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by halle
Fri Mar 08, 2024 10:30 pm
Forum: Collegiate Announcements & Results
Topic: ESPN @ Columbia (Open)
Replies: 13
Views: 3751

Re: ESPN @ Columbia (Open)

Has there been any confirmation of which side events are happening, and, if so, anywhere to figure out team formation for them?
by halle
Mon Dec 11, 2023 3:45 pm
Forum: Collegiate Announcements & Results
Topic: 2023 Festivus (12/23/23)
Replies: 18
Views: 8584

Re: 2023 Festivus (12/23/23)

Can a mod clean this thread up a bit? I feel a lot of the above posts are inappropriate in an announcement thread as well as disrespectful. I just FZ'ed several of Dan's posts in this thread. While it is potentially within the bounds of this discussion thread to question the choice of the charity t...
by halle
Fri Oct 27, 2023 9:16 pm
Forum: Collegiate Announcements & Results
Topic: SUDO
Replies: 19
Views: 8585

Re: SUDO

Has this tournament officially been rescheduled? I’m hearing that it might have been? I’d really appreciate an update, as I’m potentially able to play either tomorrow or next Sunday, but I’m much more interested in playing with a team and stats than as a shootout. However, I have no idea if my teamm...
by halle
Sun Jul 02, 2023 3:03 pm
Forum: Community Discussion
Topic: Regarding BBB and Community Norms
Replies: 11
Views: 7011

Re: Regarding BBB and Community Norms

Recently, on the Discord, I've been finding myself reminding or informing people that the quizbowl community that exists on the forums and Discord is centered around, at at times fiercely partisan about, good quizbowl as opposed to other quiz activities, especially ones that call themselves quizbowl...
by halle
Wed Jun 28, 2023 11:04 am
Forum: Community Discussion
Topic: Regarding BBB and Community Norms
Replies: 11
Views: 7011

Re: Regarding BBB and Community Norms

I would advocate for gently pointing out problems and offering suggestions, as Darryl did, and then warning potential players if those issues are not resolved. I want to highlight this sentiment, because I think it is a productive direction for this conversation. I'd been keeping an eye on the BBB ...
by halle
Fri Apr 28, 2023 1:20 pm
Forum: Collegiate Announcements & Results
Topic: JAVA 2022: JAVASCRIPT
Replies: 13
Views: 4859

Re: JAVA 2022: JAVASCRIPT

How many packets are there, and what's the general plan for the tournament's timing? I'm planning on (and looking forward to) playing, but I'd like to know in advance how strict I'll have to be with my scheduling to make it work.
by halle
Wed Apr 26, 2023 2:31 pm
Forum: Collegiate Discussion
Topic: Why doesn't film come up more?
Replies: 24
Views: 8641

Re: Why doesn't film come up more?

I agree with Halle that clue selection is important, and with much of the criteria she proposes. I do think sometimes people can go too far in the direction of assuming that vague descriptions of notable images from a film can justified as "cinematography," when those questions often end ...
by halle
Tue Apr 25, 2023 5:54 pm
Forum: Collegiate Discussion
Topic: Why doesn't film come up more?
Replies: 24
Views: 8641

Re: Why doesn't film come up more?

If you think the reason that most people would watch or know about a particular film is because they're engaging with movies as an artistic and aesthetic tradition, then go ahead and ask about it as art. If you think the reason that most people would watch or know about a particular film is because...
by halle
Mon Apr 24, 2023 9:26 pm
Forum: Collegiate Discussion
Topic: 2023 ACF Nationals Specific Question Discussion
Replies: 53
Views: 50704

Re: 2023 ACF Nationals Specific Question Discussion

First of all, and possibly the question I think was the most objectionable in the set, was a bonus part in the finals that asked teams to identify the largest planet in the solar system. I didn’t notice this at the time, because I wasn’t paying that much attention to bonuses outside of my categorie...
by halle
Mon Apr 24, 2023 7:42 pm
Forum: Collegiate Discussion
Topic: 2023 ACF Nationals Specific Question Discussion
Replies: 53
Views: 50704

Re: 2023 ACF Nationals Specific Question Discussion

I’ll share some thoughts, including some things that aren’t that major, but which have been nagging at me since, so they feel worth saying if only to stop them from nagging at me. My impressions of the set are largely positive, in the sense that I was trying to keep myself in the moment by not dwell...
by halle
Thu Apr 20, 2023 1:20 am
Forum: Collegiate Discussion
Topic: A curatorial approach to choosing set content
Replies: 2
Views: 1897

