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by Tejas
Sun Feb 11, 2024 2:09 am
Forum: Collegiate Announcements & Results
Topic: ESPN @ Columbia (Open)
Replies: 13
Views: 3751

Re: ESPN @ Columbia (Open)

To be clear I’d like to play TELEOLOGY 3, since 2 was already played online, though of course that’s up to Taylor.
by Tejas
Mon Feb 27, 2023 5:13 pm
Forum: Collegiate Discussion
Topic: 2023 BHSU: General discussion
Replies: 35
Views: 14529

Re: 2023 BHSU: General discussion

As I mentioned in the other thread, I edited the US History, World History and CE. I also wrote about half the history overall and most of the sports questions. This was my first time editing US History, so my focus was mostly to make it as varied as possible and hopefully keep it interesting. For t...
by Tejas
Sun Feb 26, 2023 9:26 pm
Forum: Collegiate Discussion
Topic: 2023 BHSU: Thank Yous and Acknowledgements
Replies: 5
Views: 1710

Re: 2023 BHSU: Thank Yous and Acknowledgements

I would like to echo Matt's thoughts towards everyone who worked on the set, we had a great team and hopefully provided everyone a fun experience as promised. I also want to especially thank Matt; in addition to his always-great writing and editing, he put in tremendous work on the logistical side a...
by Tejas
Sun Feb 26, 2023 3:37 pm
Forum: Collegiate Discussion
Topic: 2023 BHSU: Specific question discussion
Replies: 59
Views: 35956

Re: 2023 BHSU: Specific question discussion

Lastly: You really should remove the "Matt Bollinger's favorite 2020 presidential candidate Kanye West" gag from that one bonus immediately. I know many of us used to be fans of his music, but as worded it sounds like you're either glossing over Kanye's extremely public anti-Semitism, or ...
by Tejas
Sat Nov 12, 2022 9:46 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: CMST II @ UChicago (11/19/22)
Replies: 11
Views: 4087

Re: CMST II @ UChicago (11/19/22)

Will the tournament be following the rules suggested in the initial post (20 point powers, 0 for negs, bouncebacks)?
by Tejas
Tue Oct 04, 2022 10:40 pm
Forum: Collegiate Discussion
Topic: Winter Closed 2022 - General Set Discussion
Replies: 6
Views: 1151

Re: Winter Closed 2022 - General Set Discussion

I'd like to follow on from Tim and thank everyone who worked on the set. This set took longer than expected to come to fruition, but once we were able to get a great group of editors and writers together everything came together. I want to give special thanks to Tim, who joined as head editor when s...
by Tejas
Tue Aug 23, 2022 1:48 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: MUSES III: First Online Mirror (August 27th)
Replies: 14
Views: 4119

Re: MUSES III: First Online Mirror (August 27th)

Contra the original announcement, we will also be using Discord text channels to buzz as we believe this will give us the best chance of operating at a speedy clip. I would strongly recommend that you use buzzin.live or buzzman for buzzing, since Discord chat is laggy and puts more of a burden on t...
by Tejas
Thu Aug 11, 2022 3:01 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Eminent Victorians (a 19th century side event)
Replies: 12
Views: 4640

Re: Eminent Victorians (a 19th century side event)

I wanted to clarify since the name of the event confused me, does this set focus on Britain/Europe during the given time period or is it global?
by Tejas
Tue May 03, 2022 12:09 am
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

What would be the schedule for a 25-team CO? (Disclaimer: Jacob owns the official schedule, so I'm just speaking as an individual here, not in an authoritative capacity) If we do reach 25 teams (which would be amazing!), I envision something like this: Prelims: 9/8/8, 9 rounds Playoffs: 9/9/7, 6 ro...
by Tejas
Wed Apr 13, 2022 12:35 pm
Forum: Collegiate Discussion
Topic: ACF Nationals 2022 Specific Question Discussion
Replies: 14
Views: 4550

Re: ACF Nationals 2022 Specific Question Discussion

This might be an issue deserving of its own discussion elsewhere, but the tossup on "violin" in jazz in one of the later packets explicitly names the jazz style developed by Django Reinhardt and Stéphane Grappelli, which has an ethnic slur for the Roma people in it. Given that it is the n...
by Tejas
Wed Apr 13, 2022 1:05 am
Forum: Collegiate Discussion
Topic: ACF Nationals 2022 Thanks and General Discussion
Replies: 30
Views: 11975

