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- Wed May 30, 2018 5:56 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Matt Bruce (cw: sexual assault, pedophilia)
- Replies: 153
- Views: 112443
Re: Matt Bruce (cw: sexual assault, pedophilia)
I feel really uncomfortable right now because I just realized that Matt Bruce read a round to us at MSNCT. With what I know now, I wouldn't have wanted my female teammates in that room. I'm shocked that NAQT wasn't able to protect me and my teammates from something that has no place in Quiz Bowl an...
- Tue May 15, 2018 3:56 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: I Love You, QB, So Please Get It The F*** Together
- Replies: 33
- Views: 23712
Re: I Love You, QB, So Please Get It The F*** Together
Personally I get really tired of people who have nothing to be afraid of feeling empowered by the reactions of the community to shitty things that happen. I'm sure some of you mean well, but honestly when you say things like you're 'buoyed" by the support blah blah and in the same breath call ...
- Thu Feb 08, 2018 1:13 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Quizbowl men, get a haircut
- Replies: 102
- Views: 50938
Re: Quizbowl men, get a haircut
With a little research and some reviews, you can often get cuts or dye jobs from current cosmetology students that are quite good for a fraction of the price such a cut would run you at a standard salon. (The "research" portion is of course paramount, as there are obviously students who w...
- Sun Dec 24, 2017 9:25 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: How Do/Did you Study?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 6104
Re: How Do/Did you Study?
if you have lots and lots of cards try using specialized flashcard software (see: anki, mnemosyne). they use cool formulas to help you retain information and you don't need to have an internet connection This. I use Anki religiously (I've got well over 2000 cards I study using it). It helps you ret...
- Fri Dec 15, 2017 9:12 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: On talking about high schoolers
- Replies: 14
- Views: 10908
Re: On talking about high schoolers
A lot of very good points are made in this post. I think it unfair to say that high schoolers are no longer in your peer group the minute you are in college. A lot of my very close friends from quiz bowl are high schoolers and I don't think there is a problem with that. But I guess I also have the d...
- Sat Sep 16, 2017 11:49 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: HSQBRank 2017-18: Now with a Patreon page!
- Replies: 122
- Views: 92403
Re: HSQBRank 2017-18: Now with a Patreon page!
Yeah, it definitely was. Eshaan is quite talented though... I unfortunately crossed paths with him at PACE as well. Did not think I would ever take an L to Nevada.El Salvadoreno wrote:
I don't presume to speak for Ben A., but I am pretty sure this was satire (not that the win wasn't impressive, it was).
- Sat Sep 16, 2017 10:56 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: HSQBRank 2017-18: Now with a Patreon page!
- Replies: 122
- Views: 92403
Re: HSQBRank 2017-18: Now with a Patreon page!
The notable Eshaan Vakil defeated Hunter (2 time HSNCT champs) at PACE this past year. Why isn't he ranked Mr. Morlan!!!!!!!!!!!! I am not talking about one game or one tournament. I am talking about two teams which a knowledgeable corps of voters deemed some of country's very best being excluded f...
- Sat Sep 16, 2017 10:01 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: HSQBRank 2017-18: Now with a Patreon page!
- Replies: 122
- Views: 92403
Re: HSQBRank 2017-18: Now with a Patreon page!
The notable Eshaan Vakil defeated Hunter (2 time HSNCT champs) at PACE this past year. Why isn't he ranked Mr. Morlan!!!!!!!!!!!!
- Sat Sep 09, 2017 12:23 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: The State of Good Quizbowl, State-by-State, 2017 Edition
- Replies: 30
- Views: 25842
Re: The State of Good Quizbowl, State-by-State, 2017 Edition
So far it is a struggle to get IN more involved in pyramidal quiz bowl since NAC coaches are typically nonresponsive to email. It'd be nice if Harrison could join the Culver/St. Joe duality of pyramidal questions but they are still chipsters. EVEN AFTER he sent a previously used season set for the l...
- Tue Aug 15, 2017 12:35 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: MSU Fall Kickoff Tournament
- Replies: 18
- Views: 9428
Re: MSU Fall Kickoff Tournament
QU is as pyramidal as it gets. If your pyramid is one block tall.
- Thu Aug 10, 2017 6:10 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Illinois '17-'18
- Replies: 154
- Views: 95042
Re: Illinois '17-'18
I'm not sure enough about anything to post numerical rankings, but I'd expect the best teams in Illinois this year to be (in no particular order) IMSA, Stevenson, Fremd, OPRF, and Barrington. I could also see several of the downstate teams mentioned getting into this group, but it's impossible to p...
