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by Whiter Hydra
Mon Mar 04, 2024 10:26 pm
Forum: Databases and Quizbowl Software
Topic: Introducing YellowFruit.
Replies: 106
Views: 95112

Re: Introducing YellowFruit.

Everything is proprietary. I have no interest in changing that, but I still have a very strong interest in continuing to use your excellent software. So how can you design software that will be aware of tournament formats when such proprietary formats exist? I do not want this program to become use...
by Whiter Hydra
Thu Feb 15, 2024 4:52 pm
Forum: Collegiate Discussion
Topic: Alternate locations for ACF Nationals
Replies: 30
Views: 4103

Re: Alternate locations for ACF Nationals

Finally we can have that action tossup on A Winter's Tale
by Whiter Hydra
Sat Sep 23, 2023 4:43 pm
Forum: Regular Season Tournaments
Topic: Virginia Tech Mirror of MOQBA Novice II (9/16/2023)
Replies: 5
Views: 1150

Re: Virginia Tech Mirror of MOQBA Novice II (9/16/2023)

We would like to thank everyone who attended our Virginia Tech Fall Novice, Mirror of MOQBA Novice II. We had a great time, hope you did as well. We would also like to thank our staffers, Bob Powers from Blacksburg, Nathan Sprouse from Cave Spring, and all of our Virginia Tech staffers. Blacksburg ...
by Whiter Hydra
Mon Sep 18, 2023 10:58 am
Forum: Miscellaneous Quizbowl
Topic: Can we do some spring cleaning on the forums?
Replies: 4
Views: 3783

Re: Can we do some spring cleaning on the forums?

Now that it's mid-September, are there any plans for this?
by Whiter Hydra
Wed Aug 30, 2023 12:14 pm
Forum: Northeast Comparisons and Discussion
Topic: New York Quiz Bowl Alliance (NYQBA)
Replies: 3
Views: 9613

Re: New York Quiz Bowl Alliance (NYQBA)

This link goes to a site in Russian talking about keto diets(?)
by Whiter Hydra
Wed Aug 30, 2023 12:13 pm
Forum: Miscellaneous Quizbowl
Topic: Can we do some spring cleaning on the forums?
Replies: 4
Views: 3783

Re: Can we do some spring cleaning on the forums?

Now that it's almost September with the new school year starting, I feel like old threads probably should have gotten archived and old usergroups been made public.
by Whiter Hydra
Wed Jun 14, 2023 5:11 pm
Forum: Databases and Quizbowl Software
Topic: Code for PACE NSC live stats
Replies: 0
Views: 2908

Code for PACE NSC live stats

Over the past few years, I have made a live stats page for the PACE NSC (and lately ACF Nationals), and while it had been mostly hurriedly thrown together code that should never see the light of day, I've finally done enough refinements of this such that it's probably good enough to share. I don't p...
by Whiter Hydra
Tue Jun 13, 2023 9:41 pm
Forum: Miscellaneous Quizbowl
Topic: Can we do some spring cleaning on the forums?
Replies: 4
Views: 3783

Re: Can we do some spring cleaning on the forums?

Presumably there will be an end-of-year cleanup that will involve archiving old threads and making public old set discussion fora and the like. (Though that being said, there are still usergroups for tournaments from 2015 for some reason.)
by Whiter Hydra
Tue May 02, 2023 6:51 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Prison Bowl XV Mainsite: March 25th, Hunter College HS
Replies: 5
Views: 7231

Re: Prison Bowl XV Mainsite: March 25th, Hunter College HS

It appears there were three database entries created for this tournament, and the one with stats I believe are here . Current field (teams/buzzers/staffers) "Princes Anne <3" (1/1/0) I understand that teams might need to use pseudonyms for certain reasons, but why did anyone think it a goo...
by Whiter Hydra
Fri Apr 28, 2023 5:55 pm
Forum: Miscellaneous Quizbowl
Topic: Updating pace-nsc.org
Replies: 0
Views: 2720

Updating pace-nsc.org

https://www.pace-nsc.org has just been overhuled. If you notice any issues or missing or incorrect information, please send me a message and I will try to correct it as soon as possible.
by Whiter Hydra
Wed Apr 26, 2023 3:00 pm
Forum: Collegiate Announcements & Results
Topic: 2023 ACF Nationals: April 22-23, MIT
Replies: 25
Views: 24006

