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by DumbJaques
Sat Nov 12, 2022 10:07 pm
Forum: Collegiate Discussion
Topic: Gauging Interest: Big 10 Tournament?
Replies: 21
Views: 4527

Re: Gauging Interest: Big 10 Tournament?

Lol yeah let's do this.
by DumbJaques
Fri Oct 21, 2022 1:46 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: 2022 Penn Bowl at the University of Florida (10/22/22)
Replies: 4
Views: 1169

Re: 2022 Penn Bowl at the University of Florida (10/22/22)

Is the field for this tournament actually still zero? Also, from what I understand, there have been multiple instances where information about this site (like the registration deadline) has been mentioned in on the discord but not posted here. This is probably not best practices, as it makes it hard...
by DumbJaques
Thu Oct 20, 2022 10:23 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: 2022 Penn Bowl at Pitt (10/22/2022)
Replies: 5
Views: 1572

Re: 2022 Penn Bowl at Pitt (10/22/2022)

Is there any plan to reschedule this event as an online mirror (perhaps organized by the Penn Bowl editors)? I'm aware Florida just announced they were going online, but 2 days is not a ton of time to recruit teams, and I'd be inclined to think that with a bit of notice, there'd be a decent shot of ...
by DumbJaques
Tue Oct 18, 2022 2:19 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: 2022 Penn Bowl at Pitt (10/22/2022)
Replies: 5
Views: 1572

Re: 2022 Penn Bowl at Pitt (10/22/2022)

Thanks! If we don't really move much from 3 teams, will this event be rescheduled (/rescheduled and moved online)?
by DumbJaques
Sun Oct 16, 2022 9:39 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: 2022 Penn Bowl at Pitt (10/22/2022)
Replies: 5
Views: 1572

Re: 2022 Penn Bowl at Pitt (10/22/2022)

Could we get a field update?
by DumbJaques
Tue Aug 02, 2022 3:34 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: 2022 Chicago Open: August 6, 2022 @ Evanston, IL
Replies: 98
Views: 48318

Re: 2022 Chicago Open: August 6, 2022 @ Evanston, IL

(Also it seems like, pretty unacceptable to change the masking policy days before the event, after it had been in place for months, when people made travel arrangements based on said policy, etc. Perhaps I missed something, but I can't see anywhere that notes the announced policy would be subject to...
by DumbJaques
Tue Aug 02, 2022 3:29 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: 2022 Chicago Open: August 6, 2022 @ Evanston, IL
Replies: 98
Views: 48318

Re: 2022 Chicago Open: August 6, 2022 @ Evanston, IL

I would like to urge a reconsideration of this policy (in favor of required masking). For one, the case loads in Evanston are close to irrelevant; very, very few of the participants at this event are from Evanston, or will have spent significant time there during a likely infectivity window prior to...
by DumbJaques
Sat Jun 25, 2022 12:05 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: 2022 Chicago Open: August 6, 2022 @ Evanston, IL
Replies: 98
Views: 48318

Re: 2022 Chicago Open: August 6, 2022 @ Evanston, IL

Dropping a line here because we've had some teammates drop and have 1-2 open spots right now. Shoot me an email if you're interested.
by DumbJaques
Wed Mar 02, 2022 9:54 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: 2022 WORKSHOP "at" Yale (3/12)
Replies: 3
Views: 2427

Re: 2022 WORKSHOP "at" Yale (3/12)

Owing to the fact that our regional mirror has rather questionably been scheduled for after Nationals, OSU will now attend this site. Hopefully some of our midwestern ilk will follow suit.
by DumbJaques
Fri Feb 25, 2022 7:40 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: 2022 MRNA @ JHU (2/26/22)
Replies: 6
Views: 2543

Re: 2022 MRNA @ JHU (2/26/22)

Hey so since this tournament is... tomorrow morning, it would be good if you could send teams a discord link/schedule. Just pointing out that so far, the communication about this tournament has been pretty bad. Just in case this also reflects a deficit in day-of planning: Reminder that it's always f...
by DumbJaques
Thu Feb 10, 2022 12:47 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: 2022 MRNA @ JHU (2/26/22)
Replies: 6
Views: 2543

Re: 2022 MRNA @ JHU (2/26/22)

Would you be able to post a field update, or at least respond to emails sent to the club account?
by DumbJaques
Thu Nov 11, 2021 2:18 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: 11/13 - Illinois Open main site
Replies: 17
Views: 6686

