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by Stained Diviner
Sun Feb 11, 2024 2:33 pm
Forum: Miscellaneous Quizbowl
Topic: Quizbowl in the "Alternate Universe": Introduction
Replies: 7
Views: 2496

Re: Quizbowl in the "Alternate Universe": Introduction

I don't know with certainty, but my best guess on the Oklahoma decision was that NAQT offered them the use of an IS set, and they decided to keep their format. Their format is two 20-tossup quarters and two lightning round quarters (in which each team tries to answer 10 questions in 60 seconds). Thi...
by Stained Diviner
Sun Jan 28, 2024 11:23 pm
Forum: Miscellaneous Quizbowl
Topic: Hiring an Editor
Replies: 1
Views: 1671

Re: Hiring an Editor

You have until midnight Wednesday if you want to apply.
by Stained Diviner
Mon Jan 08, 2024 1:40 pm
Forum: Miscellaneous Quizbowl
Topic: Question of the Day
Replies: 1
Views: 1317

Question of the Day

For the next several months, I am posting a question of the day on Facebook and Instagram . The format is Math Monday, Language Arts Tuesday, Social Studies Wednesday, Science Thursday, Fine Arts Friday, Miscellaneous Saturday, and QuizBowl Advice Sunday. The questions are all introductory level tos...
by Stained Diviner
Thu Jan 04, 2024 1:32 pm
Forum: Miscellaneous Quizbowl
Topic: Hiring an Editor
Replies: 1
Views: 1671

Hiring an Editor

Reinstein QuizBowl wants to hire an editor for our high school questions, which are Scobol Solo and Masonics/Reinstein. The first job would be working on questions due this coming Fall. The qualifications we are looking for are somebody who will be at least 18 and a high school graduate by this Summ...
by Stained Diviner
Sun Dec 17, 2023 5:36 pm
Forum: Regular Season Tournaments
Topic: Reinstein Varsity using ILLIAC & 225A (Barrington, IL on 12/16/23)
Replies: 10
Views: 4561

Re: Reinstein Varsity using ILLIAC & 225A (Barrington, IL on 12/16/23)

A huge thanks to Jeff Price, Barrington High School, and all the staffers listed above for making this tournament successful!
by Stained Diviner
Sat Dec 16, 2023 7:00 pm
Forum: Regular Season Tournaments
Topic: Reinstein Varsity using ILLIAC & 225A (Barrington, IL on 12/16/23)
Replies: 10
Views: 4561

Re: Reinstein Varsity using ILLIAC & 225A (Barrington, IL on 12/16/23)

Congratulations to Barrington A and Springfield for winning their divisions!
by Stained Diviner
Thu Dec 14, 2023 6:31 pm
Forum: Regular Season Tournaments
Topic: Reinstein Varsity using ILLIAC & 225A (Barrington, IL on 12/16/23)
Replies: 10
Views: 4561

Re: Reinstein Varsity using ILLIAC & 225A (Barrington, IL on 12/16/23)

There is an opening in the Standard Division.

The next new team to register at naqt.com plays for free.
by Stained Diviner
Tue Dec 05, 2023 8:55 pm
Forum: Regular Season Tournaments
Topic: Reinstein Varsity using ILLIAC & 225A (Barrington, IL on 12/16/23)
Replies: 10
Views: 4561

Re: Reinstein Varsity using ILLIAC & 225A (Barrington, IL on 12/16/23)

We also have a Standard opening. Update: Standard is full, Über-Competitive still has an opening. Newer Update: Über-Competitive is full, Standard still has an opening, though I would take two Über-Competitive teams to get us to 24. We'll take an Über-Competitive team. The tournament is now sort of...
by Stained Diviner
Sat Dec 02, 2023 3:20 pm
Forum: Regular Season Tournaments
Topic: Reinstein Varsity using ILLIAC & 225A (Barrington, IL on 12/16/23)
Replies: 10
Views: 4561

Re: Reinstein Varsity using ILLIAC & 225A (Barrington, IL on 12/16/23)

