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- Thu Sep 01, 2016 12:33 am
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Saying Farewell
- Replies: 13
- Views: 7732
Re: Saying Farewell
I hope that as people move on from playing/writing/editing quizbowl that they stay involved by reading at local tournaments. Quizbowl reading skill is a preciously rare commodity in pretty much every part of the country. A few Saturdays a year reading can make a big difference in the quality of a l...
- Sat Aug 13, 2016 6:41 pm
- Forum: Quizbowl History Forum
- Topic: Your Travel Disaster Stories
- Replies: 51
- Views: 72617
Re: Your Travel Disaster Stories
There are two travel stories that merit note in this thread, though I don't remember all the details of either. Illinois sent 3 teams to the 2009 SCT at Indiana University. For many reasons, this was one of the worst tournaments I ever played, but I'll stick to the travel part of it here. I awoke a...
- Thu Jul 28, 2016 11:59 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Illinois '16-'17
- Replies: 145
- Views: 66188
Re: Illinois '16-'17
Oh god, not this again!Your Feline Genome wrote:Joker wrote:Bubalus Period wrote:People keep making bad posts in Illinois discussions
- Mon Jun 06, 2016 7:07 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: 2016 PACE NSC: June 4-5, Chicago
- Replies: 78
- Views: 67771
Re: 2016 PACE NSC: June 4-5, Chicago
(I can't believe we're having THIS argument again—I wasn't even in quizbowl when this was last a thing!) I think that the main issue with the PACE format is the simple fact that one slip up in the prelims can relegate teams to a particular position (in our and Barrington's case, a maximum placing o...
- Wed May 04, 2016 12:49 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Magic Draft @ MSNCT Saturday Night (after stats entry[8pm])
- Replies: 3
- Views: 502
Re: Magic Draft @ MSNCT Saturday Night (after stats entry[8p
I'm with the others, won't be staffing but would be down for slinging spells in the future (as if my avatar wasn't enough of an indicator).
- Mon Apr 11, 2016 12:41 am
- Forum: Middle school area archives
- Topic: LOST I - 4/9/2016, SCOP MS [Litchfield, IL]
- Replies: 9
- Views: 6961
Re: LOST I - 4/9/2016, SCOP MS [Litchfield, IL]
Top 4 from the tournament:
1) Champaign Next Gen A
2) Springfield Franklin A
3) Carlinville
4) Champaign Next Gen B
1) Champaign Next Gen A
2) Springfield Franklin A
3) Carlinville
4) Champaign Next Gen B
- Fri Apr 08, 2016 10:57 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Bee St Louis Regional
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2436
Bee St Louis Regional
Anyone know the full story behind the cancellation of yesterday's event in Clayton, MO?
- Thu Mar 10, 2016 9:48 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Neg 5 : Quizbowl for the Cloud
- Replies: 175
- Views: 166310
Re: Neg 5 : Quizbowl for the Cloud
Did this update get rid of the scoresheet option? We used Neg5 at our event and that was one of our teams favorite features, having the ability to just click 10, 15, -5 for each question. I don't seem to see it on the new release (unless I'm missing it?). Thanks! So it seems that the issue (for me)...
- Sun Feb 21, 2016 11:12 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Illinois '15 - '16
- Replies: 64
- Views: 47137
Re: Illinois '15 - '16
About the format: I have been invited to the Masons' April recap meeting for the past three years (it helps that it's maybe ten minutes from me). I can be reasonably confident in saying that the format is not changing. Yes, I understand it can lead to upsets, but when I've seen teams average 20ppb ...
- Sun Feb 21, 2016 1:38 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Illinois '15 - '16
- Replies: 64
- Views: 47137
Re: Illinois '15 - '16
As I was reading at O'Fallon yesterday, I distinctly remember seeing one TU in my areas where the clues should have been re-jiggered, and another TU where the answer was a bit too far out there. I had a good spread of teams in my room, but even the teams I saw that maybe won 0-2 games all day were h...
- Mon Jan 11, 2016 9:39 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: SMV 2015: HSQB's Secret Santa - Send your gifts!