Re: 11/13 - Illinois Open main site

We've had a player drop and are looking for a teammate (pronounced preference for science). Shoot me an email if you're interested.
by DumbJaques
Wed Oct 20, 2021 2:55 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: 2021 ACF Fall at Case Western Reserve (10/16/2021)
Replies: 11
Views: 4961

Re: 2021 ACF Fall at Case Western Reserve (10/16/2021)

Thank you for your patience with these results and thank you to all the teams who attend this tournament! Congratulations to Geneva A for winning this tournament. Geneva and OSU tied at 4-1 in the playoffs, and since Geneva had a higher PPG against playoff opponents, they are the champions of this ...
by DumbJaques
Sun Oct 17, 2021 7:32 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: 2021 ACF Fall at Case Western Reserve (10/16/2021)
Replies: 11
Views: 4961

Re: 2021 ACF Fall at Case Western Reserve (10/16/2021)

Ok, so I'm admittedly more amused than anything else by this, but can someone explain to me how we still don't know who won this tournament? I ask my team, "children, who won?" "We don't know." "Oh, you left early?" "No. They don't know, either. No one knows."...
by DumbJaques
Tue Apr 07, 2020 8:59 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: This Time, A Stern Warning
Replies: 179
Views: 146930

Re: This Time, A Stern Warning

Good lord, I did not cheat at Terrapin Open. I certainly do understand regression enough to know that the numbers are pretty extreme. I don't fault people for finding them suspicious - certainly, the psychological effect is amplified because Eric and I happened to be on the same team. I also don't w...
by DumbJaques
Wed Mar 11, 2020 10:21 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: 2020 NAQT ICT: CANCELED
Replies: 8
Views: 4592

Re: 2020 NAQT ICT: CANCELED

This was definitely the right call, based on available information. I know it's disappointing, but there really was no other option. Is there absolutely no possibility of delaying the event and hosting it over the summer somewhere (perhaps somewhere low-cost, like a university)? [I'm sure there are ...
by DumbJaques
Mon Mar 02, 2020 12:21 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Answerline Selection Analysis
Replies: 7
Views: 3269

Re: Answerline Selection Analysis

I appreciate the analysis here, but I think these examples kind of illustrate the opposite point. To me, when you're tossing up works of literature, those are generally works that exist in a tradition - often most centrally, the tradition of the language in which its written. Comparatively, the fact...
by DumbJaques
Sat Feb 08, 2020 10:52 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: 2020 Great Lakes SCT at Michigan (8 February 2020)
Replies: 9
Views: 3894

Re: 2020 Great Lakes SCT at Michigan (8 February 2020)

Ohio State didn't show up to this tournament. Nobody told me this, despite *several* phone calls to *multiple* numbers, until my text message was answered at 10:15. This nontrivially delayed the start of the tournament and forced us to make changes to the schedule on the fly. Some teams are now onl...
by DumbJaques
Tue Oct 29, 2019 1:49 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Call for 2020 CO Editors
Replies: 3
Views: 2393

Call for 2020 CO Editors

Hi all - in the time-honored tradition of people being in charge of things by inertial default, Jacob Reed and I invite anyone interested in editing Chicago Open next year to drop us a line at the editors' email (chicagoopen2019@gmail.com). Please do so even (especially!) if you casually mentioned s...
by DumbJaques
Fri Sep 27, 2019 3:22 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: electronic distribution of NAQT practice materials
Replies: 6
Views: 5385

Re: electronic distribution of NAQT practice materials

As someone who has certainly been willing to criticize NAQT when warranted, I want to be clear about how fantastic this move is (particularly the effort to make past practice questions available - given that the nature of team turnover means many teams don't have access to the sets they should, thro...
by DumbJaques
Wed Aug 07, 2019 1:23 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: CO 2019 Discussion
Replies: 48
Views: 31823

Re: CO 2019 Discussion

Also, specific thoughts on a few of the distribution innovations we tried at this event (modifying the history distro, Modern World, science history). History Distribution: What we did: We reconfigured how history was distributed: 1/1 "European" (Western Europe, Central Europe, Eastern Eur...
by DumbJaques
Wed Aug 07, 2019 1:07 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: CO 2019 Discussion
Replies: 48
Views: 31823