Re: ACF Nationals 2022 Thanks and General Discussion

As a moderator, I wanted to say I appreciated the extra effort put into things like pronunciation guides and the consideration given to answerline instructions. There were very few cases where I struggled to figure out how to rule on a given answer. This was also the first Nationals with difficulty ...
by Tejas
Wed Mar 30, 2022 7:49 pm
Forum: Collegiate Discussion
Topic: Writing Women's History
Replies: 5
Views: 2577

Re: Writing Women's History

meebles127 wrote: Wed Mar 30, 2022 6:33 pm Does quizbowl talk about Henrietta Lacks?
Yes though typically in the context of science or science history.
by Tejas
Wed Mar 30, 2022 5:55 pm
Forum: Collegiate Discussion
Topic: Writing Women's History
Replies: 5
Views: 2577

Writing Women's History

I've been writing and playing mostly history questions for a while now, and I have rarely played or edited history questions written by women. I feel that I don't have much feedback on how women feel about the category in general, and want to get some to help with my future writing work. In my exper...
by Tejas
Mon Nov 15, 2021 6:08 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: 11/13 - Illinois Open main site
Replies: 17
Views: 6686

Re: 11/13 - Illinois Open main site

Thank you to everyone who staffed, finishing up a tournament with bouncebacks and finals before 7 PM was great.
by Tejas
Thu Nov 04, 2021 1:47 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: 11/13 - Illinois Open main site
Replies: 17
Views: 6686

Re: 11/13 - Illinois Open main site

Was a decision made on the Sunday event? As of right now, we aren't planning on running any side events due to lack of interest. If this changes, we're flexible since I've already reserved the rooms in advance. I'll double-check with teams closer to the tournament date. I responded to you via email...
by Tejas
Thu Nov 04, 2021 10:44 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: 11/13 - Illinois Open main site
Replies: 17
Views: 6686

Re: 11/13 - Illinois Open main site

Was a decision made on the Sunday event?
by Tejas
Sun Oct 10, 2021 11:23 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: ARCADIA: Announcement
Replies: 10
Views: 10580

Re: ARCADIA: Announcement

Having played the playtesting mirror, I would highly recommend this set, it’s one of the better regular difficulty sets I’ve seen in a while.
by Tejas
Sat Sep 25, 2021 9:40 pm
Forum: Community Discussion
Topic: How Do We Expand and Improve Our Writing Community?
Replies: 7
Views: 7433

Re: How Do We Expand and Improve Our Writing Community?

I wanted to discuss the PACE mentorship program a bit further as a way to provide opportunities for writers. Victor Prieto started the program a few years ago as a way for newer writers to develop their skills and Ophir will be running it this upcoming year. One of the program's key components is a ...
by Tejas
Sun Aug 22, 2021 8:55 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: JORDU: A Jazz Side Event (Summer 2021)
Replies: 33
Views: 11950

Re: JORDU: A Jazz Side Event (Summer 2021)

Congratulations to Aseem Keyal and John Lawrence for winning!

Stats are here. Big thanks to Jacob O'Rourke, Auroni Gupta and Matt Weiner for staffing.
by Tejas
Sun Aug 22, 2021 6:34 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: JORDU: A Jazz Side Event (Summer 2021)
Replies: 33
Views: 11950

Re: JORDU: A Jazz Side Event (Summer 2021)

Everyone please come to LR3, I’ll give some instructions and we’ll start as soon as possible. Let me know if any teams have changed.
by Tejas
Sun Aug 22, 2021 1:34 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: JORDU: A Jazz Side Event (Summer 2021)
Replies: 33
Views: 11950

Re: JORDU: A Jazz Side Event (Summer 2021)

As soon as MUSES ends, we will meet in LR3 for a brief intro before starting. The team list and schedule can be found here, please update your team if necessary. If anyone not listed wants to play, you can join as a third on an existing team.
by Tejas
Sat Aug 21, 2021 10:26 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: JORDU: A Jazz Side Event (Summer 2021)
Replies: 33
Views: 11950

Re: JORDU: A Jazz Side Event (Summer 2021)

I will be running the tournament tomorrow, it will be starting as soon as MUSES is done. Please let me know if you’re playing and have buzzers available, we’ll need 3 for the tournament.
by Tejas
Wed Jul 28, 2021 5:18 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: JAVA 2021
Replies: 15
Views: 5771

Re: JAVA 2021

Is there going to be another mirror/reading? Would like to play this some time.
by Tejas
Wed Jun 16, 2021 1:49 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: 2021 Chicago Open (August 21st @ Northwestern)
Replies: 84
Views: 33044

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

Can we get a field update here?
by Tejas
Thu May 27, 2021 9:06 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: 2022 Winter Closed
Replies: 10
Views: 11767