We have an Über-Competitive Division opening. Contact me if your school wants it.
by Stained Diviner
Sat Nov 25, 2023 2:12 pm
Forum: Regular Season Tournaments
Topic: Reinstein Varsity using ILLIAC & 225A (Barrington, IL on 12/16/23)
Replies: 10
Views: 4561

Re: Reinstein Varsity using ILLIAC & 225A (Barrington, IL on 12/16/23)

Because of a moderator shortage, teams can only register from this point on if they supply a moderator. If you want to register, email me the name of the school, name of the moderator, and email address of the moderator. You can have up to two teams per moderator.
by Stained Diviner
Mon Nov 13, 2023 6:37 pm
Forum: Regular Season Tournaments
Topic: Reinstein Varsity using ILLIAC & 225A (Barrington, IL on 12/16/23)
Replies: 10
Views: 4561

Moderators Needed for Reinstein Varsity using ILLIAC & 225A (Barrington, IL on 12/16/23)

We could use a lot more moderators. Please let me know if you can help out.
by Stained Diviner
Fri Oct 27, 2023 11:04 am
Forum: Collegiate Discussion
Topic: Thoughts on starting a team from the outside & outreach in general
Replies: 8
Views: 7231

Re: Thoughts on starting a team from the outside & outreach in general

Much credit to Fred for trying this. I wish I had more time to work on this type of thing myself. Alas, all I have to offer is two pieces of free advice. 1) The follow-up is very important. I recommend doing it at some point when there is time even if it is too late for this year. If anybody does th...
by Stained Diviner
Thu Oct 26, 2023 11:05 pm
Forum: Collegiate Discussion
Topic: The Quizbowl Packet Archive IS getting an overhaul!
Replies: 28
Views: 20006

Re: The Quizbowl Packet Archive IS getting an overhaul!

Thanks to everybody who worked on this!
by Stained Diviner
Sun Oct 22, 2023 10:28 am
Forum: Regular Season Tournaments
Topic: Scobol Solo at Sandburg 10/21/23 (IL)
Replies: 6
Views: 4072

Re: Scobol Solo at Sandburg 10/21/23 (IL)

Jonah covered it. A huge thanks to Jonah, everybody at Sandburg, Colby Burnett, Ulysses Capistran, Peter Cipriano, Ernesto Cruz, Claudia Danowski, Owen Doak, Tom Egan, Brad Fischer, Shao Guo, Brandon Jones, D. Matthew Jordan, Chinmay Kansara, Beni Keown, Laura Kopff, Elliot Kovitz, Joe Kulesza, Mike...
by Stained Diviner
Fri Oct 13, 2023 1:09 pm
Forum: Regular Season Tournaments
Topic: Scobol Solo at Sandburg 10/21/23 (IL)
Replies: 6
Views: 4072

Re: Scobol Solo at Sandburg 10/21/23 (IL)

We still need more moderators.
by Stained Diviner
Wed Oct 04, 2023 6:31 pm
Forum: Regular Season Tournaments
Topic: Scobol Solo at Sandburg 10/21/23 (IL)
Replies: 6
Views: 4072

Re: Scobol Solo at Sandburg 10/21/23 (IL)

The field is now full, and new registrations are being added to the waitlist. We could still use a couple more moderators and buzzer systems.
by Stained Diviner
Mon Oct 02, 2023 1:33 pm
Forum: Collegiate Discussion
Topic: New College Contact List
Replies: 48
Views: 65963

Re: New College Contact List

AKKOLADE wrote: Wed Sep 20, 2023 10:35 am Could we just unsticky this thread & replace it with a rolling annual sticky of Jeff's posts?
Posting suggestions to forums moderators is ineffective. Doing so assumes that the forums moderators read and moderate the forums.
by Stained Diviner
Sun Oct 01, 2023 12:58 pm
Forum: Regular Season Tournaments
Topic: Scobol Solo at Sandburg 10/21/23 (IL)
Replies: 6
Views: 4072

Re: Scobol Solo at Sandburg 10/21/23 (IL)

The field is here.

