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by jonpin
Sun Dec 16, 2018 11:41 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: 2018 Hit Songs Survey
Replies: 34
Views: 2879

Re: 2018 Hit Songs Survey

Best Song I Remember Hearing On The Radio That Is Apparently Not Eligible: Lovelytheband - "Broken" - My favourite song of 2018 not eligible for this list: Let Me Go - Hailee Steinfeld and Alesso featuring Florida Georgia Line and watt The mostly-rap-phobic NYC radio stations I listen to ...
by jonpin
Sun Dec 16, 2018 2:09 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: 2018 Hit Songs Survey
Replies: 34
Views: 2879

Re: 2018 Hit Songs Survey

I have edited two above posts because "Off Topic" is within the "HS & MS" portion of the boards, and therefore this rule still applies: The use of any profanity in the high school section is prohibited. This rule does not apply in the college section. I have not edited any of...
by jonpin
Sat Dec 15, 2018 10:56 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: 2018 Hit Songs Survey
Replies: 34
Views: 2879

2018 Hit Songs Survey

December is a Perfect time to go through the year's music and decide which ones make you say I Like It , which ones are just Sad! , and which ones are somewhere in The Middle . Last week, my former student David Song asked about running this poll in one of the Facebook groups, but I figured, if it's...
by jonpin
Sat Dec 15, 2018 10:13 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: 2019 IQBT NASAT - 6/22 and 6/23, Lexington, KY
Replies: 72
Views: 47425

Re: 2019 IQBT NASAT - 6/22 and 6/23, Lexington, KY

I also think there may be a bit of a gap between "the quality of moderator I expect at a national championship my team is paying $100+ a person for" and "this person should never be allowed to read quiz bowl questions again".
by jonpin
Sat Dec 15, 2018 12:58 pm
Forum: Databases and Quizbowl Software
Topic: Announcing Qblitz
Replies: 23
Views: 18926

Re: Announcing Qblitz

This sounds like an interesting idea along the lines of the old Goldfish tournaments.

Having played the sample questions, I might encourage you to create a keyboard control for buzzing and submitting answers, if that's feasible.
by jonpin
Mon Nov 19, 2018 10:19 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Chicago Open Trash 2018 (July 22, 2018)
Replies: 62
Views: 41827

Re: Chicago Open Trash 2018 (July 22, 2018)

Round 12, Bonus 11a may be the funniest answer line I've ever heard in competition.
by jonpin
Fri Nov 16, 2018 5:38 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: LIFT XVIII, Kellenberg, Uniondale, NY 11/17/18 (IS-179)
Replies: 14
Views: 9021

Re: LIFT XVIII, Kellenberg, Uniondale, NY 11/17/18 (IS-179)

Just as a note, especially since new users' posts have to be approved before they show up, it is definitely recommended that teams which have to cancel or reduce their participation in a tournament on short notice not do so on the forum, but rather by directly contacting the host, to ensure that the...
by jonpin
Sun Nov 11, 2018 11:49 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: A Case for Online Scoresheets
Replies: 4
Views: 6849

Re: A Case for Online Scoresheets

I've been to a number of tournaments that used online scoresheets, and they certainly can be beneficial. Princeton generally has a separate file for each room's games, to make sure they don't run into the size limit. I will reiterate that if you're going to use such a system, you need absolutely bul...
by jonpin
Sat Nov 10, 2018 11:59 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: SCIENCE CHAMPIONSHIP (now including all grades!)
Replies: 11
Views: 14376

Re: science championship

I get that this is a preliminary announcement, but there are way more details that I'd need to know before I spread this announcement to my students and colleagues. What is the format of the regional qualifiers and the national championship? The website says there is "no fee to sponsor students...
by jonpin
Tue Oct 02, 2018 9:25 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Who Would Win In A Fight?
Replies: 12
Views: 1981

Re: Who Would Win In A Fight?

