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by Eddie
Mon Jan 30, 2023 12:12 am
Forum: Collegiate Discussion
Topic: Who's Doing CO This Year?
Replies: 31
Views: 8225

Re: Who's Doing CO This Year?

Hi everyone, I edited the increasingly-small categories of m*ths (mathematics and mythology, but neither chemistry nor entomology) and linguistics for Chicago Open 2022. I also informally supervised and wrote a handful of questions in music, which was edited by Sameer Apte. As others have said, I hi...
by Eddie
Thu Nov 10, 2022 11:46 pm
Forum: Collegiate Discussion
Topic: Can we cool it a bit with the "note-spelling"?
Replies: 27
Views: 7837

Re: Can we cool it a bit with the "note-spelling"?

A good note transcription clue has the following properties: It does not reward listening to music. I agree with the rest of these but: Huh?! I have definitely been rewarded for listening to music by "note-spelling" clues before, and I thought that was a major purpose of having them? (I w...
by Eddie
Tue Nov 08, 2022 7:12 pm
Forum: Collegiate Discussion
Topic: Can we cool it a bit with the "note-spelling"?
Replies: 27
Views: 7837

Re: Can we cool it a bit with the "note-spelling"?

Hi everyone, I have not regularly written or edited music questions in a long time, for I am old and do not matter much. Having said this, and with all due respect, I agree with Matt and Sarah, and I disagree with Chris. Much of what I have to say has already been said by those more wellspoken than ...
by Eddie
Thu Aug 11, 2022 4:52 pm
Forum: Collegiate Discussion
Topic: 2022 Chicago Open: Specific Question Discussion
Replies: 14
Views: 4636

Re: 2022 Chicago Open: Specific Question Discussion

Can I see the Corsica question? That was one of those questions that seemed to have a somewhat questionable protest resolution in our game. 3. A defensive structure used in one of these campaigns inspired a series of copycat designs whose creators mistakenly translated the original structure’s name...
by Eddie
Thu Aug 11, 2022 2:58 pm
Forum: Collegiate Discussion
Topic: 2022 Chicago Open: Specific Question Discussion
Replies: 14
Views: 4636

Re: 2022 Chicago Open: Specific Question Discussion

EDIT: Since no one else has posted yet, and I remembered some more stuff: What was the full list of accepted answers for "information avoidance"? I buzzed at the end and said "denial" (i.e. being in denial about information), which seemed like an apt descriptor, albeit from psyc...
by Eddie
Mon Dec 30, 2019 8:38 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Schurniverse: It's a Schur Thing (Nationals Season 2022)
Replies: 11
Views: 9717

Re: Schurniverse: It's a Schur Thing (Early Summer 2020)

I thought this was going to be a tournament about algebra :sad:
by Eddie
Sun Dec 01, 2019 2:24 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: 2019 Fall Open Errata
Replies: 14
Views: 2351

Re: 2019 Fall Open Errata

jsingh wrote: Sat Nov 30, 2019 9:47 pm Not necessarily an error, but the Incan road bonus in packet 9 doesn’t accept Quechua names such as Qhapaq Nañ. Not sure what the word for bridges is, but the first part should have a Quechua alternate answer as well.
The Quechua word for "bridge" is chaka (plural chakakuna).
by Eddie
Sun Nov 24, 2019 8:18 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: 2019 Fall Open Specific Question Discussion
Replies: 66
Views: 14356

Re: 2019 Fall Open Specific Question Discussion

I've changed the clue to read "a violin concerto" instead of "Violin Concerto No. 1" as discussed. As to the broader point about narrowing the answer space too early, I think that Will and Will have already expressed my thoughts more eloquently, as have Ophir's excellent article ...
by Eddie
Sun Nov 17, 2019 10:17 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: 2019 Fall Open General Discussion
Replies: 20
Views: 2632