CO 2019 Discussion

Hi all - please use this thread to discus CO. I'll try to keep my thoughts brief and turn it over to you all. First, I want to reiterate what a privilege it was to edit CO, and how grateful I am for the work of my fellow editors (and all the other folks who made CO happen). You all did amazing work....
by DumbJaques
Tue Aug 06, 2019 11:19 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: 2019 Chicago Open (8/3/2019) at Northwestern University
Replies: 79
Views: 45610

Re: 2019 Chicago Open (8/3/2019) at Northwestern University

First, thank you to the editors who made working on this set a wonderful experience. Jacob Reed not only did a great job editing his categories, but handled many of the logistical and organizational aspects of putting the set together, an area in which I am particularly deficient as a project manage...
by DumbJaques
Fri Aug 02, 2019 9:37 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: 2019 Chicago Open (8/3/2019) at Northwestern University
Replies: 79
Views: 45610

Re: 2019 Chicago Open (8/3/2019) at Northwestern University

Hey everyone! The other editors and I are thrilled to have you at Chicago Open this year! We're extremely excited about the set, and for the great teams that are going to play it. A full thank-you post will come later, but I want to say briefly how grateful I am for the work my fellow editors have d...
by DumbJaques
Tue Jul 16, 2019 11:27 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: 2019 Chicago Open (8/3/2019) at Northwestern University
Replies: 79
Views: 45610

Re: 2019 Chicago Open (8/3/2019) at Northwestern University

Hey, two important reminders as we close in on the two-week mark: 1) UPDATE YOUR ROSTERS. We were informed of a team that dissolved today because one of the editors overheard it in the basketball chat . Please make sure the roster in the first post in this thread reflects who's actually coming to th...
by DumbJaques
Mon Jul 01, 2019 11:11 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: 2019 Chicago Open (8/3/2019) at Northwestern University
Replies: 79
Views: 45610

Re: 2019 Chicago Open (8/3/2019) at Northwestern University

Packet submissions have been updated. Let us know ASAP if something seems amiss. Also, we're actively seeking volunteers to playtest the set. Please drop a line to the editor account (chicagoopen2019@gmail.com) if you're interested. Please do this rather than unofficially mentioning to one of the ed...
by DumbJaques
Tue Jun 18, 2019 9:11 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: 2019 Chicago Open (8/3/2019) at Northwestern University
Replies: 79
Views: 45610

Re: 2019 Chicago Open (8/3/2019) at Northwestern University

Packet submissions -$50 Charles Hang, Vishal Puppala, Rohan Rai, Erik Tomasic -$25 Jason Asher, Jonathan Mishory, Brian Kalathiveetil, Will Bordowitz Mike Bentley, Matt Bollinger, Mike Cheyne, Shan Kothari -$0 Auroni Gupta, Jakob Myers, Adam Fine, Clark Smith Mike Etzkorn, Mitch McCullar, Matt Lafe...
by DumbJaques
Mon Jun 17, 2019 3:40 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: 2019 Chicago Open (8/3/2019) at Northwestern University
Replies: 79
Views: 45610

Re: 2019 Chicago Open (8/3/2019) at Northwestern University

The submission dates are the submission dates, but if a team needs a one-day extension for reasonable circumstances, this is very likely fine.
by DumbJaques
Tue Jun 11, 2019 12:16 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: 2019 Chicago Open (8/3/2019) at Northwestern University
Replies: 79
Views: 45610

Re: 2019 Chicago Open (8/3/2019) at Northwestern University

One more: The field has been updated and is officially at 18 teams (but I've been given the impression more sign-ups may be expected). I'm going to talk with the editors/staffers and confirm we can go up to 24 without losing our minds. In the meantime, if you are a interested in playing this tournam...
by DumbJaques
Tue Jun 11, 2019 11:50 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: 2019 Chicago Open (8/3/2019) at Northwestern University
Replies: 79
Views: 45610

Re: 2019 Chicago Open (8/3/2019) at Northwestern University

I'd also like to reiterate that the discounts for earlier submission are SUBSTANTIALLY less than the discount for a really well-written packet. The easiest way to save yourself money is to give us a very good product that requires minimal editor work.
by DumbJaques
Tue Jun 11, 2019 11:48 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: 2019 Chicago Open (8/3/2019) at Northwestern University
Replies: 79
Views: 45610