Re: 2023 ACF Nationals: April 22-23, MIT

Stats with finals, tiebreakers, and corrections can be found at https://hsquizbowl.org/db/tournaments/8188/stats. If you notice any issues, please email or PM me.
by Whiter Hydra
Wed Apr 05, 2023 3:03 pm
Forum: Collegiate Discussion
Topic: 2023 Division II ICT and IPNCT: specific question discussion
Replies: 8
Views: 1334

Re: 2023 Division II ICT and IPNCT: specific question discussion

The Hobbits question didn't seem like an effective downconversion from DI (personally, I would have thought of "Flores Man" before "Hobbit"), but more importantly asking 10 high schoolers at IPNCT to take a guess for a term for a meter-tall person is basically asking for them to ...
by Whiter Hydra
Thu Jul 07, 2022 7:51 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: SuMO VII at Tusculum, Greeneville TN (7/9/2022)
Replies: 14
Views: 5316

Re: SuMO VII at Tusculum, Greeneville TN (7/9/2022)

At the very least, letting unvaccinated people play is a bad idea. The masking is a marginal benefit at best (and it's within reason to not enforce but strongly encourage it), though players should wear an N95 anyway. I would like to go a bit further and encourage everyone to seriously reconsider a...
by Whiter Hydra
Mon Jun 13, 2022 1:30 pm
Forum: National Tournaments
Topic: 2022 PACE NSC: June 11-12, Chicago - Congratulations Lambert!
Replies: 14
Views: 12921

Re: 2022 PACE NSC: June 11-12, Chicago

Full stats can be found here and scoresheets from all the rounds can be found here. If you have any stat corrections, please email [email protected], and try to be as specific about which tossups need fixing so I can more accurately make adjustments.
by Whiter Hydra
Fri Jun 03, 2022 3:17 pm
Forum: Trash
Topic: Chicago Open Trash 2020 (see new announcement thread for 2022)
Replies: 26
Views: 13151

Re: Chicago Open Trash 2020 (postponed)

theMoMA wrote: Fri May 13, 2022 3:39 pm Not yet; we'll have the details within the next few weeks.
I'd feel a lot comfortable booking plane tickets if there were a field or registration in place.
by Whiter Hydra
Wed Jun 01, 2022 11:42 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: 2022 HSNCT discussion
Replies: 35
Views: 10495

Re: 2022 HSNCT discussion

Another possible set-up that also avoids the byes awarded to some teams dropping in the same round, though with a larger block at one point: Round 1 - Winners' bracket plays down to 32 (32-33, 31-34, 30-35, etc.). Losers' bracket plays down to 64 (96-97, 95-98, 94-99, etc.) Round 2 - 16 winners, 16...
by Whiter Hydra
Wed Apr 13, 2022 4:16 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: 2022 ACF Nationals: April 9-10, University of Minnesota
Replies: 20
Views: 13508

Re: 2022 ACF Nationals: April 9-10, University of Minnesota

Scoresheets from ACF Nationals can be found here, and bonus conversion stats (not accounting for replacement questions) can be found here.
by Whiter Hydra
Thu Apr 07, 2022 1:33 pm
Forum: Collegiate Discussion
Topic: 2022 ICT general discussion
Replies: 11
Views: 1850

Re: 2022 ICT general discussion

I just wanted to say that I appreciated how some of the issues brought up at ICT were fixed in time for IPNCT the next day. That's a quick turnaround, especially given how hectic the weekend was!
by Whiter Hydra
Wed Feb 23, 2022 3:31 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Illinois Open at Maryland (3/12/22)
Replies: 13
Views: 4952

Re: Illinois Open at Maryland (3/12/22)

msarma wrote: Tue Feb 22, 2022 8:04 pm I’d be interested in playing an ACRONYM mirror.
As would I.
by Whiter Hydra
Tue Feb 15, 2022 2:10 pm
Forum: Community Discussion
Topic: Better Procedure for Making Discussion Forums Public
Replies: 8
Views: 7288

Re: Better Procedure for Making Discussion Forums Public

At the moment there are discussion forums from 2015 that are still private. At the very least it would make sense to make discussion forums public at the end of the academic year, except for the rare cases where mirrors are planned for multiple years.
by Whiter Hydra
Sat Oct 30, 2021 3:19 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Penn Bowl at Virginia Tech Fall 2021- October 30th, 2021
Replies: 4
Views: 1904

