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Is it possible that NAQT is not worried about other quizbowl organizations so much as they are about an individual who made packetizor and has the ability to understand the program that they made? That makes much more sense than singling out Noah for working for question writing competitors when obv...

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Idk, this sounds more to me like "David Madden :capybara:ed up someone else's life" except this time, the person doesn't know who he's been screwed by. TIL That certain policies aren't real things if they've been enacted AFTER something has happened that warranted their adoption. EDIT: Vas...

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The Top Percentage of Rattatas wrote:1. Ultra Light Beams

I half expected you to post a pic of a rattata but I was not disappointed by this ethereal cat being. 11/10, extremely good pet picture.

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Auks Ran Ova wrote:this serves as encouragement for people to post more

Your cats are cute af.

I'm gonna have to snap a good one of my kitty.

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THis one courtesy of Ian Drayer

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The Stately Rhododendron wrote:Only pets my lease allows: lactobacillus

This is an extremely good pet picture

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Did someone say more?!

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A month late, but I don't keep up with much around here lately: A Board of Directors that Madden actually listened to would be immensely helpful, and I'm happy to hear that NHBB is considering something like that even if it's further down the road. My reason for writing it off immediately was 1) No ...

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I wanted to step in here for a moment and thank Brad for his attempt to apologize on behalf of NHBB. I have no doubt that the apology from Brad is sincere, and as I've mentioned before I have nothing bad to say about Brad or his work (I, again, have little to no question-writing experience). I will ...

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He asked if I could get about 5 others in my area, train them on the format and drive them to DC. I have the experience of being one of these people "in the area" for Bunnie, who drove me to DC to help as a volunteer for Nationals in 2015. I was strictly a volunteer and expected no paymen...

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So this discussion is supposed to be about whether or not one would recommend working for NHBB. I am going with an emphatic no.

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Set 2: This stuff FWIW, I backed out of my "commitment" to work for you when I took emergency custody of my one-and-a-half year old nephew, which prompted you to ask, and I quote " Are you really taking care of an infant all day, every day?" Along with a number of other invasive...

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If you're staying at your boss' house, you're really at the boss' mercy and thus might not feel able to refuse requests to, say, sign a contract on the spot. Obviously quizbowl is a little different from corporate America, but the idea still applies that there should be some kind of separation betw...

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There is a difference between a third party evaluating employers and people going on a forum and discussing their past/current employer. Additionally, the whole legal thing (from BOTH sides) should be worked out in private. My point is that, in my opinon, quizbowl should try to be more like a norma...

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This whole thread seems highly unprofessional in my opinion. These sorts of issues should not be discussed on the internet for everyone to see. This is basic business etiquette. I am not in any way trying to defend NHBB. I don't know anything about its inner workings, but I have always enjoyed part...

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On numerous occasions, I've had to deal with people backing out of commitments they've made, and learning to have contingency plans in place has been one of the many lessons I've learned in six years. FWIW, I backed out of my "commitment" to work for you when I took emergency custody of m...

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Oh happy day, the Oh So Generous David Madden decided a lawsuit isn't worth his time, and he also just decided not to tell me until now haha. Dave, let's chat about that noncompete next, or can I just go ahead and start working in my industry again (an industry I was in a year before you started NHB...

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I want to note that I think NHBB as an idea, as a way to promote social studies, and as a way for students to participate in a legitimate single subject competition is a great idea. However, while I admire Dave's passion and perseverance, I do not think he should be running a company. Companies have...

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Edit: oh, and Bunnie, if you haven't already, avail yourself of the services of an actual lawyer (even via law clinic if necessary). I've got an aunt in Tax and Employment Law and she's lining me up with someone in contract law, which will be great since my husband is currently studying contract la...

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Personal note: That contract is ridiculous, in my opinion. The idea that it can legally forbid you, someone who is no longer working for a company, from talking about it seems weird, but to restrict a person's employment for five years afterward is even sillier. "Do not compete" agreement...

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Personal note: That contract is ridiculous, in my opinion. The idea that it can legally forbid you, someone who is no longer working for a company, from talking about it seems weird, but to restrict a person's employment for five years afterward is even sillier. "Do not compete" agreement...

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Wait, have we met in person? Yes, indeed! We first met in person in the back row of a staff meeting at a national tournament in Rosemont. You were wearing a really cute tan cap, as I recall, and spoke effusively about NHBB. I remember being surprised at your enthusiasm because at that time I hadn't...

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I didn't sign a contract until after some time working for him, and when I did it was at his house and didn't really feel negotiable. Everyone needs to protect themselves. I realize that you feel really victimized right now, but contracts are always negotiable; Brad and Madden had something like si...

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In pretty stark contrast to Bunnie's apparent experience (which, according to the contract information she posted, she REALLY shouldn't be talking about), I've found Madden to be actually very understanding about contract terms. As someone who has had to write contracts for SCOP writers, I understa...

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I'm apparently not allowed to post about my feelings about working for NHBB because of a non disclosure agreement which David Madden is currently attempting to hold against me for prior posts on this board. That about sums up my opinion anyway. David is willing to pursue legal action against me for ...

