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by El Salvadoreno
Sun Feb 10, 2019 2:56 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: 2019 NAQT Great Lakes SCT at Michigan (9 Feb 2019)
Replies: 8
Views: 5188

Re: 2019 NAQT Great Lakes SCT at Michigan (9 Feb 2019)

Important Bird Area wrote: Sun Feb 10, 2019 1:09 pm
El Salvadoreno wrote: Sun Feb 10, 2019 12:43 pm round 9 is labeled as a playoff game when it was actually a part of the prelims
Fixed; thanks for letting us know!
No problem
by El Salvadoreno
Sun Feb 10, 2019 12:43 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: 2019 NAQT Great Lakes SCT at Michigan (9 Feb 2019)
Replies: 8
Views: 5188

Re: 2019 NAQT Great Lakes SCT at Michigan (9 Feb 2019)

First and foremost, I would like to thank NAQT for writing a very well-written and enjoyable SCT set and UM and all the staffers for hosting a very well-run and well-staffed tournament. I am not sure how relevant this is, but there is an error on the NAQT stats where round 9 is labeled as a playoff ...
by El Salvadoreno
Fri Jan 04, 2019 4:06 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Best Albums of 2018 Bracket
Replies: 102
Views: 7921

Re: Best Albums of 2018 Bracket

Smuttynose Island wrote: Wed Jan 02, 2019 4:34 pm Pusha T
Earl Sweatshirt
I wish to cast these same votes
by El Salvadoreno
Mon Dec 31, 2018 1:02 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Best Albums of 2018 Bracket
Replies: 102
Views: 7921

Re: Best Albums of 2018 Bracket

#1: Mitski - Be the Cowboy vs. #2: Snail Mail - Lush
#1: Kids See Ghosts - Kids See Ghosts vs. #2: Pusha-T - Daytona

#1: Kacey Musgraves - Golden Hour vs. #7: Lucy Dacus - Historian
#1: Janelle Monáe - Dirty Computer vs. #2: Earl Sweatshirt - Some Rap Songs
by El Salvadoreno
Thu Dec 27, 2018 10:49 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Best Albums of 2018 Bracket
Replies: 102
Views: 7921

Re: Best Albums of 2018 Bracket

#1: Mitski - Be the Cowboy vs. #4: Car Seat Headrest - Twin Fantasy #2: Snail Mail - Lush vs. #3: Beach House - 7 #1: Kids See Ghosts - Kids See Ghosts vs. #5: JPEGMAFIA - Veteran #2: Pusha-T - Daytona vs. #3: Noname - Room 25 #1: Kacey Musgraves - Golden Hour vs. #4: U.S. Girls - In a Poem Unlimit...
by El Salvadoreno
Thu Dec 20, 2018 12:09 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Best Albums of 2018 Bracket
Replies: 102
Views: 7921

Re: Best Albums of 2018 Bracket

#1: Mitski - Be the Cowboy vs. #8: Parquet Courts - Wide Awake! #2: Snail Mail - Lush vs. #7: IDLES - Joy as an Act of Resistance #3: Beach House - 7 vs. #6: Kero Kero Bonito - Time ‘n’ Place #4: Car Seat Headrest - Twin Fantasy vs. #5: Courtney Barnett - Tell Me How You Really Feel #1: Kids See Gh...
by El Salvadoreno
Sat Sep 08, 2018 8:17 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: IQBTee Shirts
Replies: 12
Views: 7948

Re: IQBTee Shirts

Thanks to everyone for the feedback. These shirts have already been ordered. This being the first time I've ordered with Custom Ink, I'm not sure what their policy is on changing designs. The "fifteen" design was too clever by half. I've requested that they change it to read "girl (*...
by El Salvadoreno
Sat Jun 09, 2018 12:00 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: NASAT Online Mirror
Replies: 27
Views: 10903

Re: NASAT Online Mirror

La Nona Ora wrote:Will depend on the day, but I am interested.
Same
by El Salvadoreno
Wed Apr 18, 2018 12:17 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: "I'm sorry, I can't accept that."
Replies: 12
Views: 10779

