With all due respect, I think any party saying no is not considering how good these packets, written and edited solely by myself, would beAaron's Rod wrote: ↑Fri May 08, 2020 3:48 pm the offers to edit and write for this seem at odds with the top scorer on the challenged team saying "no"
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- Fri May 08, 2020 4:09 pm
- Forum: Collegiate Discussion
- Topic: It's Time To D-D-D-D....Duel! (Challenge: Columbia vs. Chicago)
- Replies: 49
- Views: 6479
Re: It's Time To D-D-D-D....Duel! (Challenge: Columbia vs. Chicago)
- Fri May 08, 2020 3:13 pm
- Forum: Collegiate Discussion
- Topic: It's Time To D-D-D-D....Duel! (Challenge: Columbia vs. Chicago)
- Replies: 49
- Views: 6479
Re: It's Time To D-D-D-D....Duel! (Challenge: Columbia vs. Chicago)
I hereby volunteer to write all three packets for this event.
- Sun Jul 01, 2018 3:59 pm
- Forum: Trash
- Topic: Clearinghouse for Random Packet Announcements
- Replies: 577
- Views: 329413
Re: Clearinghouse for Random Packet Announcements
In the spirit of Let's Remember Some Guys, I've written a 20 question packet almost entirely on NBA guys. Difficulty ranges from "sure he's pretty famous" to "that rings a bell." Come prove the superiority of your NBA guy knowledge on Sunday at 8 pm EST in #RememberingGuys on sl...
- Tue Jun 26, 2018 4:59 am
- Forum: Trash
- Topic: Clearinghouse for Random Packet Announcements
- Replies: 577
- Views: 329413
Re: Clearinghouse for Random Packet Announcements
In the spirit of Let's Remember Some Guys, I've written a 20 question packet almost entirely on NBA guys. Difficulty ranges from "sure he's pretty famous" to "that rings a bell." Come prove the superiority of your NBA guy knowledge on Sunday at 8 pm EST in #RememberingGuys on sla...
- Thu Feb 08, 2018 2:45 pm
- Forum: Collegiate Discussion
- Topic: Quizbowl men, get a haircut
- Replies: 102
- Views: 39333
Re: Quizbowl men, get a haircut
I think the only reason this post is remotely controversial is because of its tone. Frankly, the idea that maintaining a modicum of personal grooming habits is a cause for debate seems kind of worrisome. If you're not gonna cut your hair, at least wash it?
- Sun Dec 18, 2016 6:21 am
- Forum: Collegiate Discussion
- Topic: Non-students playing closed tournaments under false names
- Replies: 56
- Views: 21176
Re: Non-students playing closed tournaments under false name
My only real thought here is that I'm disappointed I didn't know SoCal tournaments are semi-open. I live here now! Hit me up, who wants 9 ppg?
- Thu Nov 24, 2016 2:01 am
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: IRC Festivus 2016: Still Not Dead Yet
- Replies: 120
- Views: 54434
Re: IRC Festivus 2016: Still Not Dead Yet
No promises, but I might write a "fun" packet akin to 1997 ISSAC, but without the 1997 conceit, if people are interested.
- Mon Aug 15, 2016 8:33 pm
- Forum: Best of the Best
- Topic: The 70 Greatest Players of the Last Eight Years: A Ranking
- Replies: 56
- Views: 46786
Re: The 70 Greatest Players of the Last Eight Years: A Ranki
Though I'm by no means an authoritative or even particularly respected source, I thought I'd throw my own rankings in, which differ a little from the ones proposed so far. In the interest of time, I'm only providing a top 25 here. 1. Andrew Yaphe (Stanford) Everyone says he's the best and I have no ...
- Sat Jul 30, 2016 6:51 pm
- Forum: Miscellaneous Quizbowl
- Topic: Would You Recommend Working for PACE?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 4121
Re: Would You Recommend Working for PACE?
I was in PACE for a few years, even serving as VP of Outreach. Since PACE mostly does one, specific thing (NSC), it was very low-stress, and my only complaints about "working" for them come from the year before I joined (NSC 2011). Since they're under new leadership now, those complaints a...
- Thu Apr 14, 2016 4:08 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Open Human-Computer Tournament in Socal, Early June
- Replies: 14
- Views: 7246
Re: Open Human-Computer Tournament in Socal, Early June
I'd be interested in playing the singles tournament if I have nothing going on that day. I've always wanted to be a ritual offering for a much more powerful machine.
- Sun May 03, 2015 11:03 am
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Player Poll 2015: LET US NOW PRAISE FAMOUS DUFUSES
- Replies: 86
- Views: 31226
Re: Player Poll 2015: LET US NOW PRAISE FAMOUS DUFUSES
I'll take Ike's post a step further. Voting in this poll or posting in this thread (or the collegiate team player and poll) is a waste of your time. Write questions for HSNCT, NSC, or NASAT instead. Why are you posting on the forums at all, when you could be writing questions? Playing video games? ...