- Fri Jul 21, 2017 11:35 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: 2017 HSNCT discussion
- Replies: 105
- Views: 60117
Re: 2017 HSNCT discussion
This event targeted those who believed in further negotiation on the basis of the Treaty of Newport. Nathaniel Rich's regiment of horse occupied Palace Yard during this event, which favored supporters of the Vote of No Addresses. 45 men were arrested on (*) Parliament's steps during this sole milit...
- Thu Jul 20, 2017 4:18 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Illinois '17-'18
- Replies: 154
- Views: 95042
Re: Illinois '17-'18
way to rank yourself Kevin
EDIT: I see you covered this in the intro, I'm d u m b
EDIT: I see you covered this in the intro, I'm d u m b
- Sat Jul 01, 2017 6:11 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Would You Recommend Working for NAQT? Revisited
- Replies: 41
- Views: 31913
Re: Would You Recommend Working for NAQT? Revisited
A blacklist seems somewhat presumptuous unless there are other people who have been similarly turned down. stuff I can confirm what Brad said about not being a company shill. I didn't even know who he was when he read for us until the end of my last match with him and I had messaged him several tim...
- Fri Jun 30, 2017 11:57 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Would You Recommend Working for NAQT? Revisited
- Replies: 41
- Views: 31913
Re: Would You Recommend Working for NAQT? Revisited
I applied for NAQT and was denied because I was a noob, and looking back, my questions did suck; I was a first timer and did not know to fact check and check for flow etc etc.. thank you Clark Smith and others for advice on that. However, they never treated me less than professionally, including Jon...
- Mon Jun 19, 2017 10:43 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: 2017 Montgomery Blair Academic Tournament
- Replies: 31
- Views: 24346
Re: 2017 Montgomery Blair Academic Tournament
Ditto "you shouldn't do 1/1 Social Science and Philosophy at regular season HS difficulty." I agree with most everything else in this post, but I don't know if this is true or not. As far as I can tell, most if not all of the regular difficulty housewrites this past year had 1/1 to 1.5/1....
- Sun Jun 18, 2017 6:00 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Quiz Bowl & Metropolitan Areas in 2017
- Replies: 36
- Views: 17329
Re: Quiz Bowl & Metropolitan Areas in 2017
Pretty sure I did. Thanks for the help thoughdhumphreys17 wrote:Father Comstock wrote:I hate to say it, but Indianapolis has a couple NAC events during the year. Not that it's quiz bowl, but it does happen.events ≠ quality tournaments. Let's make that crystal clear, please and thank you.
- Sun Jun 18, 2017 4:54 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Quiz Bowl & Metropolitan Areas in 2017
- Replies: 36
- Views: 17329
Re: Quiz Bowl & Metropolitan Areas in 2017
I hate to say it, but Indianapolis has a couple NAC events during the year. Not that it's quiz bowl, but it does happen.
- Sun Jun 18, 2017 3:58 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: 2017 NSC set discussion
- Replies: 85
- Views: 54372
Re: 2017 NSC set discussion
My bad, I did not know that was banned. I'm genuinely curious though, why haven't the sets been posted?
- Sun Jun 18, 2017 12:41 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: 2017 NSC set discussion
- Replies: 85
- Views: 54372
Re: 2017 NSC set discussion
Avoid making content-free posts on the board. In particular, quoting another post and providing no additional information ("empty-quoting") is forbidden. -- the MgmtYour Feline Genome wrote:Is this set going to be posted?
- Thu Jun 15, 2017 1:55 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: 2017 NSC set discussion
- Replies: 85
- Views: 54372
Re: 2017 NSC set discussion
He liked it because he wrote a similar toss up, getting him that sweet first line buzz.dhumphreys17 wrote:I presume you mean relative toPascal Plays Poker wrote: I appreciated the mosquitoes tossup; They are underrepresented in quizbowl..
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- Wed Jun 14, 2017 11:57 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: NAC going pyramidal?
- Replies: 27
- Views: 19531
Re: NAC going pyramidal?
I swear it happened. Hopefully my teammates read this and can back me up. Not many people were in the room, and it seems as if it was only used at the NOLA site.Big Y wrote:Is there any truth to the rumor that there was a visual question featuring the First Lady in a bikini?
- Wed Jun 14, 2017 9:08 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Illinois '17-'18
- Replies: 154
- Views: 95042
Re: Illinois '17-'18
I'm excited to see Deepak/Govind/Arjun/Fourth Player absolutely wreck.
- Wed Jun 14, 2017 7:14 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: 2017 NSC set discussion
- Replies: 85
- Views: 54372
Re: 2017 NSC set discussion
I thought the difficulty fluctuated a lot between rounds (University of Alabama and Lisbon being two I think; Michael also expressed his concern above) Given that Lisbon has been mentioned at least twice in this thread, I'm curious to learn more about this comment. I (maybe incorrectly) thought I k...