Re: Penn Bowl at Virginia Tech Fall 2021- October 30th, 2021

There are nine teams registered (since the number is important to some people.) Yes, the composition of the field and number of teams each school is bringing is commonly provided information. It also affords schools the opportunity to split a team to allow for a more even field size. I'm posting he...
by Whiter Hydra
Tue Oct 26, 2021 2:55 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: THE ISLAND CUP III RETURNS IN-PERSON (LI/NY/NJ/CT) [NO REGION RESTRICTIONS]
Replies: 43
Views: 16715

Re: THE ISLAND CUP III RETURNS IN-PERSON (LI/NY/NJ/CT) [NO REGION RESTRICTIONS]

That said, I still do not believe it is appropriate or right to report someone due to political disagreements. There is nothing to politically disagree regarding that question. The tossup in question contained factual information, presented in an apolitical way. If you have disagreements with it, t...
by Whiter Hydra
Mon Oct 25, 2021 3:44 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: THE ISLAND CUP III RETURNS IN-PERSON (LI/NY/NJ/CT) [NO REGION RESTRICTIONS]
Replies: 43
Views: 16715

Re: THE ISLAND CUP III RETURNS IN-PERSON (LI/NY/NJ/CT) [NO REGION RESTRICTIONS]

However, "anti-vaxxers should not be allowed to be involved with quizbowl"--assuming this isn't someone like banning vaccinated people or espousing anti-vax propaganda on the reg during the tournament (which would violate plenty of other good quizbowl precepts), this, to me, comes dangero...
by Whiter Hydra
Mon Oct 25, 2021 2:04 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: THE ISLAND CUP III RETURNS IN-PERSON (LI/NY/NJ/CT) [NO REGION RESTRICTIONS]
Replies: 43
Views: 16715

Re: THE ISLAND CUP III RETURNS IN-PERSON (LI/NY/NJ/CT) [NO REGION RESTRICTIONS]

Anti-vaxxers should not be allowed to be involved with Quizbowl, especially in a staffing, or even worse, a tournament-directing capacity. I call on NAQT and other question providers to prevent such an anti-intellectual person to run an activity that is supposed to promote intellectual curiosity.
by Whiter Hydra
Fri Oct 15, 2021 11:18 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Tournament Database Search by Team
Replies: 46
Views: 50921

Re: Tournament Database Search by Team

Halinaxus wrote: Fri Oct 15, 2021 3:20 pm I think the NAQT stats are broken again on here. When I search my team, the only tournaments that show up are non-NAQT.
It should be fixed. Unfortunately there's an issue with getting Neg5 results, so they won't show up for the time being.
by Whiter Hydra
Tue Oct 12, 2021 3:16 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Neg 5 : Quizbowl for the Cloud
Replies: 175
Views: 166164

Re: Neg 5 : Quizbowl for the Cloud

It appears the search function is no longer working. It seems that API calls are giving a 500 error.
by Whiter Hydra
Fri Sep 10, 2021 11:13 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: BHSAT (Spring 2023) [old thread]
Replies: 11
Views: 4507

Re: BHSAT (Spring 2023)

touchpack wrote: Fri Sep 10, 2021 10:23 pmUltimately, we aim to produce the best BHSAT ever, and we look forward to seeing it played!
Intentionally giving your tournament the same acronym as another long-running set is bad enough, but this punching down feels rather unnecessarily mean-spirited.
by Whiter Hydra
Sun Aug 01, 2021 1:57 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: 2021 Chicago Open (August 21st @ Northwestern)
Replies: 84
Views: 33045

Re: 2021 Chicago Open (August 21st @ Northwestern)

We have a few COVID-related policies to announce. We're adopting a lot of the policies that ACF has adopted for Nationals for COVID. Specifically, if you have not been vaccinated yet, please wear a mask. We'd also like for everyone to have proof of their vaccination status (a photo of your vaccinat...
by Whiter Hydra
Wed Jul 21, 2021 3:13 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Quizbowl Schedule Generator
Replies: 11
Views: 10846

Re: Quizbowl Schedule Generator

I've changed the way some brackets are arranged such that if teams are listed by seed, the top seeds shouldn't be playing each other early. I still highly suggest that before committing to a schedule, TDs should give it a good sanity check to make sure there are no major feng shui issues and rearran...
by Whiter Hydra
Fri Mar 05, 2021 2:02 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: HSNCT and its Problems
Replies: 30
Views: 16295

