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- Tue Nov 17, 2015 7:57 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Missouri Open @ McMaster (Nov. 21, 2015)
- Replies: 7
- Views: 4382
Re: Missouri Open @ McMaster (Nov. 21, 2015)
Registering a team of Christine Irwin and me for this.
- Thu Mar 12, 2015 12:53 am
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: COTTAGE Bowl - Global Announcement
- Replies: 66
- Views: 42292
Re: COTTAGE Bowl - Global Announcement
Someone at my University, Faith Barrett That's current president of Waterloo's club , Faith Barrett, mister. x) I think expanding the quizbowl knowledge base has a huge part to play in why having "girl oriented stuff" is so important. Nick has a good point, in that yeah, we play quizbowl ...
- Sun Mar 01, 2015 10:04 am
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: George Oppen @ Queens University, 2/28
- Replies: 14
- Views: 8559
Re: George Oppen @ Queens University, 2/28
This was indeed fun. Thanks Joe and Queens and everyone who staffed yesterday!
- Thu Feb 12, 2015 1:55 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: New Coke Presents: MacVanity, March 7, 2015
- Replies: 21
- Views: 11628
Re: New Coke Presents: MacVanity, March 7, 2015
Would it be inconvenient to switch this with History Obscenity? I really want to play this, but I have an unditchable engagement on the 7th. If not, that's fine--I'm working on a packet for this either way. x)
- Fri Dec 05, 2014 4:00 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: DEES Online: January 3rd, 2015
- Replies: 23
- Views: 13389
Re: DEES Online: January 3rd, 2015
Brendan McKendy and I will likely be forming an open team for this and would be happy for more teammates.
- Mon Aug 11, 2014 6:54 am
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: VCU Open mirror at uWaterloo (9th August)
- Replies: 47
- Views: 21058
Re: VCU Open mirror at uWaterloo (9th August)
This weekend was a lot of fun. Many thanks to Rico, Kira, Brian, Faith, Dennis, Joe, and Peter C. for their help with staffing the various events on both days, and to everyone that I got to play with this weekend for making both days very enjoyable.
- Wed Aug 06, 2014 10:43 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: VCU Open mirror at uWaterloo (9th August)
- Replies: 47
- Views: 21058
Re: VCU Open mirror at uWaterloo (9th August)
Okay, so this is what's happening this weekend: Saturday We'll be starting at 9:00, so please get there by 8:30. Please don't be late. We will do a full round robin of VCUO followed by playoffs and finals if needed. Lunch will happen around 12/12:30 and will be 45 minutes. (We won't be organizing an...
- Tue Aug 05, 2014 7:31 am
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: VCU Open mirror at uWaterloo (9th August)
- Replies: 47
- Views: 21058
Re: VCU Open mirror at uWaterloo (9th August)
I think we should try some Tricon if there's time (maybe read a packet or two for fun during lunches). I heard VCU's packet was Interesting. I disagree that we should do this. Two side events are already going to take us pretty late and partially running one during lunch is a way to allow us to end...
- Mon Aug 04, 2014 10:35 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: VCU Open mirror at uWaterloo (9th August)
- Replies: 47
- Views: 21058
Re: VCU Open mirror at uWaterloo (9th August)
If there's no significant overlap between the DUST and Landscapes fields, could there possibly be two simultaneous shootouts going on (or at least play some rounds at the same time to save some time). I really want to play both side events...I was planning to run one on Saturday after VCUO and the ...
- Mon Aug 04, 2014 9:38 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: VCU Open mirror at uWaterloo (9th August)
- Replies: 47
- Views: 21058
Re: VCU Open mirror at uWaterloo (9th August)
Also, just a warning, the last Canadian event with two side events ended at 11:30. If there's no significant overlap between the DUST and Landscapes fields, could there possibly be two simultaneous shootouts going on (or at least play some rounds at the same time to save some time). Well, we had mu...
- Sat Aug 02, 2014 4:06 am
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: VCU Open mirror at uWaterloo (9th August)
- Replies: 47
- Views: 21058
Re: VCU Open mirror at uWaterloo (9th August)
We'll be starting at 9, so players should aim to arrive by 8:30.M_Roffey wrote:What time will this be starting at? A few people from Western are interested, but want to know what bus or train they'll have to take and all that.