A curatorial approach to choosing set content

I'm going to do something slightly uncharacteristic, and put forward an idea without spending all that long polishing the wording of it, because I've already said the main points on Discord and I want them to be on the forums, but I don't foresee a time in the next month when it'll be reasonable for...
by halle
Mon Apr 10, 2023 8:21 pm
Forum: Collegiate Discussion
Topic: 2023 BHSU: Specific question discussion
Replies: 59
Views: 35956

Re: 2023 BHSU: Specific question discussion

First, can I see the current text of the New York City painting tossup from packet 1? It struck me as extremely hard to get a grip on what the clues were pointing to when I played, and I was able to identify some potential reasons why by looking at the version of the question in the previously-uplo...
by halle
Mon Apr 10, 2023 4:50 pm
Forum: Collegiate Discussion
Topic: 2023 BHSU: Favorite questions/clues/buzzes/moments
Replies: 21
Views: 4028

Re: 2023 BHSU: Favorite questions/clues/buzzes/moments

Some scattered positive thoughts, some of them self-indulgent: At the start of Round 4, I thought to myself "I'm feeling some girlboss vibes for this game" and then I powered Lydia Tár so I was literally so correct about that. Rokeby Venus that round was also a really satisfying buzz (some...
by halle
Mon Apr 10, 2023 4:32 pm
Forum: Collegiate Discussion
Topic: 2023 BHSU: Specific question discussion
Replies: 59
Views: 35956

Re: 2023 BHSU: Specific question discussion

I had a lot of fun with this set! I think the things that feel worth saying lean more towards the negative, because there are a whole lot of questions where I could say "good stuff! no notes" and I might get around to doing that in the thread created for that purpose, but there's little re...
by halle
Fri Feb 03, 2023 3:28 pm
Forum: Collegiate Discussion
Topic: Top 100 Player Ranking
Replies: 25
Views: 11211

Re: Top 100 Player Ranking

Some of this thread is in AHAN (aka social distancing ad nauseam) now. I have chosen to keep some lighthearted posts that technically contain genuine information or feedback in this thread. Please do not take the tone of those posts as license to keep shitposting in this thread when I have made a c...
by halle
Fri Feb 03, 2023 3:04 pm
Forum: Collegiate Discussion
Topic: Top 100 Player Ranking
Replies: 25
Views: 11211

Re: Top 100 Player Ranking

Some of this thread is in AHAN (aka social distancing ad nauseam) now. I have chosen to keep some lighthearted posts that technically contain genuine information or feedback in this thread. Please do not take the tone of those posts as license to keep shitposting in this thread when I have made a co...
by halle
Thu Feb 02, 2023 8:36 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: 2023 NAQT SCT: February 4
Replies: 13
Views: 7579

Re: 2023 NAQT SCT: February 4

Okay my last post was incessantly long already but I thought of another thing: the drives from basically any of the schools that are going to the Cornell mirror to Penn State are shorter than the drives from a lot of the typical Mid-Atlantic schools to Penn State. It’s not entirely clear to me that ...
by halle
Thu Feb 02, 2023 8:15 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: 2023 NAQT SCT: February 4
Replies: 13
Views: 7579

Re: 2023 NAQT SCT: February 4

I didn’t plan on playing SCT this year and I’m not directly involved with my club’s decision making about which tournaments and sites to attend, so there’s no real reason for me to wade into this thread, but as someone involved with a New York school that is sending a team to the online site (a D2 t...
by halle
Fri Nov 25, 2022 3:43 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: 2022 Winter Closed National Online Mirror (12/17/2022)
Replies: 4
Views: 2318

Re: 2022 Winter Closed National Online Mirror [December 10/17, 2022]

Is there any update available on whether this tournament is likely to be on the 10th, the 17th, or both? Also, is there any field update available? I’m trying to figure out how feasible it will be to play this tournament and how much of a rush I should be in to get my school’s team together. Thanks!
by halle
Wed Jul 20, 2022 12:43 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: 2022 Maryland Summer Open (July 23-24)
Replies: 17
Views: 6426

Re: 2022 Maryland Summer Open (July 23-24)

I'm not sure how popular my opinion is, but I figured I'd start the discussion of how long each Sunday event should be. Personally, I am more interested in playing all of LOGOMACHY than I am in playing 10 rounds of Ontario Hybrid, and would support shortening Hybrid in order to play more LOGOMACHY. ...
by halle
Tue Mar 16, 2021 2:50 pm
Forum: Collegiate Discussion
Topic: Where Are You Going Next Year? (Collegiate 2021)
Replies: 51
Views: 49024