Re: 2019 Fall Open General Discussion

EDIT: One more thing - at the Virginia site at least, moderators often seemed to have difficulty ruling on whether some answers were acceptable, promptable, or flat out wrong. Especially at an open, where the more experienced players are likely to be playing, I think it would be advisable to look a...
by Eddie
Sun Nov 17, 2019 2:13 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: 2019 Fall Open General Discussion
Replies: 20
Views: 2632

Re: 2019 Fall Open General Discussion

There were some inconsistencies. Some of the hard parts (literature in particular? e.g. Invention of Morel ) were "quite gettable," while a number verged on "whyyyy" (John Knowles Paine)... Yeah, I was hesitant about the Paine bonus part to begin with, and the statistics from th...
by Eddie
Tue Nov 12, 2019 4:28 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: 2019 Fall Open Specific Question Discussion
Replies: 66
Views: 14356

Re: 2019 Fall Open Specific Question Discussion

I liked this set's attempts to use adventurous answerlines and think this worked particularly well in literature, i.e. An Lushan rebellion, Nicolas Poussin, etc. However, some of them felt like they made it hard to easily understand what the question wanted. A few examples: The tossup on death that...
by Eddie
Sun Nov 18, 2018 2:13 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: 2018 Sun God Invitational Specific Question Request and Discussion
Replies: 125
Views: 21960

Re: 2018 Sun God Invitational Specific Question Request and Discussion

Ive noticed a worrying number of negs on my Helios tossup with "Apollo", and Id be interested in hearing from those who made this neg. The first mirror on 10 November 2018 had a less-than-optimal giveaway asking for a "god of the Sun", so I understand if anyone negged due to that...
by Eddie
Sat Sep 22, 2018 5:53 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Matt Bruce (cw: sexual assault, pedophilia)
Replies: 153
Views: 110491

Re: Matt Bruce (cw: sexual assault, pedophilia)

Matt Bruce's NAQT membership was terminated: In November 2017 NAQT learned about allegations of serious misconduct against NAQT member Matt Bruce, concerning an incident that allegedly took place at Boston University in the late 1990s. As of June 7, 2018, despite our efforts, we have not discovered...
by Eddie
Fri Sep 21, 2018 8:41 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Matt Bruce (cw: sexual assault, pedophilia)
Replies: 153
Views: 110491

Re: Matt Bruce (cw: sexual assault, pedophilia)

I'm several months late here, but what came of this?
by Eddie
Wed Aug 08, 2018 2:35 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Announcing QuizDB: "Knowledge is Power"
Replies: 110
Views: 112386

Re: Announcing QuizDB: "Knowledge is Power"

When I type in a parenthesis (i.e. the "(" symbol or the ")" symbol) into any of the search parametres, the whole page suddenly goes blank until I refresh. I'm using Ubuntu and Firefox.
by Eddie
Wed May 30, 2018 11:08 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Matt Bruce (cw: sexual assault, pedophilia)
Replies: 153
Views: 110491

Re: Matt Bruce (cw: sexual assault, pedophilia)

Whereas I've downsized my quizbowl-related faculties to NAQT editorship and occasional freelancing, and no longer speak on behalf of any body, I'd like to say yeah what the FUCK and that if, after August, Matt Bruce continues to be associated with NAQT in any official or unofficial capacity, then I ...
by Eddie
Thu Jan 18, 2018 9:53 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Periods, Closing Quote Marks, and You
Replies: 17
Views: 7077

Re: Periods, Closing Quote Marks, and You

Sigh. It is one of the greatest misfortunes of the English language that no country uses American spelling and British punctuation (each being a more logical improvement upon an antiquated standard). Some within America have been fighting the good fight. But until the MLA, Chicago Manual of Style, ...
by Eddie
Sat Jan 06, 2018 12:24 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Tariq
Replies: 10
Views: 5785