Re: HSNCT and its Problems

AKKOLADE wrote: Fri Mar 05, 2021 1:45 am Are the bonuses in the OP clear?
Both bonuses in question come from the sample packet.
by Whiter Hydra
Wed Feb 24, 2021 12:59 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Tournament Database Search by Team
Replies: 46
Views: 50921

Re: Tournament Database Search by Team

It looks like a Yellowfruit build changed the way stat reports are generated, which ended up causing the parser to not run properly on those tournaments. They should be fixed now, though if anyone notices any incorrect reports please let me know. Also, I've noticed that if a name is changed in NAQT'...
by Whiter Hydra
Thu Feb 11, 2021 2:59 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Announcing: The MONTHS TOURNAMENT
Replies: 10
Views: 1722

Re: Announcing: The MONTHS TOURNAMENT

They never said which April 13th, to be fair.
by Whiter Hydra
Fri Jan 08, 2021 10:52 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Alabama 2020-2021 Discussion Thread
Replies: 83
Views: 27872

Re: Alabama 2020-2021 Discussion Thread

Cjh0024 wrote: Fri Jan 08, 2021 9:13 pm The decision does not impact people who are not from Alabama and posting.
If an in-person Quizbowl event in Alabama causes COVID to be spread to other people, then yes, it does affect all of us. Pandemics do not respect state lines.
by Whiter Hydra
Sat Jan 02, 2021 12:26 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: 2021 ACF Regionals Invitational (1/30/2021)
Replies: 12
Views: 6466

Re: 2021 ACF Regionals Invitational (1/30/2021)

1.82 wrote: Fri Jan 01, 2021 8:34 pm Well, it's very dismaying that there was no mention in any public location to the existence of this tournament prior to the announcement that the spots had all been filled already.
I think it's because this is the rare case of a Quizbowl Invitational that is actually invite-only.
by Whiter Hydra
Tue Nov 24, 2020 7:21 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Best Song of the 1980s Bracket [FINALS, SUBMIT BY 1/5]
Replies: 420
Views: 2144482

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

WILD CARD ROUND THREE: QUADRANT HILL VOTES DUE BY 11:59 PM 11/24 9A/9B: David Bowie, "Modern Love" vs. A Flock of Seagulls, "I Ran (So Far Away)" It is hard to hold a candle to David Bowie, especially when the competition is a song that I suspect only got as famous as it did due...
by Whiter Hydra
Sun Nov 15, 2020 7:50 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Best Song of the 1980s Bracket [FINALS, SUBMIT BY 1/5]
Replies: 420
Views: 2144482

Re: Best Song of the 1980s Bracket [WILD CARD ROUND ONE; SUBMIT BY 11/18]

The best part about this bracket is that I get to watch a bunch of music videos that had a ton of work put into them, most of which are probably better than Jonathan Cain playing an air keyboard in Separate Ways. 9A/9B: Bonnie Tyler, "Total Eclipse of the Heart" vs. Dire Straits, "Mon...
by Whiter Hydra
Thu Nov 12, 2020 4:43 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Best Song of the 1980s Bracket [FINALS, SUBMIT BY 1/5]
Replies: 420
Views: 2144482

Re: Best Song of the 1980s Bracket [PLAY-IN ROUND TWO; SUBMIT BY 11/11]

FINAL PLAY-IN ROUND (SUBMIT VOTES BY 11:59 PST 11/14) 19. The Head That Talks Talking Heads, “Once in a Lifetime” Talking Heads, “Burning Down the House” Once in a Lifetime stands in a tier of its own. 20. Pick ‘em: U2 (“With or Without You” is untouchable) U2, "Sunday Bloody Sunday" U2, ...
by Whiter Hydra
Thu Nov 12, 2020 1:33 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Best Song of the 1980s Bracket [FINALS, SUBMIT BY 1/5]
Replies: 420
Views: 2144482

Re: Best Song of the 1980s Bracket [PLAY-IN ROUND ONE; SUBMIT BY 11/8]

10. Wham!? Wham!, “Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go” Wham!, “Careless Whisper” Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go is a fun song, but it lacks anything nearly as good as the hook from Careless Whisper. 11. Mostly muted English-sounding post-punk (Pick One) Violent Femmes, "Blister in the Sun" Tom Tom ...
by Whiter Hydra
Sun Nov 08, 2020 7:23 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Best Song of the 1980s Bracket [FINALS, SUBMIT BY 1/5]
Replies: 420
Views: 2144482