Re: Where Are You Going Next Year? (Collegiate 2021)

I will be moving to New York to attend NYU, where I will be completing a Master's program in Art History at the Institute of Fine Arts for the next two years. I'm very excited to keep playing!
by halle
Sat Aug 01, 2020 3:57 pm
Forum: Community Discussion
Topic: Y'all need to pay attention to your own community
Replies: 51
Views: 64112

Re: Y'all need to pay attention to your own community

I have extremely mixed feelings about what went down with Luke and the D2 team a couple of years ago. Was Luke shitty to me, often in a specifically sexist way? Yes. Did he eventually get spoken to by club leadership about why his behavior wasn’t ok? Yes, as far as my understanding goes, since I was...
by halle
Wed Jul 15, 2020 12:32 pm
Forum: Community Discussion
Topic: Men of Quizbowl, We Should Talk.
Replies: 14
Views: 16409

Re: Men of Quizbowl, We Should Talk.

I wasn’t sure which of the (great and exciting to see) threads that have sprung up in the last few days I should post this in, but I’ve chosen this one because I’d like to direct my thoughts towards the men in the quizbowl community who’d like to do better. One thing that I’ve encountered quite a bi...
by halle
Sun Apr 12, 2020 3:35 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: This Time, A Stern Warning
Replies: 179
Views: 146941

Re: This Time, A Stern Warning

I also think that Eric’s post is brave and necessary—it was absolutely the best thing to do in a bad situation. But we should also keep in mind that it was a bad situation that arose from Eric doing the wrong thing, by making the decision to cheat. While I commend Eric for doing the right thing now,...
by halle
Sat Feb 01, 2020 7:33 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: "Should have been prompted" replacement policy
Replies: 15
Views: 5997

Re: "Should have been prompted" replacement policy

Except for the bottom few teams at a tournament (which I'm guessing are much less likely to lodge a should have been prompted protest that affects the final outcome of a match), a team's conversion rate for an uncontested tossup is probably close to 90% (and for top 25% teams closer to 100% when it...
by halle
Mon Nov 04, 2019 7:27 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: ACF Fall 2019 Thanks and General Discussion
Replies: 15
Views: 4673

Re: ACF Fall 2019 Thanks and General Discussion

I had a great time working on this set, and am very appreciative of the positive feedback! The only problem I did notice though was a problem that I think many sets at this difficulty suffer from, which is the tendency for some of the non big 3 categories (most notably fine arts and social science) ...
by halle
Mon Nov 04, 2019 7:05 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: ACF Fall 2019 Specific Question Discussion and Errata
Replies: 51
Views: 14551

Re: ACF Fall 2019 Specific Question Discussion and Errata

Presumably, this question is getting at the fact that the horses in the painting mentioned are running with their legs both off the ground and outstretched . As Muybridge's photographs showed, both of these conditions obtain at some point in a galloping horse's gait, just not at the same time. So I...
by halle
Mon Oct 21, 2019 4:35 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: 2019 Penn Bowl - Specific Question Discussion Thread
Replies: 60
Views: 10258

Re: Specific Question Discussion Thread

The question on Ovid in painting was probably my favorite regular-difficulty art tossup ever, as an excellent way to draw connections between a bunch of important Italian Renaissance paintings that would be challenging to ask on their own and test knowledge of the mythological sources that inspired...
by halle
Mon Oct 21, 2019 3:42 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: What's the State of the College Game?
Replies: 12
Views: 7273

Re: What's the State of the College Game?

I feel as though I ought to respond to this thread, since I've been accused of publicly yelling at a brand new team. If you follow the link in Chris's post, I think it is fairly evident that I wasn't yelling at anyone--my tone was somewhat stern, but I did my absolute best to avoid crossing the line...
by halle
Sun Oct 13, 2019 5:24 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: 2019 EFT @ MSU (10/12/19)
Replies: 4
Views: 4433

Re: 2019 EFT @ MSU (10/12/19)

This tournament was really fun and well run, and I'm really glad I went! All of the readers were competent, and the tournament ran efficiently and without any confusion. The one exception the tournament's running smoothly was, in fact, not at all the fault of the MSU club, but was due to Wayne State...
by halle
Sat Sep 28, 2019 2:03 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: The Unanswered Question Discord Mirror (9/29/19)
Replies: 3
Views: 2616