The goal is 128 students, 32 moderators, and 32 buzzers. The current numbers are 96, 22, and 26.
by Stained Diviner
Sat Sep 30, 2023 8:07 am
Forum: Collegiate Discussion
Topic: The Quizbowl Packet Archive IS getting an overhaul!
Replies: 28
Views: 20006

Re: The Quizbowl Packet Archive IS getting an overhaul!

That's good news! While it's good that the sets from before 2014 stay posted, I would hope that tagging them would not hold up this project. I think it would be fine to put them on a separate page or in a separate table that is similar to the current archive. For one thing, it would mean this projec...
by Stained Diviner
Wed Sep 27, 2023 5:37 pm
Forum: Databases and Quizbowl Software
Topic: 2023-2024 PACE Technology Collaborative
Replies: 3
Views: 3225

Re: 2023-2024 PACE Technology Collaborative

How often will we get updates about what projects are being worked on and how much progress is being made?
by Stained Diviner
Wed Sep 27, 2023 5:36 pm
Forum: Miscellaneous Quizbowl
Topic: New Middle School Introductory Set
Replies: 2
Views: 3418

Re: New Middle School Introductory Set

It's been a few years since the last Middle School Introductory Set, and it's time for a new set. The set has been well-received, but some of the pop culture and current events questions are getting dated, and it would be nice to have a new set of questions for teams to use to introduce new players...
by Stained Diviner
Mon Sep 18, 2023 6:56 pm
Forum: Western Comparisons and Discussion
Topic: Hypothetical New Mexico 2021-2022 Mini-Season?
Replies: 5
Views: 5535

Re: Hypothetical New Mexico 2021-2022 Mini-Season?

Good work! To be clear, I was mocking the forum moderators, not anybody associated with the great state of New Mexico.
by Stained Diviner
Mon Sep 18, 2023 6:29 pm
Forum: Western Comparisons and Discussion
Topic: Hypothetical New Mexico 2021-2022 Mini-Season?
Replies: 5
Views: 5535

Re: Hypothetical New Mexico 2021-2022 Mini-Season?

Does anybody really know what time it is?
Does anybody really care?
If so, I can't imagine why
We've all got time enough to cry
by Stained Diviner
Mon Sep 18, 2023 6:27 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Announcing coloradoqb.org
Replies: 1
Views: 14414

Re: Announcing coloradoqb.org

I don't think having your upcoming tournaments in 2019 is a good idea.
by Stained Diviner
Mon Sep 18, 2023 6:15 pm
Forum: Western Comparisons and Discussion
Topic: Hypothetical New Mexico 2021-2022 Mini-Season?
Replies: 5
Views: 5535

Re: Hypothetical New Mexico 2021-2022 Mini-Season?

I think it would be good to have some tournaments before May 2022, though the logistics could be challenging.
by Stained Diviner
Sun Sep 10, 2023 9:28 am
Forum: Miscellaneous Quizbowl
Topic: Quiz Bowl Alliances
Replies: 14
Views: 23431

Re: Quiz Bowl Alliances

Can we use this thread to talk about our favorite current music hits? I am a big fan of Royals and Wrecking Ball, but that Fox song is really annoying me. I wish I didn't see it all the time everywhere.

Time to go make a Harlem Shake video.
by Stained Diviner
Sat Sep 09, 2023 11:07 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Southside Tournaments 22-23 (Greenville, SC)
Replies: 1
Views: 3664

Re: Southside Tournaments 22-23 (Greenville, SC)

There is nothing wrong with shameless plugs.
by Stained Diviner
Sat Sep 09, 2023 11:06 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: A Suggestion for next season
Replies: 8
Views: 6252

Re: A Suggestion for next season

It's probably too late for 2023-24. Maybe this will happen in time for 2024-25.
by Stained Diviner
Fri Sep 01, 2023 12:50 pm
Forum: Collegiate Discussion
Topic: The Quizbowl Packet Archive IS getting an overhaul!
Replies: 28
Views: 20006

Re: The Quizbowl Packet Archive IS getting an overhaul!

