So, if we agree that results should be grouped somehow, I really don't see why combining by pack "makes more sense" than combining by challenge type. What are the specific advantages of that system -- the advantages you get that way that you don't with type-combining?
I suppose that the main advantage is that it can be linked to directly from the pack's topic, so there is more than 1 way to find records for that pack. The other advantage is that all records for that pack are displayed in one place that's easy to refer to, and so you can open a pack in NL and be working on several challenges at once, if you wish (or, more likely, you'll be working on one challenge but inadvertently discover a solution for another challenge).
EDIT: Now I'm thinking a bit more about it, pack creators could still create a "records" post in their pack's topic, and that post could simply hyperlink to the specific posts in other topics which detail the challenge results.
The advantages of type-combining are, firstly, that things are already organised that way, so we don't have to do a lot of reorganising work; secondly, that it's consistent with how challenge threads for the original games are organised.
Fair enough, I can see how that is also a good way to do it. I also realised after posting that I've opted to post the
Lemminas results for Builders & Bashers in the challenge topic, rather than the
Lemminas records!
I suppose certain records, like most-saved, fewest skills used, fastest time, ought to go in a pack-specific topic, if not the pack topic itself (maybe Post 2 in pack topics could be reserved for this purpose). Other challenges, like SYCLW, Builders & Bashers Only, Fewest X-of-each, are admittedly better off going in a challenge-specific topic, with the option to copy them over to the Pack topic if the creator wishes to do so (i.e. in order to keep them in one place for the reasons mentioned above).
I don't wish to upset the status quo with this one at all, I think I just liked the idea of having an easy-reference records post for
Lemminas. I love a good spreadsheet!