Re: 2019 Chicago Open (8/3/2019) at Northwestern University

It's specifically my hope to encourage people to submit on earlier timetables in order to give packets the attention they deserve. But if having an extra week would really help people (especially those with recently-concluded editor commitments), I'm comfortable adding a $0 deadline on June 22. I un...
by DumbJaques
Thu May 16, 2019 10:08 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: 2019 Chicago Open (8/3/2019) at Northwestern University
Replies: 79
Views: 45610

Re: 2019 Chicago Open (8/3/2019) at Northwestern University

It sounds like the consensus is to go with two side events and run ACRONYM (somewhat ironically) at Side Event Weekend. This still leaves open the possibility of doing a third event (if one is available) on Sunday, but it's certainly not a necessity. Also, the field has been updated. Make sure to re...
by DumbJaques
Mon Apr 29, 2019 4:52 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: 2019 Chicago Open (8/3/2019) at Northwestern University
Replies: 79
Views: 45610

Re: 2019 Chicago Open (8/3/2019) at Northwestern University

First, here is a registration form to officially register for the tournament: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdiV0YnKbJc09zmJlqv6bgGEo5lPor1JxkyHCkixqWi3JIEDA/viewform?usp=sf_link On side events: We have 3 possible events - Scattergories, Age of Empires, and Super ACRONYM 2. Right now, Sca...
by DumbJaques
Mon Apr 15, 2019 5:59 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: ACF Nationals 2019 discussion: Logistics/format
Replies: 37
Views: 22191

Re: ACF Nationals 2019 discussion

I’d like to note that this is precisely what we did — so that we would be able to complete the planned number of packets. We did receive significant help, but those questions, like all submissions, had to be edited to fit the quality and vision of the rest of the set — rarely was a freelance questi...
by DumbJaques
Mon Apr 15, 2019 5:16 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: ACF Nationals 2019 discussion: Logistics/format
Replies: 37
Views: 22191

Re: ACF Nationals 2019 discussion

I want to thank the editors for the considerable effort they put into the set, which I enjoyed a great deal of. As someone who has made critiques of editors for indulging in their own tendencies in the past, I want to be very clear that I though Auroni did a phenomenal job specifically addressing a ...
by DumbJaques
Thu Apr 11, 2019 5:41 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: ICT format and seeding discussion
Replies: 74
Views: 45202

Re: The ICT format is awful and unfair (or: why I now play for the "Ann Arbor Campus, University of Michigan")

I guess I'll also mention that it's worth putting into perspective how much quizbowl already puts into fairness. I'd be curious to learn if there are other team-based competitive activities out there that don't use single-elimination playoffs, guarantee all teams pretty much the same number of game...
by DumbJaques
Mon Apr 08, 2019 2:06 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: ICT format and seeding discussion
Replies: 74
Views: 45202

Re: The ICT format is awful and unfair (or: why I now play for the "Ann Arbor Campus, University of Michigan")

Here I will also note that all of these issues are exacerbated by NAQT's unique desire to count prelim games against unshared opponents; OSU actually could have won our last-tossup game against Yale in 2018, gone 4-1 in the playoffs, and *still not made the super-playoffs because we lost to Chicago ...
by DumbJaques
Mon Apr 08, 2019 1:47 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: ICT format and seeding discussion
Replies: 74
Views: 45202

Re: The ICT format is awful and unfair (or: why I now play for the "Ann Arbor Campus, University of Michigan")

That said, I want to make sure that everyone understands that we never have (and never will) break a tie that determines which playoff bracket you go to alphabetically. The only tie that was broken alphabetically would be one where in the morning bracket, two teams tie for first (or 3rd, 5th, 7th)....
by DumbJaques
Mon Apr 08, 2019 12:37 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: NAQT and Feedback Rhetoric
Replies: 12
Views: 6744

Re: The ICT format is awful and unfair (or: why I now play for the "Ann Arbor Campus, University of Michigan")

I don't remember hearing any issues about the alphabetical aspect last year, which is why—to the best of my knowledge—we didn't even contemplate changing it. In before this thread inevitably degenerates horribly to say that, at least as far as I was explained things by R. and others last year, the ...
by DumbJaques
Fri Apr 05, 2019 5:50 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: 2019 Chicago Open (8/3/2019) at Northwestern University
Replies: 79
Views: 45610

Re: 2019 Chicago Open (8/3/2019) at Northwestern University

you appear to have mistakenly placed a mandatory "other history/other academic" question in the other science distribution : I would recommend amending this Agreed, "Any science" with one being mandated as "history science" feels like its going to be slotted into "...
by DumbJaques
Sun Mar 31, 2019 3:12 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: 2019 Chicago Open (8/3/2019) at Northwestern University
Replies: 79
Views: 45610

Re: 2019 Chicago Open (8/3/2019) at Northwestern University

The other editors and I have finalized the distribution; the announcement post has been updated accordingly. Thanks for everyone's patience.
by DumbJaques
Mon Mar 25, 2019 4:44 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: 2019 Chicago Open (8/3/2019) at Northwestern University
Replies: 79
Views: 45610

Re: 2019 Chicago Open (8/3/2019) at Northwestern University

(Yeah, I'm not really going to charge you $500).

