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by Kouign Amann
Tue Nov 27, 2012 4:28 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: LIST Mirror @ Columbia University (3/9/13)
Replies: 19
Views: 9616

LIST Mirror @ Columbia University (3/9/13)

This is the official announcement for the NYC Metro regional site of the Ladue Invitational Spring Tournament, a high school academic quizbowl tournament to be hosted by the quizbowl team of Columbia University on Saturday, March 9, 2012. This tournament is open to any high school team that wishes t...
by Kouign Amann
Mon Nov 19, 2012 11:38 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Minnesota Open Mirror @ Columbia 11/17-18/2012
Replies: 38
Views: 13057

Re: Minnesota Open Mirror @ Columbia 11/17-18/2012

I am now in possession of the SQBS file, not just its output, so if anyone has any stats corrections, please let me know. I've fixed a few things already.
by Kouign Amann
Sun Nov 18, 2012 8:00 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: ACF Fall Northeast @ Harvard (11/03/12)
Replies: 41
Views: 23702

Re: ACF Fall Northeast @ Harvard (11/03/12)

Yeah, those stats are neither correct nor complete. Unless some unannounced score-keeping mistake has since been uncovered, we won that game against Hunter. The "final" against Brown is missing entirely.
by Kouign Amann
Fri Nov 02, 2012 2:00 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: NY/NJ Date Claims 2012-2013
Replies: 107
Views: 621047

Re: NY/NJ Date Claims 2012-2013

Columbia will be mirroring LIST on March 9. Full announcement to follow.
by Kouign Amann
Thu Oct 25, 2012 9:39 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: The Future
Replies: 38
Views: 9796

Re: The Future

Yeah Illinois is totally the middle of quiz bowl nowhere You try living in"southern" Illinois. There definitely is a quizbowl nowhere. Sinan currently lives in a much more desolate "nowhere" than you do. I think the point he was gently trying to make is "hey, at least it's ...
by Kouign Amann
Fri Jul 27, 2012 6:26 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: New York Discussion 2012-13
Replies: 92
Views: 26903

Re: New York Discussion 2012-13

I've thought for a while that the college teams in New York would be the other potential hosts, and given their location, NYU and Columbia both could do a really decent job of helping to get city teams more involved. I would suggest bringing this up with them instead of trying to find high schools ...
by Kouign Amann
Mon Jul 23, 2012 12:34 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: UMD mirror of KABO: Kurtis and Ashvin's Backyard Open (8/4)
Replies: 75
Views: 27571

Re: UMD mirror of KABO: Kurtis and Ashvin's Backyard Open (8/4)

I just added myself to the free-agent list because both of my presumed teammates turned out to be otherwise engaged. If anyone is interested in teaming up, let me know.
by Kouign Amann
Thu Jun 21, 2012 8:25 pm
Forum: New High School Teams
Topic: Dallas/North Texas Circuit?
Replies: 9
Views: 4621

Re: Dallas/North Texas Circuit?

Does Cistercian host tournaments? Making good tournaments happen in your circuit is the most powerful thing you can do to spread good quizbowl in a quizbowl deficient area. At the moment, because we are so small, Cistercian does not host tournaments. I'd encourage you to try hosting despite this pe...
by Kouign Amann
Thu Jun 07, 2012 12:57 am
Forum: New High School Teams
Topic: Quiz Bowl's Systemic Failure At Expansion and Recruitment
Replies: 75
Views: 45737

Re: Quiz Bowl's Systemic Failure At Expansion and Recruitment

in the wake of Nationals this year, I got emails from roughly 20 teams saying that they had a great time (if people really doubt this, I'm happy to provide a list). . . And I am quite frustrated at some level, that all the criticism seems to be coming on the forums, and all the positive emails comi...
by Kouign Amann
Fri Jun 01, 2012 9:57 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: 2012 NAQT HSNCT: Congratulations to Bellarmine!
Replies: 100
Views: 54879

Re: 2012 NAQT HSNCT: Congratulations to Bellarmine!