When I'm agreeing with Andrew Wang that something is a ridiculous shitpost, you know it's a ridiculous shitpost. What the shit this entire thread.
by jonpin
Mon Aug 06, 2018 12:54 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Small Circuits, High Schools Teams, and ACF Fall
Replies: 14
Views: 8532

Re: Small Circuits, High Schools Teams, and ACF Fall

Have you tried asking the tournament head editor for exemption privately before? I have found that they are usually okay with it as long as it makes the field better. There have been some recent incidents where Person A has assumed that a certain action that goes against publicly-stated rules is cl...
by jonpin
Sun Jun 17, 2018 1:11 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: HFT XIII at Harvard (11/10/18)
Replies: 17
Views: 13012

Re: HFT XIII at Harvard (11/10/18)

Final Comments : We will do our utmost to ensure that the tournament will be run much more smoothly than last year's tournament. Please feel free to reach out to me if you have any questions relating to the tournament! If you're coming from out-of-town, I'll be more than happy to provide suggestion...
by jonpin
Fri Jun 15, 2018 9:34 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Chicago Open Trash 2018 (July 22, 2018)
Replies: 62
Views: 41827

Re: Chicago Open Trash 2018 (July 22, 2018)

I'm also in that desperate situation of needing teammates. If any of the incomplete teams would like to sign me on, or other free agents want to band together, please get in touch!
by jonpin
Thu May 24, 2018 4:16 pm
Forum: National Tournaments
Topic: Future NAQT championships
Replies: 13
Views: 24448

Re: Future NAQT championships

mrkirkmath wrote:Is the 2019 HSNCT actually from the 24th (Thursday) to 26th (Saturday), or is that an off by one error?
The 24th is a Thursday this year (aka today), but it will be a Friday next year.
by jonpin
Tue May 15, 2018 8:38 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Matt Bruce (cw: sexual assault, pedophilia)
Replies: 153
Views: 110700

Re: Matt Bruce

The board staff has the power to edit out information they don't see fit to have on their website, and while I strive to exercise my own reasoned judgement about how much the information I have needs to be filtered, if they differ with my judgement it would also set a good precedent were they to de...
by jonpin
Fri May 04, 2018 12:10 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: 2018 Cooper Awards - winners announced
Replies: 4
Views: 6548

Re: 2018 Cooper Awards - Nominations are closed

PACE is proud to announce the results of this year's Cooper Award balloting. There were numerous strong nominees for both awards, and we thank all who submitted a nomination for their contributions. Here are this year's Cooper Award winners: The Academic Ambassador Award will be presented to Chad Ku...
by jonpin
Thu May 03, 2018 8:18 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: ACRONYM 11 @ HSNCT - Friday Night
Replies: 35
Views: 21384

Re: ACRONYM 11 @ HSNCT - Friday Night

I'll throw my hat in the ring as a free agent as well. My areas of knowledge are sports and recent music. I've decided I won't be playing ACRONYM this year.
by jonpin
Wed Apr 25, 2018 5:49 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: 2018 NAQT New Jersey State Championship @ Rutgers (04/07/18)
Replies: 11
Views: 7924

Re: 2018 NAQT New Jersey State Championship @ Rutgers (04/07

The playoff stats still don't include the carry-over games, so I'm wondering what the final standings were for the rest of the teams.

At the time we left, there appeared to be a 3-way tie for the second spot in the final; was that played off?
by jonpin
Mon Apr 23, 2018 1:06 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: The end of the match
Replies: 26
Views: 14273

Re: The end of the match

Cherrybell Miramonte wrote:Considering the far more substantive concerns with the game that were laid out in this thread, this seems very much not a hill worth dying on.
Who else expected that link to go to the haircut thread?
by jonpin
Tue Apr 17, 2018 4:15 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: "I'm sorry, I can't accept that."
Replies: 12
Views: 10794

Re: "I'm sorry, I can't accept that."