Re: Tariq

Hello friends, Unfortunately, due to some circumstances in my personal life, I'm displeased to announce that I am placing Tariq on indefinite hold for the time being. I apologise for the inconvenience, but it does not look as though I will be able to complete Tariq earlier than the summer of 2019. T...
by Eddie
Wed Sep 06, 2017 9:19 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Tariq
Replies: 10
Views: 5785

Re: Tariq

Given that I have reason to believe that the market can sustain two auditory arts tournaments in the coming season (and, after all, they are in different formats: one audio and one traditional) and there are now plans to have yet another auditory tournament in 2019, I will plan for Imaginary Landsc...
by Eddie
Fri Sep 01, 2017 1:02 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Tariq
Replies: 10
Views: 5785

Re: Tariq

As you might imagine, I'm extraordinarily excited to play this. And I'll travel pretty much wherever is necessary. I'm up to bat to edit the next Imaginary Landscape, and those have traditionally happened every even-numbered year. So, I was planning on producing that for spring/summer 2018. If peop...
by Eddie
Thu Aug 31, 2017 4:32 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Tariq
Replies: 10
Views: 5785

Re: Tariq

After some discussion about the likely scheduling conflict between Tariq and Chicago Open Trash, I am considering moving Tariq to a "summer side event" slot instead. Do people have any thoughts on this?
by Eddie
Wed Aug 30, 2017 10:15 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Tariq
Replies: 10
Views: 5785

Tariq

I am pleased to announce Tariq , an open doubles side event on the auditory arts, to be played at Chicago Open 2018. I am the sole editor and writer. Difficulty: The difficulty of this set is somewhere between nationals-minus and nationals-plus. At least 90% of the answer lines in Tariq will be appr...
by Eddie
Tue Jun 06, 2017 3:06 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: João - Myth Shootout (HSNCT)
Replies: 58
Views: 49566

Re: João - Myth Shootout (HSNCT)

Also, how do I upload files onto forum posts? The "Upload attachment" tab is completely blank for me. From my computer, it looks like the file upload thing is already there under Options, and clicking "Upload attachment" then clicking back makes it disappear for me. Thanks, set ...
by Eddie
Sun Jun 04, 2017 11:01 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: João - Myth Shootout (HSNCT)
Replies: 58
Views: 49566

Re: João - Myth Shootout (HSNCT)

Results of the Discord lectation:

Code: Select all

Name   20 15 10 -5   Σ
Eric M. 1  2  3  3  65
Itamar  0  1  4  3  40
Adam    1  0  2  1  35
Ani     1  1  0  2  30
Walter  0  1  2  1  30
Richard 0  0  1  0  10
Chris   0  0  1  1   5
Eric W. 0  0  0  0   0
Luc     0  0  0  1  -5
Will    0  0  0  2 -10
by Eddie
Sun Jun 04, 2017 8:54 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: João - Myth Shootout (HSNCT)
Replies: 58
Views: 49566

Re: João - Myth Shootout (HSNCT)

We're starting in five (5) minutes.
by Eddie
Sun Jun 04, 2017 7:59 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: João - Myth Shootout (HSNCT)
Replies: 58
Views: 49566

Re: João - Myth Shootout (HSNCT)

A reminder that this is happening in about an hour on the Discord server.
by Eddie
Sun Jun 04, 2017 7:58 pm
Forum: Trash
Topic: Clearinghouse for Random Packet Announcements
Replies: 577
Views: 455168

Re: Clearinghouse for Random Packet Announcements

Eddie wrote:I will be reading João this Sunday evening at 6 PM Pacific / 9 PM Eastern. Let me know if you're interested.
A reminder that this is happening in about an hour on the Discord server.
by Eddie
Sat Jun 03, 2017 2:40 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Southern California 2017 - 2018 Scheduling Discussion
Replies: 5
Views: 4527

