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by wd4gdz
Wed Jan 17, 2024 9:59 pm
Forum: Miscellaneous Quizbowl
Topic: Venetian IV (Online, Feb-Mar, Individuals)
Replies: 4
Views: 3172

Re: Venetian IV (Online, Feb-Mar, Individuals)

Are the results and/or packets from Venetians I, II, and III posted somewhere public?
by wd4gdz
Mon Jan 24, 2022 6:39 am
Forum: Community Discussion
Topic: 2022 Carper Award community discussion
Replies: 16
Views: 8352

Re: 2022 Carper Award community discussion

Chris Borglum has done some stuff for (community) colleges in Florida and beyond.
by wd4gdz
Mon Oct 04, 2021 9:54 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: BPtrivia Presents: BP Titans II, a Pop Culture Tournament
Replies: 1
Views: 1612

Re: BPtrivia Presents: BP Titans II, a Pop Culture Tournament

Here are the "Sample Questions that were used in previous tournaments." 1. Though much more closely associated with another state, this man was born in Roswell, New Mexico where his father was stationed at the time. After the height of his musical popularity, he devoted a great deal of tim...
by wd4gdz
Fri Feb 14, 2020 11:14 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Terrapin Open @ GT (2/22/2020)
Replies: 13
Views: 4261

Re: Terrapin Open @ GT (2/22/2020)

What are the four teams?
by wd4gdz
Tue Jun 25, 2019 3:19 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Side Event Weekend (Tallahassee, FL - 6/29-30/2019) - CANCELLED
Replies: 5
Views: 2348

Re: Side Event Weekend (Tallahassee, FL - 6/29-30/2019) - CANCELLED

Unfortunately, this tournament has been cancelled due to a lack of people signed up. :(
by wd4gdz
Fri Jun 21, 2019 3:57 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Side Event Weekend (Tallahassee, FL - 6/29-30/2019) - CANCELLED
Replies: 5
Views: 2348

Re: Side Event Weekend (Tallahassee, FL - 6/29-30/2019)

If you are interested in attending, please register ASAP. The deadline to register is Tuesday, June 25 at 3pm eastern. At that time, we can determine if there's enough people to warrant running the event.
by wd4gdz
Sun Jun 16, 2019 3:25 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Side Event Weekend (Tallahassee, FL - 6/29-30/2019) - CANCELLED
Replies: 5
Views: 2348

Re: Side Event Weekend (Tallahassee, FL - 6/29-30/2019)

If things go well at this tournament, and no one else in the southeast wants to run it, maybe I can try to run it in late August.
by wd4gdz
Mon Jun 10, 2019 11:33 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Side Event Weekend (Tallahassee, FL - 6/29-30/2019) - CANCELLED
Replies: 5
Views: 2348

Re: Side Event Weekend (Tallahassee, FL - 6/29-30/2019)

Schedule--- Saturday (6/29) META (shootout, and if time permits, a couple of team rounds via auto draft) and TUPAC (shootout only) Sunday (6/30) FOGEY (team based) I will also have a couple other tournaments (GOLBEZ, and Let's Remember Some Guys II) for late Saturday night and early Sunday morning. ...
by wd4gdz
Tue Jun 04, 2019 4:05 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Side Event Weekend (Tallahassee, FL - 6/29-30/2019) - CANCELLED
Replies: 5
Views: 2348

Side Event Weekend (Tallahassee, FL - 6/29-30/2019) - CANCELLED

This is the general announcement for the 2019 Side Event Weekend in Tallahassee, Florida. It will be hosted on Saturday, June 29, 2019 and Sunday, June 30, 2019. Location & parking: The tournament's location is 200 West Park Avenue and the main room for the tournament will be the Henderson Room....
by wd4gdz
Sat Mar 09, 2019 12:55 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: PIANO/Minnesota Open @ Georgia Tech (3/30/19)
Replies: 10
Views: 5401

Re: PIANO/Minnesota Open @ Georgia Tech (3/30/19)

Seth Kendall and I are looking for at least one more teammate. Please message me if you're interested.
by wd4gdz
Mon Aug 20, 2018 11:21 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: OOTAM: Oxford Open American Mirror
Replies: 5
Views: 3554

Re: OOTAM: Oxford Open American Mirror

In case anyone is confused, I imagine the date of the tournament is actually October 6, seeing as that's what it says in another thread and the fact that September 6 is a Thursday.
by wd4gdz
Sun Aug 19, 2018 9:59 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: NASAT Mirror at Valencia College: August 18
Replies: 17
Views: 7527