On the one hand: those kind of instructions are not-infrequently passed along to moderators. However, moderators at quiz bowl tournaments have not yet been replaced by R. Robot Hentzel, so they do sometimes make mistakes. On the other hand: there are enough things that vary between major quiz bowl t...
by jonpin
Thu Apr 12, 2018 7:14 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: New NAQT Individual Player NCT - April 15, Chicago
Replies: 55
Views: 28973

Re: New NAQT Individual Player NCT - April 15, Chicago

...what will be the resolution if a player buzzes out but then loses points due to a protest (either because their answer was later ruled unacceptable or an opponent's prior answer was accepted)? If the points are under protest, the player will not "buzz out." The player will keep playing...
by jonpin
Wed Apr 11, 2018 10:31 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: New NAQT Individual Player NCT - April 15, Chicago
Replies: 55
Views: 28973

Re: New NAQT Individual Player NCT - April 15, Chicago

Given these snippets from the IPNCT format guidelines... D-2-c. Protests will be resolved according to the same principles as in standard NAQT play (e.g., earned points are added, unearned points are removed , missed opportunities to score points are played, gameplay that shouldnʹt have happened is ...
by jonpin
Mon Apr 09, 2018 5:23 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: 1995 ACF Nationals program
Replies: 11
Views: 6603

Re: 1995 ACF Nationals program

Parts of this I love include but are not limited to: The "formal welcome by tournament directors" on page 3 that concludes "Have fun, y'all." "These records are available publicly on the Internet's FTP and WWW archives as ACFNCTRecords.txt" I'm not sure if the empty gri...
by jonpin
Fri Apr 06, 2018 3:49 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: (2018) HSNCT Side event: Hamilton
Replies: 10
Views: 9519

Re: (2018) HSNCT Side event: Hamilton

To follow up on this, the Fox Theatre will begin ticket sales Sunday morning at 10am ET (and will probably complete ticket sales Sunday morning around 10:15am ET). Prices will range from $80 to $330. The theatre recommends that you create an account before Sunday so that you're ready when sales begin.
by jonpin
Fri Apr 06, 2018 9:19 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: 2018 NAQT ICT: April 14, Chicago
Replies: 30
Views: 20025

Re: 2018 NAQT ICT: April 14, Chicago

So in Division I, ties will be played off at the first split, but not at the split from 12 teams to 6?
by jonpin
Wed Apr 04, 2018 11:28 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: 1970s Music - Prelim to the Bracket
Replies: 224
Views: 30031

Re: 1970s Music - Prelim to the Bracket

Billy Joel Piano Man So wait, is Billy Joel being cut completely? This is his signature song, if he's to be included then it would be weird to not use this one. The Billy Joel pick is presumably Only the Good Die Young. While perhaps not quite as strong as Piano Man, it's still excellent. Also, as ...
by jonpin
Tue Apr 03, 2018 12:31 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: 2018 Cooper Awards - winners announced
Replies: 4
Views: 6548

Re: 2018 Cooper Awards - Nominations are closed

We've received a number of strong nominations, and the PACE membership will be deciding these awards over the next few weeks. I expect to be able to announce the winners on or shortly after May 1.
by jonpin
Sun Apr 01, 2018 10:34 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: 1970s Music - Prelim to the Bracket
Replies: 224
Views: 30031

Re: 1970s Music - Prelim to the Bracket

Auks Ran Ova wrote:
jonpin wrote:You mean that Bowling for Soup song was a cover?
yes
[sigh]
by jonpin
Sat Mar 31, 2018 10:51 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: 1970s Music - Prelim to the Bracket
Replies: 224
Views: 30031

Re: 1970s Music - Prelim to the Bracket

AKKOLADE wrote:I couldn't watch any more basketball without barfing, so here's some cuts.

Paul McCartney and Wings Nineteen Hundred and Eighty Five
You mean that Bowling for Soup song was a cover?
by jonpin
Fri Mar 23, 2018 1:16 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: 2018 NAQT HSNCT: Congratulations Plano West!
Replies: 47
Views: 27355

Re: 2018 NAQT HSNCT: Atlanta, May 26-27

I'm just curious, is the transition from the end of split fields on Saturday to combined field on Sunday completely dictated by the cards, or is there any sort of reseeding / pairing being done overnight?
by jonpin
Sun Mar 18, 2018 8:43 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: 2018 Cooper Awards - winners announced
Replies: 4
Views: 6548

Re: 2018 Cooper Awards - Call for nominations

I've received a few nominations so far, but there are still about two weeks to get your nominations in.
by jonpin
Wed Feb 28, 2018 8:53 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: 1970s Music - Prelim to the Bracket
Replies: 224
Views: 30031