Southern California 2017 - 2018 Scheduling Discussion

I have previously discussed what we'd like to see on socalquizbowl.org : In terms of high school tournaments, the October / November area is slated for the pan-region novice tournament, leaving one (1) season opener in September, one (1) tournament in December, and one (1) additional tournament in ...
by Eddie
Sat Jun 03, 2017 11:57 am
Forum: Trash
Topic: Clearinghouse for Random Packet Announcements
Replies: 577
Views: 455168

Re: Clearinghouse for Random Packet Announcements

I will be reading João this Sunday evening at 6 PM Pacific / 9 PM Eastern. Let me know if you're interested. is there any way we could do a time that doesn't conflict with the NBA finals? This is already on fairly short notice, so I don't want to change up the time again unless a lot of people want...
by Eddie
Fri Jun 02, 2017 12:43 pm
Forum: Trash
Topic: Clearinghouse for Random Packet Announcements
Replies: 577
Views: 455168

Re: Clearinghouse for Random Packet Announcements

I will be reading João this Sunday evening at 6 PM Pacific / 9 PM Eastern. Let me know if you're interested.
by Eddie
Fri Jun 02, 2017 12:39 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: João - Myth Shootout (HSNCT)
Replies: 58
Views: 49566

Re: João - Myth Shootout (HSNCT)

Doga (Dog Yoga) wrote:Will this packet be posted at some point ?
Good idea, but let me see if anyone's down for an IRC reading first.
by Eddie
Thu Jun 01, 2017 12:21 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: João - Myth Shootout (HSNCT)
Replies: 58
Views: 49566

Re: João - Myth Shootout (HSNCT)

Code: Select all

Name    20 15 10 -5   Σ

Saul     1  2  2  1  65
Mike     0  0  5  3  35
Eric     1  0  1  0  30
Andrew   0  1  2  2  25
Hernan   0  0  1  0  10
Tony     0  0  2  2  10
Jasper   0  0  1  2   0
Shawn    0  0  0  0   0
Jakob    0  0  0  1  -5
Matt     0  0  0  1  -5
by Eddie
Sat May 27, 2017 8:10 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: João - Myth Shootout (HSNCT)
Replies: 58
Views: 49566

Re: João - Myth Shootout (HSNCT)

sail wonned
by Eddie
Sat May 27, 2017 7:45 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: João - Myth Shootout (HSNCT)
Replies: 58
Views: 49566

Re: João - Myth Shootout (HSNCT)

YO WE'RE STARTING IN FIVE (5) MINUTES MARQUIS LEVEL BY THE INTERNATIONAL BALLROOM IF WE'RE NOT HERE WHEN YOU COME WE'RE IN M101
by Eddie
Sat May 27, 2017 7:42 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: João - Myth Shootout (HSNCT)
Replies: 58
Views: 49566

Re: João - Myth Shootout (HSNCT)

howdy y'all its time for the hoe-down i see seventeen (17) people signed up but theres only four (4) cowfolk gathered hither so y'all better bring your asses on down here asap
by Eddie
Sat May 27, 2017 7:27 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: João - Myth Shootout (HSNCT)
Replies: 58
Views: 49566

Re: João - Myth Shootout (HSNCT)

Nomination accepted.
by Eddie
Sat May 27, 2017 6:09 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: João - Myth Shootout (HSNCT)
Replies: 58
Views: 49566

Re: João - Myth Shootout (HSNCT)

Captain Sinico wrote:I'd like to play, but will read if needed.
Thanks for volunteering - there's about a fifty-fifty chance I'll need an extra mod at this point.
by Eddie
Fri May 26, 2017 4:37 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: João - Myth Shootout (HSNCT)
Replies: 58
Views: 49566

Re: João - Myth Shootout (HSNCT)

Hi everyone, I'm still looking for at least one (1) more moderator at this point in time. We have three (3) healthy mods right now but things are looking like we'll need at least four (4) rooms. Please message or other contact me if you're interested. Thanks !! EDIT: Also some specifications: There ...
by Eddie
Tue May 23, 2017 10:46 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: João - Myth Shootout (HSNCT)
Replies: 58
Views: 49566

