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by The King's Flight to the Scots
Tue Mar 10, 2020 10:11 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: ACF Nationals 2020: August 8-9, Northwestern [CANCELLED]
Replies: 28
Views: 20785

Re: ACF Nationals 2020: 4/18-19, University of Minnesota

ACF would like to advise teams who haven't booked travel yet to hold off on doing so for now.
by The King's Flight to the Scots
Mon Mar 09, 2020 2:20 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: ACF Nationals 2020: August 8-9, Northwestern [CANCELLED]
Replies: 28
Views: 20785

Re: ACF Nationals 2020: 4/18-19, University of Minnesota

Hi all, ACF would like all teams to know that it is taking stock of the ongoing coronavirus outbreak and monitoring the situation as it develops. We've also emailed teams to solicit their perspectives on the outbreak as it affects ACF Nationals. Currently, the plan is to go ahead with the event as s...
by The King's Flight to the Scots
Mon Mar 02, 2020 1:57 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: 2020 Terrapin Open: Thanks and General Discussion
Replies: 43
Views: 8064

Re: 2020 Terrapin Open: Thanks and General Discussion

Compared to other Anglo-American institutions, Chicago has an extremely odd department with very nonstandard course offerings. I don't think your experience is generalizable. You're right! That's precisely my point; taking my experience to be the norm would be quite foolish, just as taking yours to...
by The King's Flight to the Scots
Wed Feb 26, 2020 2:12 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: 2020 Terrapin Open: Thanks and General Discussion
Replies: 43
Views: 8064

Re: 2020 Terrapin Open: Thanks and General Discussion

I enjoyed playing this set, but I wanted to observe publicly that the way the mirror situation and some of the logistics for this tournament went was pretty subpar. I'll leave people in the regions affected to speak to the situations with the midwest and Columbia mirrors, which, from the perspective...
by The King's Flight to the Scots
Mon Feb 17, 2020 11:19 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: ACF Tournament Dates 2020-2021
Replies: 6
Views: 7844

ACF Tournament Dates 2020-2021

Hi all, We are thrilled to announce the dates for ACF's tournaments for the 2020-2021 competition year! Please take note that our schedule will be slightly different this coming year, because, in an exciting change, we will be producing two Fall semester tournaments instead of one. ACF Fall, head-ed...
by The King's Flight to the Scots
Tue Jan 28, 2020 6:40 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: 2020 ACF Nationals A-Values
Replies: 18
Views: 6771

2020 ACF Nationals A-Values

Hey folks,

This year's A-values are up on the ACF website for your perusal. Emails will be going out to invited teams soon; also note the instructions regarding the tournament waitlist. Congratulations to the qualifying teams!
by The King's Flight to the Scots
Tue Jan 21, 2020 12:28 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: ACF Nationals 2020: August 8-9, Northwestern [CANCELLED]
Replies: 28
Views: 20785

Re: ACF Nationals 2020: 4/18-19, University of Minnesota

First submissions have come in! I'll keep a running list of packets in this post:

$-100
Columbia
Berkeley A
Chicago B
Minnesota A

$-50
Chicago A
UC Davis A
Florida A
Michigan A
OSU A
by The King's Flight to the Scots
Sun Jan 12, 2020 1:16 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: ACF Nationals 2020: August 8-9, Northwestern [CANCELLED]
Replies: 28
Views: 20785

Re: ACF Nationals 2020: 4/18-19, University of Minnesota

Hey folks, just a reminder that the first packet deadline is a week from today. Make sure to get them in if you want that -$100 discount!
by The King's Flight to the Scots
Mon Dec 16, 2019 3:18 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: ACF Constitutional Changes and New Members
Replies: 1
Views: 1920

ACF Constitutional Changes and New Members

Hi all, ACF is very excited to announce that Katherine Lei, Caroline Mao, Ben Miller, and Tracy Mirkin have become provisional members. They all did a great job on ACF Fall 2019 and we're thrilled to have them aboard for future projects. We've also updated article 3.8 of the ACF constitution , regar...
by The King's Flight to the Scots
Fri Dec 06, 2019 3:23 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Best Song of the 2010s Bracket
Replies: 349
Views: 2323483

