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by Wartortullian
Wed Dec 16, 2020 9:32 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Best Song of the 1980s Bracket [FINALS, SUBMIT BY 1/5]
Replies: 420
Views: 2144789

Re: Best Song of the 1980s Bracket [ROUND TWO, PART ONE: SUBMIT BY 12/15]

1 Michael Jackson, "Billie Jean" vs. 9 David Bowie, "Modern Love" 5 U2 "With or Without You" vs. 13 Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, "Free Fallin'" 6 Joy Division, "Love Will Tear Us Apart" vs. 3 Queen and David Bowie, "Under Pressure" - Vo...
by Wartortullian
Sun Dec 13, 2020 2:31 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Best Song of the 1980s Bracket [FINALS, SUBMIT BY 1/5]
Replies: 420
Views: 2144789

Re: Best Song of the 1980s Bracket [ROUND TWO, PART ONE: SUBMIT BY 12/15]

1 Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five, "The Message" vs. 9 Dire Straits, "Money For Nothing" (okay, I was way out of pocket upthread, but that intro still slaps) 5 Tracy Chapman, "Fast Car" vs. 13 Rick James, "Super Freak" 6 Nena, "99 Luftballons"...
by Wartortullian
Sat Dec 12, 2020 5:38 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Best Song of the 1980s Bracket [FINALS, SUBMIT BY 1/5]
Replies: 420
Views: 2144789

Re: Best Song of the 1980s Bracket [ROUND ONE, PART FOUR: SUBMIT BY 12/12]

1 Soft Cell, "Tainted Love" vs. 16 The Cars, "You Might Think" The first time I heard "Tainted Love", I hated it. The second time, serval months later, I kinda liked it, and that appreciation has only grown. You could say it was... ...a hard sell (I'm so sorry). 8 Pat ...
by Wartortullian
Mon Dec 07, 2020 10:19 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Best Song of the 1980s Bracket [FINALS, SUBMIT BY 1/5]
Replies: 420
Views: 2144789

Re: Best Song of the 1980s Bracket [ROUND ONE, PART THREE: SUBMIT BY 12/9]

1 Michael Jackson, "Billie Jean " vs. 16 Billy Bragg, "A New England" 8 Metallica, "Master of Puppets" vs. 9 David Bowie, "Modern Love" 5 U2, "With or Without You" vs. 12 Def Leppard, "Photograph" 4 The Police, "Every Breath You Take&...
by Wartortullian
Sat Dec 05, 2020 1:28 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Best Song of the 1980s Bracket [FINALS, SUBMIT BY 1/5]
Replies: 420
Views: 2144789

Re: Best Song of the 1980s Bracket [ROUND ONE: SUBMIT BY 12/2]

ValenciaQBowl wrote: Mon Nov 30, 2020 12:49 pm
My dad composed "Jump (For My Love)"
Wait, what? Story please!
lol there isn't really a story, at least not beyond "my dad was a session keyboardist in LA before I was born and he wrote that song."
by Wartortullian
Sat Dec 05, 2020 1:03 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Best Song of the 1980s Bracket [FINALS, SUBMIT BY 1/5]
Replies: 420
Views: 2144789

Re: Best Song of the 1980s Bracket [ROUND ONE, PART TWO: SUBMIT BY 12/6]

1 Madonna, "Like a Virgin" vs. 16 Pixies, "Where is My Mind?" "Like a Virgin" isn't even the best Madonna song in this tournament. 8 Bruce Springsteen, "Born in the USA" vs. 9 AC/DC, "Back in Black" Republicans misusing "Born in the USA" ha...
by Wartortullian
Mon Nov 30, 2020 2:25 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Best Song of the 1980s Bracket [FINALS, SUBMIT BY 1/5]
Replies: 420
Views: 2144789

Re: Best Song of the 1980s Bracket [WILD CARD ROUND FOUR; SUBMIT BY 11/28]

