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would it be possible to implement something so that bonuses could be entered at intergers? I.e. 1=first part only 23= second two parts and follow that trend for all six of the possible combinations? Usefully applying this and other approaches to looking conversion of individual bonus parts depends ...

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There are at least two open-source online stats projects already available and in use: my own qbsql (http://code.google.com/p/qbsql) and the system which NAQT used for HSNCT 2009, which I believe they are releasing source for. Each is in a different language (PHP, Python (iirc), ASP), but I hope you...

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I'd like to ask all hosts posting stats to please, please, please turn on round report. This is going to be very useful for people trying to compare packets. The UCLA mirror's non-SQBS round report can be found at the bottom of the "Round Summaries" page-- http://quizbowl.gimranov.com/sta...

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The stats are up at http://quizbowl.gimranov.com/stats/index.php?t=eft2009 . A full write-up should be forthcoming from Mik and Ian-- UCSD went undefeated to take 1st.

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Not to spam this thread, since I wrote mine mainly for my own sanity and not for glory and riches, but it seems that many stats issues (lost scoresheets/SQBS file on a flash drive that someone accidentally took to Spain/moderators running scoresheets to the stats room) could be avoided by trying one...

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What else goes in this more complete wrap-up? This is where you are supposed to wax poetic about the exciting matches, retell your favorite anecdotes, and generally make all the teams that didn't attend feel that they should have, and make all the teams that did attend remember wistfully the great ...

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ak47 wrote:I believe the score recorded for the RB/UCLA match is correct.

Ok. Somehow RB's score was entered as 2 points, which was clearly incorrect, so I fixed it from memory.

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Final: Stanford over UCI/UCSD for the win. Ian should be posting a more complete writeup later tonight. As always, full stats at http://quizbowl.gimranov.com/stats/index.php?t=aztlan20092 . (The final score for the UCLA/Rancho Bernardo game in round 10 might be wrong. Let me know if someone has the ...

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Congratulations to all teams who played at BISCUIT III today. We played a double round-robin, then split into two divisions by record and played a round robin in each division. A final was not necessary, as the Chimera team left its playoff bracket undefeated. Notably, Arcadia High School was the to...

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Details from about one week out: All rounds will be held in Bunche Hall. For campus maps and driving directions, see http://www.ucla.edu/map/. For parking information, see http://www.transportation.ucla.edu/portal/maps/paystationmap/2005-6PayStationMap.htm. The best parking lots for the event are p...

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I'd be willing to play as a free agent, if that's allowed. That is allowed. As it looks like we'll probably have a fairly large number of freelancers, we may have to talk about how best to form teams. And I'd like to remind all teams that we encourage people to register for both days and play at Az...

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There were 4 tiebreaker tossups I should note that qbsql does not adequately handle tiebreaker tossups; as a result, they can lead to a reduction in calculated bonus conversion. The effect should be minor. A related issue is that it does not provide a clean way of showing that certain tossups were ...

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Yeah, we have somewhere around zero undergrads that are even going to be in town, seeing as it's the beginning of spring break. We may not even be able to field a FIChTE team. If for some strange reason you need moderators, let me know and I'll come up. If you end up with just 1-2 people, we can lo...

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Field update Fresno State (1-2 teams) UCLA (1-2 teams) SAMO (?) UCSD (2 teams) Freelancing: Faith, Micah, and maybe a third from Caltech Steven Katz and Friend Val Vinokurov Alejandro from Claremont Helen from UCSC (or maybe staffing) Basketball Ian? Darwin Hosting space Ian (RB) Avram (spare unfur...

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EDIT: Max, there's the MUT mirror. This goes for all area high school teams-- BISCUIT III (MUT mirror) at UCLA on March 21 is designed for undergraduate and high school teams, and we welcome every team in the area. If there is sufficient interest, we will also name a high school champion. For BISCU...

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There will almost definitely be Aztlan Cup V (FIChTE mirror) held on Sunday, March 22 at UCLA.

Full announcement on Tuesday.

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Would there be some kind of possibility for a simultaneous FIChTE mirror for those of us dinosaurs? I don't know how much staff UCLA is likely to have that weekend, given that I think that's the start of Spring Break. If we can get some of the dinosaurs to help run BISCUIT on Saturday, and some of ...

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Can you add in slots for team 15s, 10s, and -5s on the team stats pages? I think NAQT is going to want that info, as are other people trying to eyeball how people did at this tournament. A Tossups Heard column would also be nice, though I suppose we can currently derive that information from the po...

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As it turns out, Stanford B was all undergrad, so the final champions are:

D1: UC Irvine
D1 (Undergraduate): Stanford B
D2: UCLA

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Fixed.

If anyone catches further issues, please let me know. For example, I'd be glad to fix the last names for those without if people tell what they should be.