- Replies: 100
- Views: 7571
Re: SMV 2015: HSQB's Secret Santa - Send your gifts!
Indeed twas me. Don't cut everything, just things that need cutMuriel Axon wrote:Thanks to Donald Taylor (presumably) for a Spyderco stainless steel pocket knife! I now have the urge to cut everything...
- Sat Jan 02, 2016 5:38 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Neg 5 : Quizbowl for the Cloud
- Replies: 175
- Views: 166310
Re: Neg 5 : Quizbowl for the Cloud
In playing around with this, I have one question: If a protest is noted but not resolved on the spot (say tossup 11), is there a way to go back and fix the results of that tossup without having to re-enter the entire second half? ETA: Having sub information entered after the game instead of when the...
- Tue Dec 29, 2015 12:51 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: SMV 2015: HSQB's Secret Santa - Send your gifts!
- Replies: 100
- Views: 7571
Re: SMV 2015: HSQB's Secret Santa - Send your gifts!
I received DVD copies of Misery and John Carpenter's Prince of Darkness from Alejandro Lopez-Lago.
Definitely looking forward to watching Misery, as I really like James Caan (original Rollerball ftw)
Definitely looking forward to watching Misery, as I really like James Caan (original Rollerball ftw)
- Sat Dec 26, 2015 5:10 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: SMV 2015: HSQB's Secret Santa - Send your gifts!
- Replies: 100
- Views: 7571
Re: SMV 2015: HSQB's Secret Santa - Send your gifts!
Much thanks to the mystery sender for Larisa Shepitko's Wings and Ascent ! They look awesome and you've introduced me to another Soviet female director, which I appreciate. (and introduced me to Criterion's Eclipse series which looks awwwwesome) Enjoy! (And yes, Eclipse is terrific!) By the way -- ...
- Sun Dec 20, 2015 10:13 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: SMV 2015: HSQB's Secret Santa - Send your gifts!
- Replies: 100
- Views: 7571
Re: SMV 2015: HSQB's Secret Santa - Send your gifts!
Just sent mine.
- Wed Nov 18, 2015 1:12 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: SMV 2015: HSQB's Secret Santa - Send your gifts!
- Replies: 100
- Views: 7571
Re: SMV 2015: HSQB's Secret Santa - 11/29 Deadline
Donald Taylor
[email protected]
1) A good horror movie. I love the Hellraiser series, but want to branch out.
2) A collection of short poetry.
3) A unique/strange coin. Does not have to be currency, but should have two distinct sides.
[email protected]
1) A good horror movie. I love the Hellraiser series, but want to branch out.
2) A collection of short poetry.
3) A unique/strange coin. Does not have to be currency, but should have two distinct sides.
- Tue Nov 10, 2015 11:23 pm
- Forum: Best of the Best
- Topic: Just what is "business casual" dress, and how do I wear it?
- Replies: 52
- Views: 53760
Re: Just what is "business casual" dress, and how do I wear
Also, do not forget a decent undershirt. Especially in classrooms where there are a lot of people in a small space, it can get hot pretty quickly, and the last thing you want is for others to see sweat stains in your armpits. Anti-perspirant will only go so far. Even if a decent button-down is too m...
- Tue Sep 01, 2015 9:10 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Electronic Scorekeeping
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3819
Re: Electronic Scorekeeping
Last year, the Springfield Invitational used electronic scoresheets, as all of the scorekeepers were given school-owned MacBooks that were wirelessly networked to a printer in HQ.
If the resources and logistics are there, it can be a great boon. If not, it is not worth the trouble.
If the resources and logistics are there, it can be a great boon. If not, it is not worth the trouble.
- Sun Jun 07, 2015 12:36 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Discussion of pronunciation guides
- Replies: 30
- Views: 17263
Re: Discussion of pronunciation guides
For the Masonic sets, David Reinstein puts PGs in red text. From what I have gathered from a wide swath of readers, it helps tremendously, as it easily pops out off of the page.