Re: Best Song of the 2010s Bracket

Kanye West (ft. Pusha-T) - Runaway vs. IDLES - Danny Nedelko Sky Ferreira - Everything is Embarrassing vs. Ariana Grande - thank u, next Gotye (ft. Kimbra) - Somebody That I Used to Know vs. Danny Brown (ft. Ab-Soul, Kendrick Lamar, and Earl Sweatshirt) - Really Doe Lorde - Royals vs. Gorillaz - On...
by The King's Flight to the Scots
Tue Dec 03, 2019 4:30 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: ACF Survey
Replies: 13
Views: 3591

Re: ACF Survey

I'm also excited to see that ACF is trying to gather meaningful feedback from the general player base. That being said, it now seemd to me that ACF doesn't really have a goal for what it wants to be. For a while, it seemed to me that ACF's purpose was to push the boundaries of pyramidal quizbowl by...
by The King's Flight to the Scots
Tue Dec 03, 2019 4:14 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: ACF Survey
Replies: 13
Views: 3591

Re: ACF Survey

Also, part of the reason that I suggest sending this survey directly to clubs, like Alex D. did after ACF Fall (which was awesome!), is because many people who currently play ACF tournaments don't actively use the forums (and definitely are not following ACF on social media). In our club at Princet...
by The King's Flight to the Scots
Tue Dec 03, 2019 12:24 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: ACF Survey
Replies: 13
Views: 3591

ACF Survey

Hi all,

ACF has a new survey out. If there's anything regarding ACF you'd like us to hear your opinion on, please let us know here - all questions are optional but we'd love to get your input!
by The King's Flight to the Scots
Sat Nov 30, 2019 2:09 pm
Forum: New High School Teams
Topic: Getting "Real" Literature Knowledge
Replies: 10
Views: 13667

Re: Getting "Real" Literature Knowledge

Hi Justin, Welcome to the forums! It's always great to see high schoolers get excited about quizbowl. I think what you're asking is a natural question for someone entering the community and starting to take the game seriously. I think it also expresses a couple misconceptions I've noticed elsewhere,...
by The King's Flight to the Scots
Thu Oct 31, 2019 11:35 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: 2019 ACF Fall Global Announcement: November 2, 2019
Replies: 21
Views: 17420

Re: 2019 ACF Fall Global Announcement: November 2, 2019

The ACF Fall set won't be clear until the end of Sunday, so please avoid posting question content - but if you have pictures, stories, or game results you'd like to share, consider tweeting them out with the hashtag #ACFFall2019! You can also tag the ACF twitter account @acfquizbowl (which you shoul...
by The King's Flight to the Scots
Thu Oct 24, 2019 2:50 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: ACF Regionals Global Announcement: January 25, 2020
Replies: 31
Views: 20394

Re: ACF Regionals Global Announcement: January 25, 2020

When we say "British" history in our distribution, we mean "British Isles/Canada/Australia/New Zealand," following the usual quizbowl convention. We realize this could be made more explicit and we're updating the website accordingly.
by The King's Flight to the Scots
Mon Oct 21, 2019 10:18 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: ACF Constitutional Changes and New Officers
Replies: 2
Views: 4743

Re: ACF Constitutional Changes and New Officers

Andrew Feist has stepped down as treasurer; he will be replaced by new ACF Treasurer Cody Voight.
by The King's Flight to the Scots
Mon Oct 21, 2019 3:45 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Announcement: 2019-20 Fantasy Quizbowl
Replies: 73
Views: 7215

Re: Announcement: 2019-20 Fantasy Quizbowl

DROP Tejas Raje
ADD Rafael Krichevsky
by The King's Flight to the Scots
Mon Oct 07, 2019 9:20 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: ACF Player Ban Policy
Replies: 0
Views: 5787

ACF Player Ban Policy

ACF would like to make the community aware of its new player ban policy, spelled out in rule 14 here and copied below. ACF reserves the right to ban players from ACF tournaments for misconduct. Such bans will render a player ineligible to compete even if they would otherwise be eligible. Player bans...
by The King's Flight to the Scots
Fri Sep 20, 2019 11:15 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: ACF Nationals 2020: August 8-9, Northwestern [CANCELLED]
Replies: 28
Views: 20785