Also, the somewhat casual and somewhat frequent cursing on the audio of the first game of the final (by the cameramen? audience members? who is that?) is a little disheartening. It's not really something that i think the families of the teams involved quite needed to hear. I can't really see how th...
by Kouign Amann
Tue May 29, 2012 4:28 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: The best readers
Replies: 32
Views: 11143

Re: The best readers

The yet-unmentioned Dan Goff deserves a shout-out. He doesn't read as much as he used to, it seems, but I remember thinking for awhile that he was the best Mid-Atlantic area mod.
by Kouign Amann
Mon May 21, 2012 12:00 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: BHSAT General Thoughts and Discussion
Replies: 35
Views: 14738

Re: BHSAT General Thoughts and Discussion

- Inappopriately hard bonuses. I got the sense that this set wanted to be a nationals prep for any high school team while remaining playable for the vast majority of regular high school teams. However, I read quite a few bonuses today that seemed to run counter to this goal. The most egregious exam...
by Kouign Amann
Fri May 18, 2012 9:56 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: 2012 Ben Cooper Memorial Tournament on May 19
Replies: 55
Views: 30953

Re: 2012 Ben Cooper Memorial Tournament on May 19

Down and out in Quintana Roo wrote:14 rounds is just too much.
What is your reasoning here? The DII SCT set is super fast, as evidenced by the past two years' Mid-Atlantic Championships. It's perfectly possible to read these rounds in twenty minutes or less. Why not take advantage?
by Kouign Amann
Fri May 11, 2012 1:36 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: 2012 Ben Cooper Memorial Tournament on May 19
Replies: 55
Views: 30953

Re: 2012 Ben Cooper Memorial Tournament on May 19

Given the small number of teams (I expect the final field size to be around 10) and the large number of very experienced moderators we have staffing, I'd say we're on the right path of running a very fast and efficient tournament (or at least being ahead of schedule enough to have a nice long lunch...
by Kouign Amann
Thu May 10, 2012 8:03 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: DC-area tournament size and split field discussion
Replies: 35
Views: 11309

Re: Metro areas without enough good high school quizbowl

As for It's Academic being a "cancer," I challenge for tangible support. The way I see it, the best argument that can be made regarding It's Academic damaging the circuit is that teams choose to participate and cannot attend tournaments and tapings at the same time. In at least the case o...
by Kouign Amann
Mon May 07, 2012 12:52 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: 2012 Natl. History Bee & Bowl Nationals - 4/28-29 in DC
Replies: 145
Views: 63279

Re: 2012 Natl. History Bee & Bowl Nationals - 4/28-29 in DC

I think the points made by Messrs. Reinstein and Morlan are good ones. It seems that much of the invective directed against staffers in this thread is the product of the pent-up frustration of many people. The proper targets of this criticism are, of course, David Madden and any other upper-echelon ...
by Kouign Amann
Sun May 06, 2012 11:47 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: 2012 Natl. History Bee & Bowl Nationals - 4/28-29 in DC
Replies: 145
Views: 63279

Re: 2012 Natl. History Bee & Bowl Nationals - 4/28-29 in DC

Hopefully, the institution of a reasonable field cap will eliminate the need for David Madden's Jeopardy! buddies to staff this event in the future.
by Kouign Amann
Tue Apr 17, 2012 7:43 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: BHSAT Mirror @ St. Anselm's Abbey School (4/14/2012)
Replies: 23
Views: 9930

Re: BHSAT Mirror @ St. Anselm's Abbey School (4/14/2012)

All reported errors have been corrected, and round report has been enabled: http://www.hsquizbowl.org/db/tournament ... ats/fixed/
by Kouign Amann
Mon Apr 16, 2012 10:24 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: BHSAT Mirror @ St. Anselm's Abbey School (4/14/2012)
Replies: 23
Views: 9930

Re: BHSAT Mirror @ St. Anselm's Abbey School (4/14/2012)

That's certainly an understandable predicament. I simply wish someone had called me to let me know. All teams should have had my cell number. This is also a good illustration of why all teams need to send the TD a contact number. Several teams fail to do so every tournament, and this situation is wh...
by Kouign Amann
Sat Apr 14, 2012 8:06 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: BHSAT Individual Question Requests and Discussion
Replies: 31
Views: 6760

Re: BHSAT Individual Question Requests and Discussion

I believe the bonus part on the council of Trent said that it "restored adoration of the Virgin Mary." In a Catholic context, "adoration," like "worship," applies only to God. A better word would be "veneration" or "honoring."
by Kouign Amann
Sat Apr 14, 2012 6:40 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: BHSAT Mirror @ St. Anselm's Abbey School (4/14/2012)
Replies: 23
Views: 9930