Re: The Unanswered Question Discord Mirror (9/29/19)

Free agents have now been assigned teams! As you may notice, two of the teams for this mirror now have three players. This creates a six-team field, allowing for a schedule with more guaranteed games for each team. If anyone has a problem with this, please let me know. Furthermore, signups for this ...
by halle
Fri Sep 27, 2019 2:21 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: The Unanswered Question Discord Mirror (9/29/19)
Replies: 3
Views: 2616

Re: The Unanswered Question Discord Mirror (9/29/19)

This mirror will cost $11 (USD) per person to play. Payment is possible via Venmo (@HalleFriedman) or PayPal (halleg8 AT aol DOT com). If neither of these options work for you, contact me and we can figure out another option. The tournament will begin at 9:30 AM Central time ; a link to join the di...
by halle
Wed Sep 25, 2019 12:19 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: The Unanswered Question Discord Mirror (9/29/19)
Replies: 3
Views: 2616

Re: The Unanswered Question Discord Mirror (9/29/19)

This is coming up soon, so if you're hoping to play, please sign up, and if you've listed yourself as a free agent, please try to form teams! Free agents that haven't formed teams will be assigned teams this Friday, so if there's someone you're hoping to play with, please get that settled by then. T...
by halle
Fri Sep 13, 2019 2:14 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: (UPDATED POLL, PLEASE RE-VOTE) Unanswered Question Online Mirror Poll
Replies: 3
Views: 1822

Re: (UPDATED POLL, PLEASE RE-VOTE) Unanswered Question Online Mirror Poll

Based on the results of this poll, we have chosen the date of Sunday, September 29th for the Discord mirror. Please see the announcement post in order to sign up, and for more information: https://hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=23236
by halle
Fri Sep 13, 2019 2:09 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: The Unanswered Question Discord Mirror (9/29/19)
Replies: 3
Views: 2616

The Unanswered Question Discord Mirror (9/29/19)

Hi! We will be running a Discord mirror of The Unanswered Question, an open-level fine arts set dedicated to material from the 20th and 21st centuries, on Sunday, September 29th, 2019 . Information about the set can be found here: https://hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=22403 . If you ...
by halle
Thu Sep 12, 2019 3:32 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: (UPDATED POLL, PLEASE RE-VOTE) Unanswered Question Online Mirror Poll
Replies: 3
Views: 1822

Re: (UPDATED POLL, PLEASE RE-VOTE) Unanswered Question Online Mirror Poll

I'd like to get the date finalized and an announcement post up by tonight, so if you plan on playing and haven't voted, please do so now! There's no official time that the poll is closing, but the date will probably be decided at some time around 11pm Central.
by halle
Tue Sep 03, 2019 8:29 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: (UPDATED POLL, PLEASE RE-VOTE) Unanswered Question Online Mirror Poll
Replies: 3
Views: 1822

Re: (UPDATED POLL, PLEASE RE-VOTE) Unanswered Question Online Mirror Poll

It looks like there won't be a Canada mirror of this after all, so if you were hoping to play there, please try to play online!
by halle
Mon Sep 02, 2019 4:06 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: (SEE NEW POLL) The Unanswered Question Online Mirror Date Poll
Replies: 4
Views: 2613

Re: (SEE NEW POLL) The Unanswered Question Online Mirror Date Poll

Because the date chosen by this poll conflicts with the online mirror of OCTAVIAN, we have decided to re-run the date poll taking this into account. The new poll is multi-option, so please vote for ALL dates that you would be available to play, even if this means voting for every option. If it turns...
by halle
Mon Sep 02, 2019 4:04 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: (UPDATED POLL, PLEASE RE-VOTE) Unanswered Question Online Mirror Poll
Replies: 3
Views: 1822

(UPDATED POLL, PLEASE RE-VOTE) Unanswered Question Online Mirror Poll

We will be hosting an online mirror of The Unanswered Question at some point in the coming weeks. Because the date chosen by the previous date poll (https://hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=23112) conflicts with the online mirror of OCTAVIAN, we have decided to re-run the date poll taki...
by halle
Sat Aug 24, 2019 2:38 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: (SEE NEW POLL) The Unanswered Question Online Mirror Date Poll
Replies: 4
Views: 2613

