo$o!