Re: BHSAT Mirror @ St. Anselm's Abbey School (4/14/2012)

Congratulations to Blair A, who won the second game of an advantaged final against Monticello Concerto A to win this tournament. GDS A took third. Combined stats are here . Any wonkiness is probably a product of Gonzaga dropping out of this tournament on Thursday, leading to uneven brackets, or Quin...
by Kouign Amann
Mon Apr 09, 2012 9:45 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: BHSAT Mirror @ St. Anselm's Abbey School (4/14/2012)
Replies: 23
Views: 9930

Re: BHSAT Mirror @ St. Anselm's Abbey School (4/14/2012)

The field was full, but RM has dropped to one team, so there is now one spot available. BCC? Any other takers want to get us back up to 16?
by Kouign Amann
Fri Apr 06, 2012 11:22 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: BHSAT Mirror @ St. Anselm's Abbey School (4/14/2012)
Replies: 23
Views: 9930

Re: BHSAT Mirror @ St. Anselm's Abbey School (4/14/2012)

Assuming 16 teams register, what will the schedule look like? We'll have thirteen packets, so I'm thinking two brackets of eight, then cross over top three and next three, with the bottom four playing a round-robin. That's ten rounds, which leaves two packets for a final and one for tiebreakers and...
by Kouign Amann
Fri Apr 06, 2012 4:25 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: BHSAT Mirror @ St. Anselm's Abbey School (4/14/2012)
Replies: 23
Views: 9930

Re: BHSAT Mirror @ St. Anselm's Abbey School (4/14/2012)

With about a week to go, only two spots remain in the field, and several DC-area regulars aren't yet registered. If you want to play this tournament, please email me as soon as possible, especially if your team can provide a staffer.
by Kouign Amann
Fri Apr 06, 2012 12:49 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: 2012 Natl. History Bee & Bowl Nationals - 4/28-29 in DC
Replies: 145
Views: 63279

Re: 2012 Natl. History Bee & Bowl Nationals - 4/28-29 in DC

I'm going to have a comprehensive look at our staff situation on Monday. What were the results of this analysis? Your last few posts have all included "staffers still very much needed." A tournament with no field cap inevitably runs into these sorts of issues. What are your plans if these...
by Kouign Amann
Sat Mar 31, 2012 8:04 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: TJHSST's Mirror of Prison Bowl-3/31/12
Replies: 30
Views: 13914

Re: TJHSST's Mirror of Prison Bowl-3/31/12

I thought it was fairly standard quizbowl operating procedure to count all of a team's games against the members of its final bracket. I could be mistaken, though, so never mind.
by Kouign Amann
Fri Mar 30, 2012 8:35 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: TJHSST's Mirror of Prison Bowl-3/31/12
Replies: 30
Views: 13914

Re: TJHSST's Mirror of Prison Bowl-3/31/12

Each bracket will then play another five-game round robin; this will mean that every team plays one other team twice, but will guarantee everybody 10 games. Prelim games will not count, except for placement into playoff brackets. Then, finals game(s) will follow playoffs. Doesn't this have essentia...
by Kouign Amann
Thu Mar 29, 2012 8:24 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: TJHSST's Mirror of Prison Bowl-3/31/12
Replies: 30
Views: 13914

Re: TJHSST's Mirror of Prison Bowl-3/31/12

Some time tomorrow after the field is finalized, would you guys mind posting the planned schedule so everyone can see it and we can avoid having an issue similar to last time?
by Kouign Amann
Mon Mar 19, 2012 9:31 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: 2012 DC NASAT Team
Replies: 2
Views: 1426

Re: 2012 DC NASAT Team

I think it's just going to be the standard me, Jacob Wasserman, Daniel B-N, and associated GDS people configuration again, or at least that's what I've told Magin.
by Kouign Amann
Sun Mar 11, 2012 9:21 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: BHSAT Mirror @ St. Anselm's Abbey School (4/14/2012)
Replies: 23
Views: 9930

Re: BHSAT Mirror @ St. Anselm's Abbey School (4/14/2012)

This tournament has been certified platinum by PACE. Why not register? The sooner the better.
by Kouign Amann
Tue Mar 06, 2012 12:04 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Peaceful Resolution Discussion
Replies: 210
Views: 72981

