Ask HN: Instructions in job descriptions?

So I'm looking for a Flash game developer in Montreal (http://bit.ly/pY1jt1) but I want to make sure that I only spend my time on people who are fun and really into their work. So I stuck a simple question at the end of the job: If your goal was to break into a bank with a giant robot, what two weapons would you equip as its arms?​

Almost nobody who replied bothered answering the question! I can appreciate that it's a hassle to write a long, well thought-out cover letter, but am I being too picky here?

That's right. You might have better luck in places like http://www.techvibes.com/job/global or http://nextmontreal.com/category/jobs/

"I can appreciate that it's a hassle to write a long, well thought-out cover letter, but am I being too picky here?"

Don't ignore your own application requirement.

Answering the robot question should be what's in the cover letter; anyone who ignored that, or sent you some boilerplate they'd used elsewhere, is not the person you want.