- Thu Apr 09, 2015 12:20 am
- Forum: Quizbowl History Forum
- Topic: Your Lowest Point
- Replies: 64
- Views: 49067
Re: Your Lowest Point
Much like Mike Cheyne, ACF Nationals 2011 was my lowest point in quizbowl. Unlike Mike Cheyne, it wasn't because my team let a real chance of winning the whole thing slip away [no offense intended to my teammates]. Simply put, the brutal difficulty of the tournament was unlike anything I had experie...
- Wed Feb 25, 2015 9:37 pm
- Forum: Trash
- Topic: Clearinghouse for Random Packet Announcements
- Replies: 577
- Views: 329413
Re: Clearinghouse for Random Packet Announcements
This is happening at 9. HURRY40 characters in search of a username wrote:Maybe Wednesday night-ish, I'll read my well-received 1997 packet in IRC. It'll lose some stuff from not being read aloud, but we'll do our best.
- Tue Feb 24, 2015 3:49 pm
- Forum: Trash
- Topic: Clearinghouse for Random Packet Announcements
- Replies: 577
- Views: 329413
Re: Clearinghouse for Random Packet Announcements
Maybe Wednesday night-ish, I'll read my well-received 1997 packet in IRC. It'll lose some stuff from not being read aloud, but we'll do our best.
- Mon Feb 23, 2015 7:45 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: COTTAGE Bowl - Global Announcement
- Replies: 66
- Views: 38120
Re: COTTAGE Bowl - Global Announcement
A lot of what I wanted to say has been said, but this tournament is silly-expensive for what it was. In addition, literally almost everything in the "Internet" distribution was impossible to just about everyone in the field at the mirror, many of whom are regular people who use the Interne...
- Sun Feb 08, 2015 12:19 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: George Oppen at U. Maryland (21 Feb. 2015)
- Replies: 51
- Views: 37146
Re: George Oppen at U. Maryland (21 Feb. 2015)
Real quickly-- the packet is essentially a comedy packet, ostensibly written in 1997, where almost every question is a joke in some way. It follows a roughly normal distribution. It's free to play because I would never think of charging for it.
- Tue Dec 23, 2014 2:15 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: George Oppen at U. Maryland (21 Feb. 2015)
- Replies: 51
- Views: 37146
Re: George Oppen at U. Maryland (21 Feb. 2015)
Hey everyone, while digging through Maryland's packet archives, I found a lone packet labelled 1997 ISSAC. It's pretty weird, and I don't think it's ever been seen before, so I'll read it if there's interest.
- Wed Oct 22, 2014 8:58 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Question Specific Discussion (Maryland Spring 2014)
- Replies: 35
- Views: 6202
Re: Question Specific Discussion
I didn't write either question, and may have a weird knowledge base, but I really don't see why the second question is so self-evidently harder than the first.
- Tue Oct 14, 2014 5:21 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Does anybody else keep track of their personal statistics?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 4233
Re: Does anybody else keep track of their personal statistic
I won't say who it was, but I once observed one of the best players in the history of quizbowl keeping track of the tossups that he and his teammates got during a tournament. What he was specifically doing was keeping track of how many of the questions they answered were "dead ducks" (i.e...
- Sun Sep 07, 2014 6:14 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Preseason Poll
- Replies: 108
- Views: 76271
Re: Preseason Poll
Woah, woah, that's an awfully high ranking for Maryland B! You guys do know I don't go there anymore, right? Next time, consider voting for a team that did not play any DI nationals last year.
- Mon Aug 04, 2014 11:48 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Tricon 2.5 discussion
- Replies: 12
- Views: 3649
Re: Tricon 2.5 discussion
"this was indeed tricon" - only necessary discussion of this tournament
- Mon Aug 04, 2014 11:47 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: DUST discussion
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2132
Re: DUST discussion
I actually enjoyed this [though I guess I'm biased]. There were some clunkers but also some cool ideas and mostly a bunch of competent, unremarkable questions.
- Sat Jun 28, 2014 10:00 pm
- Forum: Trash
- Topic: Clearinghouse for Random Packet Announcements
- Replies: 577
- Views: 329413
Re: Clearinghouse for Random Packet Announcements
Well this certainly happened! Rob Carson unsurprisingly won. Here's the packet.
- Sat Jun 28, 2014 12:55 pm
- Forum: Trash
- Topic: Clearinghouse for Random Packet Announcements
- Replies: 577
- Views: 329413
Re: Clearinghouse for Random Packet Announcements
If you liked the Hunter trash packet but thought, "Boy, I wish it was only about music, weirder, and on decidedly less 'hip' stuff," you're in luck! Tonight at 9 PM I'll be reading a music packet I wrote. It's on music I like, mostly, so you're forewarned.