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The only thing the NHBB staff has agreed upon regarding public liaison is that Dave should not do it. [Edit: as of when I was there] But yeah, Dave is probably in charge of that. This was not true when you worked for NHBB either; I have always communicated on NHBB events/policies/messaging if neede...

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The only thing the NHBB staff has agreed upon regarding public liaison is that Dave should not do it. [Edit: as of when I was there] But yeah, Dave is probably in charge of that. This was not true when you worked for NHBB either; I have always communicated on NHBB events/policies/messaging if neede...

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Props to ACE for their solutions to make it up to the affected individuals. The professionalism shown in the solution is what we should all strive for. I'm sure we all still have comments about the reason things happened and opinions as to why it shouldn't have, but I wanted to point out that even i...

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The idea that quiz bowl in any form is comparable to baseball (or other team sports) in terms of teammate function is laughable. Quizbowl, including history bowl, CAN be played with less than a full roster, whereas most athletic team sports do not function without a certain number of players. I vagu...

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The nominating committee consisted of Niki Peters, Raynell Cooper, and David Madden. And it's the National QUIZBOWL Awards? Kind of confused on how the nominating committee of NHBB folks extends to the entire realm of quizbowl, but ok. Combined, Raynell, Niki, and I have over 25 years of involvemen...

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I'd presume you'd want the people running the tournament to be, you know, running the tournament instead of responding to this thread. It has now been a full week since the incident in question. ACE has more than enough time to provide a response. We've passed the two-week mark with no official res...

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Not when they're running camps (I'm patiently awaiting confirmation of my son's registration for this Sunday's camp in Lincoln, IL). Yeah... taking on the responsibility to do a whole bunch of things doesn't mean you can use the excuse "I couldn't do that thing well because I had so many other...

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On another note, were there any regional EMS Bowls run this year? No. Or at least, not that I'm aware of. I hosted the Chicago North Regional Finals of History Bee, and it was done on a Monday night, which pretty well eliminates the possibility of including a bowl. I never saw a bowl offered anywhe...

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The only reason not to provide any updates is if they consider this event so far afield of "quiz bowl" as to not be worth discussing here. And yet here we are, in the History Bee & Bowl Events subforum discussing exactly that... EDIT: Oh, and there's this thread from last year, posted...

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IHBB Asian Championships (which included to the best of my knowledge, the largest ever pyramidal all-subject quiz bowl tournament outside North America on Friday, our Academic Bowl of Asia in which 23 teams competed). To the best of my knowledge, the previous record is 14 teams at the 2015 Concordi...

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IHBB Asian Championships (which included to the best of my knowledge, the largest ever pyramidal all-subject quiz bowl tournament outside North America on Friday, our Academic Bowl of Asia in which 23 teams competed). To the best of my knowledge, the previous record is 14 teams at the 2015 Concordi...

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IHBB Asian Championships (which included to the best of my knowledge, the largest ever pyramidal all-subject quiz bowl tournament outside North America on Friday, our Academic Bowl of Asia in which 23 teams competed). To the best of my knowledge, the previous record is 14 teams at the 2015 Concordi...

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Auks Ran Ova wrote: (2) based on a rule that's already out of sync with basically every other legitimate national quizbowl event?

A rule that wasn't even made known, according to many teams, until Monday morning and it was in the body of a lengthy email and therefore, easily missed.

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Sunol Glen of California also ran into this last minute rule change issue regarding their team. Of their two-person team, one student was flown there solely to participate in the Bowl, and their team was disqualified in round 2. (EDIT: It has come to my attention that Sunol Glen and Livermore Valley...

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I just wish we could all take a step back from ourselves and realize that sometimes fun is just fun, and there's not a need for this overarching, passive aggressive "advice" like the OP is spewing. People are probably going to be somewhat lenient about these things anyways if you're a new...

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Glad to hear it, Rob! I love it when we can combine the things we love to benefit different causes. My post was a result of frustration at a number of attitudes in the community by a very small number of people who seem to have a sense of grandeur. Anyone that knows me (as most of you do not yet) wi...

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Note to self: Even though I thought vanity packets were just for fun, I was wrong. Scratch that dog breed packet I was going to write to benefit the animal shelter this year. Wanna make sure I don't look like a dipshit.

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NHBB is doing the right things by putting out NHBB TV and having a better sense of branding than other QB nationals, but again there's plenty more work that could be done for them too. That work is coming this year. Our social media journey has just begun, and NHBB TV as you know it is just the beg...

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It's important to note that this idea came about 2 weeks ago. We secured a videographer and everything about a week before the tournament. We had great ideas but not exactly the know-how to bring them to fruition, but our videographer Aaron helped us a lot (big shoutout to him).No editing was done w...

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I moderated for Stephen Hines's former high school team three times today at National History Bowl. There was no harassment directed their way and they seemed to be having fun. I'll second this. The kids are having a great time around DC and competing in the whole experience. And I do have to say I...

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