1 Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five, "The Message" vs. 16 INXS, "Need You Tonight" I want to like "The Message", I really do, and it would normally win my vote—if not for the casual homophobic slurs. Not only does "f*g" catch the listener off guard, the c...
by Wartortullian
Fri Nov 27, 2020 2:02 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Best Song of the 1980s Bracket [FINALS, SUBMIT BY 1/5]
Replies: 420
Views: 2144789

Re: Best Song of the 1980s Bracket [WILD CARD ROUND FOUR; SUBMIT BY 11/28]

9A/9B: Hall and Oates, "Maneater" vs. Depeche Mode, "Personal Jesus" 10A/10B: Phil Collins, "In The Air Tonight" vs. Ozzy Osbourne, "Crazy Train" When I was 12, I rode in the front seat of my mom's car for the first time. Being a fidgety kid, I started playing...
by Wartortullian
Sun Nov 22, 2020 8:24 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Best Song of the 1980s Bracket [FINALS, SUBMIT BY 1/5]
Replies: 420
Views: 2144789

Re: Best Song of the 1980s Bracket [WILD CARD ROUND THREE; SUBMIT BY 11/24

ValenciaQBowl wrote: Sun Nov 22, 2020 8:14 pm Wait, what??? Are all us over-50 guys the same to you, Matt????? Ageism!
[facepalm]
My apologies; I was reading through responses from the last poll when I was typing that and forgot who's post I was looking at.
by Wartortullian
Sun Nov 22, 2020 6:07 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Best Song of the 1980s Bracket [FINALS, SUBMIT BY 1/5]
Replies: 420
Views: 2144789

Re: Best Song of the 1980s Bracket [WILD CARD ROUND THREE; SUBMIT BY 11/24

9A/9B: David Bowie, "Modern Love" vs. A Flock of Seagulls, "I Ran (So Far Away)" "Modern Love" is an absolute bop, while "I Ran" isn't even the best Flock of Seagulls song—give "Space Age Love Song" a listen. 10A/10B: The B-52s, "Love Shack"...
by Wartortullian
Sat Nov 21, 2020 12:32 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Best Song of the 1980s Bracket [FINALS, SUBMIT BY 1/5]
Replies: 420
Views: 2144789

Re: Best Song of the 1980s Bracket [WILD CARD ROUND TWO; SUBMIT BY 11/21]

9A/9B: AC/DC, "Back in Black" vs. Eurythmics, "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)" I have a lot of criticism of AC/DC, but if "Back in Black" did not exist, it would be necessary to create it. In a sense, it's the platonic ideal of hard rock, while "Sweet Dreams"...
by Wartortullian
Sun Sep 27, 2020 3:37 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Collegiate Preseason Poll 2020-1
Replies: 14
Views: 7833

Re: Collegiate Preseason Poll 2020-1

I’m sure this has most likely been mentioned at some point or another on the forums before, but I’m not sure how people can keep up with players/teams outside of their local circuit. There are stats to look at, but you wouldn’t be able to know what a given player specializes in. I’ve found that’s e...
by Wartortullian
Mon Aug 10, 2020 2:38 pm
Forum: Databases and Quizbowl Software
Topic: QBNotify: An email notification system for tournaments
Replies: 18
Views: 20375

Re: QBNotify: An email notification system for tournaments

QBNotify now lists online tournaments, and you can enable notifications for new ones! Apologies for not rolling this out sooner. Apparently, passing "Online" (and other random words) to the Google geocoding API turns up an unincorporated community in southern KS. If any of you had notifica...
by Wartortullian
Mon Aug 03, 2020 11:17 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: INTRODUCING THE AMERICAN QUIZBOWL LEAGUE
Replies: 23
Views: 10813

Re: INTRODUCING THE AMERICAN QUIZBOWL LEAGUE

As an indirect competitor, I say let capitalism/competition reign, and good luck! Note that NAQT wouldn't be what it is today if its founders 25 years ago hadn't put a lot of time and effort (and probably, money) behind their belief that they could do better than existing quizbowl organizations. Th...
by Wartortullian
Sun Jul 19, 2020 6:25 pm
Forum: Community Discussion
Topic: Maintaining Boundaries II (Focus on Social Media)
Replies: 8
Views: 9755

