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by username_crisis_averted
Wed Jun 07, 2023 3:05 pm
Forum: Community Discussion
Topic: How Do You Recruit For Your Club?
Replies: 0
Views: 3200

How Do You Recruit For Your Club?

I wanted to make a thread similar to Briana Magin's How Do You Run Your Club? post. I actually have no idea how uniform club recruiting is, especially in college, so I thought it could be cool to see many different colleges' recruiting strategies side-by-side. So just tell me how your club recruits....
by username_crisis_averted
Tue Jun 06, 2023 1:50 pm
Forum: Theory
Topic: ChatGPT as Study Buddy
Replies: 0
Views: 2935

ChatGPT as Study Buddy

Intro ChatGPT is a somewhat controversial topic in many areas right now, and quizbowl is no exception. For those unfamiliar, ChatGPT is a chatbot that simulates intelligence using advanced pattern matching. The ChatGPT experience is a bit like "if Google could talk". You ask it a question...
by username_crisis_averted
Sat Jun 03, 2023 4:13 am
Forum: Community Discussion
Topic: Why College Retention Fails (Part 3 of 3)
Replies: 1
Views: 3437

Why College Retention Fails (Part 3 of 3)

Intro So far I’ve written about my issues with college outreach and college recruiting . However, none of these address the most common college quizbowl concern: membership attrition. Even when people do get into quizbowl, most of them don't end up sticking around. It's important to remember that q...
by username_crisis_averted
Sat Mar 11, 2023 8:52 pm
Forum: Community Discussion
Topic: Some Thoughts on Gradualism / Stepping Stone Theory
Replies: 1
Views: 4017

Some Thoughts on Gradualism / Stepping Stone Theory

This post is a sub-post of my previous post: Why College Recruiting Fails . It adds a lot of context to this post, so you might want to read it first if you haven't already. I got a noticeable amount of (somewhat expected) pushback on my last post regarding gradualism : using non-quizbowl or high sc...
by username_crisis_averted
Fri Feb 24, 2023 8:10 pm
Forum: Community Discussion
Topic: Why College Recruiting Fails (2 of 3)
Replies: 8
Views: 4969

Re: Why College Recruiting Fails (2 of 3)

It seems that at least a few people are misinterpreting this post as "make quizbowl clubs more insular / less accessible", and I'm not quite sure how to respond. First of all, a club that is better at recruiting geeks does not necessarily become alienating to less committed members. In fac...
by username_crisis_averted
Thu Feb 23, 2023 11:02 pm
Forum: Community Discussion
Topic: Why College Recruiting Fails (2 of 3)
Replies: 8
Views: 4969

Why College Recruiting Fails (2 of 3)

DISCLAIMER: this guide assumes that you 1) are trying to start a traditional tournament-playing quizbowl club and 2) don’t have much of a community to draw from on campus. It may not be as applicable to other clubs, especially ones with more casual goals. Intro By far the most important thing for bu...
by username_crisis_averted
Sun Feb 19, 2023 12:14 am
Forum: Community Discussion
Topic: Why College Outreach Fails (1 of 3)
Replies: 3
Views: 4434

Re: Why College Outreach Fails (1 of 3)

Thanks for the response! I just wanted to clarify a few points. 1) When I said most existing clubs operate fine without advisors, I was referring to student clubs in general, not quizbowl clubs . 2) I do think club advisors can still play a valuable role in a club. For example, being a consistent so...
by username_crisis_averted
Sat Feb 18, 2023 8:17 pm
Forum: Community Discussion
Topic: Why College Outreach Fails (1 of 3)
Replies: 3
Views: 4434

Why College Outreach Fails (1 of 3)

Intro In December 2020, quizbowl at the University of Washington was on the brink of collapse. While tournament attendance was solid, the club was inexperienced and lacked domain knowledge. When the club president unexpectedly stepped down, it seemed like our club might not have enough momentum to ...
by username_crisis_averted
Mon Jan 31, 2022 5:49 am
Forum: Community Discussion
Topic: Quizbowl-"Trivia" Community Relations: What Are They? What Should They Be?
Replies: 25
Views: 15758

Re: Quizbowl-"Trivia" Community Relations: What Are They? What Should They Be?