- Wed Apr 22, 2015 1:44 am
- Forum: Quizbowl History Forum
- Topic: Favorite Quizbowl Experiences
- Replies: 77
- Views: 68698
Re: Favorite Quizbowl Experiences
CO 2008. Spent the day after my 21st birthday doing tourist-y things with the Florida contingent (Borglum, Beyer, Harvey, Ragab, Silberstein, other people whom I can't name off the top), then three days of doing stats for History Doubles (Bruce, I still owe you a thank you for the ties), the main ev...
- Wed Apr 22, 2015 1:35 am
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Where Are You Going Next Year? (2015 College)
- Replies: 47
- Views: 29921
Re: Where Are You Going Next Year? (2015 College)
I resent this!Muriel Axon wrote:Joe is taking a job in finance. Memorial tournament forthcoming after his metaphorical death.
- Tue Mar 17, 2015 1:52 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: IHSA 2015
- Replies: 21
- Views: 5933
Re: IHSA 2015
1) Myth is explicitly under the lit distribution.ACantataforLiebowitz wrote:Mythology = Literature
How IHSA does not consider short stories to be a thing (novels Harrison Bergeron and The Open Boat)
2) Harrison Bergeron isn't a novel...
- Wed Mar 11, 2015 1:24 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Literary Phrasing
- Replies: 20
- Views: 8973
Re: Literary Phrasing
For clarification's case, here's the prompt/first part: An eye operation serves as a turning point in this story, in which the patient ends up dying. [10] This tale sees Laurel Hand read Dickens to her father, Judge McKelva, when not feuding with her stepmother, Fay. ANSWER: The _Optimist's Daughter...
- Tue Mar 10, 2015 2:16 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Literary Phrasing
- Replies: 20
- Views: 8973
Literary Phrasing
For a bonus in a recent tournament, the lead-in and prompt for a bonus part about a novel called it both a "story" and a "tale." I was intentionally vague with not wanting to call it a novel. I did have one person question the phrasing, as he alleged that those pointed at a short...
- Mon Mar 09, 2015 9:25 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: IHSA 2015
- Replies: 21
- Views: 5933
Re: IHSA 2015
I read all three rounds at Glenwood (who lost to East Peoria in a tight final). I made a comment after the first half that there would be many more bad questions, and the set did not disappoint. The math sucked, some of the history questions were holy-mother-of-god hard, and the art had jokes for an...
- Wed Mar 04, 2015 11:33 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Side bets at ICT and ACF Nats
- Replies: 17
- Views: 7023
Re: Side bets at ICT and ACF Nats
As someone who has won bets at practice (off degenerate gambler Mike Sorice) and on a live packet (woo Starcade knowledge), the most people should bet is like a meal.
People have done prognostication pools on here (top bracket finishers, UG titles, etc), but no money was involved.
People have done prognostication pools on here (top bracket finishers, UG titles, etc), but no money was involved.
- Sun Mar 01, 2015 6:59 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Masonics 2015
- Replies: 17
- Views: 6099
Re: Masonics 2015
Masonic prognostication! 1A: Elmwood, KCD, Blue Ridge will all make top 4 unless they're stacked into the same bracket. 2A: U-Lab is the team to beat, and Macomb or Litchfield are the only teams that could. 3A: A team that took a prelim loss will win the title. Bold prediction: both brackets will ha...
- Sat Feb 21, 2015 6:19 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Masonics 2015
- Replies: 17
- Views: 6099
Re: Masonics 2015
Soooooo, 10 sectionals delayed due to weather. Eight re-scheduled for the 28th, with Riverton and Greenville still unsure.
Up at the northern end, I can say that the roads when I left were manageable for me in my car, but not for an activity bus.
Up at the northern end, I can say that the roads when I left were manageable for me in my car, but not for an activity bus.
- Fri Feb 20, 2015 10:50 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Masonics 2015
- Replies: 17
- Views: 6099
Re: Masonics 2015
From the website: Greenville, O'Fallon, Mahomet-Seymour, Springfield, and Cobden have all been delayed. The central part of the state is under a winter storm warning until tomorrow night, so districts are being cautious.