Re: Maintaining Boundaries II (Focus on Social Media)

I can't endorse this post enough. I'm currently taking a break from the main quizbowl Discord (and most other online spaces) for mental health reasons. While I was still a regular member there, it was easy to get into intense, deeply personal political arguments without realizing that you were argui...
by Wartortullian
Sat Jul 04, 2020 7:05 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Best Song of the 1970s Bracket - Born to Run wins!
Replies: 788
Views: 1351886

Re: Best Song of the 1970s Bracket - THE FINALS!

Stairway to Heaven vs. Born to Run
by Wartortullian
Tue Jun 30, 2020 1:57 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Best Song of the 1970s Bracket - Born to Run wins!
Replies: 788
Views: 1351886

Re: Best Song of the 1970s Bracket - Final Four!

Stairway to Heaven vs. Wish You Were Here
Superstition vs. Born to Run
by Wartortullian
Sat Jun 27, 2020 12:16 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Best Song of the 1970s Bracket - Born to Run wins!
Replies: 788
Views: 1351886

Re: Best Song of the 1970s Bracket - Elite Eight!

Wish You Were Here vs. Ohio
Let It Be vs. Stairway to Heaven
Born to Run vs. Long Train Runnin’
Superstition vs. What’s Going On
by Wartortullian
Sat Jun 20, 2020 12:11 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Best Song of the 1970s Bracket - Born to Run wins!
Replies: 788
Views: 1351886

Re: Best Song of the 1970s Bracket - Sweet Sixteen!

Proud Mary vs. Long Train Runnin’
Born to Run vs. Layla
What’s Going On vs. Beast of Burden
Superstition vs. Midnight Train to Georgia
by Wartortullian
Mon Jun 15, 2020 11:56 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Best Song of the 1970s Bracket - Born to Run wins!
Replies: 788
Views: 1351886

Re: Best Song of the 1970s Bracket - Sweet Sixteen!

Psycho Killer vs. Ohio
Won’t Get Fooled Again vs. Wish You Were Here
Stairway to Heaven vs. The Chain
Let It Be vs. American Girl
by Wartortullian
Sat Jun 13, 2020 4:51 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Best Song of the 1970s Bracket - Born to Run wins!
Replies: 788
Views: 1351886

Re: Best Song of the 1970s Bracket

Beast of Burden vs. Me and Bobby McGee What’s Going On vs. Zombie Particularly relevant right now, but would still win handily in any other political moment. Midnight Train to Georgia vs. Goodbye Yellow Brick Road Superstition vs. Jolene I hate to vote against Stevie Wonder, and he's put out a ton o...
by Wartortullian
Wed Jun 10, 2020 1:36 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Best Song of the 1970s Bracket - Born to Run wins!
Replies: 788
Views: 1351886

Re: Best Song of the 1970s Bracket

Long Train Runnin’ vs. Maggie May
Proud Mary vs. It’s Too Late
Born to Run vs. Ramblin’ Man
Tangled Up in Blue vs. Layla
by Wartortullian
Mon Jun 08, 2020 9:01 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Best Song of the 1970s Bracket - Born to Run wins!
Replies: 788
Views: 1351886

Re: Best Song of the 1970s Bracket

The Chain vs. War Pigs
Stairway to Heaven vs. Free Bird
No Woman, No Cry vs. American Girl
Let It Be vs. Just What I Needed
by Wartortullian
Thu Jun 04, 2020 9:17 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Best Song of the 1970s Bracket - Born to Run wins!
Replies: 788
Views: 1351886

Re: Best Song of the 1970s Bracket

Bohemian Rhapsody vs. Psycho Killer
Lola vs. Ohio
London Calling vs. Wish You Were Here
Won’t Get Fooled Again vs. Only the Good Die Young
by Wartortullian
Mon Jun 01, 2020 11:19 pm
Forum: Community Discussion
Topic: Retroactive name changes in tournament results
Replies: 9
Views: 10927