- Sat Jul 26, 2014 7:05 am
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: VCU Open mirror at uWaterloo (9th August)
- Replies: 47
- Views: 21058
Re: VCU Open mirror at uWaterloo (9th August)
If we do side events, I would suggest picking at most 2 out of the 3. Besides that, I have no special preference as to what gets played.Masked Canadian History Bandit wrote:Imaginary Landscapes II, Tricon 2.5, DUST as side events?
- Sat Jul 26, 2014 7:01 am
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: VCU Open mirror at uWaterloo (9th August)
- Replies: 47
- Views: 21058
Re: VCU Open mirror at uWaterloo (9th August)
Looking for teammates for the main event.
- Tue Jul 08, 2014 1:44 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Miscellaneous Quizbowl Events @ UWaterloo (July 5, 2014)
- Replies: 29
- Views: 12016
Re: Miscellaneous Quizbowl Events @ UWaterloo (July 5, 2014)
Stats are now available here: http://www.hsquizbowl.org/db/tournaments/2257
- Mon Jul 07, 2014 2:21 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: VETO 2014
- Replies: 52
- Views: 28846
Re: VETO 2014
If people want a good summer tournament in Canada that is produced by Canadians, they should create one. Playing VETO and writing a good pack, and hoping against hope that everyone else does too is not the answer. The answer is to create something better, independently. There was this, a while ago,...
- Sun Jul 06, 2014 7:39 am
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Miscellaneous Quizbowl Events @ UWaterloo (July 5, 2014)
- Replies: 29
- Views: 12016
Re: Miscellaneous Quizbowl Events @ UWaterloo (July 5, 2014)
On behalf of Ian and myself, thanks to Huma, JJ, and everyone at Waterloo for putting on this great day. We really had a great time, and we're happy that no one got permanently lost. I hope we can do similar events in future! Thanks to everyone who came out, and thanks also to Christine for handlin...
- Thu Jul 03, 2014 8:46 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Miscellaneous Quizbowl Events @ UWaterloo (July 5, 2014)
- Replies: 29
- Views: 12016
Re: Miscellaneous Quizbowl Events @ UWaterloo (July 5, 2014)
I think we have enough readers, but you're welcome to come play. :)Peter13 wrote:I don't know where to place this, but I was wondering if I would still be able to help out. Thanks again.
- Fri Jun 27, 2014 12:58 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Miscellaneous Quizbowl Events @ UWaterloo (July 5, 2014)
- Replies: 29
- Views: 12016
Re: Miscellaneous Quizbowl Events @ UWaterloo (July 5, 2014)
First post has been updated with location/start time info.
- Fri Jun 27, 2014 12:58 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Miscellaneous Quizbowl Events @ UWaterloo (July 5, 2014)
- Replies: 29
- Views: 12016
Re: Miscellaneous Quizbowl Events @ UWaterloo (July 5, 2014)
This is still up in the air, but probably doubles/teams for Modern World and the rest of the events as shootouts I would guess.minusfive wrote:So are there, like, teams, or singles, or both, or what?
- Tue Jun 17, 2014 7:55 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Miscellaneous Quizbowl Events @ UWaterloo (July 5, 2014)
- Replies: 29
- Views: 12016
Re: Miscellaneous Quizbowl Events @ UWaterloo (July 5, 2014)
Since it hasn't been mentioned, I have given consent to edit the Modern World packets, so I am assuming this will not be the same tournament that was played at PACE. Oh, yes. This was already discussed amongst the participants, so I didn't think to mention it. (I have edited the first post to refle...
- Tue Jun 17, 2014 5:50 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Miscellaneous Quizbowl Events @ UWaterloo (July 5, 2014)
- Replies: 29
- Views: 12016
Re: Miscellaneous Quizbowl Events @ UWaterloo (July 5, 2014)
Yes, we can certainly do this (assuming there are packets that enough people haven't read).adosreme wrote:May we also read some of the packets out of the Trash Clearinghouse?
Thanks; I think buzzers would be appreciated.cruzeiro wrote:I'll be there. I can also bring Ottawa's buzzers if needed.
