Real Vim ninjas count every keystroke - do you?

Pick a challenge, fire up Vim, and show us what you got.

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Simple, Practical, and Common - 33757 entries

Simple things we do all the time should be able to be done with very few keystrokes, but sometimes I find something I need to do makes me go, "There MUST be a better way." This challenge is just a simple movement and entering text at a certain place.

  • Best score: 22
  • Best player score: 25
  • Position: #3143 / 7450
  • Number of attempts: 8
Split line with dots - 2154 entries

This line is too long, split it.

  • Best score: 15
  • Best player score: 18
  • Position: #272 / 635
  • Number of attempts: 2
Just the middle - 11500 entries

Delete the instructions at the top and bottom.

  • Best score: 7
  • Best player score: 8
  • Position: #1982 / 4216
  • Number of attempts: 2
Vice versa - 7968 entries

Little role switching.

  • Best score: 12
  • Best player score: 25
  • Position: #1997 / 2144
  • Number of attempts: 1
A HAPPY NEW YEAR 2014 ! - 10699 entries

A HAPPY NEW YEAR 2014 !

  • Best score: 11
  • Best player score: 11
  • Position: #849 / 3695
  • Number of attempts: 6
Words in parens - 12969 entries

We should all ace this, right?

  • Best score: 13
  • Best player score: 20
  • Position: #3288 / 3970
  • Number of attempts: 2
Mike Grimes
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Stone cold 8 y/o outlaw turned naive millenial

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