Re: Retroactive name changes in tournament results

Would it be possible for the HSQB admin to execute search-and-replace on submitted stat reports, per the request of someone who's changed their name? I've run some tests on stat files, and assuming their name is at least two words, both of which are capitalized normally and only contain alphanumeric...
by Wartortullian
Sun May 31, 2020 11:04 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Best Song of the 1970s Bracket - Born to Run wins!
Replies: 788
Views: 1351886

Re: Best Song of the 1970s Bracket

Me and Bobby McGee vs. Black Magic Woman Beast of Burden vs. Mr. Blue Sky Ain't No Mountain High Enough vs. Zombie What's Going On vs. Highway to Hell Goodbye Yellow Brick Road vs. Move On Up Midnight Train to Georgia vs. Doctor, My Eyes Moondance vs. Jolene Superstition vs. Reelin' in the Years
by Wartortullian
Fri May 29, 2020 7:35 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Best Song of the 1970s Bracket - Born to Run wins!
Replies: 788
Views: 1351886

Re: Best Song of the 1970s Bracket

The Gambler vs. Maggie May Maggie May < Hannah Hunt, but still good Turn the Page vs. Long Train Runnin’ The former is definitely more distinctive, but the latter is more enjoyable to listen to. Let’s Stay Together vs. It’s Too Late Proud Mary vs. I’ve Seen All Good People Very close match. Pity the...
by Wartortullian
Fri May 22, 2020 10:06 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Best Song of the 1970s Bracket - Born to Run wins!
Replies: 788
Views: 1351886

Re: Best Song of the 1970s Bracket

Dancing Queen vs. War Pigs
Runnin’ with the Devil vs. The Chain
September vs. Free Bird
American Pie vs. Stairway to Heaven
Long Cool Woman (In a Black Dress) vs. No Woman, No Cry
American Girl vs. Flash Light
Just What I Needed vs. Southern Man
Lust for Life vs. Let It Be
by Wartortullian
Thu May 21, 2020 5:34 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Best Song of the 1970s Bracket - Born to Run wins!
Replies: 788
Views: 1351886

Re: Best Song of the 1970s Bracket

Bohemian Rhapsody vs. Riders on the Storm
Psycho Killer vs. Gloria
Bridge Over Troubled Water vs. Ohio
Hotel California vs. Lola
London Calling vs. La Grange
Wish You Were Here vs. Sultans of Swing
War vs. Only the Good Die Young
Won’t Get Fooled Again vs. Take Me Home, Country Roads
by Wartortullian
Mon May 18, 2020 3:48 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Best Song of the 1970s Bracket - Born to Run wins!
Replies: 788
Views: 1351886

Re: Best Song of the 1970s Bracket

Ain’t No Mountain High Enough vs. Lawyers, Guns, and Money Not even the best version of this song, and it still slaps. Killing Me Softly with His Song vs. Move On Up Goodbye Yellow Brick Road vs. If You Could Read My Mind December, 1963 (Oh What a Night!) vs. Doctor, My Eyes Midnight Train to Georg...
by Wartortullian
Tue May 12, 2020 9:26 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Best Song of the 1970s Bracket - Born to Run wins!
Replies: 788
Views: 1351886

Re: Best Song of the 1970s Bracket

Born to Run vs. Cars
I Will Survive vs. Surrender
Life on Mars? vs. American Woman
Fire and Rain vs. Ramblin’ Man
Tangled up in Blue vs. We Are Family
Boys Don’t Cry vs. Mississippi Queen
Layla vs. Ain’t No Love in the Heart of the City
Rock and Roll vs. Brass in Pocket
by Wartortullian
Thu May 07, 2020 3:15 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: 2020 ACF Nationals Cancellation Discussion
Replies: 21
Views: 6479

Re: ACF Nationals 2020: August 8-9, Northwestern [CANCELLED]

