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- Tue Mar 04, 2014 1:05 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: MUT at uWaterloo (15th March, 2014)
- Replies: 19
- Views: 10405
- Fri Feb 28, 2014 2:59 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: MUT at uWaterloo (15th March, 2014)
- Replies: 19
- Views: 10405
Re: MUT at uWaterloo (15th March, 2014)
This tournament is in two weeks, and so far only Carleton has registered. I'd hate to have them drive all that way to play themselves, so you should contact me to let me know that you're coming!
- Sun Feb 16, 2014 2:04 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: MUT at uWaterloo (15th March, 2014)
- Replies: 19
- Views: 10405
Re: MUT at uWaterloo (15th March, 2014)
Everyone:
I will be serving as the Tournament Director for this tournament. From here on out, please e-mail me at [email protected] to register for this tournament, or if you have any other questions or concerns.
I will be serving as the Tournament Director for this tournament. From here on out, please e-mail me at [email protected] to register for this tournament, or if you have any other questions or concerns.
- Mon Feb 10, 2014 2:24 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: 2014 SCT: general discussion
- Replies: 35
- Views: 7317
Re: 2014 SCT: general discussion
The current events questions in this set seemed less well-written than those in last year's SCT. Was there a change in editorship? There was no change in CE editorship. Do you have more specific comments on what seemed better last year/worse this year? -Seth The world current events questions seem ...
- Sun Feb 09, 2014 5:06 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: 2014 SCT: specific questions
- Replies: 50
- Views: 11016
Re: 2014 SCT: specific questions
I'm going to get this in before I forget: the reference (or possibly references) to the Confederacy as a "country" was really regrettable, as this is an assertion that is: a) not really true to the best of my knowledge (if I remember correctly, no nation gave official diplomatic recogniti...
- Sun Feb 09, 2014 1:48 am
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: 2014 SCT: specific questions
- Replies: 50
- Views: 11016
Re: 2014 SCT: specific questions
I'm going to get this in before I forget: the reference (or possibly references) to the Confederacy as a "country" was really regrettable, as this is an assertion that is: a) not really true to the best of my knowledge (if I remember correctly, no nation gave official diplomatic recognitio...
- Sun Dec 08, 2013 6:34 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: NAQT Canada SCT-February 8, 2014
- Replies: 32
- Views: 31413
Re: NAQT Canada SCT-February 8, 2014
Is there any possibility of a coordinated pizza lunch, which worked well when Ottawa last hosted?
- Sun Dec 01, 2013 12:57 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: SCOP Novice mirror at the University of Waterloo (Nov. 30th)
- Replies: 8
- Views: 5206
Re: SCOP Novice mirror at the University of Waterloo (Nov. 30th)
I thank Waterloo for the effort they put in. It is unfortunate that the turnout wasn't as great as hoped. Two of the teams were essentially new to academic competition, and found the level of competition overly challenging. I sincerely hope that "new to academic competition" also means th...
- Sun Dec 01, 2013 3:25 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: SCOP Novice mirror at the University of Waterloo (Nov. 30th)
- Replies: 8
- Views: 5206
Re: SCOP Novice mirror at the University of Waterloo (Nov. 30th)
There were five teams in attendance. We played a round robin before lunch. Two of the teams were essentially new to academic competition, and found the level of competition overly challenging. They elected to leave over the lunch break. We had the remaining three teams play a double round robin in t...
- Sat Nov 09, 2013 8:17 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: *CONFIRMED* ACF Fall 2013 @McMaster
- Replies: 34
- Views: 16005
Re: *CONFIRMED* ACF Fall 2013 @McMaster
Thanks to Mac for running this smoothly today! It should be noted that Carleton finished 4th, as they were in the top bracket. Waterloo won the D2/UG crowns - note to the ACF deities that the individual that rendered them ineligible for those prizes (when they were registering) was unable to attend...
- Thu Oct 24, 2013 9:34 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Books with Info
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2920
Re: Books with Info
It's a very, very large textbook, but Palmer, Colton, and Kramer's "A History of the Modern World" is an excellent resource.