Re: The Unanswered Question Online Mirror Date Poll

Please note that there’s a chance that there will be more offline mirrors of the set; Canada and UK sites are possible but not definite at the moment. If you think you’re much more likely to play at one of those sites, please don’t vote in the poll. Further, if you’re interested in running a mirror ...
by halle
Tue Jul 30, 2019 2:53 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: 2019 Unanswered Question - Specific Questions/Errata
Replies: 23
Views: 1723

Re: Specific Questions/Errata

Huh, was that "joiners" tossup changed for later play? I converted that tossup at UIUC at the very end because I thought there was some clue about Hockney's paintings. The giveaway used to include "A Bigger Splash," but that was changed to make the tossup less cliffy at the very...
by halle
Tue Jul 30, 2019 2:05 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: 2019 Unanswered Question - Specific Questions/Errata
Replies: 23
Views: 1723

Re: Specific Questions/Errata

Mike, I'm glad to hear you enjoyed the hotels and streamline questions! In regards to the other questions I wrote that you mentioned: I think the Herzog & De Meuron question might play better if it didn't say "these two people" early on. That limits the answer space considerably compar...
by halle
Mon Jul 22, 2019 5:35 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: 2019 Unanswered Question - Visual Arts General Discussion
Replies: 8
Views: 977

2019 Unanswered Question - Visual Arts General Discussion

This thread is for general discussion of the visual arts questions, which include film, performance art, fashion, and criticism, among more standard visual categories. These questions were written by me, Evan Suttell, William Golden, and Max Shatan, and were edited by Jordan Brownstein, who will lik...
by halle
Sun Jul 21, 2019 1:32 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Illinois Side Event Weekend - 7/20/19
Replies: 91
Views: 36921

Re: Illinois Side Event Weekend - 7/20/19

There are many people playing Unanswered Question who are currently listed as free agents. If you would like to play, please find a team to join as a third player.
by halle
Wed Jul 17, 2019 12:10 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: The Unanswered Question: A 20th Century Fine Arts Tournament
Replies: 21
Views: 12051

Re: The Unanswered Question: A 20th Century Fine Arts Tournament

12 Auditory Arts 4.5 Classical 2 Jazz 1 Opera 1 Dance/Ballet 1 Musical Theatre 1 Culturally Important “Popular” Music 1.5 Other The announcement post has been updated to reflect the finalized Auditory distribution. The set is on track to be finished by this weekend, and we're looking forward to see...
by halle
Sat Jul 06, 2019 10:37 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Illinois Side Event Weekend - 7/20/19
Replies: 91
Views: 36921

Re: Illinois Side Event Weekend - 7/20/19

I should have a formal update out soon. For now, informally, the expected order is: Saturday 7/20 Cambridge Open (morning) MUSES (afternoon + evening) Sunday 7/21 Super Acronym (morning) The Unanswered Question (afternoon) Other events (META, Imaginary Landscape, Soundbyte 64) Looking at this sched...
by halle
Fri Jul 05, 2019 10:37 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Illinois Side Event Weekend - 7/20/19
Replies: 91
Views: 36921

Re: Illinois Side Event Weekend - 7/20/19

Mike E. asked me to post this here for community feedback. The schedule we currently have on the drawing board is as follows: Friday : META + potentially other smaller events (looking for input on what events to play and in what order based on arrival times and preferences) Saturday : CamO in 8 rou...
by halle
Sun Jun 30, 2019 7:31 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: The Unanswered Question: A 20th Century Fine Arts Tournament
Replies: 21
Views: 12051

Re: The Unanswered Question: A 20th Century Fine Arts Tournament

Can you provide a little more info on the criteria for "20th century fine arts"? For example, could a composer like Mahler be included in the set? If so, would the questions be based on clues from his work after 1900, or could they span his entire career? Artists with careers spanning the...
by halle
Wed Jun 05, 2019 12:41 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Illinois Side Event Weekend - 7/20/19
Replies: 91
Views: 36921

Re: Illinois Side Event Weekend - 7/20/19

Cheynem wrote: Mon May 13, 2019 10:21 pm Will The Unanswered Question be ready by this point?
We're planning on having The Unanswered Question done in time for this. Apologies for the slow response (unless I missed someone else answering upthread)!
by halle
Mon Apr 22, 2019 3:05 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: 2019 Terrapin speciifc question discussion and requests
Replies: 39
Views: 5012

Re: 2019 Terrapin speciifc question discussion and requests

Can I see the "turning into birds" question? I recall there being a clue along the lines of "this has nothing to do with drowning," which I found confusing and almost led me to rule out turning into birds as an answer, since I believe that clue was a story where people were turne...