Has ACF considered extending 2021 Nats eligibility for graduating students who qualified the previous year? I completely understand this decision, but as someone who worked very hard to build a team that could qualify for Nats, I'm quite annoyed that we won't get to play a national championship toge...
by Wartortullian
Mon May 04, 2020 2:40 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Best Song of the 1970s Bracket - Born to Run wins!
Replies: 788
Views: 1351886

Re: Best Song of the 1970s Bracket

Long Cool Woman (In a Black Dress) vs. I'm Your Captain (Closer To Home) Grand Funk Railroad sucks. No Woman No Cry vs. Fly Like an Eagle I prefer "Fly Like and Eagle" to most other Steve Miller songs (except for maybe "Jet Airliner"), but it still can't top such an iconic piece...
by Wartortullian
Sat May 02, 2020 10:36 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Best Song of the 1970s Bracket - Born to Run wins!
Replies: 788
Views: 1351886

Re: Best Song of the 1970s Bracket

Dancing Queen vs. Smoke on the Water War Pigs vs. California Uber Alles Runnin’ with the Devil vs. Search and Destroy The Chain vs. Ballroom Blitz September vs. Is She Really Going Out with Him? Free Bird vs. Walk on the Wild Side American Pie vs. Marquee Moon Stairway to Heaven vs. Smiling Faces S...
by Wartortullian
Mon Apr 27, 2020 12:49 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Best Song of the 1970s Bracket - Born to Run wins!
Replies: 788
Views: 1351886

Re: Best Song of the 1970s Bracket

London Calling vs. More Than a Feeling I probably would've taken "Peace of Mind" over "London Calling", but as it stands, the latter wins this handily. Run Through the Jungle vs. La Grange Wish You Were Here vs. 25 or 6 to 4 Sultans of Swing vs. Cruel to Be Kind Ain't No Sunshin...
by Wartortullian
Sun Apr 26, 2020 12:43 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: 2020 WORKSHOP Specific Question Discussion
Replies: 42
Views: 9175

Re: 2020 WORKSHOP Specific Question Discussion

Could I see the neutrino tossup and the LCAO/MO/perturbation bonus?
by Wartortullian
Thu Apr 23, 2020 8:18 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Best Song of the 1970s Bracket - Born to Run wins!
Replies: 788
Views: 1351886

Re: Best Song of the 1970s Bracket

Bohemian Rhapsody vs. Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood" deserve better than to lose out this early. "Bohemian Rhapsody", while it's reached cultural oversaturation to the point where I don't enjoy listening to it, is the #1 seed for a reason and a dam...
by Wartortullian
Sun Apr 19, 2020 8:52 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Best Song of the 1970s Bracket - Born to Run wins!
Replies: 788
Views: 1351886

Re: Best Song of the 1970s Bracket

Walk on the Wild Side vs. Funk #49 I wasn't expecting to vote for this song, but upon another listen, it's actually pretty cool and unique. "Funk #49" is also good, but kinda forgettable. Lawyers, Guns and Money vs. Brandy (You’re a Fine Girl) I've never been a big fan of Warren Zevon, an...
by Wartortullian
Fri Apr 17, 2020 4:13 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Best Song of the 1970s Bracket - Born to Run wins!
Replies: 788
Views: 1351886

Re: Best Song of the 1970s Bracket

Stay with Me vs. Rapper's Delight "Rapper's Delight" is historically important of course, but as others have pointed out, it's aged quite poorly and it really overstays its welcome. "Stay with Me" isn't anything special, but I think the arrangement complements Steward's voice pr...
by Wartortullian
Tue Apr 14, 2020 5:59 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Statistics Questions
Replies: 14
Views: 4588

Re: Statistics Questions

Speaking for myself only, I get pretty bummed when I can't hear a math/CS/applied tossup because its place has been taken up by ES/astro, despite those two subjects having fewer college majors than the rest of the other science, and I imagine many other players feel the same way. I agree that it's ...
by Wartortullian
Mon Apr 13, 2020 6:50 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Best Song of the 1970s Bracket - Born to Run wins!
Replies: 788
Views: 1351886