"The American Pageant" is also very good, as is Eric Foner's "Give Me Liberty!".
"The American Pageant" is also very good, as is Eric Foner's "Give Me Liberty!".
- Fri Oct 18, 2013 9:58 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: McMaster Mirror of "An Intimate Engagement With Trash"
- Replies: 34
- Views: 13663
Re: McMaster Mirror of "An Intimate Engagement With Trash"
A polite note that this set will not be clear after tomorrow, as Macalester will be hosting a mirror in November.
There is a private discussion group that you can join if you have any substantive comments to offer, though at this point, this tournament is a finished product.
There is a private discussion group that you can join if you have any substantive comments to offer, though at this point, this tournament is a finished product.
- Wed Oct 16, 2013 12:49 am
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: ACF Fall 2013 Global Announcement
- Replies: 46
- Views: 32313
Re: ACF Fall 2013 Global Announcement
A few clarifications are in order: First, please note that high schools are not eligible for the "new to ACF" and "new to quizbowl" discounts, as per our rule change last year. Second, it looks like I was working from a somewhat outdated set of packet submissions, so some of you...
- Mon Oct 07, 2013 11:39 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: How to Handle Freebies
- Replies: 26
- Views: 11481
Re: How to Handle Freebies
What I typically do is "if you are absolutely sure, signify it by raising your buzzer [but be careful on this because you may think you know it until the end or something], and then if you're 100% sure, buzz as the giveaway begins." This avoids those awkward things where four people wait,...
- Sat Oct 05, 2013 5:41 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Collegiate Novice at UWaterloo (10/5)
- Replies: 23
- Views: 10444
Re: Collegiate Novice at UWaterloo (10/5)
After the nine-team round robin concluded, four teams (McMaster B, Toronto, Waterloo A and Waterloo D) were tied atop the standings with a 7-2 record. We elected to break this tie by PPG and thus McMaster B and Waterloo D played off in a one game final. Waterloo D was victorious. The stats have been...
- Sat Oct 05, 2013 1:07 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Collegiate Novice at UWaterloo (10/5)
- Replies: 23
- Views: 10444
Re: Collegiate Novice at UWaterloo (10/5)
We have just taken our lunch break here. Besides an unfortunate situation in which a team entered the wrong room without anyone noticing until midway through the round, things have progressed smoothly.
Toronto and McMaster B stand at the top of the heap with 5-0 records.
Toronto and McMaster B stand at the top of the heap with 5-0 records.
- Sat Oct 05, 2013 10:05 am
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Collegiate Novice at UWaterloo (10/5)
- Replies: 23
- Views: 10444
Re: Collegiate Novice at UWaterloo (10/5)
The tournament is about to get underway. I will post updates periodically throughout the day.
- Tue Sep 17, 2013 10:59 am
- Forum: Trash
- Topic: Clearinghouse for Random Packet Announcements
- Replies: 577
- Views: 455625
Re: Clearinghouse for Random Packet Announcements
I will post my packet later tonight (Rob Carson won, despite a fantastic surge by Matt Weiner who tied Dylan Minarik for second place). I also wrote a SNL themed packet involving material from the last five years (and a couple things slightly earlier, effectively the time Bill Hader was on the show...
- Tue Aug 13, 2013 3:52 pm
- Forum: New High School Teams
- Topic: Best question set to show new teams?
- Replies: 20
- Views: 8205
Re: Best question set to show new teams?
We started South Collegiate in London ON off on CMST before moving up to more difficulty-appropriate questions (which I know was an NAQT set, but do not remember if it was an IS-A or an IS set). Are you trying to affect some change in Montreal, or elsewhere? I thought London South with Elizabeth pl...
- Tue Aug 13, 2013 2:45 pm
- Forum: New High School Teams
- Topic: Best question set to show new teams?
- Replies: 20
- Views: 8205
Re: Best question set to show new teams?
I broke in a team last year using CMST, but obviously that's not-quite difficulty appropriate. Which team? NAQT IS-A is certainly a viable option given my audience, due to our local format, is geared more towards trash, current events and geography, but it's not representative of most other questio...