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

The worse instance I ever saw was my player getting awarded the points on a bonus part, and THEN... moments later, the moderator backing up and reconsidering, then asking my player to "SPELL IT." This was a science bonus at sectional championship match, where the answer line was "oto...
by El Salvadoreno
Fri Apr 13, 2018 1:18 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Steven Pinker's Font Size Fun Time Nationals Barrel
Replies: 16
Views: 2442

Re: Steven Pinker's Font Size Fun Time Nationals Barrel

An Economic Ignoramus wrote:
The Stately Rhododendron wrote:I'm making cornbread!
I did that too Wang
same
Y'all are uncultured swine. Construction paper or nothing :lol:
by El Salvadoreno
Tue Apr 10, 2018 8:32 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: ACF and Powers (POLL)
Replies: 50
Views: 34840

Re: ACF and Powers (POLL)

That being said, I still hold on to my belief that ACF should have powers in order to create more across-format consistency. Why is this inherently good? Should NAQT dump its idiosyncratic distribution? I do think consistency brings some advantages namely in that it would help comparisons between d...
by El Salvadoreno
Tue Apr 10, 2018 7:43 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: ACF and Powers (POLL)
Replies: 50
Views: 34840

Re: ACF and Powers (POLL)

...more consistency across formats will be good for the game long-term as it creates less of a shock for newer players shifting formats...longer games may lower retention rates for beginner level players...shorter, quicker [games] will help the game expand long-term. I don't want to speak for "...
by El Salvadoreno
Tue Apr 10, 2018 5:05 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: ACF and Powers (POLL)
Replies: 50
Views: 34840

Re: ACF and Powers (POLL)

I voted for the "should have powers throughout" option. Though I understand that this will require an extra time investment I think more consistency across formats will be good for the game long-term as it creates less of a shock for newer players shifting formats and for helping to compar...
by El Salvadoreno
Tue Apr 03, 2018 9:10 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: 2018 Name of the Year Tournament
Replies: 8
Views: 882

Re: 2018 Name of the Year Tournament

Miracle Crimes, if only because of the great story behind it.

Final Four:
Narwhals Mating
Corky Booze
Quindarious Gooch
by El Salvadoreno
Sun Apr 01, 2018 7:58 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Quizbowl, College Admissions, and Choices
Replies: 8
Views: 1604

Re: Quizbowl, College Admissions, and Choices

I realize this every time I meet an alumnus of my college and immediately get along with them as if we've been friends for years. I was reading through this whole thread, but this line was the one that struck me (but boy is that op deep). Sure, academics are important but college is a lot more free...
by El Salvadoreno
Sat Mar 17, 2018 1:39 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: IHSA 17-18
Replies: 13
Views: 7391

Re: IHSA 17-18

*Mr. Andrew Wang, whose science and mythology questions were incredible, and without whom we would have been lost. While it's great that quality writers are taking over the production of IHSA questions, I'd just like to note that this certainly does not warrant referring to Andrew as Mr. Wang. But ...
by El Salvadoreno
Tue Mar 13, 2018 12:55 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: The looming crisis
Replies: 25
Views: 12525

Re: The looming crisis

I do think that there is definitely interest among younger players (I would count myself as one of those) to write and maybe even eventually edit at the college level. But I would also appreciate a bit more guidance/encouragement. I've volunteered to contribute to sets before but have on several oc...
by El Salvadoreno
Fri Mar 02, 2018 7:51 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: The 2018 Quizbowl Oscar Pool
Replies: 19
Views: 2161

Re: The 2018 Quizbowl Oscar Pool

Note: Vote for who you think will win, not who you think should win. I'm really curious what would happen if we did it the other way. I'm mostly just wondering because it killed me to choose against Nolan for best director. I can't make any predictions, but I've yet to meet a human being in real li...
by El Salvadoreno
Fri Mar 02, 2018 11:01 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: 1970s Music - Prelim to the Bracket
Replies: 224
Views: 30001