Re: João - Myth Shootout (HSNCT)

Great !! It's a hat.
by Eddie
Tue May 23, 2017 7:59 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: João - Myth Shootout (HSNCT)
Replies: 58
Views: 49566

Re: João - Myth Shootout (HSNCT)

Since João won't take longer than fifteen (15) minutes, I want to run it right after Saturday rounds so people have time to transition to other side events, etc.
eliza.grames wrote:Also, do silly bows count as hats?
Depends - are you wearing it on your head?
by Eddie
Tue May 23, 2017 7:59 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: HSNCT Side-event schedule
Replies: 10
Views: 5311

Re: HSNCT Side-event schedule

Since João won't take longer than fifteen (15) minutes, I want to run it right after Saturday rounds so people have time to transition to other side events, etc.
by Eddie
Sun May 21, 2017 10:04 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: João - Myth Shootout (HSNCT)
Replies: 58
Views: 49566

Re: João - Myth Shootout (HSNCT)

Okay, after deliberation on sesame and croissants this evening, I've decided to take everyone's advice and just hold a small number of shootouts across various rooms, depending on how many people show. Thanks for the help !!
by Eddie
Sat May 20, 2017 8:20 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Triton Spring VII @ UC San Diego (20 May 2017)
Replies: 3
Views: 3800

Re: Triton Spring VII @ UC San Diego (20 May 2017)

Congratulations to Canyon Crest A and Canyon Crest C, the winners of TRITON SPRING VII.

In the UPPER Division, Canyon Crest A defeated Arcadia, 310 - 215.

In the LOWER Division, Canyon Crest C defeated Rancho Bernardo B, 370 - 200.

Full stats are available here.
by Eddie
Fri May 19, 2017 1:37 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: João - Myth Shootout (HSNCT)
Replies: 58
Views: 49566

Re: João - Myth Shootout (HSNCT)

Okay, I've had an idea over croutons and panini this morning. If I bring up tossup count to exactly twenty (20), we can cap the field at sixteen (16) and run João as a double-elimination tournament in teams of two. That is, there will be four (4) rounds of five (5) tossups each, with the winning tea...
by Eddie
Sat May 13, 2017 7:13 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Triton Pre-Nationals Tournament
Replies: 1
Views: 2830

Re: Triton Pre-Nationals Tournament

Congratulations to Westview, who cleared the field, 11 - 0, to win the second annual TRITON PRE-NATIONALS TOURNAMENT.

Thank you to Arcadia A, Arcadia B, La Jolla, Westview, and Scripps Ranch for attending.

Combined stats are now available.
by Eddie
Sat May 13, 2017 12:37 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: João - Myth Shootout (HSNCT)
Replies: 58
Views: 49566

Re: João - Myth Shootout (HSNCT)

Also: there are more than eight (8) people registered. There are only twenty (20) or so tossups. Any ideas for formats? Random teams? I meant more like, we have thirteen (13) people registered, and we obviously can't have everyone play in one (1) room. There aren't enough questions to have multiple...
by Eddie
Fri May 12, 2017 11:54 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Triton Spring VII @ UC San Diego (20 May 2017)
Replies: 3
Views: 3800

Re: Triton Spring VII @ UC San Diego (20 May 2017)

We're gradually opening up the field to waitlisted teams at this point, so now is a good time to register B and C teams.
by Eddie
Tue May 09, 2017 11:08 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: João - Myth Shootout (HSNCT)
Replies: 58
Views: 49566

Re: João - Myth Shootout (HSNCT)

Assuming this does not conflict with the other side events happening at HSNCT, I would be glad to moderate if needed. Thanks! I'll keep you posted. I'm down, any idea what time? I reckon this won't take more than fifteen (15) to twenty (20) minutes, so probably Friday night or first thing after Sat...