- Tue Aug 13, 2013 11:43 am
- Forum: New High School Teams
- Topic: Best question set to show new teams?
- Replies: 20
- Views: 8205
Re: Best question set to show new teams?
I'm from Canada, and Canada is dominated by a local format known for it's uneven distribution, hoses and excessive "trivia". Only a few schools are willing to play good quizbowl in addition to that local format. If there was one set or packet that can be shown to new coaches and players t...
- Tue Jul 23, 2013 2:20 am
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Specific Question Discussion
- Replies: 14
- Views: 2578
Re: Specific Question Discussion
My Mukherjee-esque list: There was nothing really wrong with the Stefon question, but I'll say there is such a limited clue space for this guy that his first appearance is a pretty easy clue to remember. The tossup should have been on DJ Baby Bok Choi. Amusing quirk that tossups on "Gotham Cit...
- Tue Jul 23, 2013 2:10 am
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: General Discussion
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1139
Re: General Discussion
As the person who edited the television, I think that 30/30 2000s TV over the course of a 12-packet set was probably a touch too heavy. I definitely support the idea to skew modern, and I think television is the category that benefits the most from a modern skewing (the world needs less, and not mor...
- Tue Jul 23, 2013 1:56 am
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Specific Question Discussion
- Replies: 14
- Views: 2578
Re: Specific Question Discussion
One role played by this actress was Sophie, a woman who lives with her father-in-law played by Brian Dennehy in The Fighting Fitzgeralds and in an early role, she played the sister of Ellen’s best friend Paige on Ellen. One character played by this actress dates Tony DeMarco, whose mob connections ...
- Mon Jul 22, 2013 3:50 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Seth Teitler Presents: An Intimate Engagement with Trash
- Replies: 75
- Views: 32127
Re: Seth Teitler Presents: An Intimate Engagement with Trash
Some non specific feedback before the private forum: In general, a decent set. Tossup choices were fine and generally tried to avoid some awful trash niches. There were some really creative ways to ask for things. Here's three things that I felt this tournament could have improved on: 1. Inconsiste...
- Mon Jul 22, 2013 12:50 am
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Seth Teitler Presents: An Intimate Engagement with Trash
- Replies: 75
- Views: 32127
Re: Seth Teitler Presents: An Intimate Engagement with Trash
I'd like to offer my voice to the chorus of thank yous. First and foremost, thanks to both Nolan and David, who saw fit to include a Canadian they didn't know in the writing and editing of this tournament, which is played during one of quizbowl's landmark annual events. I hope it was well-received (...
- Wed Jul 17, 2013 12:33 am
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Seth Teitler Presents: An Intimate Engagement with Trash
- Replies: 75
- Views: 32127
Re: Seth Teitler Presents: An Intimate Engagement with Trash
Thanks to everyone who helped with this tonight. It was just brought to my attention that VCU Open has playtesting tomorrow as well, so we'll start again around 10:30 EST (or, when VCUO is finished up) tomorrow evening #cotrash. Questions will be on TV, predominantly.
- Tue Jul 16, 2013 10:23 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Seth Teitler Presents: An Intimate Engagement with Trash
- Replies: 75
- Views: 32127
Re: Seth Teitler Presents: An Intimate Engagement with Trash
This is starting in approx ten minutes in #cotrash.
- Tue Jul 16, 2013 5:06 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Seth Teitler Presents: An Intimate Engagement with Trash
- Replies: 75
- Views: 32127
Re: Seth Teitler Presents: An Intimate Engagement with Trash
Playtesting will now be at 10:30 EST tonight, instead of 10:00. Sorry if this inconveniences anyone!
- Mon Jul 15, 2013 12:29 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Seth Teitler Presents: An Intimate Engagement with Trash
- Replies: 75
- Views: 32127
Re: Seth Teitler Presents: An Intimate Engagement with Trash
I'm going to be doing some playtesting for this tournament Tuesday and Wednesday (ie: tomorrow and the day after) in the IRC at 10PM EST. Questions will mainly be on film and television.