Re: Best Song of the 1980s Bracket [Starting 11/5]

1. Clash of the Clash The Clash, “Should I Stay or Should I Go” The Clash, “Rock the Casbah” If these were the only two songs to exist ever, I'd go with Should I Stay or Should I Go. However, it feels a bit generic, and so Rock the Casbah gets the nod for originality. 2. Country Crossover Corner Wi...
by Whiter Hydra
Sun May 24, 2020 2:21 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Best Song of the 1970s Bracket - Born to Run wins!
Replies: 788
Views: 1351163

Re: Best Song of the 1970s Bracket

Dancing Queen vs. War Pigs — This is probably the most apples vs. oranges matchup I'll see this round. They're both iconic songs within their genre that I really enjoy listening to. War Pigs requires a bit more investment to listen to, though. In this case, I think I prefer the upbeat escapism of A...
by Whiter Hydra
Fri May 22, 2020 3:52 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Best Song of the 1970s Bracket - Born to Run wins!
Replies: 788
Views: 1351163

Re: Best Song of the 1970s Bracket

Bohemian Rhapsody vs. Riders on the Storm — Don't get me wrong, The Doors are an iconic group and Jim Morrison is a legend for a reason. However, their best stuff I feel was in the 60s, and Riders on the Storm lingers a bit too much. Bohemian Rhapsody, on the other hand, is a complete song, with wh...
by Whiter Hydra
Mon May 18, 2020 6:01 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Best Song of the 1970s Bracket - Born to Run wins!
Replies: 788
Views: 1351163

Re: Best Song of the 1970s Bracket

Whoops, I knew I forgot something. Ain’t No Mountain High Enough vs. Lawyers, Guns, and Money 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 Georgia vs. Back Stabbers Jolen...
by Whiter Hydra
Sat May 16, 2020 5:25 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Best Song of the 1970s Bracket - Born to Run wins!
Replies: 788
Views: 1351163

Re: Best Song of the 1970s Bracket

Black Magic Woman — It took me a while to learn to appreciate Santana's music, but now that I've had an adult prospective on it, I've come to enjoy Santana's guitar work. Pink Moon — Once again, the song doesn't really evoke the emotions that it's aiming for. Me and Bobby McGee — Janis Joplin was s...
by Whiter Hydra
Tue May 12, 2020 6:51 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Best Song of the 1970s Bracket - Born to Run wins!
Replies: 788
Views: 1351163

Re: Best Song of the 1970s Bracket

Oops, I should probably vote in this. 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 i...
by Whiter Hydra
Mon May 04, 2020 4:06 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Best Song of the 1970s Bracket - Born to Run wins!
Replies: 788
Views: 1351163

Re: Best Song of the 1970s Bracket

Long Cool Woman (In a Black Dress) — This is a classic in a long line of songs whose lyrics are incomprehensible. It's decent, but my usual reaction to me hearing this song is "Oh it's that one" and then I kind of relegate it to the background. I'm Your Captain (Closer To Home) — It's a l...
by Whiter Hydra
Thu Apr 30, 2020 3:43 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Best Song of the 1970s Bracket - Born to Run wins!
Replies: 788
Views: 1351163

Re: Best Song of the 1970s Bracket

Boston deserves more than to bow out in the round of 128. Dancing Queen — This used to be my least favorite of ABBA's hits, but over the years I've grown to like it more. It's a shame that they aren't nearly as popular in the US as they were in Europe, since I really enjoy their music. Smoke on the ...
by Whiter Hydra
Mon Apr 27, 2020 2:30 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Best Song of the 1970s Bracket - Born to Run wins!
Replies: 788
Views: 1351163

Re: Best Song of the 1970s Bracket

London Calling — An anti-establishment song so good apparently that they included it in promotions about the 2012 Olympics. I like it, it's got a good rhythm, but I won't necessarily seek it out the way I would some other songs. More Than a Feeling — This song's probably not going to win, which is ...
by Whiter Hydra
Fri Apr 24, 2020 2:28 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Best Song of the 1970s Bracket - Born to Run wins!
Replies: 788
Views: 1351163

Re: Best Song of the 1970s Bracket

AKKOLADE wrote: Fri Apr 24, 2020 12:17 pm [*]Come Sail Away – Styx
I know that's not their best song (that's 1983's Mr. Roboto, of course), but I'm still sad it didn't make the cut.