- Tue Jun 17, 2014 6:23 am
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Miscellaneous Quizbowl Events @ UWaterloo (July 5, 2014)
- Replies: 29
- Views: 12016
Re: Miscellaneous Quizbowl Events @ UWaterloo (July 5, 2014)
Thanks, Peter; I don't know what the staff situation currently is, but if it turns out we need more staffers, I'll let you know.Peter13 wrote:Could I offer my services to help staff the tournament?
- Mon Jun 16, 2014 6:20 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Open online mirror of NASAT -- June 21
- Replies: 91
- Views: 51502
Re: Open online mirror of NASAT -- June 21
I will also be playing on this team, not from Dubai.odin_envy_me wrote:I will be playing this from Dubai and will likely be on Aaron Dos Remedios's team, although this is yet to be confirmed.
- Mon Jun 16, 2014 6:16 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Miscellaneous Quizbowl Events @ UWaterloo (July 5, 2014)
- Replies: 29
- Views: 12016
Miscellaneous Quizbowl Events @ UWaterloo (July 5, 2014)
This is an announcement for various quizbowl events that will be run at the University of Waterloo on July 5. The tournament will take place in the MC building (same as previous tournaments), so please show up to MC 4060 by 9:00 a.m. If you would like to register, or to suggest anything in particula...
- Mon Apr 21, 2014 9:20 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: How not to write questions on mystery novels
- Replies: 33
- Views: 10415
Re: How not to write questions on mystery novels
Oh, no?canonomics wrote:Spoiler: Hamlet isn't a detective story anyways.jonpin wrote:I'm reading Hamlet, don't spoil that Ophelia dies!
- Mon Mar 17, 2014 6:39 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Announcement: Mavis Gallant Memorial Tournament
- Replies: 5
- Views: 4295
Re: Announcement: Mavis Gallant Memorial Tournament
Glad people enjoyed this! Packets have been emailed to all who requested them and will be posted soon.
Edit: The set can now be found here.
Edit: The set can now be found here.
- Sun Mar 16, 2014 2:14 am
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Announcement: Mavis Gallant Memorial Tournament
- Replies: 5
- Views: 4295
Re: Announcement: Mavis Gallant Memorial Tournament
This was played as a shootout over two brackets. Here are the final scores: Top bracket (15/10/-5) Brendan : 4/20/3 Cooper : 3/9/0 Jordan : 1/13/4 Chris : 1/7/1 Leslie : 0/4/1 Jay : 0/4/2 Aaron : 1/3/3 Aayush : 0/1/2 Bottom bracket Dennis : 0/10/1 Shelby : 0/10/2 Brian : 0/8/2 Andrew : 0/5/1 Meghan ...
- Fri Mar 07, 2014 12:09 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Announcement: Mavis Gallant Memorial Tournament
- Replies: 5
- Views: 4295
Announcement: Mavis Gallant Memorial Tournament
This will be a short, tossups-only literature side event, consisting of 4 rounds of 20 power-marked questions each, averaging around regular difficulty. This event will be free to play. Because this is mostly being written for my amusement, it will follow roughly the following distribution rather th...
- Tue Mar 04, 2014 3:39 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: MUT at uWaterloo (15th March, 2014)
- Replies: 19
- Views: 10405
Re: MUT at uWaterloo (15th March, 2014)
Yes, but probably not before the 15th. Anyone interested in mirroring can send me an email or pm. There are no mirror fees, and I'll try to post more details sometime soon.Cheynem wrote:Will Huma's side event be open to mirrors?
- Mon Dec 02, 2013 10:18 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: NAQT Canada SCT-February 8, 2014
- Replies: 32
- Views: 31412
Re: NAQT Canada SCT-February 8, 2014
Ottawa does have a hostel/Traveler's Inn ( http://www.ottawahostel.com/index.php ) I've stayed here a number of times and I can vouch for not having yet found myself in the middle of a horror film. (The staff are very nice, the beds can be slept in, it's a 10 minute walk to the university. Also, th...