Re: ACF Nationals 2020: 4/18-19, University of Minnesota

Will ACF Nationals 2020 target the same difficulty as last year? We're targeting Nationals-level difficulty, but we're consciously aiming to rein in the bonuses and middle clues relative to the past few years. The goal is to allow for more buzzes in the middle of tossups while still providing an ad...
by The King's Flight to the Scots
Sun Sep 08, 2019 2:30 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: 2019 ACF Fall Global Announcement: November 2, 2019
Replies: 21
Views: 17420

Re: 2019 ACF Fall Global Announcement: November 2, 2019

Why do teams playing all other mirrors of ACF Fall have to pay $20 more than teams playing the Los Angeles mirror? The Southern California circuit petitioned us for a discount, providing an explanation of why their circuit had particular needs that other circuits did not. What is the process for su...
by The King's Flight to the Scots
Sat Sep 07, 2019 6:34 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: 2019 ACF Fall Global Announcement: November 2, 2019
Replies: 21
Views: 17420

Re: 2019 ACF Fall Global Announcement: November 2, 2019

1.82 wrote: Sat Sep 07, 2019 4:04 pm Why do teams playing all other mirrors of ACF Fall have to pay $20 more than teams playing the Los Angeles mirror?
The Southern California circuit petitioned us for a discount, providing an explanation of why their circuit had particular needs that other circuits did not.
by The King's Flight to the Scots
Mon Sep 02, 2019 1:20 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: 2019 ACF Fall Global Announcement: November 2, 2019
Replies: 21
Views: 17420

Re: 2019 ACF Fall Global Announcement: November 2, 2019

Hi all, As we make some changes to our G Suite account, please email inquiries about Fall to alexandra dot damisch at gmail dot com and rahulkeyal at gmail dot com, instead of their respective ACF addresses. We're done making changes, and you can now email us at the regular ACF addresses listed on ...
by The King's Flight to the Scots
Sat Aug 31, 2019 2:41 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: 2019 ACF Fall Global Announcement: November 2, 2019
Replies: 21
Views: 17420

Re: 2019 ACF Fall Global Announcement: November 2, 2019

Hi all,

As we make some changes to our G Suite account, please email inquiries about Fall to alexandra dot damisch at gmail dot com and rahulkeyal at gmail dot com, instead of their respective ACF addresses.
by The King's Flight to the Scots
Sun Aug 25, 2019 2:12 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: ACF Nationals 2020 Bid Form
Replies: 1
Views: 5282

Re: ACF Nationals 2020 Bid Form

A reminder that the bidding process is closing in a week; if you'd be interested in hosting Nationals, please get your bid in!
by The King's Flight to the Scots
Wed Aug 07, 2019 8:32 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: ACF Fall Packet-Submission Discussion
Replies: 19
Views: 10493

Re: ACF Fall Packet-Submission Discussion

While ACF has modified its packet submission requirements in the past, and will consider several of the reforms proposed in this thread, its use of submitted packets is not up for debate. We strongly believe in the point Alex has made: packet submission helps democratize the question-production proc...
by The King's Flight to the Scots
Wed Aug 07, 2019 8:05 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: 2019 ACF Fall Global Announcement: November 2, 2019
Replies: 21
Views: 17420

Re: 2019 ACF Fall Global Announcement: November 2, 2019

ACF has not allowed, and will not allow, its questions to be used for formal high school tournaments after they are clear. That clause is there because ACF questions are often used for other purposes, including NASAT tryouts, at a time after they have been released. We included it to notify communit...
by The King's Flight to the Scots
Tue Aug 06, 2019 9:13 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Changes to ACF Hosting Guidelines
Replies: 8
Views: 6525

Re: Changes to ACF Hosting Guidelines

The ACF Fall announcement has been posted and ACF's list of regions has not been changed, which is to say that the concerns that I presented have not been addressed in any way. Given that the list of regions was linked in the tournament announcement, this leaves two possibilities: 1) ACF's list of ...
by The King's Flight to the Scots
Thu Aug 01, 2019 9:42 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: ACF Fall & Regionals Editors Applications
Replies: 3
Views: 6299

Re: ACF Fall & Regionals Editors Applications

We are very excited to announce the editors selected for ACF Fall and ACF Regionals! For Fall, head editor Rahul Keyal will be working with Ben Miller, Caroline Mao, Clark Smith, Ganon Evans, Halle Friedman, Justin French, Katherine Lei, Kevin Yu, and Tracy Mirkin; for Regionals, head editor JinAh K...
by The King's Flight to the Scots
Sun Jul 28, 2019 5:53 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Super Acronym at Jimenez
Replies: 9
Views: 5997