This is something I've been thinking about for a while now, and I'm happy to see someone posting about it. I think the best way that quizbowl and trivia can "cross over" is by marketing "niche" packets (such as packets just on Pokémon, Simpsons, etc.). There are a lot of people i...
by username_crisis_averted
Sat Jan 22, 2022 2:08 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: 2022 NAQT Northwest SCT @UW (02/05/2022) [Online]
Replies: 1
Views: 807

2022 NAQT Northwest SCT @UW (02/05/2022) [Online]

I am pleased to announce that Washington Quiz Bowl will host the Northwest Sectional of the 2022 NAQT Sectional Championship Tournament on Saturday, February 5, 2022. Rounds will begin at approximately 9AM Pacific. We are actively seeking staffers for this tournament, so please shoot us an email if ...
by username_crisis_averted
Thu Mar 18, 2021 12:10 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: UW Spring Classic [MOVED TO 5/1/21]
Replies: 0
Views: 1910

UW Spring Classic [MOVED TO 5/1/21]

University of Washington Quizbowl is proud to announce the UW Spring Classic, which will be hosted on Discord on May 1, 2021. I, Kevin Kodama, will be serving as TD. For any questions regarding the tournament, please email us at quizbowl@uw.edu. RULES AND RESOURCES Useful information regarding what ...
by username_crisis_averted
Fri Jan 29, 2021 7:31 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Share Our Wealth: TRIUMVIRATE (Web Serials Packet)
Replies: 1
Views: 1618

Re: Share Our Wealth: TRIUMVIRATE (Web Serials Packet)

The reading of TRIUMVIRATE has concluded. Unfortunately, I left my scoresheets at home, so I will not be able to provide complete stats. From what I can remember, Finn Bender took the Mother of Learning title as well as the overall title. However, Sophie Lai powered enough Worm questions to not only...
by username_crisis_averted
Mon Dec 28, 2020 2:38 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Share Our Wealth: TRIUMVIRATE (Web Serials Packet)
Replies: 1
Views: 1618

Share Our Wealth: TRIUMVIRATE (Web Serials Packet)

It's time for yet another edition of Share Our Wealth . And if you thought that the topics of the previous editions just weren't niche enough, you're in luck. Want to go back to 2013 and relive Gold Morning all over again? How about one of Erin Solstice's [Immortal Moments]? Or maybe you just want t...
by username_crisis_averted
Mon Dec 28, 2020 12:27 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Share Our Wealth: Extremely Online (Time and Date TBD)
Replies: 1
Views: 1714

Re: Share Our Wealth: Extremely Online (Time and Date TBD)

The second edition of Share Our Wealth was played today. Congratulations to Jakob Myers for winning the Important Videos packet AND the 7O3X packet while riding on a train with terrible Internet. He really did to us. But the real winner was probably the organic chemistry questions... and charity! To...
by username_crisis_averted
Sun Nov 29, 2020 8:27 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Share Our Wealth: Extremely Online (Time and Date TBD)
Replies: 1
Views: 1714

Share Our Wealth: Extremely Online (Time and Date TBD)

The second edition of Share Our Wealth is here! ICYMI, the first edition of SOW was a pop music event that raised over $1000 for charity ! I've assembled a set of three packets that are probably only familiar to someone who has spent a little too much time on the Internet. If you are interested, joi...
by username_crisis_averted
Tue Nov 24, 2020 1:42 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: 11/6 Share Our Wealth: Pop 2
Replies: 1
Views: 1982

Re: 11/6 Share Our Wealth: Pop 2

Thanks to everyone who participated! We ended up with 19 total participants, plus a few extra donations and a few playtesters. Overall, $861.37 was raised for charity by players and $95.30 was raised by non-players (excluding me), bringing the amount raised to $956.67. I’ll throw in my own donation ...
by username_crisis_averted
Tue Oct 27, 2020 2:57 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: 11/6 Share Our Wealth: Pop 2
Replies: 1
Views: 1982

11/6 Share Our Wealth: Pop 2

The November edition of Share Our Wealth will be happening on November 6th at 5PM Central. If you're interested, please join the Discord at this link . To play for this month, either DM me a screenshot of a charitable contribution of any amount that was made after 10/22/20 OR just drop that screensh...
by username_crisis_averted
Thu Oct 22, 2020 6:17 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Announcing Share Our Wealth
Replies: 0
Views: 1918