Re: Side events, I will note that nobody has officially registered their side event yet, so right now zero things are happening.
by DumbJaques
Sun Mar 24, 2019 8:36 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: 2019 PIANO/Minnesota Open at OSU (3/24/2019 - SUNDAY)
Replies: 13
Views: 8488

Re: 2019 PIANO/Minnesota Open at OSU (3/24/2019 - SUNDAY)

Control/morning meeting room is now 214.
by DumbJaques
Fri Mar 22, 2019 3:13 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: 2019 PIANO/Minnesota Open at OSU (3/24/2019 - SUNDAY)
Replies: 13
Views: 8488

Re: 2019 PIANO/Minnesota Open at OSU (3/24/2019 - SUNDAY)

Logistics post: The tournament will take place in Enarson Classroom Building (Room 238 will host the morning meeting). Please arrive by 8:45 at the latest - we will plan to stsrt at 9:00. We've got 8 teams registered, so we'll almost certainly play a RR and then split 4 and 4 for playoffs (for a tot...
by DumbJaques
Tue Mar 19, 2019 11:16 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: 2019 PIANO/Minnesota Open at OSU (3/24/2019 - SUNDAY)
Replies: 13
Views: 8488

Re: 2019 PIANO/Minnesota Open at OSU (3/24/2019 - SUNDAY)

After hearing back from folks, it sounds like the preferred slot for Guerrilla History is Sunday evening after the event (I was surprised too!). So, that's when we'll run it. We'll try to keep a tight schedule on Sunday to keep things moving. Needless to say, if you're not listed in the field right ...
by DumbJaques
Tue Mar 19, 2019 10:49 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: 2019 Chicago Open (8/3/2019) at Northwestern University
Replies: 79
Views: 45610

Re: 2019 Chicago Open (8/3/2019) at Northwestern University

Again, novel and important content is ok in a hard part, but (a) not all the time and (b) you still want to have some reasonable expectation of someone actually, you know, answering it. If you just want to make people feel humbled, tape-record a monologue instead. I'm looking forward to playing thi...
by DumbJaques
Tue Mar 19, 2019 12:32 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: 2019 Chicago Open (8/3/2019) at Northwestern University
Replies: 79
Views: 45610

2019 Chicago Open (8/3/2019) at Northwestern University

I am pleased to formally announce the 2019 Chicago Open, which will take place on Saturday, August 3 . Unfortunately, a series of creative attempts to secure a location in Hyde Park (which accounted for some but by no means all of the delays in this announcement) ultimately fell short. Thus, this to...
by DumbJaques
Wed Mar 06, 2019 12:03 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: 2019 PIANO/Minnesota Open at OSU (3/24/2019 - SUNDAY)
Replies: 13
Views: 8488

Re: 2019 PIANO/Minnesota Open at OSU (3/24/2019 - SUNDAY)

We're planning on running Guerilla History at this event. The two options are immediately after the tournament Sunday, or sometime Saturday evening (before the party). My preference is probably for the latter, on the assumption people will want to get home sooner on Sunday night, but drop me a line ...
by DumbJaques
Fri Feb 22, 2019 10:28 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: 2019 PIANO/Minnesota Open at OSU (3/24/2019 - SUNDAY)
Replies: 13
Views: 8488

Re: 2019 PIANO/Minnesota Open at OSU (3/24/2019 - SUNDAY)

Update: This field is now pretty dope! Make sure you register ASAP to ensure we have enough space.
by DumbJaques
Thu Feb 21, 2019 11:36 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: SCT placement policies
Replies: 15
Views: 8884

Re: SCT placement policies

Also note that it is possible that two teams who play each other in the prelims can wind up playing each other again in the super-playoffs. It seems a little weird to me to say "we need to throw out all games against non-common opponents; as a result, the result of your prelim match will not c...