Re: Super Acronym at Jimenez

This event was publicly marked as cancelled. When was it uncancelled? Why was that not announced, here or elsewhere? As someone who would very much like to play this set (and who lives in Arlington, where this shadow mirror was apparently held), I really would've appreciated a public indication tha...
by The King's Flight to the Scots
Sun Jul 28, 2019 4:38 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Super Acronym at Jimenez
Replies: 9
Views: 5997

Re: Super Acronym at Jimenez

This event was publicly marked as cancelled. When was it uncancelled? Why was that not announced, here or elsewhere? As someone who would very much like to play this set (and who lives in Arlington, where this shadow mirror was apparently held), I really would've appreciated a public indication tha...
by The King's Flight to the Scots
Mon Jul 22, 2019 10:53 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Jimenez Ad Hoc Event
Replies: 9
Views: 6800

Re: Jimenez Ad Hoc Event

Thanks again to everybody for coming; for those interested, Jordan's team had the best record at the end of the day, and stats (for the prelims) are posted here.
by The King's Flight to the Scots
Fri Jul 19, 2019 10:32 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Super Acronym at Jimenez
Replies: 9
Views: 5997

Re: Super Acronym at Jimenez

(Due to lack of interest, this will not be occurring at Jimenez tomorrow. Sunday will be as scheduled).
by The King's Flight to the Scots
Thu Jul 18, 2019 9:17 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Super Acronym at Jimenez
Replies: 9
Views: 5997

Super Acronym at Jimenez

Cross-posting: we'll be playing an informal mirror of Super ACRONYM at Jimenez Hall at UMD this Saturday. If you're interested in playing or moderating please note it down here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/ ... 1843153198 .
by The King's Flight to the Scots
Wed Jul 17, 2019 11:54 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Jimenez Ad Hoc Event
Replies: 9
Views: 6800

Re: Jimenez Ad Hoc Event

As an update: we've got building access for Saturday as well. Several people I've spoken to are interested in playing Super ACRONYM on Saturday, so I expect we'll meet up for that, at 9 as well. Anybody interested can join and we'll select teams based on the number of interested parties. If you so d...
by The King's Flight to the Scots
Tue Jul 16, 2019 12:13 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: ACF Fall & Regionals Editors Applications
Replies: 3
Views: 6299

Re: ACF Fall & Regionals Editors Applications

The deadline is this Sunday, so please get your applications in!
by The King's Flight to the Scots
Sun Jul 14, 2019 3:26 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Jimenez Ad Hoc Event
Replies: 9
Views: 6800

Re: Jimenez Ad Hoc Event

So for the main event, we will be playing NASAT on Sunday, July 21st, starting at 9, for a fee of $20 per player to cover the mirror fee and staff reimbursement. Please fill out this form to let us know if you're interested in playing or moderating. Use this spreadsheet to assemble teams for NASAT, ...
by The King's Flight to the Scots
Sun Jul 14, 2019 2:48 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Changes to ACF Hosting Guidelines
Replies: 8
Views: 6525

Re: Changes to ACF Hosting Guidelines

I am not sure why Maryland is placed in the same region as New York and a different region from Virginia. By way of illustration, Maryland and Virginia attended the same site of ACF Regionals (either as a participant or host) in 2011 , 2012 , 2013 , 2014 (this tournament was, if memory serves, host...
by The King's Flight to the Scots
Fri Jul 12, 2019 2:09 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Jimenez Ad Hoc Event
Replies: 9
Views: 6800

Re: Jimenez Ad Hoc Event

Hannibal Barca wrote: Fri Jul 12, 2019 9:43 am Would this be open to high schoolers?
Yeah, high schoolers are welcome to come play.