- Fri Feb 20, 2015 1:29 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Masonics 2015
- Replies: 17
- Views: 6099
Re: Masonics 2015
It has been indicated to me that Dale himself emailed the hosts indicating the above caveat. I plan on bringing it up again tomorrow at the sectional I am reading at (Blue Ridge), and I don't think it would hurt for those of us who know better to stress it in our respective coaches' meetings as well.
- Mon Feb 16, 2015 12:33 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: 2015 NAQT Illinois State (2/14/2015; Urbana, IL)
- Replies: 15
- Views: 9331
Re: 2015 NAQT Illinois State (2/14/2015; Urbana, IL)
Major props to Mike, as well as the rest of the crew who worked behind the scenes to make sure the tournament ran smoothly despite a number of snafus that could have FUBAR'd the tournament. I only saw the final scoresheets, but I was definitely impressed with the level of play across the board, espe...
- Mon Jan 19, 2015 12:45 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Winnebago Invitational 1/17/2015
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3907
Re: Winnebago Invitational 1/17/2015
Thank you to everyone for coming out to Winnebago's tournament yesterday! Congratulations to Keith Country Day School, who won a very exciting final match against second-place Byron, and to third- and fourth-place teams Dwight A and Galesburg! Thank you to our excellent staffers: Alec Krueger, Mich...
- Fri Jan 16, 2015 2:08 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Illinois '14-'15
- Replies: 91
- Views: 40994
Re: Illinois '14-'15
Oh child, those who expect fairness from the Masonic sectional pairings know little.no ice wrote:The Masonic Sectional assignments are up and they are atrocious.
- Sun Jan 04, 2015 12:10 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: SMV 2014: DEADLINE EXTENDED
- Replies: 93
- Views: 6691
Re: SMV 2014: DEADLINE EXTENDED
Glad to see it finally got there!Mike Bentley wrote:Thanks mystery sender for the copy of Trials and Passions: Crimes in the Name of Love and Madness by Lisa Appignanesi!
- Sat Jan 03, 2015 12:40 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Split screens in Word for Easy Reading
- Replies: 7
- Views: 3889
Re: Split screens in Word for Easy Reading
In older version of word, one can go "Window -> New Window" to achieve a similar effect.
- Wed Dec 24, 2014 3:31 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: IRC Festivus 2014: Quentin Tarantino Edition
- Replies: 74
- Views: 37542
Re: IRC Festivus 2014: Quentin Tarantino Edition
Ukonvasara wrote:Ukonvasara wrote:Next year I think an earlier start is indeed advisable.nope, gonna start later out of spiteDr. Loki Skylizard, Thoracic Surgeon wrote:Y'all think you'll start a bit earlier next year? It seemed like a very late start for no real reason.
FESTIVUS 2015: LONG DAY'S JOURNEY INTO SPITE
- Tue Dec 23, 2014 4:12 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: SMV 2014: DEADLINE EXTENDED
- Replies: 93
- Views: 6691
Re: SMV 2014: DEADLINE EXTENDED
I placed my order 12/5, and neither Amazon nor the Postal Service can indicate if it was delivered.
- Fri Dec 05, 2014 8:07 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: SMV 2014: DEADLINE EXTENDED
- Replies: 93
- Views: 6691
Re: SMV 2014: DEADLINE EXTENDED
Placed my order today, and came home to a copy of the Popul Vuh. A John Lawrence Christmas was not included, but thanks!
- Thu Nov 20, 2014 2:19 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Periodic table posters in classrooms
- Replies: 11
- Views: 6391
Re: Periodic table posters in classrooms
My question would be, where can a moderator draw the line and just replace the bonus?
- Thu Nov 13, 2014 2:21 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: SMV 2014: DEADLINE EXTENDED
- Replies: 93
- Views: 6691
Re: SMV 2014: press x to send and receive presents
Donald Taylor
[email protected]
1. An interesting tie that is not indecent.
2. Something related to rugby.
3. Something related to non-European mythology. Past SMV gifts have included tomes on Georgian and Scots/Irish myth.
[email protected]
1. An interesting tie that is not indecent.
2. Something related to rugby.
3. Something related to non-European mythology. Past SMV gifts have included tomes on Georgian and Scots/Irish myth.
- Sat Sep 06, 2014 9:32 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: buzzer system repair
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3604
Re: 2015 NAQT HSNCT: May 30-31, Chicago
Contact the manufacturer, and (assuming the company is above board) you should be able to have it repaired and sent back in a timely manner.ndikkala wrote:Actually, I never considered that there was a repair service at all for buzzer sets. Who would I have to contact to get them fixed?