Re: 1970s Music - Prelim to the Bracket

Yeah, I don't think anyone was trying to make a big deal out of it. But if Fred is willing to put his cuts out there, than I think we have the right to critique them in a reasonable way if we disagree.
by El Salvadoreno
Fri Mar 02, 2018 12:10 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: What is the Best Way to Tell How Good a Player Actually Is?
Replies: 15
Views: 9001

Re: What is the Best Way to Tell How Good a Player Actually

If a top player isn't negging at least once a game they are playing far too conservative on the buzzer. I don't think this claim necessarily holds water in all cases. There are a few incredibly skilled players that manage to put up respectable power numbers and not end a tournament with more than t...
by El Salvadoreno
Fri Mar 02, 2018 12:10 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: 1970s Music - Prelim to the Bracket
Replies: 224
Views: 30001

Re: 1970s Music - Prelim to the Bracket

merv1618 wrote:
AKKOLADE wrote: The Jackson 5 ABC
Best pop song ever written. This is no longer fun, Fred.
I endorse this product and/or service.
by El Salvadoreno
Thu Mar 01, 2018 5:38 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: What is the Best Way to Tell How Good a Player Actually Is?
Replies: 15
Views: 9001

Re: What is the Best Way to Tell How Good a Player Actually

It comes down to the player in the context of their team. The best player on a weak team, assuming they're decent, probably has a high PPG and a respectably, but low power ratio. What Ricky's saying could be true, but it's also possible the high power percentage player you're comparing them to is o...
by El Salvadoreno
Wed Feb 28, 2018 9:58 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: What is the Best Way to Tell How Good a Player Actually Is?
Replies: 15
Views: 9001

Re: What is the Best Way to Tell How Good a Player Actually

I actually disagree that powers is the best way to judge a player. Sure powers are important, but 10s are just as important. If a player has a low power percentage, but gets nearly every tossup, that person is arguably better than a player with more powers, but that is more specialized (especially i...
by El Salvadoreno
Sat Feb 24, 2018 10:15 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: 1970s Music - Prelim to the Bracket
Replies: 224
Views: 30001

Re: 1970s Music - Prelim to the Bracket

For Bill Withers I'm going with "Ain't No Sunshine." "Ain't No Sunshine" is a nice song, but I really think "Lean on Me" should be in the bracket instead, it's had a much bigger cultural impact. Play-in game???? TBH, both are good songs and I’ll be fine with either. I ...
by El Salvadoreno
Thu Feb 22, 2018 3:56 pm
Forum: New High School Teams
Topic: new advisor/team - Florida
Replies: 4
Views: 11311

Re: new advisor/team - Florida

The best place to start would be NAQT.com which will qualify one's team for both PACE and HSNCT. You can also look through the Mirrors Thread to see whether an independent set is being mirrored near you. These will only qualify you for PACE, however.
by El Salvadoreno
Thu Feb 22, 2018 3:52 pm
Forum: New High School Teams
Topic: awards given at end of season?
Replies: 3
Views: 10852

Re: awards given at end of season?

I can only speak for Carmel, but we had an awards night at the end of the year where there was a Varsity and JV team MVP announced (came with a trophy) as well as smaller awards (medallions, iirc) for non-MVP important contributors. Everyone was recognized regardless of whether they won an award. In...
by El Salvadoreno
Thu Feb 22, 2018 3:42 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Illinois '17-'18
Replies: 154
Views: 92680

Re: Illinois '17-'18

Hello-does anyone know if there will be computational math tossups this year for IHSA? As in 2016, there will be none. I was out of the loop last year. Did the 2017 set have comp math tossups? It did, unfortunately. Fortunately, I don't think Fischer et. al. will use comp math but I do not speak fo...
by El Salvadoreno
Wed Feb 21, 2018 2:49 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: 2018 HSNCT sponsorship
Replies: 37
Views: 24146

Re: 2018 HSNCT sponsorship

Everyone's hands are bloody - there's no corporation out there that won't have some tie to death, decay, etc. that's how accumulation works these days.. That may be true, but most are not tied to a federal investigation into election interference. NAQT should just end the sponsorship before it come...
by El Salvadoreno
Fri Feb 16, 2018 6:37 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: 1970s Music - Prelim to the Bracket
Replies: 224
Views: 30001