Re: Peaceful Resolution Discussion

Pretty sure Gillian Welch never recorded a crappy album on purpose. Although I'm fairly sure I've heard of at least one instance of a band doing so, since the album was required by their contract but they didn't feel like doing a good job on it. I forget who it was though. Don't know if it's what y...
by Kouign Amann
Wed Feb 22, 2012 9:15 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: BHSAT Mirror @ St. Anselm's Abbey School (4/14/2012)
Replies: 23
Views: 9930

Re: BHSAT Mirror @ St. Anselm's Abbey School (4/14/2012)

SCHOOL - TEAMS - BUZZERS - STAFFERS Quince Orchard - 1 - 0 - 0 Wakefield - 2 - 2 - 1 GDS - 2 - 2 - 0 Gonzaga - 1 - 0 - 1 Blair - 2 - 1 - 1? Caesar Rodney - 1 - 1 - 1 Whitman - 1 - 2 - 0 George Mason - 1 - 0 - 0 New Kent - 1 - 0 - 0 Richard Montgomery - 1 - 2 - 1 Monticello Concerto - 2 - 2 - 0 BCC -...
by Kouign Amann
Wed Feb 22, 2012 9:14 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: BHSAT Mirror @ St. Anselm's Abbey School (4/14/2012)
Replies: 23
Views: 9930

BHSAT Mirror @ St. Anselm's Abbey School (4/14/2012)

This is the official announcement for the DC Metro regional site of the Yale's BHSAT, a high school academic quizbowl tournament to be hosted by the quizbowl team of St. Anselm’s Abbey School on Saturday, April 14, 2012. This tournament is open to any high school team that wishes to attend. This tou...
by Kouign Amann
Mon Feb 06, 2012 6:05 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Assorted Freshmen Problems
Replies: 18
Views: 4041

Re: Assorted Freshmen Problems

One thing to do in practice is to stop reading the question when you realize they know they answer, and just tell them to buzz in and say what's on their minds. This, I believe, is the first part of what Chris Ray termed the "Arun rules" at last summer's UMD practices. The other rule was ...
by Kouign Amann
Mon Jan 30, 2012 9:18 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Prison Bowl V @ Hunter HS, NYC (3/3/2012)
Replies: 23
Views: 12334

Re: Prison Bowl V @ Hunter HS, NYC (3/3/2012)

Although St. Anselm's has greatly enjoyed our trip up to Prison Bowl in previous years, we will be unable to attend this year. Best of luck to everyone!
by Kouign Amann
Sat Jan 28, 2012 7:45 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: RESCHEDULED - TJIAT on 1/28/12 -- LIST II Mirror
Replies: 18
Views: 9080

Re: RESCHEDULED - TJIAT on 1/28/12 -- LIST II Mirror

1. Whitman 2. Blair 3. St. Anselm's 4. GDS This tournament was mostly ok, and thanks to TJ for hosting, but I'm confused as to the rationale for the playoff scheduling. Why weren't results from prelim games against playoff teams carried over? How were teams seeded into their playoff brackets? It see...
by Kouign Amann
Sat Jan 14, 2012 10:49 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: TANKBATTLE I
Replies: 18
Views: 6309

Re: TANKBATTLE I

This set from HSAPQ was fantastic, as it had literally no noticable flaws. I would contest this. The set was mostly good, but there were a number of answers that were too hard, and a number of repeats (including two tossups on the same thing in the final round). This set seemed like it was a little...
by Kouign Amann
Sat Jan 14, 2012 8:35 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: TANKBATTLE I
Replies: 18
Views: 6309

Re: TANKBATTLE I

This was a cool tournament. Thanks for hosting.