- Sat Sep 06, 2014 12:56 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: buzzer system repair
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3604
Re: 2015 NAQT HSNCT: May 30-31, Chicago
I have a somewhat technical question regarding buzzers lighting up. Some of our buzzers have lights that work but do not fit through the slot in the buzzer, because they have gotten loose inside the housing. It is still possible to see that the buzzer is lit up, just from a bit of an angle. Would t...
- Thu Aug 28, 2014 7:56 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Let's make some more fun of MSHSAA
- Replies: 7
- Views: 4773
Re: Let's make some more fun of MSHSAA
It's true that MSHSAA member schools would not be allowed to attend a regular-season national championship held in Missouri if it used NAQT rules. NAQT has been talking with MSHSAA in the hope of finding a solution to this issue that is agreeable to all parties involved. Clearly your under-the-tabl...
- Sun Aug 17, 2014 7:22 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Illinois '14-'15
- Replies: 91
- Views: 40994
Re: Illinois '14-'15
Keep in mind, too, the IHSA uses a multiplier for certain schools as well. I am not sure how closely the Masonic participation mirrors that of the IHSA's (I assume it is smaller in terms of numbers), but I figure this estimate would be altered. I wonder, though, how much this would impact the secti...
- Sat Aug 16, 2014 3:06 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Illinois '14-'15
- Replies: 91
- Views: 40994
Re: Illinois '14-'15
I talked with Dale Thayer -- the cutoffs aren't decided yet, as they're waiting for more knowledge of who's gonna be in the tournament (don't want to cut it off at an odd number of schools in two classes if you don't have to!). I can confirm this, as I was at the committee meeting in April where th...
- Sat Jul 26, 2014 9:43 am
- Forum: Trash
- Topic: Clearinghouse for Random Packet Announcements
- Replies: 577
- Views: 455445
Re: Clearinghouse for Random Packet Announcements
Assuming I am free on the night it's read, I may show up for it.crash bandicoot wrote:Would anyone be interested if I wrote a packet on cricket?
- Sun Jul 13, 2014 12:14 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Help HSQBRank with gathering data
- Replies: 7
- Views: 4811
Re: Help HSQBRank with gathering data
This school is distinct from the U-High in Normal, which doesn't get out much.bird bird bird bird bird wrote:Uni Lab (Urbana).The "University High A (IL)" played at UIUC Earlybird.
- Fri Jun 06, 2014 1:02 am
- Forum: Quizbowl History Forum
- Topic: Favorite Quizbowl Experiences
- Replies: 77
- Views: 68698
Re: Favorite Quizbowl Experiences
4. Seth Teitler Mythology Singles I forget if this was in 2004 or 2005. I finished in the bottom bracket. Regardless, as I've said many times before this is the only tournament I ever played that was a life-changing event for me. It forever converted me to the "hard questions on easy answers&q...
- Wed Jun 04, 2014 12:01 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: 2014 HSNCT Consolation Rounds Discussion
- Replies: 13
- Views: 8367
Re: 2014 HSNCT discussion
I don't know what the issue was in this case, but I know for a few rounds, the delays were because packets couldn't be sent to consolation games until after they had been sent to playoff games, and in a few cases, protests prevented some rounds from starting on time. A possible solution might to be...
- Tue Jun 03, 2014 2:11 am
- Forum: Quizbowl History Forum
- Topic: All-time all-state teams
- Replies: 61
- Views: 53359
Re: All-time all-state teams
At ACF Nats level, an IL team would be remiss in leaving off Kelly Tourdot (Stillman Valley).Skepticism and Animal Feed wrote:Susan Ferrari also went to high school in Illinois.