Re: 1970s Music - Prelim to the Bracket

Noble Rot wrote:I'm glad someone other than me believes in Parliament/Funkadelic and ELO, but I think I would substitute solo Neil Young for CSNY, and as much as I love Kool and the Gang, I think the Eagles had a bigger decade. Also, what is Skynard?
I assume he means Lynyrd Skynyrd.
by El Salvadoreno
Thu Feb 15, 2018 2:52 pm
Forum: Best of the Best
Topic: How Can We Make Quizbowl More Approachable and Inclusive
Replies: 64
Views: 54213

Re: How Can We Make Quizbowl More Approachable and Inclusive

According to Rishik, his team said things like "good buzz." Literally almost every team I know does this in some capacity, and only saying things like this does not cause the game to go 15 minutes longer. Speed should be a priority, but we should not make this the No Fun League while we ar...
by El Salvadoreno
Mon Feb 12, 2018 10:30 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: IHSA 17-18
Replies: 13
Views: 7391

Re: IHSA 17-18

Is there any reason why the seeds are not listed? Are they still seeded and then placed like they were previously or is it a new system?
by El Salvadoreno
Tue Feb 06, 2018 12:06 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Best Song of the 2000s: HEYYYYYYYYYYYY YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
Replies: 735
Views: 152846

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

My vote is for Hey Ya! because it is a song that can transcend traditional preference boundaries in a way most songs (and especially Mr. Brightside) cannot and I feel that is an accomplishment that should be rewarded.
by El Salvadoreno
Fri Feb 02, 2018 11:15 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: ICT field expansion discussion
Replies: 8
Views: 3977

Re: ICT field expansion discussion

We won't be expanding the field for the 2018 Division II ICT (we were only able to secure enough rooms to expand the total field by four teams, and prioritized Division I based on past community feedback about expansion). That's fair (and also what I figured but thought it would be safer to ask). O...
by El Salvadoreno
Fri Feb 02, 2018 9:46 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: ICT field expansion discussion
Replies: 8
Views: 3977

Re: ICT field expansion discussion

As someone playing DII this year, is there any shot that its field will be expanded as well?
by El Salvadoreno
Sun Jan 28, 2018 11:14 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Best Song of the 2000s: HEYYYYYYYYYYYY YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
Replies: 735
Views: 152846

Re: FINAL FOUR: Best Song of the 2000s

Mr. Brightside
Hey Ya!

These two should be in the final mainly because of the immense staying power they have in the popular consciousness. The fact that these two songs have managed to stay relevant for so long has to count for something. Also, these songs are both very good.
by El Salvadoreno
Mon Jan 22, 2018 3:39 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Best Song of the 2000s: HEYYYYYYYYYYYY YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
Replies: 735
Views: 152846

Re: ELITE EIGHT: Best Song of the 2000s

Can't believe that Crazy, Jesus Walks, and 99 Problems are no longer here. Those are a lot better than some of the songs on this list. Anyway, on with the ballot: Mr. Brightside: I do not think either should win, but Toxic is still no different than any other pop song of the 2000s to me. At least Br...
by El Salvadoreno
Sat Jan 13, 2018 12:02 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Best Song of the 2000s: HEYYYYYYYYYYYY YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
Replies: 735
Views: 152846

Re: SWEET SIXTEEN: Best Song of the 2000s

The ballot (w/ more commentary, as requested): Crazy- I don't hate Mr. Brightside, but Crazy always had this je ne se quoi. I don't know why it works so well, it just does. Jesus Walks- Toxic is a solid pop song, but it has corporate pop written all over it. Kanye's scathing yet entertaining and pro...
by El Salvadoreno
Wed Jan 10, 2018 7:00 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Best Song of the 2000s: HEYYYYYYYYYYYY YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
Replies: 735
Views: 152846