Re: 1970s Music - Prelim to the Bracket

Joke's on us. Come mid-April, Fred's going to post a final list of cuts and announce the one song remaining that has been declared The Greatest.
by jonpin
Sun Feb 11, 2018 9:02 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Managing Tournament Staff
Replies: 20
Views: 9916

Re: Managing Tournament Staff

I would go a bit further, and say that the 1v3 and 2v3 matches also, in general, tend to be critical matches, and should never be put in round 1. Depending on the pooling scheme, 2v3 can often be "more important" (which I take to mean "more likely to be close") than 1v2, and it ...
by jonpin
Tue Feb 06, 2018 12:19 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Best Song of the 2000s: HEYYYYYYYYYYYY YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
Replies: 735
Views: 153381

Re: IT IS THE FINALS: Best Song of the 2000s

Alright alright alright alright alright alright alright alright alright alright alright alright alright alright Mr. Brightside is a good, fun song, but it's not THE song to define the decade. Nothing from that song is remotely as iconic as "shake it like a Polaroid picture". Hey Ya! wins ,...
by jonpin
Tue Jan 30, 2018 7:03 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Best Song of the 2000s: HEYYYYYYYYYYYY YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
Replies: 735
Views: 153381

Re: FINAL FOUR: Best Song of the 2000s

Brightside, without much excitement
Hey Ya, with something close to panic
by jonpin
Mon Jan 22, 2018 11:10 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Announcement: 2018 ACF Nationals (April 21-22 at MIT)
Replies: 64
Views: 73082

Re: Announcement: 2018 ACF Nationals (April 21-22 at MIT)

theMoMA wrote:
Aaron Manby (ironmaster) wrote:Neither January 22nd nor February 17th are Sundays.
Changed to Monday.
OK, but February 17 isn't a Monday either...
by jonpin
Sun Jan 21, 2018 9:56 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Best Song of the 2000s: HEYYYYYYYYYYYY YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
Replies: 735
Views: 153381

Re: ELITE EIGHT: Best Song of the 2000s

Mr. Brightside vs. Toxic - Part of me doesn't want to forgive "Brightside" for knocking out "Crazy", but the majority of me knows that Mr. Brightside is a fantastic song. Paper Planes vs. Chicago - All I wanna do [bang bang ca-ching] is see Sufjan Stevens get eliminated. Hey Ya!...
by jonpin
Tue Jan 16, 2018 7:50 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Best Song of the 2000s: HEYYYYYYYYYYYY YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
Replies: 735
Views: 153381

Re: SWEET SIXTEEN: Best Song of the 2000s

Crazy by Gnarls Barkley vs. Mr. Brightside by The Killers In pre-tournament discussion, after I was told not to bother going ride-or-die for "A Thousand Miles", I said I would switch my over-the-top support for "Mr. Brightside" (my third choice, "Everytime We Touch", w...
by jonpin
Mon Jan 15, 2018 12:44 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Best Song of the 2000s: HEYYYYYYYYYYYY YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
Replies: 735
Views: 153381

Re: SWEET SIXTEEN: Best Song of the 2000s

sambrochin wrote: 1901 by Phoenix vs. Hurt by Johnny Cash: This matchup is why we should've reseeded.
Honestly, though brackets are a lot of fun, I think it would be fun to do something like this in FA Cup style, where the organizer just randomly determines the pairings for each round.
by jonpin
Wed Jan 10, 2018 12:15 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: 2018 Cooper Awards - winners announced
Replies: 4
Views: 6548

2018 Cooper Awards - winners announced

I am pleased to announce that The Partnership for Academic Competition Excellence is now accepting nominations for the 2018 Benjamin Cooper Academic Ambassador Awards. The Cooper awards, which recognize those who contribute to the “spirit and honor of quizbowl competition,” will be presented at the ...
by jonpin
Sat Jan 06, 2018 8:07 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Best Song of the 2000s: HEYYYYYYYYYYYY YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
Replies: 735
Views: 153381

Re: ROUND TWO, PART ONE: Best Song of the 2000s

Hey Ya! by Outkast vs. Time to Pretend by MGMT | "The models will have children, we'll get a divorce / Find some new models, everything must run its course". "Time to Pretend" paints a wonderful picture, the joylessness of hedonistic excess. It's a terrific song. But come on. It...
by jonpin
Thu Jan 04, 2018 4:57 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Best Song of the 2000s: HEYYYYYYYYYYYY YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
Replies: 735
Views: 153381