Re: NASAT Mirror at Valencia College: August 18

Thank you Chris for hosting and everyone who read. It's a real bargain to attend a tournament for only $60 a team, especially one that provides some breakfast items, lots of drinks, and pizza for lunch.
by wd4gdz
Thu Apr 26, 2018 8:27 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Chicago Open Trash 2018 (July 22, 2018)
Replies: 62
Views: 41765

Re: Chicago Open Trash 2018 (July 22, 2018)

A team of me and the Douglasses (Eric and Bryn) is looking for a fourth player, who, ideally, is good at video games, comics, and/or non-old music. Message me or them if you're interested.
by wd4gdz
Mon Mar 19, 2018 5:21 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Cal's Mid-Spring Tournament (CMST) @ Auburn (3/24/18)
Replies: 5
Views: 4581

Re: Cal's Mid-Spring Tournament (CMST) @ Auburn (3/24/18)

Kevin Marshall and I have two spots available on our team if anyone is interested.
by wd4gdz
Wed Dec 06, 2017 3:29 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Now quizbowl is actually a viable income source
Replies: 5
Views: 877

Re: Now quizbowl is actually a viable income source

I made a channel on SlashNet called #HQ if anyone wants to join in advance of the 3pm game.
by wd4gdz
Tue Nov 21, 2017 10:14 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: 2017 Delta Burke Questions Discussion
Replies: 11
Views: 2921

Re: Delta Burke Questions Discussion

I like having something to read in the 2017 Delta Burke discussion forum (in addition to the E/Z correction), but I'm also reminded of something Chris Ray recently said: "...I've noticed a bit of a trend in these threads where people who demonstrably do not know a category very well will declar...
by wd4gdz
Wed Sep 20, 2017 7:29 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Don DeLillo Presents WAO II Global Announcement (Nov. 2017)
Replies: 77
Views: 91365

Re: Don DeLillo Presents WAO II Global Announcement (Nov. 20

This is a reminder that the packet-submission deadline is coming up in a week and a half. If you're an open team and want a bit of an extension on submitting, please email the tournament editors. For open teams, do packets have to submitted by Oct 1, or can packets be submitted by Oct 22 for no dis...
by wd4gdz
Thu Aug 03, 2017 9:23 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: NASAT Weekend at Valencia College (August 19th)
Replies: 34
Views: 18316

Re: NASAT Weekend at Valencia College (August 19th)

It's awesome to hear you have lined up so much staff.
by wd4gdz
Thu Aug 03, 2017 12:04 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: NASAT Weekend at Valencia College (August 19th)
Replies: 34
Views: 18316

Re: NASAT Weekend at Valencia College (August 19th)

I wonder if 18 would be a better number to cap the field since we'll probably need people on byes to read.
by wd4gdz
Thu Jul 27, 2017 7:41 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: NASAT Weekend at Valencia College (August 19th)
Replies: 34
Views: 18316

Re: NASAT Weekend at Valencia College (August 19th)

Just for the record, I definitely never thought Peter would cheat or anything like that. I was just wondering what would happen if, say, I was playing Peter's team, and there was a protest, how that would get resolved since he was the TD.
by wd4gdz
Thu Jul 27, 2017 9:01 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: NASAT Weekend at Valencia College (August 19th)
Replies: 34
Views: 18316

Re: NASAT Weekend at Valencia College (August 19th)

Who will be the TD for the NASAT mirror?
by wd4gdz
Thu Mar 09, 2017 9:23 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: 2017 (This) Tournament is a Crime Specific Discussion
Replies: 90
Views: 20238

Re: 2017 (This) Tournament is a Crime Specific Discussion

[10] This poem, whose speaker tells a “celestial choir” that “Columbia’s scenes of glorious toil I write,” commands: “Proceed, great chief, with virtue on thy side, / Thy ev’ry action let the Goddess guide.” ANSWER: “ To His Excellency George Washington ” [by Phillis Wheatley] The reason I bring th...
by wd4gdz
Thu Mar 09, 2017 8:43 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: 2017 (This) Tournament is a Crime Specific Discussion
Replies: 90
Views: 20238

Re: 2017 (This) Tournament is a Crime Specific Discussion

[10] This poem, whose speaker tells a “celestial choir” that “Columbia’s scenes of glorious toil I write,” commands: “Proceed, great chief, with virtue on thy side, / Thy ev’ry action let the Goddess guide.” ANSWER: “ To His Excellency George Washington ” [by Phillis Wheatley] The reason I bring th...
by wd4gdz
Thu Mar 09, 2017 3:53 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: 2017 (This) Tournament is a Crime Specific Discussion
Replies: 90
Views: 20238