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

merv1618 wrote:Before the next round starts, Fred (and retroactively, Mike) deserves a thank-you for running this kind of bracket. He's awfully busy, but these threads are a lot more fun than they have any business being.
Quoted for truth.
by El Salvadoreno
Sun Jan 07, 2018 7:28 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: John Charles Daly Memorial Tournament - Feb 24th, 2018
Replies: 24
Views: 12893

Re: John Charles Daly Memorial Tournament - Feb 24th, 2018

Shouldn't this tournament be called the John Charles Patrick Croghan Daly Memorial Tournament? Actually, I should have called it one of the many versions of his name with false middle names said by Bennet Cerf during the run of What's My Line Why are you stopping at one when you can use all of them...
by El Salvadoreno
Sat Jan 06, 2018 5:05 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Best Song of the 2000s: HEYYYYYYYYYYYY YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
Replies: 735
Views: 152846

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

Lil' Jon is insufferable, which makes "Yeah" insufferable. :shock: :w-hat: Anyway, on to the ballot Hey Ya Bad Romance Dog Days are Over Lose Yourself Seven Nation Army Yeah! 1901 (whatever song wins this matchup will almost certainly get crushed next round) Hurt (easily toughest match of...
by El Salvadoreno
Tue Jan 02, 2018 6:48 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Best Song of the 2000s: HEYYYYYYYYYYYY YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
Replies: 735
Views: 152846

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

Crazy
Mr. Brightside
Jesus Walks
Get Ur Freak On
99 Problems
Paper Planes
Ignition
Last Nite
by El Salvadoreno
Fri Dec 29, 2017 11:54 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Best Song of the 2000s: HEYYYYYYYYYYYY YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
Replies: 735
Views: 152846

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

Another One: Seven Nation Army Feel Good Inc. Yeah! (Y'all better stop hating on Lil' Jon, it is not right) American Boy Fallin' 1901 Hurt (A Milli is a classic club banger, but Hurt is such a moving song I cannot in good conscience vote against it.) Crazy in Love (The one thing I never understood, ...
by El Salvadoreno
Thu Dec 28, 2017 12:30 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Best Song of the 2000s: HEYYYYYYYYYYYY YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
Replies: 735
Views: 152846

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

The Ballot: Hey Ya! (a classic, though I was always a So Fresh, So Clean man myself) The Funeral Independent Women Pt. 1 Bad Romance (god, do I miss crazy Lady Gaga, meat dress and all) Take Me Out Dog Days are Over (I almost certainly expected to vote for The Roots here, given my love for hip-hop, ...
by El Salvadoreno
Thu Dec 28, 2017 12:26 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: RAPTURE - A religion side event [Summer 2018]
Replies: 23
Views: 13093

Re: RAPTURE - A religion side event [Summer 2018]

Maybe the 5 years of Sunday School, 4 years of high school religion, and year of college theology will finally pay off.
by El Salvadoreno
Wed Dec 27, 2017 11:32 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: On the Predictive Value of HSQBRank + the Poll
Replies: 17
Views: 13365

Re: On the Predictive Value of HSQBRank + the Poll

Given that I am the originator of the "bunch of people's opinions," I think I will clarify what I mean. I do not mean to say that the preseason poll (or any of the polls) brings no value, only that I find Morlan's rankings far superior, as the consensus seems to be. And, while maybe more s...
by El Salvadoreno
Tue Dec 26, 2017 12:08 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Best Song of the 2000s: HEYYYYYYYYYYYY YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
Replies: 735
Views: 152846

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

I neglected to mention this earlier, but the greatest omission in this bracket is "Everytime We Touch", the best thing that Germany has ever produced other than Carsten Gehring. Put it on in a room full of people and watch how excited everyone gets every time. It's better than almost ever...
by El Salvadoreno
Thu Dec 21, 2017 11:41 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Best Song of the 2000s: HEYYYYYYYYYYYY YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
Replies: 735
Views: 152846

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

Crazy Beautiful S.O.S (through Brightside, fratty as it may be, is better than a lot of the songs above it, namely Chop Suey and Danger!) Since U been Gone Jesus Walks (in your dreams Kanye Haters) Wake Up (There is a serious issue if you think Danger! High Voltage is anywhere close to the top 5,000...