It looks like there's a critical mass of interest for this, and a strong preference for the weekend of the 20th/21st, so I'll get something more specific up in the next couple days.
by The King's Flight to the Scots
Thu Jul 11, 2019 11:31 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Jimenez Ad Hoc Event
Replies: 9
Views: 6800

Jimenez Ad Hoc Event

Hi all,

Some quizbowlers in the DC area are putting together a low-key practice event some time in the next two weeks at UMD. If that's something that interests you, please put down your availability here so we know how much interest we have.
by The King's Flight to the Scots
Mon Jul 08, 2019 5:36 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: ACF Fall & Regionals Editors Applications
Replies: 3
Views: 6299

Re: ACF Fall & Regionals Editors Applications

A reminder that applications to edit Fall and Regionals will close in a little under two weeks, on July 21. We'd like to select from the best possible field of candidates, so please apply!
by The King's Flight to the Scots
Sun Jul 07, 2019 7:35 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: NASAT Available for Mirroring Starting 6/30
Replies: 21
Views: 11273

Re: NASAT Available for Mirroring Starting 6/30

AKKOLADE wrote: Mon Jun 24, 2019 4:05 am There will be. TBA.
Any updates on this? I think we olds would appreciate getting practice on an all-category tournament before CO.
by The King's Flight to the Scots
Thu Jun 20, 2019 12:54 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Changes to ACF Hosting Guidelines
Replies: 8
Views: 6525

Changes to ACF Hosting Guidelines

Hello, ACF has increased its fees and some of its discounts moving forward. Please look at the linked sections of the ACF hosting guidelines for details. Please note that: -The base fee for Fall and Regionals has increased to $150, of which $80 goes to the host and $70 goes to ACF. The other rules f...
by The King's Flight to the Scots
Tue Jun 18, 2019 3:14 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: ACF Nationals 2020 Bid Form
Replies: 1
Views: 5282

ACF Nationals 2020 Bid Form

Hello all,

The bid form for hosting ACF Nationals 2020 is now live. We will be accepting bids until September 1, 2019; if you have any questions, please email ACF's mirror coordinator, Alex Damisch, at [email protected].
by The King's Flight to the Scots
Thu Jun 13, 2019 10:34 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: ACF Fall & Regionals Editors Applications
Replies: 3
Views: 6299

ACF Fall & Regionals Editors Applications

As in previous years, ACF has decided to solicit applications for ACF Fall subject editors. This year, we are also soliciting open applications for ACF Regionals subject editors. Applicants may apply to both tournaments simultaneously. Specifics for each tournament’s application process can be found...
by The King's Flight to the Scots
Thu Jun 06, 2019 11:08 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Editors and Dates for 2019-2020 ACF Tournaments
Replies: 0
Views: 1196

Editors and Dates for 2019-2020 ACF Tournaments

Hello all, I am beyond pleased to announce the head editors and dates for ACF’s tournaments in the 2019-2020 season. ACF Fall will be held on November 2, 2019, and will be edited by a team led by Rahul Keyal. ACF Regionals, to be head-edited by JinAh Kim, will take place on January 25, 2020. And the...
by The King's Flight to the Scots
Thu Jun 06, 2019 11:03 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: ACF Constitutional Changes and New Officers
Replies: 2
Views: 4743

Re: ACF Constitutional Changes and New Officers

ACF’s officers for the coming year, with roles sometimes redefined as specified in the above post, will be as follows: President of ACF: Billy Busse Mirror Coordinator: Alex Damisch Treasurer: Cody Voight Webmaster: Ryan Rosenberg Communications Officer: Matt Bollinger We are excited by the possibil...
by The King's Flight to the Scots
Thu Jun 06, 2019 11:02 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: ACF Constitutional Changes and New Officers
Replies: 2
Views: 4743

ACF Constitutional Changes and New Officers

Hello, ACF would like to announce constitutional changes for the 2019-2020 season and moving forward. Article 3.3.ii, regarding pathways for provisional membership, has been amended to expand the criteria for “substantial aid or logistical assistance to an ACF tournament” to include exceptional dire...
by The King's Flight to the Scots
Tue Apr 30, 2019 6:31 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Fantasy Quizbowl Finals: ACF Nationals
Replies: 13
Views: 1486

Re: Fantasy Quizbowl Finals: ACF Nationals

In the absence of any stats on this, I declare us the champions. Unfortunately it was easy enough for me to put in the stats that I did so, and the winner is the Wolfsberg/O'Rourke/Prieto team in another glorious victory for Rafael Krichevsky. Thanks for playing everyone, I'll think of something to...
by The King's Flight to the Scots
Sun Apr 21, 2019 8:25 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Player Poll 2019
Replies: 92
Views: 63994

Re: Player Poll 2019

If we're praising teammates here, I'll take up for a former teammate and point out that Aidan played at the level of a top 15 player at Nationals.