- Fri Jun 06, 2014 2:25 pm
- Forum: Quizbowl History Forum
- Topic: Favorite Quizbowl Experiences
- Replies: 77
- Views: 61097
Re: Favorite Quizbowl Experiences
When you've got as few real accomplishments as I do, your favorite quizbowl experiences really puts emphasis on the "experiences" part. 2010 T-Party Indeed, this was a fun tournament. It was my first taste of being on a team where my scoring was not... necessary. I remember powering "...
- Sun May 18, 2014 9:10 pm
- Forum: Trash
- Topic: Clearinghouse for Random Packet Announcements
- Replies: 577
- Views: 329413
Re: Clearinghouse for Random Packet Announcements
This happened. We were tied 45-45 between Matts Weiner and Bollinger at the end, so I read an unrelated tossup on Peter Gabriel Music Videos, which Matt W negged, so Matt B won. Evan Nagler also powered a question that mentioned something he did last week. The packet is attached if you want it, thou...
- Sun May 18, 2014 2:53 pm
- Forum: Trash
- Topic: Clearinghouse for Random Packet Announcements
- Replies: 577
- Views: 329413
Re: Clearinghouse for Random Packet Announcements
For the annual Maryland end-of-the-year packet, I've written a 20 tossup packet on various UMD players and events. I expect that most of the questions should be gettable at the end for people who know the Maryland program okay, though a few things will be impossible. Anyway, if you want to prove you...
- Tue May 06, 2014 1:36 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: General Discussion (Maryland Spring 2014)
- Replies: 27
- Views: 4892
Re: General Discussion
I really liked the questions Isaac wrote
- Fri May 02, 2014 10:29 am
- Forum: New High School Teams
- Topic: Japanese Literature
- Replies: 18
- Views: 8885
Re: Japanese Literature
Casey's got the right idea: while it may not come up very often (and rightfully so, in my opinion), it's worth knowing these are actual dudes that question writers will write about. Obviously, it wouldn't be time well spent if you try to read every Oe book and try to reach the level of scholarship ...
- Wed Apr 30, 2014 1:59 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Maryland Spring Tournament, 5/3/2014
- Replies: 25
- Views: 11586
Re: Maryland Spring Tournament, 5/3/2014
Hello everyone,
The tournament will be held in the basement of Jimenez Hall. Registration will start at 8:30 AM, games will start at 9 AM.
We look forward to seeing you Saturday!
The tournament will be held in the basement of Jimenez Hall. Registration will start at 8:30 AM, games will start at 9 AM.
We look forward to seeing you Saturday!
- Wed Apr 30, 2014 1:45 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: An arbitrary statistical ranking of career accomplishments
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3588
Re: An arbitrary statistical ranking of career accomplishmen
I'm really intrigued by this idea, but I wanted to tweak your metrics a little bit just to see what would happen. So for this build of the table, I assigned some number of points to players for the following accomplishments: 38th place finishes at PACE NSC 13th place finishes at ACF Nationals Number...
- Mon Apr 28, 2014 8:29 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Player Poll 2014: WORD LIFE
- Replies: 58
- Views: 14568
Re: Player Poll 2014: WORD LIFE
Stephen Hines has some words for you, sir.Excelsior (smack) wrote:Can I just point out that it's ridiculous that _nobody_ voted for Sriram? Sriram is, at minimum, the third best science player in the game right now, and I'd personally put him even with Billy.
- Fri Apr 25, 2014 3:44 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Is there a space between "quiz" and "bowl"?
- Replies: 29
- Views: 13101
Re: Is there a space between "quiz" and "bowl"?
The Quizbowl Tribune stylebook has always maintained that "Quizbowl" is one word, and is unnecessarily capitalized.
- Thu Apr 17, 2014 2:50 pm
- Forum: Quizbowl History Forum
- Topic: The greatest quizbowl photos
- Replies: 123
- Views: 77903
Re: The greatest quizbowl photos

A feature done on my high school team in the Gazette led to this photo.
- Wed Apr 16, 2014 11:47 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: The Role of a Moderator
- Replies: 41
- Views: 10491
Re: The Role of a Moderator
Pseudonyms are useful is a school or coach is particularly against a team attending a certain event. In the school's case, it may be because they don't want some unchaperoned high schoolers representing their institution [wisely, it would seem in this case]. I did some sneaking around in high school...
- Sun Apr 13, 2014 8:50 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: ACF Nationals 2014: April 12 & 13 at Columbia University NYC
- Replies: 102
- Views: 76008
Re: ACF Nationals 2014: April 12 & 13 at Columbia University
http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e263/IsaacTheBobfan/PMButton.png In seriousness, though, I really enjoyed the tournament. I thought the set was very, very good. I had been dreading playing ACF Nationals because of bad memories from the last ACF Nats I played, but this set had lots of tossups on a...