Re: 2017 (This) Tournament is a Crime Specific Discussion

Could someone please post the bonus with the "To His Excellency, General Washington" part? Thanks!
by wd4gdz
Thu Jan 19, 2017 8:39 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: WAO @ the University of Florida (1-21-17)
Replies: 4
Views: 3364

Re: WAO @ the University of Florida (1-21-17)

If none of the teams participating submitted a packet, would it be better to have 8 or 10 teams instead?
by wd4gdz
Thu Jan 19, 2017 1:35 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: This Tournament is a Crime @ Rice (2/25)
Replies: 4
Views: 3560

Re: This Tournament is a Crime @ Rice (2/25)

I'm looking for teammates. Contact me if you're interested.
by wd4gdz
Tue Dec 20, 2016 3:07 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Best Quizbowl Question of 2016
Replies: 27
Views: 2678

Best Quizbowl Question of 2016

In the spirit of lists, discuss the best quizbowl question you saw/heard in the past year. There will be a bracket after nominations are posted in this thread. Do not post or talk about questions that are not cleared. This means Delta Burke 2016 is not eligible, unfortunately. The questions should b...
by wd4gdz
Mon Nov 14, 2016 2:42 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Delta Burke 2016 Discussion
Replies: 6
Views: 3367

Re: Delta Burke 2016 Discussion

I'll be my usual defensive self and respond to your comments about some of my questions: Assassinating JFK - "This struck me as kinda hard" What is hard? The answer line, or the clues, or...? Colin Kaepernick - "this question is too hard" People who watch the NFL know who is he, ...
by wd4gdz
Wed Jul 20, 2016 11:29 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Chicago Open 2016 - July 23-24
Replies: 73
Views: 55943

Re: Chicago Open 2016 - July 23-24

What's the tournament format? Two brackets of ten teams each, followed by...???
by wd4gdz
Thu Mar 03, 2016 9:40 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: "stanford housewrite" mirror at Alabama (3/5/16)
Replies: 5
Views: 4587

Re: "stanford housewrite" mirror at Alabama (3/5/16)

Alex can't come, so the Billy Beyer/Jeb Houston/Nick Collins team is looking for a fourth. Please contact me if you're interested.
by wd4gdz
Thu Jan 21, 2016 9:19 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: "stanford housewrite" mirror at Alabama (3/5/16)
Replies: 5
Views: 4587

Re: "stanford housewrite" mirror at Alabama (3/5/16)

Is there demand and/or room availability for a full weekend of events? (i.e. COTTAGE Bowl 2 trash tournament, Christmas Present beliefs and thoughts tournament, and Eyes That Do Not See visual art tournament)
by wd4gdz
Tue Dec 29, 2015 3:27 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Announcement: "stanford housewrite"
Replies: 21
Views: 19943

Re: Announcement: "stanford housewrite"

I think it'd be very likely that a south(east) mirror to have 6-8 teams. You mentioned last year's George Oppen at Alabama as evidence for a south(east) mirror this year being an "undesirable situation." However, that tournament, at one point, had 8 teams interested and/or registered, and ...
by wd4gdz
Tue Dec 29, 2015 1:51 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Announcement: "stanford housewrite"
Replies: 21
Views: 19943

Re: Announcement: "stanford housewrite"

Why would you assess the potential size of a Skype mirror before assessing the potential size of a south(east) mirror? What exactly needs to happen for you to consider allowing a south(east) mirror? "Skype is denigrated as a platform for official competition of any kind, due to the inherent lik...
by wd4gdz
Mon Dec 28, 2015 12:44 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Announcement: "stanford housewrite"
Replies: 21
Views: 19943

Re: Announcement: "stanford housewrite"

Where are there no plans to hold a mirror in The South?
by wd4gdz
Thu Nov 19, 2015 8:29 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Missouri Open at Tulane (11/21/2015)
Replies: 28
Views: 13559

Re: Missouri Open at Tulane (11/21/2015)

I'm not sure if a college tournament has ever ended before 4pm, so is there a backup plan in case we're in the middle of round 8 and campus security comes and kicks us out?
by wd4gdz
Wed Nov 18, 2015 12:28 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Missouri Open at Tulane (11/21/2015)
Replies: 28
Views: 13559

Re: Missouri Open at Tulane (11/21/2015)

I have no idea what time Tulane has the rooms reserved until, but would people be interested in some sort of mini-tournament afterwards? There's a couple possibilities that spring to mind: SHAWARMA I (visual movies) http://hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=17978 Delta Burke (novice acad...
by wd4gdz
Tue Sep 22, 2015 11:39 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Southern Teams Attending Northern Tournaments
Replies: 11
Views: 5452