Re: 2022 Winter Closed

A distributional update:
  • Mythology will be changed to 0.5/0.5, primarily to make room for more other academic and Geo/CE questions
  • Other Academic will be approximately 0.7/0.7, and Geography and Current Events will be about 0.4/0.4 each
by Tejas
Sat Feb 06, 2021 8:18 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: 2020-21 PACE Writing Mentorship Program
Replies: 4
Views: 3549

Re: 2020-21 PACE Writing Mentorship Program

This year's program has concluded, I want to congratulate our graduates: Alyssa Jorgensen Charles Yang Ridge Ren Chauncey Lo I also want to give thanks to the following people: Ophir Lifshitz and Victor Prieto who were invaluable as part of the mentorship committee. Mike Bentley for his work both as...
by Tejas
Sat Nov 07, 2020 10:56 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Even GHOTIer (GHOTI II 2020 Announcement)
Replies: 27
Views: 7182

Re: Even GHOTIer (GHOTI II 2020 Announcement)

Is this set going to be posted?
by Tejas
Wed Oct 21, 2020 10:06 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Packet Submission discussion
Replies: 28
Views: 10337

Re: Packet Submission discussion

Several people in this thread have mentioned the desire for more feedback on their question writing and for less intimidating ways to get involved in writing than packet submission with no previous writing experience. PACE’s Writing Mentorship Program has been running for three years, and not only o...
by Tejas
Sun Sep 27, 2020 10:23 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: 2020-21 PACE Writing Mentorship Program
Replies: 4
Views: 3549

Re: 2020-21 PACE Writing Mentorship Program

Today is the last day, please get your applications in tonight.
by Tejas
Sat Sep 05, 2020 4:57 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: 2020-21 PACE Writing Mentorship Program
Replies: 4
Views: 3549

Re: 2020-21 PACE Writing Mentorship Program

Just a reminder that there are a little over three weeks before applications are due.
by Tejas
Sun Aug 09, 2020 9:42 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: 2020-21 PACE Writing Mentorship Program
Replies: 4
Views: 3549

Re: 2020-21 PACE Writing Mentorship Program

I have added a link to the application form, please fill that out and add your questions there. I have also added a form for those interested in serving as mentors at the end, please fill that out if you are interested and let me know if you have any questions about the program.
by Tejas
Sat Jul 18, 2020 10:28 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: 2020-21 PACE Writing Mentorship Program
Replies: 4
Views: 3549

2020-21 PACE Writing Mentorship Program

PACE is pleased to announce the continuation of our mentorship program for new writers. Program Details The program is scheduled for October 5 through January 17. Over the course of that period, mentees admitted into the program will be expected to complete 24 questions and a self-reflection, with m...
by Tejas
Fri Jul 17, 2020 12:52 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: How to prepare for College Nationals
Replies: 9
Views: 3471

Re: How to prepare for College Nationals

It seems like you're on the right track when it comes to studying, basically any method of learning clues can be effective as long as you're learning relevant things that could potentially come up and are able to retain that knowledge. Of course, that improvement may not be apparent quickly but if y...
by Tejas
Mon Jul 06, 2020 12:44 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Ontario Hybrid 2020 Announcement (Trash + Academic)
Replies: 9
Views: 6490

Re: Ontario Hybrid 2020 Announcement (Trash + Academic)

Will this set be posted soon?
by Tejas
Sat Jun 27, 2020 9:00 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Oxford Open Online Mirror - Saturday 27th June
Replies: 39
Views: 15789

Re: Oxford Open Online Mirror - Saturday 27th June

Thanks to Oli for running a good tournament and to all of the moderators.
by Tejas
Tue May 19, 2020 9:25 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: What makes a good tiebreaker?
Replies: 6
Views: 2421

Re: What makes a good tiebreaker?

I think a lot of this just boils to “write good tossups” and the only difference from the rest of the set is your third point, that you don’t want to make them too hard to convert. I understand why people would put tossups they think are worse as some of the later tiebreakers, but doing so means the...
by Tejas
Mon Mar 30, 2020 10:13 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Ontario Hybrid 2020 Online Mirror (Signup + Poll About Format)
Replies: 18
Views: 6941

Re: Ontario Hybrid 2020 Online Mirror (Signup + Poll About Format)

I enjoyed playing MWT tossups only, I think the online format hinders bonuses more so than it does tossups and would prefer to make this tossups only as well.
by Tejas
Tue Jan 28, 2020 10:58 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: 2019-2020 PACE Writing Mentorship Program
Replies: 4
Views: 6354