Announcing Share Our Wealth

Hi, it’s been a while since I’ve posted anything here. I’ve been working on this sorta ambitious project called Share Our Wealth. There are two ideas that set this project into motion. The first one is the fact that I have a lot of half-baked (and fully-baked?) niche packets sitting around collectin...
by username_crisis_averted
Mon Jul 16, 2018 1:43 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Illinois 18-19
Replies: 33
Views: 22096

Re: Illinois 18-19

Speaking from my area of Illinois, Hinsdale Central and Glenbard West are both gaining strength and York has gotten a recent influx of strong players from Quest. Glenbard North also has a player who is very good at history. I would definitely look at West Suburban Conference and the surrounding area...
by username_crisis_averted
Sat Jun 09, 2018 10:35 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: PACENSC 2018 - A Pokemon Set @HSNCT
Replies: 35
Views: 18445

Re: PACENSC 2018 - A Pokemon Set @HSNCT

Will there be an online mirror of the set?
by username_crisis_averted
Wed Apr 25, 2018 10:23 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: 2018 SSNCT Pre-Nats Discussion
Replies: 34
Views: 22466

Re: 2018 SSNCT Pre-Nats Discussion

inb4 Williamsville wins nats
by username_crisis_averted
Sat Jan 20, 2018 8:36 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: RMBCT Available for Mirrors (2017-2018)
Replies: 19
Views: 15012

Re: RMBCT Available for Mirrors (2017-2018)

Can I be added to the private discussion forum?
by username_crisis_averted
Sat Oct 07, 2017 4:25 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Preseason Poll, 2017-18... w/ Results!
Replies: 7
Views: 12049

Re: Preseason Poll, 2017-18... w/ Results!

In retrospect, not ranking Wayzata was a bad idea.
by username_crisis_averted
Tue Sep 19, 2017 4:54 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Alabama 2017-2018
Replies: 38
Views: 20926

Re: Alabama 2017-2018

Hi, I'm looking to start a quiz bowl team at Auburn High School and have been looking for a place to start. I know there are some local tournaments in this forum but can anyone give me a few bits of advice as to what needs to be done to get the team started? Thanks! You're probably going to get mor...
by username_crisis_averted
Mon Sep 18, 2017 11:14 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: NY/NJ/PA/CT/Surrounding Area Discussion '17/'18
Replies: 20
Views: 10234

Re: NY/NJ/PA/CT/Surrounding Area Discussion '17/'18

Isn't it pretty much just LVS v. Hunter at this point?
by username_crisis_averted
Mon Sep 18, 2017 7:27 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: HSQBRank 2017-18: Now with a Patreon page!
Replies: 122
Views: 89635

Re: HSQBRank 2017-18: Now with a Patreon page!

I'm confused as to why Adlai Stevenson didn't at least get an honorable mention in the rankings. At IHSSBCA Kickoff http://www.hsquizbowl.org/db/tournaments/4079/stats/upper_div_prelims Stevenson played with their approximate 2017-18 roster and got over 24 PPB on an IS-set, which should put them in...
by username_crisis_averted
Sun Sep 17, 2017 9:20 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: HSQBRank 2017-18: Now with a Patreon page!
Replies: 122
Views: 89635

Re: HSQBRank 2017-18: Now with a Patreon page!

I'm confused as to why Adlai Stevenson didn't at least get an honorable mention in the rankings. At IHSSBCA Kickoff http://www.hsquizbowl.org/db/tournaments/4079/stats/upper_div_prelims Stevenson played with their approximate 2017-18 roster and got over 24 PPB on an IS-set, which should put them in ...
by username_crisis_averted
Fri Sep 08, 2017 8:27 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Illinois '17-'18
Replies: 154
Views: 92680

Re: Illinois '17-'18

Anyone have predictions for 2017 Scobol Solo? I've made a preliminary list of participants that I think have strong-ish generalist ability. Alexander Kuptel Arjun Sundararajan Aristotle Vainikos Conrad Oberhaus Deepak Moparthi Ethan Strombeck Hanson Hao Jaden Lucas Mitch McCullar Sophie Netzel Tim C...
by username_crisis_averted
Wed Sep 06, 2017 6:46 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Preseason Poll, 2017-18... w/ Results!
Replies: 7
Views: 12049

Re: Preseason Poll, 2017-18... w/ Results!