Another update: Jeff and Ryan are reaching an endpoint with the software for the site itself. Once that's done, we're going to go through and make sure all the sets get tagged with difficulty or other information such as being a single subject or all-subject event. A huge thanks to Jeff and Ryan fo...
by Stained Diviner
Thu Aug 24, 2023 3:01 pm
Forum: Regular Season Tournaments
Topic: Reinstein Varsity using ILLIAC & 225A (Barrington, IL on 12/16/23)
Replies: 10
Views: 4561

Re: Reinstein Varsity using ILLIAC & 225A (Barrington, IL on 12/16/23)

Field Staffers: Giifti Benti Colby Burnett Alex Burt Ulysses Capistran Claudia Danowski Ben Dillon Ernest Dubowski Gabriel Dubowski Brad Fischer Jonah Greenthal John Hines-Shah Abraham Holtermann Michael Hunding Michael Karpov Laura Kopff Denise Kreb Ned Lauber Mike Laudermith Sharon Lorinskas Mitc...
by Stained Diviner
Thu Aug 24, 2023 3:00 pm
Forum: Regular Season Tournaments
Topic: Reinstein Varsity using ILLIAC & 225A (Barrington, IL on 12/16/23)
Replies: 10
Views: 4561

Reinstein Varsity using ILLIAC & 225A (Barrington, IL on 12/16/23)

The 2023 Reinstein Varsity Tournament will take place on December 16 at Barrington High School in Chicagoland. We will have an Über-Competitive Division and a Standard Division. The ILLIAC II Set will be used in the Über-Competitive Division, and NAQT IS-225A will be used in the Standard Division. T...
by Stained Diviner
Sat Aug 05, 2023 4:27 pm
Forum: Theory
Topic: QB classification test?
Replies: 9
Views: 5444

Re: QB classification test?

Do mods still have to approve the first ten posts that a person makes?
by Stained Diviner
Sat Jul 22, 2023 11:24 am
Forum: Regular Season Tournaments
Topic: Scobol Solo at Sandburg 10/21/23 (IL)
Replies: 6
Views: 4072

Scobol Solo at Sandburg 10/21/23 (IL)

This is an invitation to participate in the Twenty-Third Annual Scobol Solo, to be held on Saturday, October 21. The tournament is at Sandburg High School in Orland Park, just southwest of Chicago. This is the main site of Scobol Solo. You can enter by using the form at https://www.scobolsolo.com/ ....
by Stained Diviner
Fri Jun 30, 2023 7:57 pm
Forum: Collegiate Discussion
Topic: The Quizbowl Packet Archive IS getting an overhaul!
Replies: 28
Views: 20006

Re: The Quizbowl Packet Archive IS getting an overhaul!

Unfortunately not. But quite literally this morning I messaged the ACF Officer chat about needing to follow through on this. I plan on picking this up this week, sitting down with Jeff Hill to get a sense of how to update the back end, and then moving forward with what we had already. Please poke m...
by Stained Diviner
Wed Jun 28, 2023 9:49 pm
Forum: Community Discussion
Topic: Regarding BBB and Community Norms
Replies: 11
Views: 7011

Re: Regarding BBB and Community Norms

Reilly's quote cited by Halle is good and relevant. Flames should be addressed to bad people, and snark should be addressed to friends and leaders who mess up. None of that applies to BBB. It is appropriate for one or two people to ask questions, and that includes follow up questions and pointing ou...
by Stained Diviner
Sun Jun 25, 2023 6:20 pm
Forum: Middle School Quizbowl Announcements & Discussion
Topic: Brooklyn Bridge Battle Tournament (RESCHEDULED to 6/24/23) (HS Regs Minus)
Replies: 17
Views: 8708

Re: Brooklyn Bridge Battle Tournament (RESCHEDULED to 6/24/23) (HS Regs Minus)

Vidyut shared the set with me. It does not have any questions plagiarized from me. My sense is that it does not have any plagiarized questions.
by Stained Diviner
Fri Jun 23, 2023 2:48 pm
Forum: Middle School Quizbowl Announcements & Discussion
Topic: Questions from Reinstein QuizBowl
Replies: 1
Views: 4228