One note: as well as we played in the final, I don't think our bonus conversion was 31. Also, we and several other teams have a number of games with non-multiple-of-10 bonus points scored, so someone might want to take a look at that.
by Kouign Amann
Mon Dec 19, 2011 12:13 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: ACF Distribution
Replies: 60
Views: 13909

Re: ACF Distribution

Yeah Matt Bollinger, you ignorant slut! Why don't you know anything? Every time I see you at tournaments, it's just so obvious how comfortably ignorant you are. Remember when you first started playing quizbowl and were getting outscored by Aidan? During the finals of MAGNI this fall, I was repeated...
by Kouign Amann
Thu Dec 15, 2011 10:27 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: NHBB & 60 Second rounds
Replies: 37
Views: 16194

Re: NHBB & 60 Second rounds

And at some level here, I'm trying to balance different prerogatives The problem is that this balance is detrimental to and unneccessary at a national tournament. There's no need to cater to bad teams there. Use whatever wacky format you want at local tournaments to draw in the new teams, but shoul...
by Kouign Amann
Thu Dec 15, 2011 1:13 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: NHBB & 60 Second rounds
Replies: 37
Views: 16194

Re: NHBB & 60 Second rounds

but it keeps more teams longer in the hunt. My whole point is that you're doing this artificially and non-competively, and you should stop. Sure, this could make NHBB more funn for new teams, but NHBB isn't just some sort of recreational thing with no goals beyond enjoyment, right? As long as impor...
by Kouign Amann
Wed Dec 14, 2011 10:14 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: NHBB & 60 Second rounds
Replies: 37
Views: 16194

Re: NHBB & 60 Second rounds

doesn't make late game comebacks very possible Comebacks are possible in any format, including 20/20, which provides the most equitable way comebacks to proceed. In 20/20, you can no longer come back if the fraction of the game remaining is less than the fraction of the game that you've screwed up....
by Kouign Amann
Thu Nov 24, 2011 2:38 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Selection Bias or Excellence?
Replies: 14
Views: 6792

Re: Selection Bias or Excellence?

I would argue that the example of TJ provides an argument that it's not exactly a coach that is necessary. Rather, I contend it's the slightly hazier idea of "institutional continuity." Teams that are successful year after year have people making sure the next year's team is well-prepared ...
by Kouign Amann
Mon Nov 07, 2011 4:52 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: ACF Fall 2011 Discussion
Replies: 105
Views: 21240

Re: ACF Fall 2011 Discussion

Two things: 1. This tournament had a helluva lot of tossups that didn't start with "This X." Really, this isn't usually that hard to do, and it makes things much easier for players. 2. I forget whether this tournament was exactly guilty of this offense, but it's something writers and edito...
by Kouign Amann
Fri Nov 04, 2011 2:57 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: DC/MD/VA/DE Date Claim '11-'12
Replies: 96
Views: 39713

Re: DC/MD/VA/DE Date Claim '11-'12

St. Anselm's would like to claim April 14 for a tournament TBA.
by Kouign Amann
Mon Oct 31, 2011 11:26 pm
Forum: New High School Teams
Topic: History Resources
Replies: 17
Views: 8005

Re: History Resources

I've gotten a lot of good European history information from the Catholic Encyclopedia before that I've used for writing some quizbowl questions (as well as some AP Euro papers last year). Please don't use this; the online edition is the one that was printed in 1907, so it's woefully out of date in ...
by Kouign Amann
Sat Oct 22, 2011 7:07 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Fall Novice @ St. Anselm's Abbey School (10/22/11)
Replies: 19
Views: 5614

Re: Fall Novice @ St. Anselm's Abbey School (10/22/11)

wilsonmathteacher wrote:I think there were some issues with the questions, but obviously that needs to wait for them to be cleared.
Please direct any feedback about the questions to me by email, and I'll make sure it gets to the right people.
by Kouign Amann
Sat Oct 22, 2011 6:46 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Fall Novice @ St. Anselm's Abbey School (10/22/11)
Replies: 19
Views: 5614

Re: Fall Novice @ St. Anselm's Abbey School (10/22/11)

Congrats to TJ A for defeating Longfellow A in the champinoship game of the 2011 Fall Novice Tournament. Stats are here . Thanks to everyone who came out for this tournament, especially the many staffers without whom today would not have been possible. We hope y'all had a good time. Also, thanks are...
by Kouign Amann
Fri Oct 21, 2011 9:59 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Fall Novice @ St. Anselm's Abbey School (10/22/11)
Replies: 19
Views: 5614

Re: Fall Novice @ St. Anselm's Abbey School (10/22/11)

This is probably a little late to be useful, but if anyone is taking the Metro in the morning, please know that Brookland will be closed, and, inevitably, that will cause issues getting to Ft. Totten. Please adjust accordingly.