Re: 2019-2020 PACE Writing Mentorship Program

The 2019-20 PACE Writing Mentorship Program has concluded. Congratulations to the graduates of the program: Jakob Boeye Briana Magin Noah Sheidlower Tony Chen Juliet Mayer Lalit Maharjan William Grossman William Yaeger I also want to give thanks to the following people: Ophir Lifshitz and Victor Pri...
by Tejas
Fri Jan 03, 2020 12:24 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Homewood-Flossmoor 3rd Annual Pop Culture (Trash) Tournament
Replies: 4
Views: 2405

Re: Homewood-Flossmoor 3rd Annual Pop Culture (Trash) Tournament

Can we get a field update as well as any other logistics info?
by Tejas
Sun Sep 29, 2019 7:27 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: 2019-2020 PACE Writing Mentorship Program
Replies: 4
Views: 6354

Re: 2019-2020 PACE Writing Mentorship Program

All applicants should have been notified of the evaluation committee's decision a little while ago. Thanks to everyone for taking the time to apply.
by Tejas
Thu Sep 26, 2019 10:23 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Questions should mention all named works or people
Replies: 3
Views: 4076

Re: Questions should mention all named works or people

Cheynem wrote: Thu Sep 26, 2019 10:17 pm My personal preference is if feasible, you should. If doing so would result in wordiness or lack of pyramidality, then don't. I do agree with including the information in a note in the answerline.
Agree with Mike here.
by Tejas
Thu Sep 26, 2019 10:07 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Questions should mention all named works or people
Replies: 3
Views: 4076

Questions should mention all named works or people

Just a note to writers that any time a question clues a work or person, they should be named at some point. Preferably they would be namedropped later in the question, if not there should be a note after the answerline with this info. This info is useful both for editors who need to be able to easil...
by Tejas
Thu Sep 19, 2019 1:00 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: 2019-2020 PACE Writing Mentorship Program
Replies: 4
Views: 6354

Re: 2019-2020 PACE Writing Mentorship Program

Just as a reminder, applications are due Sunday by midnight Central time.
by Tejas
Fri Aug 16, 2019 2:17 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: RULFO Online: Saturday, August 17
Replies: 6
Views: 2718

Re: RULFO Online: Saturday, August 17

Can you give an estimate on when you expect the tournament to end? I don’t know how long the questions/rounds are.
by Tejas
Fri Aug 16, 2019 10:25 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: 2019-2020 PACE Writing Mentorship Program
Replies: 4
Views: 6354

Re: 2019-2020 PACE Mentorship Program

Just a reminder that you have a little over a month to get your applications in. Let me know if you have any questions about the program.
by Tejas
Sun Jul 28, 2019 1:09 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: NASAT Available for Mirroring Starting 6/30
Replies: 21
Views: 11266

Re: NASAT Available for Mirroring Starting 6/30

There will be. TBA. Any updates on this? I think we olds would appreciate getting practice on an all-category tournament before CO. Sorry; a family member had a medical emergency the week after NASAT, so that & work has kept me busy. I will be trying to get this set up soon. Is there any update...
by Tejas
Sat Jul 13, 2019 10:17 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: 2019-2020 PACE Writing Mentorship Program
Replies: 4
Views: 6354

2019-2020 PACE Writing Mentorship Program

PACE is pleased to announce the continuation of our mentorship program for new writers. Program Details The program is scheduled for October 1 through January 12. Mentees admitted into the program will be expected to complete an assignment of 24 questions by January, with mentoring and feedback bein...
by Tejas
Fri Jul 12, 2019 7:57 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: 2018-19 Players Choice Awards
Replies: 23
Views: 15103

Re: 2018-19 Players Choice Awards

What were the details behind the "Lil Wayne" wrong answer? 11. This artist recorded the first LP to sell one million copies; that album by this man features seven songs written at least in part by Lord Burgess and concludes with a song that asserts “ever since the world began / woman was ...
by Tejas
Sun Jul 07, 2019 1:47 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: PSA: Don't Write For PACE
Replies: 15
Views: 11463

Re: PSA: Don't Write For PACE

I'm suggesting that, as of right now, young writers ought to avoid PACE if they want to find an organization or project that encourages them to contribute, cultivates their talent, and offers them recognition for their efforts and opportunities to contribute more. I'll respond specifically to this,...
by Tejas
Fri Jul 05, 2019 10:20 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

I like this schedule, although I’d rather not play on the clock. Relatedly, will someone be excising the excessively British tossups like last year? That would help cut it down a bit instead of having a clock.