Re: Questions from Reinstein QuizBowl

I am doing this again for 2023-24. I now have a lot of questions available.
by Stained Diviner
Fri Jun 23, 2023 10:03 am
Forum: Mirror requests
Topic: Solo, Masonics, Reinstein, Reinstein IESA, IESA 23-24
Replies: 0
Views: 3083

Solo, Masonics, Reinstein, Reinstein IESA, IESA 23-24

This announcement actually covers four or five sets. Also see our website . Scobol Solo is a tossup only set. It contains 14 regular rounds, one replacement round, and a 60 question championship round, with tiebreakers for all rounds. It is about 400 tossups total. My current expectation is that the...
by Stained Diviner
Fri Jun 23, 2023 7:42 am
Forum: Miscellaneous Quizbowl
Topic: Sticky Threads
Replies: 3
Views: 4001

Re: Sticky Threads

Important Bird Area wrote: Thu May 25, 2023 8:07 am I archived the two old NAQT threads. I might (or might not) have time to look at the others after HSNCT.
Thank you. I look forward to the day when a moderator has enough time to look at the others.
by Stained Diviner
Wed May 31, 2023 10:14 pm
Forum: Collegiate Discussion
Topic: The Quizbowl Packet Archive IS getting an overhaul!
Replies: 28
Views: 20006

Re: The Quizbowl Packet Archive IS getting an overhaul!

Unfortunately not. But quite literally this morning I messaged the ACF Officer chat about needing to follow through on this. I plan on picking this up this week, sitting down with Jeff Hill to get a sense of how to update the back end, and then moving forward with what we had already. Please poke m...
by Stained Diviner
Sun May 28, 2023 9:31 pm
Forum: Quizbowl History Forum
Topic: Greatest High School Quiz Bowl Players Ever
Replies: 15
Views: 9031

Greatest High School Quiz Bowl Players Ever Other Than Rohan Ganeshan

Can somebody change the name of this thread to Greatest High School Quiz Bowl Players Ever Other Than Rohan Ganeshan?
by Stained Diviner
Tue May 23, 2023 8:57 pm
Forum: Miscellaneous Quizbowl
Topic: Sticky Threads
Replies: 3
Views: 4001

Sticky Threads

I hereby recommend that somebody unsticky or update the following: https://hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=25187 https://hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=14912 https://hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=10309 https://hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=13996 https://hsquizbowl.org/fo...
by Stained Diviner
Mon May 15, 2023 1:52 pm
Forum: Mirror requests
Topic: Solo, Masonics, Reinstein, Reinstein IESA, IESA 22-23
Replies: 1
Views: 4264

Re: Solo, Masonics, Reinstein, Reinstein IESA, IESA 22-23

The high school questions are now posted in the archives.
by Stained Diviner
Fri May 12, 2023 4:57 pm
Forum: Miscellaneous Quizbowl
Topic: CBS Morning Story: High School Quiz Bowl Faces Uncertain Future
Replies: 5
Views: 3694

Re: CBS Morning Story: High School Quiz Bowl Faces Uncertain Future

There are two different things here, televised quizbowl and quizbowl. Televised quizbowl has always been fairly small, with a handful of programs lasting a long time such as the one in DC. Televised quizbowl is probably small and heading in the wrong direction, and its problems won't be solved by ge...
by Stained Diviner
Fri May 05, 2023 7:36 am
Forum: Illinois Comparisons and Discussion
Topic: 2021-22 Illinois Discussion
Replies: 12
Views: 9906

Re: 2021-22 Illinois Discussion

There is a Zoom Webcast of today's IESA Championship matches, which are at 5:00 Central Time. If you want to watch, sign up at https://www.iesa.org/activities/scb/.
by Stained Diviner
Fri May 05, 2023 7:34 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Concern for HS Regs+ Sets this Season
Replies: 16
Views: 9193

Re: Concern for HS Regs+ Sets this Season

Daniel makes some good points. One thing that might help is if Groger posted a link to their adjustments whenever they posted a link to their rankings so that those adjustments get seen by more TDs. It probably would also help if they had an explanation of their adjustments on the same page as the a...