I thought removing outliers did a pretty good job at curbing the bias that we saw in last year's preseason poll. Another possible change that might be beneficial is eliminating any "0" votes for a team that crosses a certain vote threshold (say, 100 votes), as it may be that the voter in q...
by username_crisis_averted
Sat Aug 26, 2017 8:22 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Preseason Predictions
Replies: 20
Views: 19455

Re: Preseason Predictions

The thing about TJ and other underranked teams is that their performance, especially at national tournaments, is highly variable. Teams like this tend to rely on tossup conversion instead of bonuses to win games, and while that certainly does produce results, it's also more susceptible to change (i...
by username_crisis_averted
Sat Aug 19, 2017 7:33 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Preseason Predictions
Replies: 20
Views: 19455

Re: Preseason Predictions

nsb2 wrote:Oak Park-River Forest (who are underrated due to lack of tournament attendance)) will probably be more prominent in the coming years but could also jump into this category.
What is an "Oak Park River Forest"
by username_crisis_averted
Fri Aug 18, 2017 8:52 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Preseason Predictions
Replies: 20
Views: 19455

Re: Preseason Predictions

I would probably also bump Stevenson into the upper category as the team has a lot of talent right now in addition to Govind. Olivia Lamberti is returning after a year of not playing, meaning Stevenson (re)gains a very good lit player. Yes- that was partly what I was referring to. It's also worth n...
by username_crisis_averted
Thu Aug 17, 2017 12:23 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Preseason Predictions
Replies: 20
Views: 19455

Re: Preseason Predictions

I think Northview and Detroit Country Day deserve a mention as other top 30-ish teams that didn't lose their top scorer. Northview in particular is a team of all sophomores that should be much better this season. I would probably also bump Stevenson into the upper category as the team has a lot of t...
by username_crisis_averted
Sun Aug 13, 2017 1:07 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: RMBCT Available for Mirrors (2017-2018)
Replies: 19
Views: 15012

Re: RMBCT Available for Mirrors (2017-2018)

Will a sample packet of RMBCT be posted at some point?
by username_crisis_averted
Thu Aug 10, 2017 3:06 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Illinois '17-'18
Replies: 154
Views: 92680

Re: Illinois '17-'18

I'm not sure enough about anything to post numerical rankings, but I'd expect the best teams in Illinois this year to be (in no particular order) IMSA, Stevenson, Fremd, OPRF, and Barrington. I could also see several of the downstate teams mentioned getting into this group, but it's impossible to p...
by username_crisis_averted
Thu Jul 20, 2017 8:58 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Illinois '17-'18
Replies: 154
Views: 92680

Re: Illinois '17-'18

Already realizing that I forgot Carbondale and Uni Lab. Oh well.
by username_crisis_averted
Thu Jul 20, 2017 3:47 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Illinois '17-'18
Replies: 154
Views: 92680

Re: Illinois '17-'18

This is my attempt at creating "Illinois Power Rankings" for the '17-'18 season. Obviously this is extremely subjective, so I encourage other people to come up with their own rankings. I'm not going to rank my own team (OPRF) because I don't feel like ranking myself but I will try to rank ...
by username_crisis_averted
Sun Jun 18, 2017 10:07 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Illinois '17-'18
Replies: 154
Views: 92680

Re: Illinois '17-'18

The science category will be interesting to watch this year. I don't know too many players that are actively learning science upstate.
by username_crisis_averted
Thu Jun 15, 2017 11:45 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Illinois '17-'18
Replies: 154
Views: 92680

Re: Illinois '17-'18

This is very self-centered of me, but I think that the West Suburban Conference will be the area to watch for any "dark horse" contenders. IMO, York, Lyons Township, and especially Glenbard West are all capable of becoming state contenders. Hinsdale Central, while they have taken a bit of ...
by username_crisis_averted
Thu Jun 15, 2017 11:42 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Illinois '16-'17
Replies: 145
Views: 66009