Re: Southern Teams Attending Northern Tournaments

Back in the day, Florida State attended a couple tournaments at Princeton.
by wd4gdz
Wed Jul 08, 2015 3:43 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Delta Burke 2014 Set Discussion
Replies: 42
Views: 19331

Re: Delta Burke 2014 Set Discussion

Do people think the way this tossup (from ACF Regionals 2015) begins is okay? "Cristobal de Morales composed a work in this genre..." I think it's okay because there's clearly stuff after the ... that gives you more info and the ability to buzz definitively. Sure, you could buzz prematurel...
by wd4gdz
Wed Jul 08, 2015 12:17 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Delta Burke 2014 Set Discussion
Replies: 42
Views: 19331

Re: Delta Burke 2014 Set Discussion

This color partly names an Henri [ahn-REE] Matisse painting that was inspired by a trip to Biskra and depicts a reclining nude woman. In a series called Anthropometries, naked women covered in a shade of this color named for Yves Klein made imprints of themselves on canvas. Jonathan Buttall wears c...
by wd4gdz
Tue Jul 07, 2015 11:17 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Delta Burke 2014 Set Discussion
Replies: 42
Views: 19331

Re: Delta Burke 2014 Set Discussion

I really enjoyed the set; one question sticks out to me though. The tossup on a colour (blue, I think? or green?) begins with a clue about a Matisse work being partially titled for "this color", and had I not been beaten to the buzzer (with a neg) I would have negged with red ("Desse...
by wd4gdz
Tue Jul 07, 2015 1:23 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: TrashMasters @ UTC 7/12
Replies: 8
Views: 5501

Re: TrashMasters @ UTC 7/12

"All of you planning to play TM. I need to know if you've read the questions from either Cottage Bowl or Acronym VIII. We're using those sets for filler, and we want to avoid problems."
--Dren Rollins, 18 hours ago.
by wd4gdz
Mon Jun 08, 2015 2:35 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: NASAT Open Mirror at Rice, 06-13-15
Replies: 7
Views: 4860

Re: NASAT Open Mirror at Rice, 06-13-15

If the field stays at seven teams, I will join Jake's team so that we have a nice number.
by wd4gdz
Wed May 27, 2015 6:50 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: ACF Nationals - Ann Arbor, MI, 04/18-19/2015 - main thread
Replies: 89
Views: 64147

Re: ACF Nationals - Ann Arbor, MI, 04/18-19/2015 - main thre

Sorry if I missed a post about this, but will the packets be posted online soon?
by wd4gdz
Tue May 26, 2015 4:55 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: RILKE: Chicago Open Literature Singles 2015
Replies: 95
Views: 54226

Re: RILKE: Chicago Open Literature Singles 2015

I would like to sign up, if it's not too late.
by wd4gdz
Wed Feb 04, 2015 2:38 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: George Oppen at Alabama [2/21/15]
Replies: 8
Views: 5764

Re: George Oppen at Alabama [2/21/15]

Please sign me up as a team. Thanks!

P.S. I am looking for teammates

edit: I am now playing with the La Tech team.
by wd4gdz
Sat Jan 17, 2015 8:30 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: DEES at Rice University - January 17, 2015
Replies: 8
Views: 6107

Re: DEES at Rice University - January 17, 2015

ULL beat Texas A&M in a one game final.
by wd4gdz
Fri Nov 14, 2014 1:42 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: DEES at Rice University - January 17, 2015
Replies: 8
Views: 6107

Re: DEES at Rice University - January 17, 2015

I would like to register one team (probably me playing solo) for this tournament, please.

Thanks!
by wd4gdz
Wed Oct 15, 2014 10:55 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: A proposal to simplify eligibility rules
Replies: 43
Views: 15002

Re: A proposal to simplify eligibility rules

It seems like a lot of people in this thread have been saying things like "Some reform is certainly needed" but I haven't really seen any concrete examples (sorry if I missed them!), just bashing of Andrew's original post.
by wd4gdz
Sun Aug 24, 2014 8:45 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: CHANGE: Texas QB Camp Mirror at Valencia: August 23
Replies: 6
Views: 5631

Re: CHANGE: Texas QB Camp Mirror at Valencia: August 23

Stats:

http://www.hsquizbowl.org/db/tournament ... standings/

The top two teams (based on record and then PPG) from each bracket (Travisty [1A], Billy [1B], Borglum [2A], and UCF A [2B] made the top bracket.