- Tue Apr 30, 2013 5:20 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: ANNOUNCEMENT: Urgent Call for Unity (July 21, 2013)
- Replies: 121
- Views: 31723
Re: ANNOUNCEMENT: Urgent Call for Unity (July 21, 2013)
Oh, it's just ten rounds? I think while 2:00 is a little unfeasible, 3:00 definitely isn't provided we start early enough, have a quick lunch, and move quickly. That means we're out of there at 9:00 (unless dinner...?). This is correct. While we had initially planned to write fifteen rounds of 20/2...
- Tue Apr 30, 2013 1:43 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: ANNOUNCEMENT: Urgent Call for Unity (July 21, 2013)
- Replies: 121
- Views: 31723
Re: ANNOUNCEMENT: Urgent Call for Unity (July 21, 2013)
And I guess I'll just add that I don't think anyone writing the trash tournament has an issue with following "tight parameters". Rather, looking back at previous discussion over this, I think there's simply concern that finishing 10 rounds of 20/20 plus a possible finals between 8:00 and 2...
- Tue Apr 30, 2013 1:04 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: ANNOUNCEMENT: Urgent Call for Unity (July 21, 2013)
- Replies: 121
- Views: 31723
Re: ANNOUNCEMENT: Urgent Call for Unity (July 21, 2013)
I won't be at CO, and thus won't be running the trash tournament, but I am writing for it, so I am qualified to speak to its length, at least. We are writing ten rounds of 20/20 plus finals. I can't speak to how those at the tournament would want it to be run, but I don't see any reason why there wo...
- Wed Apr 17, 2013 11:23 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: ICT 2012 Podcasts
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1118
Re: ICT 2012 Podcasts
I finally got around to posting the podcasts from last year's ICT. They can be found here: http://doc-ent.com/qbc/ICT2012/ They will also soon be placed on the NAQT server. The podcasts for this year's ICT won't be posted until other mirrors have been played in May. The link for 2011 podcasts seems...
- Sun Mar 31, 2013 7:55 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Fighting Trash Capture
- Replies: 18
- Views: 6069
Re: Fighting Trash Capture
For all my other problems with the UCSD team, the one thing we were able to avoid was "trash capture." I pretty much never read trash packets in practice. The one or two times that somebody did, we read really high quality trash and it was proven that the team was really bad at it, so the...
- Thu Mar 28, 2013 10:34 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Seth Teitler Presents: An Intimate Engagement with Trash
- Replies: 75
- Views: 32127
Re: Seth Teitler Presents: An Intimate Engagement with Trash
If this helps clarify, I prefer to write questions with accessible answers and harder clues than making a tournament difficult through answer selection.Dominator wrote:So what is the target difficulty?
- Fri Mar 22, 2013 11:16 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Watkins-gate news media link collection - 19 Total
- Replies: 112
- Views: 183469
Re: Watkins-gate news media link collection - 19 Total
The article from Bloomberg has been printed on the Toronto Star's website, so the news has made it to Canada as well.
- Thu Mar 21, 2013 11:29 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Venting rage: Cheaters edition
- Replies: 74
- Views: 54296
Re: Venting rage: Cheaters edition
This may not be specifically directed at any one cheater, but the greatest quiz bowl match I've ever seen was the 2011 ICT finals between Minnesota and Harvard. That ICT, generally, is one of my fondest memories of my time playing quiz bowl, and it is assuredly the only ICT for which I'll qualify. T...
- Sun Feb 10, 2013 3:33 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: DI specific question discussion
- Replies: 40
- Views: 9161
Re: DI specific question discussion
Having questions about the state of New York and about Harlem in the same pack was probably not the best placement.
- Fri Nov 30, 2012 5:48 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Bayou-a-Drank 2012 @ U of T Mississauga Dec 8
- Replies: 13
- Views: 3799
Re: Bayou-a-Drank 2012 @ U of T Mississauga Dec 8
Yes, I still plan to be in attendance, although we will be sans buzzer system, as the Western one is in a state of severe disrepair.