Re: Best Song of the 1970s Bracket

Cruel to Be Kind vs. The City of New Orleans Two very strong songs here. It pains me to vote either way, but "Cruel to be Kind" is quintessentially '70s and one hell of a bop. Ramblin' Man vs. Radar Love "Ramblin' Man" is one of those songs I always wrote off because I'd head it...
by Wartortullian
Wed Apr 08, 2020 8:11 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Which Online School are you Going to Next Year? (Collegiate 2020)
Replies: 21
Views: 11691

Re: Which Online School are you Going to Next Year? (Collegiate 2020)

I'll be starting a physics PhD at Yale this fall, and I certainly plan to continue playing!
by Wartortullian
Sun Mar 29, 2020 10:04 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: The Problem of the West
Replies: 9
Views: 4115

Re: The Problem of the West

Thanks, Chris, these are all very useful perspectives. These seem to be the most-unique issues to Quizbowl out West (both at the HS and Collegiate levels), so here are some ideas: Is there a way that more Western tournaments could do 2-3 events in one weekend? It seems like this might help schools g...
by Wartortullian
Sun Mar 29, 2020 7:24 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: The Problem of the West
Replies: 9
Views: 4115

Re: The Problem of the West

I could probably have been more clear about this in my original post: this wouldn't just help in the West, but all over quizbowl. We'd probably see massively expanded field sizes at low dfficulties as many regionally-focused masters universities start fielding teams, even if they would be unlikely t...
by Wartortullian
Sun Mar 29, 2020 6:59 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: The Problem of the West
Replies: 9
Views: 4115

The Problem of the West

...or, "The Need for Top-Down Efforts in Quizbowl Expansion" Recently, there's been a lot of discussion in the Discord on the barriers expanding college quizbowl in various regions. The goal of this post is to outline the structural factors opposing quizbowl expansion in the western US, an...
by Wartortullian
Sun Mar 22, 2020 8:57 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: College Nationals and Its Problems
Replies: 132
Views: 54222

Re: College Nationals and Its Problems

Partial progress can be a motivation. Maybe the leaders aren't visible, but the second bracket is. (This is why it is important that nationals distinguish lower bracket teams as well as upper bracket teams.) But this isn't really satisfactory. A goal of second bracket is fun when it's a stepping st...
by Wartortullian
Sun Mar 22, 2020 3:15 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: College Nationals and Its Problems
Replies: 132
Views: 54222

Re: College Nationals and Its Problems

For me, this makes college quizbowl a lot more like the NBA, with high school quizbowl being something akin to college basketball. The NBA is much, much more challenging, and you have players with a wider range of experience. I find this to be a feature of the college game, not a bug. It's enjoyabl...
by Wartortullian
Fri Feb 21, 2020 7:06 pm
Forum: Community Discussion
Topic: Getting people to take over running a club
Replies: 1
Views: 3247

Getting people to take over running a club

So, our club in a period of leadership transition, and due to the many non-quizbowl commitments in my life, I really don't have any time to devote to quizbowl logistics and administration anymore. This semester has been kind of a mess, and things like funding applications are already falling through...
by Wartortullian
Fri Feb 14, 2020 2:31 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: PACE Outreach--Mentors and Newsletter
Replies: 3
Views: 2006

Re: PACE Outreach--Mentors and Newsletter

We should also think about if we can use the Ken Jennings tweet about qb, although it has the undesirable property of saying “play qb instead of learning to code,” which is not the best message we’d want to convey. I mean, as someone who learned more useful things from quizbowl than from an entire ...
by Wartortullian
Wed Feb 12, 2020 3:22 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: A Modest Proposal Regarding D2 ICT Qualification
Replies: 15
Views: 7588

Re: A Modest Proposal Regarding D2 ICT Qualification

After spending a lot of time looking at D-values, reading arguments about DII corrections and PPB clamping, and spilling ink untold on the forums and Discord, there's something I've started to consider: Why not just use PPB? Given the massive amount of edge cases involved in deriving a D-value formu...