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So here's my attempt to rehabilitate Matt Colvin's legacy. If he's remembered at all, it's as a somewhat ornery and rabid defender of ACF who looked down upon NAQT as a lesser form of quizbowl compared to it. Matt was much more than that, though. Firstly, as a friend and mentor, he really helped me ...

Disclaimer: I was a good friend of Matt's, and still talk to him once in a while. BTW, I mentioned this thread to him, and he was overjoyed to see the Gordian Knot graphic again. The pajama post looks like one of those pointless but anodyne squabbles that Maryland players loved to engage in back on ...

Ryan Rosenberg has volunteered to host it somewhere on the ACF website. More details from him to follow.

I apparently made an archive on the MAQT website right before I graduated and passed off maintenance duties to someone else. I've had it on various backups in the ensuing two decades, but mostly forgot about it until coming upon it again today. If the MAQT still has a website, I can't find it easily...

and THAT's why.. you always leave a note. Taste the happy! :chip: From dhamiltn@wam.umd.edu Mon Aug 16 12:43:31 1999 -0400 Received: from majordomo.iastate.edu (majordomo.iastate.edu [129.186.1.10]) by po1.wam.umd.edu (8.9.3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id MAA06742; Mon, 16 Aug 1999 12:43:21 -0400 (EDT) Receiv...

Anyone interested in Andy Goss' ridiculous recap of the 1999 Philly Experiment?

Also, does anyone know what John Edwards is up to nowadays? He was the only person I've ever met with whom I could unironically discuss my love of Mama's Family without judgment.

Cool. cool cool cool.

Oh you are so on that things have now become very much like Donkey Kong.

I wish there was a word to describe the pleasure I feel at viewing misfortune!

grapesmoker wrote:

augustusmelmotte wrote:We first noted a fourfold root of sufficient reason in the armor in the third round

This is my favorite part of the story.

Apparently some overzealous filtering software didn't like my original wording... Interesting.

First of all, it's good to hear a shout-out for the Virginia Tech teams of the late '90s. I still have fond memories of their leader, Jason Thweatt, exhorting them to "push, push!" no matter how many points they were down. Second, I would hate to see this thread come and go without commem...

This thread is a treat. I know this question is directed at Mr. Hamilton, but I definitely remember Maryland coming to the 1999 Gamecock Invitational when I was a freshmen and staffing that event. I think the team they brought had Mr. Hamilton, John Nam, and Julie Singer on it (maybe Mike Starsinic...

Dave Hamilton?! This is the best Christmas ever! How do you feel about the current state of quizbowl as a community? I realize that you might not be totally keyed in on what's going on these days, but it seems to me that in the past, there was a higher degree of "fracture" if you want to ...

Are you disappointed by the demise of your eponymous tournament? Not really. Attendance had been declining for a few years before it was put out of its misery, IIRC. Writing and editing questions for it was a huge pain in the ass due to the intended difficulty level. Here's the backstory about that...

Well, sure. The talent and motivation characteristic of the best players in 199x or 198x would ensure they were the best players in 201x. Players who were second or third tier back then would continue to be so. And that's fine; some people just enjoy the game and hanging around with other similar-mi...

Of course, it's great that ACF is still thriving. What is particularly impressive is the number of volunteers listed on the website. At one point, I was concerned that it would not be sustainable after Andrew and Zeke retired, but that doesn't look like an issue anymore. Despite the consistent gripi...

Yo, After reading that new slate article, I decided to check out this website to see what quizbowl has been up to for the last 9 years. My last tournament was Swarthmore's QOTC in 2003, which I was cajoled into attending after a few years of semi-retirement, and I've been more or less in the real wo...