- Mon Nov 12, 2012 10:06 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Bayou-a-Drank 2012 @ U of T Mississauga Dec 8
- Replies: 13
- Views: 3799
Re: Bayou-a-Drank 2012 @ U of T Mississauga Dec 8
It is very probable that I will be there, possibly with other Western people, possibly on a free agent team (are you allowing these?), possibly playing solo just for shits.
- Sun Sep 30, 2012 12:23 am
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: IFT at Buffalo 10/6/12
- Replies: 12
- Views: 4668
Re: IFT at Buffalo 10/6/12
This is the weekend of Canadian Thanksgiving, so many teams' members will be spread far and wide.MathMusic wrote:Guys,
Rutgers is the only team to officially register so far, could you officially sign up as soon as possible? Thanks.
- Fri Aug 03, 2012 10:14 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Hey it's time to talk about tone! (LIVE CHAT AUGUST 13)
- Replies: 116
- Views: 42590
Re: Hey it's time to talk about tone!
Brian, if the basic thrust of your post is that we should be lenient with new members who haven't really oriented themselves with the dynamic on these forums, then sure, I'm all for that, and I think there are positive steps we can take as individuals to make sure we do that. I doubt any new policy...
- Fri Aug 03, 2012 2:05 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Hey it's time to talk about tone! (LIVE CHAT AUGUST 13)
- Replies: 116
- Views: 42590
Re: Hey it's time to talk about tone!
Though I'm neither American nor a high school student, I think I'll wade into this morass and try to suggest something. A few weeks ago, there was quite a discussion in the college sections of this board regarding what sorts of music could go in the fine arts distribution, and what sorts of music sh...
- Fri Jul 13, 2012 9:03 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: ACF editors and dates for 2012-2013
- Replies: 29
- Views: 9121
Re: ACF editors and dates for 2012-2013
Many schools (including Univ. at Buffalo) have weekend exams during finals week, I had a final on Saturday last year. Well, that's just cruel; but if that's the case for a substantial number of Canadian teams who have a chance of attending ACF Nats, then I'd agree that we really ought not move it a...
- Tue Jul 03, 2012 9:51 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: KABO Mirror at University of Waterloo: August 18, 2012
- Replies: 43
- Views: 21680
Re: KABO Mirror at University of Waterloo: August 18, 2012
Hey all: I am throwing my hat in the ring as a free agent. I would prefer to see some sort of trashy thing run as a side event (Mike Cheyne movies?).
bmcnama -AT- uwo -DOT- ca, or Facebook me if you want to play along.
bmcnama -AT- uwo -DOT- ca, or Facebook me if you want to play along.
- Tue Jun 12, 2012 9:59 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: PACE NSC 2012 Set Discussion
- Replies: 27
- Views: 15776
Re: PACE NSC 2012 Set Discussion
I heard a grand total of two rounds of this tournament being played, including the final, but what I heard was good. One point that I wanted to note was that the early round I heard was a bottom tier game where " F ranklin Roosevelt's court-packing scheme" went unanswered. I'm not certain...
- Mon Jun 11, 2012 11:05 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: KABO Mirror at University of Waterloo: August 18, 2012
- Replies: 43
- Views: 21680
Re: Gauging interest for a KABO mirror at Waterloo
If this was being run a week later than the main site, I could not go. I could go the week of the main site, or two weekends after.
- Fri Jun 08, 2012 1:32 pm
- Forum: New High School Teams
- Topic: Quiz Bowl's Systemic Failure At Expansion and Recruitment
- Replies: 75
- Views: 45701
Re: Quiz Bowl's Systemic Failure At Expansion and Recruitment
I've asked this question before, but why even include NAC in the "National Tournament" forum's description, if this is how people feel about it?
- Thu Jun 07, 2012 10:03 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Seth Teitler Presents: An Intimate Engagement with Trash
- Replies: 75
- Views: 32127
Re: Seth Teitler Presents: An Intimate Engagement with Trash
While this can run anytime, is there any chance it could become next year's CO Trash? I'd hate to see that event die out. I can't speak for the other members of the writing staff, but if that was the situation that created the most demand for this project, then I personally wouldn't object. ETA: Al...