- Tue Nov 26, 2013 11:05 am
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: ACF Regionals Eastern Canada @ Toronto (2/22/14)
- Replies: 32
- Views: 14485
Re: ACF Regionals Eastern Canada @ Toronto (2/22/14)
I'll be happy to join your crack team of staffers if needed.adosreme wrote:I will be working with the club execs to ensure that everything runs smoothly and that nobody crashes the tournament in one of their drunken stupors.
- Tue Nov 05, 2013 6:44 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Delta Burke Mirror at UWaterloo (Sunday, Nov. 10th)
- Replies: 28
- Views: 7247
Re: Delta Burke Mirror at UWaterloo (Sunday, Nov. 10th)
There will, however, be an epic confrontation between good (uOttawa) and evil (uWaterloo) for the (namesake-sanctioned) 1st annual HB trophy (don't ask what it stands for). I cannot promise, but I will try hard to have the prizes live up to the high standard established by Aayush's naming choice. M...
- Mon Nov 04, 2013 9:40 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Delta Burke Mirror at UWaterloo (Sunday, Nov. 10th)
- Replies: 28
- Views: 7247
Re: Delta Burke Mirror at UWaterloo (Sunday, Nov. 10th)
I cannot promise, but I will try hard to have the prizes live up to the high standard established by Aayush's naming choice.minusfive wrote:There will, however, be an epic confrontation between good (uOttawa) and evil (uWaterloo) for the (namesake-sanctioned) 1st annual HB trophy (don't ask what it stands for).
- Fri Nov 01, 2013 7:54 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Ottawa Hybrid Tournament-March 8, 2014
- Replies: 38
- Views: 19291
Re: Ottawa Hybrid Tournament-March 8, 2014
Yes please.Tale of Mac Datho's Pachycephalosaur wrote:Lastly, if I have SPACE done in time for this, would people want to play it?
- Thu Oct 17, 2013 9:01 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Delta Burke Mirror at UWaterloo (Sunday, Nov. 10th)
- Replies: 28
- Views: 7247
Re: Delta Burke Mirror at UWaterloo (Sunday, Nov. 10th)
I'll be playing this.
- Wed Jul 31, 2013 12:31 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: VCU Open Mirror, Ottawa (Canada), August 17, 2013
- Replies: 14
- Views: 6133
Re: VCU Open Mirror, Ottawa (Canada), August 17, 2013
I'd like to play this with people I haven't played with before, and/or people who know things about science/history/fine arts. I can moderate for the geography side event.
- Sat Jun 29, 2013 5:26 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: An approach to buzz point tracking
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1604
Re: An approach to buzz point tracking
I imagine clustered negs in a given question would indicate poorly worded and/or misplaced clues. Yes, my main goal with this was to be able to provide more useful feedback for writers/editors than stats currently provide for tossups. (For bonuses, I think average conversion stats are usually a pre...
- Sat Jun 29, 2013 2:06 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: An approach to buzz point tracking
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1604
An approach to buzz point tracking
Sometime in the past I had an idea which I've gotten a chance this week to put together some code for, so here it is . The basic idea is that you click on words in the packet as you read the questions, marking the tossups with correct/negged buzzpoints, and then generate a list of the buzzpoints at ...
- Tue May 28, 2013 12:03 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Missouri Open mirror @ Waterloo (07/13/13)
- Replies: 30
- Views: 12672
Re: Missouri Open mirror @ Waterloo (07/13/13)
Yup.adosreme wrote:I am interested in playing all of these things. Are there people who want to be my teammates for any or all of it?
Also, how are you guys planning on running Schindler's Lit (singles/doubles/??)?
- Wed Jan 09, 2013 10:43 am
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: MINNESOTA OPEN V Mirror-Ottawa, Canada, January 20, 2013
- Replies: 10
- Views: 3651
Re: MINNESOTA OPEN V Mirror-Ottawa, Canada, January 20, 2013
So Far for entries we have: McMaster (1 team) UTorontoMississauga + Friends (1 team) Algonquin College (Brendan McKendy!)+Imaginary Friends (1 team) Ottawa (1-2 teams) Please let me know; this is a great opportunity to challenge yourself and develop your skills! (ex-)Waterloo will also be playing t...