Re: ROUND ONE OVER: Best Song of the 2000s

Crazy by Gnarls Barkley vs. Wake Me Up When September Ends by Green Day | A better Green Day song would be able to pull off the upset here, but "September" just isn't as iconic as "Crazy". Mr. Brightside by The Killers vs. Since U Been Gone by Kelly Clarkson | Never underestimat...
by jonpin
Wed Jan 03, 2018 4:17 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Bonus Leadins
Replies: 9
Views: 5507

Re: Bonus Leadins

I've seen these done in a great way, and also done in a terrible, plodding, boring way. Back when I was a relative newcomer to the game, I distinctly remember one tournament where over the course of the day there were (scattered about) the bonus lead-ins: "Name these things about stuff." &...
by jonpin
Thu Dec 28, 2017 2:06 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Best Song of the 2000s: HEYYYYYYYYYYYY YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
Replies: 735
Views: 153381

Re: ROUND ONE, PART THREE: Best Song of the 2000s

Hey Ya! by Outkast
Time to Pretend by MGMT
One More Time by Daft Punk
Bad Romance by Lady Gaga
Take Me Out by Franz Ferdinand
Dog Days Are Over by Florence + The Machine
Lose Yourself by Eminem
Rehab by Amy Winehouse
by jonpin
Sat Dec 23, 2017 7:44 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Best Song of the 2000s: HEYYYYYYYYYYYY YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
Replies: 735
Views: 153381

Re: VENTING TIME: Best Song of the 2000s

Crazy
Wake Me Up When September Ends
Mr. Brightside
Since U Been Gone
Clocks
Wake Up
The Rat
Get Ur Freak On
by jonpin
Thu Dec 21, 2017 2:11 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Best Song of the 2000s: HEYYYYYYYYYYYY YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
Replies: 735
Views: 153381

Re: VENTING TIME: Best Song of the 2000s

I'm a pop enthusiast, so I'm unfamiliar with a surprisingly large number of these selections. I've already (vociferously) complained in another locale about the absence of "A Thousand Miles", and I see that there's no Michelle Branch either, so I guess the female singer-songwriter genre's ...
by jonpin
Mon Dec 18, 2017 10:07 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Best Song of the 2000s: HEYYYYYYYYYYYY YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
Replies: 735
Views: 153381

Re: ROUND 0 PART 1 VOTING NOW: Best Song of the 2000s Bracke

Fred, I'm curious what your process was in creating the shortlist of songs you listened to for the process of picking and seeding the bracket.
by jonpin
Mon Dec 18, 2017 10:02 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Best Song of the 2000s: HEYYYYYYYYYYYY YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
Replies: 735
Views: 153381

Re: ROUND ZERO: Best Song of the 2000s Bracket

Round Zero - Part One Little Lion Man – Mumford and Sons vs. Can’t Get You Out of My Head – Kylie Minogue. The precision f-bomb works wonders. I wouldn't mind if Kylie won, though. I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor – Arctic Monkeys vs. Since U Been Gone – Kelly Clarkson . Kelly Clarkson is ten ...
by jonpin
Sun Dec 10, 2017 6:45 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Best Song of the 2000s: HEYYYYYYYYYYYY YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
Replies: 735
Views: 153381

Re: COMING SOON: Best Song of the 2000s Bracket

By 2000s, you mean the decade of 2000-2009, right? In any event, as the organizer of the annual "HSQB's Favorite Hit Song" poll/thread, I eagerly await having STRONG OPINIONS on this matter. Expect a lot of "I understand why you included this popular song by [artist], but [third singl...
by jonpin
Sun Nov 12, 2017 1:02 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Neg 5 : Quizbowl for the Cloud
Replies: 175
Views: 166275

Re: Neg 5 : Quizbowl for the Cloud

We discussed this a little locally at the tournament, but as Neg 5 grows and becomes a more popular tool, perhaps it's worth exploring monetization opportunities? This comes from someone who loves open source, but it seems reasonable to help pay for servers and give something back to Mostafa for hi...