- Fri Apr 11, 2014 11:26 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: It's Academic discussion
- Replies: 105
- Views: 44983
Re: It's Academic discussion
As glad as I am that people who admit to having no idea what It's Academic even is are joining in on the discussion, it's time to put on my "2 time It's Academic finalist" hat and talk a little bit about why there are better ways to prepare. First of all, while John Gilbert has participate...
- Thu Apr 10, 2014 11:07 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: ACF Nationals Prediction Thread!
- Replies: 30
- Views: 7791
ACF Nationals Prediction Thread!
34. Berkeley B - Sorry, I'm not going to pretend like I know who is on this team. There's no way to underperform now, Berkeley B! 33. Columbia B - Same deal here. I'm sure you guys are smart, you go to Columbia! 32. Notre Dame - This is apparently a guy playing solo. I admire you, guy playing solo! ...
- Mon Apr 07, 2014 1:11 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Maryland Spring Tournament, 5/3/2014
- Replies: 25
- Views: 11586
Re: Maryland Spring Tournament, 5/3/2014
Checks should be made out to "Maryland Academic Quiz Team," or "MAQT."
- Fri Mar 28, 2014 8:19 am
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: ICT Prediction Thread 2014
- Replies: 22
- Views: 8270
Re: ICT Prediction Thread 2014
Is this supposed to be funny and failing, or is it supposed to be realistic and failing?
- Tue Mar 11, 2014 1:16 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Maryland Spring Tournament, 5/3/2014
- Replies: 25
- Views: 11586
Re: Maryland Spring Tournament, 5/3/2014
Hey folks, we might have to set a field cap soon, so keep registering! Right now we have 13-14 teams registered.
- Tue Mar 11, 2014 1:56 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: MD Quizbowl Championship -- UMD Regional (2/22/14)
- Replies: 16
- Views: 7046
Re: MD Quizbowl Championship -- UMD Regional (2/22/14)
They'll be posted here. The delay is on UMD's end, not HSAPQ, but they should be getting them soon.
- Wed Mar 05, 2014 1:55 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Where Are You Going Next Year? [Collegiate edition, 2014]
- Replies: 34
- Views: 12274
Re: Where Are You Going Next Year? [Collegiate edition, 2014
My quizbowl career is over after I graduate. It's been a fun 8 years, and I might get dragged out of retirement to play an open or something, but it's time to move on. As a way to cement my legacy, I'm writing a "fun" tournament that I want to be run sometime in 2015.
- Thu Feb 13, 2014 3:54 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Quiz Bowl: The Esoteric Subjects, Deportment, et al
- Replies: 33
- Views: 12708
Re: Quiz Bowl: The Esoteric Subjects, Deportment, et al
Matt Jackson's post is the post I agree with the most in this thread, by a wide margin. A lot of the other posts make me kind of uncomfortable for reasons I'm not exactly sure I can articulate, but here's an attempt. However, outside of novice tournaments, there is little reason to neuter high schoo...
- Wed Feb 12, 2014 2:44 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Tournament Attendance Hindered by Coach
- Replies: 10
- Views: 3377
Re: Tournament Attendance Hindered by Coach
Yeah, I think I'd need to hear her rationale for refusing, here. If it's not a budget thing, what exactly is it? I had a coach in high school who was often... less than accommodating about going to tournaments, but that was more a result of there being bad tournaments and formats taking up a lot of ...
- Thu Feb 06, 2014 5:09 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: General Discussion
- Replies: 34
- Views: 6678
Re: General Discussion
Wow, a needle to other writers that includes me and a complete misunderstanding of what people like Sam Bailey are complaining about above! DRAGOON was creatively written whether you think so or not. e.g., You should take a look at Eric's notes about how the science for DRAGOON (specifically how mo...
- Mon Jan 27, 2014 2:12 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Question Specific Discussion
- Replies: 44
- Views: 7518
Re: Question Specific Discussion
My fault about the Parfit bonus. I meant to change it and apparently never did. It'll be something easier for future mirrors.
- Fri Jan 24, 2014 1:32 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: SUBMIT, Maryland Site [2/1/14]
- Replies: 10
- Views: 4219
Re: SUBMIT, Maryland Site [2/1/14]
Hey, this tournament is in, like, a week! Have you signed up yet? Why not?
- Tue Jan 21, 2014 7:10 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: SUBMIT Playtesting
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1522
Re: SUBMIT Playtesting
Maaaybe we'll playtest some other, too! WHO KNOWS
- Sun Jan 05, 2014 10:59 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: SUBMIT, Maryland Site [2/1/14]
- Replies: 10
- Views: 4219
Re: SUBMIT, Maryland Site [2/1/14]
GW and Penn are the only teams I've received registrations from. If you want to register, email me!