Re: Illinois '16-'17

Yes. No Illinois team will win it, but Naperville North will finish ahead of both Stevenson and Barrington, instigating much debate regarding whether the set was hard enough to differentiate the top teams (completely ignoring that Naperville North has been that good, too, all along). Can we just ta...
by username_crisis_averted
Sun Mar 19, 2017 12:53 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Team Illinois 2016-17
Replies: 14
Views: 8440

Re: Team Illinois 2016-17

How many people are expected to make Team Illinois? Will there be a B team this year?
by username_crisis_averted
Fri Mar 17, 2017 10:22 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Illinois '16-'17
Replies: 145
Views: 66009

Re: Illinois '16-'17

the return of AHAN wrote:Also, don't be so quick to dismiss the rest of the field; if you think question quality is that poor, who's to say there won't be an upset?
Wow, you totally called it.
by username_crisis_averted
Sun Mar 12, 2017 12:09 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Illinois '16-'17
Replies: 145
Views: 66009

Re: Illinois '16-'17

Will there indeed be another hangout tonight? A couple of other people and myself would be interested in joining if possible.
by username_crisis_averted
Sat Mar 11, 2017 6:21 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Illinois '16-'17
Replies: 145
Views: 66009

Re: Illinois '16-'17

So their will be 8 teams at IHSA state including Stevenson, IMSA, Auburn, OPRF, Uni Lab, Sandburg, Carbondale and Dunlap, assuming Auburn wins their sectional for the umpteenth time. Of these teams 3 were in the top 8 at NAQT state of the 5 that attended. To my knowledge all of these teams particip...
by username_crisis_averted
Fri Mar 10, 2017 10:08 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: IHSA 2017
Replies: 36
Views: 17207

Re: IHSA 2017

Unrelatedly, is there a reason that IHSA doesn't keep a public record of individual stats or PPB for their matches? It seems odd, seeing as the unreleased conference stats are supposed to be used as justification for sectional seedings. Even disregarding that, it would be convenient to be able to se...
by username_crisis_averted
Sun Feb 26, 2017 6:19 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: HSQBRank 2016-2017
Replies: 101
Views: 60064

Re: HSQBRank 2016-2017

Big Y wrote:Number of teams by state:
CA 23
IL 17
TX 16
KY 14
OH 12
NJ 11
NY 10
GA 9
MN 8
MO 8
PA 8
MI 7
TN 7
VA 7
FL 6
NC 6
MD 5
SC 5
MA 4
IN 3
LA 3
AL 2
DE 2
AZ 1
CT 1
MS 1
NV 1
ON 1
OR 1
SG 1
I made a low-budget heatmap to accompany this data.
by username_crisis_averted
Mon Feb 20, 2017 6:58 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: HSQBRank 2016-2017
Replies: 101
Views: 60064

Re: HSQBRank 2016-2017

You've probably seen it already from Ricky's link, but the NAQT Illinois State Championship is on neg5 as well.
by username_crisis_averted
Sat Feb 18, 2017 10:12 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Masonics 2017
Replies: 8
Views: 4438

Re: Masonics 2017

Fenton Sectional:
1. Hinsdale Central
2. Oak Park River Forest
3. Fenwick
4. Riverside Brookfield
by username_crisis_averted
Sun Feb 12, 2017 5:53 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Midseason Poll
Replies: 64
Views: 44007

Re: Midseason Poll

I would certainly be willing to help with stats. Sign me up!

Relatedly, I tried to go in that direction a little bit ago with this website and this one, but I wasn't too happy with how either one turned out. If there's any interest in the continuation of those projects, let me know.
by username_crisis_averted
Thu Feb 09, 2017 9:53 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: IHSA 2017
Replies: 36
Views: 17207

Re: IHSA 2017

1 Lincolnshire (Stevenson) 2 Barrington 3 Palatine (Fremd) 4 Mundelein (Carmel) 5 Wilmette (Loyola Academy) 6 Lake Forest (H.S.) 7 Palatine (H.S.) 8 Arlington Heights (St. Viator) seeds in our sectional... it sucks that only 1 team can make it to state because at least 4 of the top 8 teams are here...