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Congratulations to UC Irvine, who took first place in Division 1, where Irvine and Stanford A traded losses throughout the tournament. After finishing the quadruple round robin with identical records, Irvine defeated Stanford A in the final (round 13 on the stats page). In Division 2, teams played a...

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Would there be some kind of possibility for a simultaneous FIChTE mirror for those of us dinosaurs? I don't know how much staff UCLA is likely to have that weekend, given that I think that's the start of Spring Break. We hadn't looked into that. I think it's unlikely that we'll have the staff and e...

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The current and probably final field is: Division 1: (4 teams) Stanford (2 teams), UC Irvine, USC Division 2: (11 teams) Fresno State (2 teams), Caltech (3 teams), Arizona State (2 teams), Stanford, Claremont, UCLA, USC This is pending confirmation from USC that they will indeed be sending a Div 1 t...

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However, I'd need guarantee that this does not remove our auto-div I bid from NAQT for ICT. It doesn't. We only lose the autobid if we win Div 1, in which case we won't need the autobid. The current field is (note that Berkeley can't attend): Division 1: (4 teams) Stanford (2 teams), UC Irvine, UCL...

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This is a friendly reminder that registration is open for BISCUIT III. Please email me at ajlyon -at- ucla -dot- edu to register your team. This tournament is open to undergraduate collegiate teams and high school teams. As always, we appreciate receiving registrations in a timely manner, so that we...

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I appreciate everyone's efforts to make a fourth D1 team happen. We definitely do not want to combine the divisions, but a 3-team division would be unworkable; it would not only be a 5-uple round-robin, but also every third round would be a bye. Horrible. If it comes down to it, we will have one of ...

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Details from about one week out: All rounds will be held in Bunche Hall , with the main meeting space in Room 2209A . For campus maps and driving directions, see http://www.ucla.edu/map/ . For parking information, see http://www.transportation.ucla.edu/portal/maps/paystationmap/2005-6PayStationMap.h...

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We are very actively encouraging registrations of Division I teams. If your program is thinking about sending a D1 team, please let me know as soon as possible. Due to some rearranging, we're down to three teams in D1 right now, and that's just no fun.

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Division I: Caltech Stanford A Stanford B Irvine (4 teams) Division II: CSU Fresno A CSU Fresno B Caltech Stanford Claremont UCLA Arizona State (2 teams) (8 teams) We currently have plenty of buzzer systems, but we are still looking for timers, and moderators are always appreciated. Of course, we'r...

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Whoops, I responded to the wrong thread on the California mailing list. Washington is probably sending 1 team to ACF Regionals at Stanford, but will not be sending a team to SCT at UCLA. It did seem pretty unlikely, but who am I to doubt your team's love of driving? Again, I'd appreciate it if peop...

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Arizona State: 2 team (DII) Caltech: 2 teams (DI/DII not yet specified) Fresno State: 2 teams (DII) UC Irvine: 1 team (DI), maybe 1 team DII University of Washington: maybe 1 team (DI/DII not specified) Please send your registrations to Ravi or to me in the next 1-2 weeks, so that we can have a good...

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Early field update:

Arizona State: 1 team (DI/DII not yet specified)
Caltech: 2 teams (DI/DII not yet specified)
Fresno State: 2 teams (DII)

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The UCLA College Bowl Club and Graduate Academic Tournaments Organization are pleased to announce: West NAQT Sectional Collegiate Tournament DATE: February 7, 2009 FORMAT: NAQT rules, timed rounds. There will be separate, parallel tournaments for Division I and Division II teams. In accordance with ...

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When it became clear that the MUT set was at risk of going unplayed in the region, I made the choice to bring that set here to California. I would have preferred that both MUT and a NAQT event take place. Similarly, I hope and expect that both an EFT mirror and a novice tournament will be held in Ca...

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In response to concerns that MUT might go without a west coast mirror, I've changed BISCUIT to be a MUT mirror; it will not be using NAQT questions, and the eligibility requirements are more normal-- see above for details.

I do hope to run the planned CUT-style event early next fall.

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The UCLA College Bowl Club is pleased to announce: Bruin International Southern California Undergraduate Invitational Tournament III DATE: The tournament will be held on March 21, 2009 . FORMAT: The tournament will be mirroring Minnesota Undergraduate Tournament . This set will first be used on Marc...

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I've made some small changes. One is that I've added points per game in the individual scorer list. As explained there, it is actually normalized to 20-tossup rounds, and the setting of how many tossups are in a default round is part of tournament setup. There are a few missing parts: 1. Per player,...

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ClemsonQB wrote:It looks pretty cool, my only complaint is that individual ppg is not provided.

I did opt to list the equivalent metric of points per tossup heard across the board. That could easily be changed to points per game, if people prefer. Or it could be a per-tournament preference.

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I've recently resurrected a project I started a few years ago to write an easy-to-use program for quizbowl stats as a web application. The project, tentatively named "qbsql", is now suitable for public consumption, and I'd like to invite interested parties to take a look and try it out. Fu...

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