- Fri Jan 04, 2013 7:52 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Region 2 (Canada) SCT 2013 @ McMaster University
- Replies: 24
- Views: 19692
Re: Region 7 (Canada) SCT 2013 @ McMaster University
Hey, I know this is the SCT thread and all, but since Canadians seem to be reading it, I was wondering if anyone has a stable contact for the University of Toronto. I've emailed someone named M. Wainberg and haven't heard back. Michael is the current president and your best point of contact. If it'...
- Fri Dec 14, 2012 2:27 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Looking for Writers for Cdn Tournament
- Replies: 9
- Views: 3866
Re: Looking for Writers for Cdn Tournament
I've been wanting to do this for a while (organize a Canadian-written tournament, that is) but kept not getting my act together, so I will be happy to join your writing team if you'll have me.
- Wed Nov 28, 2012 8:30 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Bayou-a-Drank 2012 @ U of T Mississauga Dec 8
- Replies: 13
- Views: 3798
Re: Bayou-a-Drank 2012 @ U of T Mississauga Dec 8
In case they haven't already let you know, a team from Waterloo is planning on coming. They can probably bring a buzzer set, but I'll ask.
- Mon Nov 12, 2012 11:07 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Question-specific discussion
- Replies: 116
- Views: 44743
Re: Question-specific discussion
8. Margaret Hasluck commented on the prevalence of this holiday being used as a last name for children born during it, and one scholar with this name wrote What I Believe and The Quest for Meaning. The practices of this holiday were syncretized with the Sabian customs of worshipping the disappearan...
- Mon Nov 12, 2012 10:17 am
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Question-specific discussion
- Replies: 116
- Views: 44743
Re: Question-specific discussion
Did the tossup on Ramadhan really begin with clues about people whose last name is "Ramadhan"?
Can the tossup on resistivity also be posted? My teammate had a complaint about the phrasing of one of the clues in the middle of that question.
Can the tossup on resistivity also be posted? My teammate had a complaint about the phrasing of one of the clues in the middle of that question.
- Mon Aug 20, 2012 10:20 am
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Movie Set (Weekend of August 4th at KABO)
- Replies: 33
- Views: 11990
Re: Movie Set (Weekend of August 4th at KABO)
Craig, I sent this to Jay and asked him to forward it to you.CraigM wrote:Is there any chance of this being posted on Wastebin soon? Or are there other mirrors being run of it in the coming week? If not, is there any chance it could be emailed to me?
- Sun Aug 19, 2012 7:01 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: KABO Mirror at University of Waterloo: August 18, 2012
- Replies: 43
- Views: 21609
Re: KABO Mirror at University of Waterloo: August 18, 2012
I totally loved doing this, but I want to raise something: should Canadian schools be mirroring open tournaments? I know Waterloo KABO was announced and planned before the difficulty of the tournament was clear, but I think the field yesterday might have preferred easier or shorter questions. I don...
- Mon Aug 13, 2012 8:41 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: KABO Mirror at University of Waterloo: August 18, 2012
- Replies: 43
- Views: 21609
Re: KABO Mirror at University of Waterloo: August 18, 2012
Yeah, we've got space for one more team. I'm going to send an email tonight or tomorrow to all teams, so could I get a contact for the second Mac team? Thanks!
- Thu Aug 09, 2012 7:59 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: KABO Mirror at University of Waterloo: August 18, 2012
- Replies: 43
- Views: 21609
Re: KABO Mirror at University of Waterloo: August 18, 2012
Yes, I will look into this early next week.bsmith wrote:The on-campus food places are closed on weekends. Would someone be able to coordinate a pizza sale for lunch and/or dinner (especially if all the side events are going ahead)?
- Wed Aug 01, 2012 11:50 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: KABO Mirror at University of Waterloo: August 18, 2012
- Replies: 43
- Views: 21609
Re: KABO Mirror at University of Waterloo: August 18, 2012
Some announcements: Due to room bookings, we'll be capping the field at eight teams. If you're looking for teammates, you can use the Waterloo tab on this spreadsheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AtGbzDgnOpmddGNoUmdjdUoxblNFdThzbGFqNGY2T1E#gid=10 Those that have expressed tentative ...