- Tue Jun 13, 2017 10:18 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: 2017 NSC set discussion
- Replies: 85
- Views: 54372
Re: 2017 NSC set discussion
(I"m pretty sure) It changed the outcome of Clark's tie match against DCC in the super playoffs. It did not. This question was used in the superplayoffs game that took place beforehand (where Dublin Scioto played Barrington), unless my memory is really failing me. Even though I was ostensibly ...
- Tue Jun 13, 2017 9:39 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: 2017 NSC set discussion
- Replies: 85
- Views: 54372
Re: 2017 NSC set discussion
I'll write up a larger commentary on the set later, but overall I enjoyed it very much. One question I was curious about, however, was the bonus asking for "The Hebrew Bible," which prompted but did not outright accept "the Old Testament," when asking about some philosopher who ...
- Tue Jun 13, 2017 4:24 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: 2017 NSC set discussion
- Replies: 85
- Views: 54372
Re: 2017 NSC set discussion
Ankit,
I won't quote your whole post, but I think you did a pretty good job differentiating between the different levels of talent. I am good at math and would have likely received power on most of these questions sort of late, but Gus and Jon got them earlier than that, because they love math.![Laughing :lol:](./images/smilies/icon_lol.gif)
I won't quote your whole post, but I think you did a pretty good job differentiating between the different levels of talent. I am good at math and would have likely received power on most of these questions sort of late, but Gus and Jon got them earlier than that, because they love math.
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- Tue Jun 13, 2017 4:17 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Indiana 2017-2018
- Replies: 1
- Views: 2717
Indiana 2017-2018
With St. Joe's talented class, Tommy, Gus, and I graduating and Mrs. Schneider retiring in the near future, Indiana is definitely going to be changing over the next few years. While a good chunk of pyramidal player talent will be gone, we can now help staff and expand real quiz bowl. My goal is for ...
- Mon Jun 12, 2017 11:12 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: NAC going pyramidal?
- Replies: 27
- Views: 19531
Re: NAC going pyramidal?
Zionsville's best and only regular season aPPB was 19.64, so they're probably in the top 400 teams. Their team preferred Pyramids but Indiana is relatively a desert in regards to good Quiz Bowl. No house writes and only 1 regular difficulty tournament this year (state). Harrison played IS-160,164, ...
- Mon Jun 12, 2017 10:17 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: NAC going pyramidal?
- Replies: 27
- Views: 19531
Re: NAC going pyramidal?
I can't speak for Daviess nor Henderson, but Campbell's team prefers NAC. From what I can tell, it's because they win on it a lot, as they did against us.
- Mon Jun 12, 2017 1:03 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: NAC going pyramidal?
- Replies: 27
- Views: 19531
Re: NAC going pyramidal?
After going to PACE and getting thwomped, I can confirm that losing at PACE is more fun than winning at NAC. Any coach that subjects their student to :chip: is not teaching their students anything about actual learning and is rather giving their team a false sense of security in their abilities. Esp...
- Wed May 24, 2017 3:44 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: HSQBRank 2016-2017
- Replies: 101
- Views: 60686
Re: HSQBRank 2016-2017
It's also an outlet for community pride when a team can point to a 'national' ranking of teams and show their principal, teachers, family, etc. where they rank nationally. Because when people step back and consider that their team is ranked, say, 114th in the entire nation, they realize that's pret...
- Thu May 18, 2017 3:11 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Help with HSQBRank & 2x check this tournament list please!
- Replies: 26
- Views: 20469
Re: Help with HSQBRank & 2x check this tournament list pleas
I'm worried people think I actually like QU bc of my previous post. I just want to clear the air and say that I do not think it is quiz bowl. ![Laughing :lol:](./images/smilies/icon_lol.gif)
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- Thu May 18, 2017 12:59 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Help with HSQBRank & 2x check this tournament list please!
- Replies: 26
- Views: 20469
Re: Annual call for help with HSQBRank!
There are more than a thousand high school academic competitions across the country, and most of them use Questions Unlimited. What is your source for "most"? (As opposed to, say, "some.") Not my own words. Maybe this is only a meme among my team, but it's here. http://www.qunli...
- Thu May 18, 2017 12:20 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Help with HSQBRank & 2x check this tournament list please!
- Replies: 26
- Views: 20469
Re: Annual call for help with HSQBRank!
Excluding the above and trawling NAQT.com for PPB-free results, here's the list of tournaments I currently have. If you notice anything missing, please let me know ASAP. I hope to release rankings early next week. 2017 ASCA Small School .... Yellow Jacket Invitational Edit: Also, the only remaining...
- Fri May 12, 2017 1:29 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: HSQBRank 2016-2017
- Replies: 101
- Views: 60686
Re: HSQBRank 2016-2017
I don't believe that Fred can or should have to account for who's playing at a given tournament. If you declare that your "A" team is playing (or don't put a letter on it) then that's your team. He's dealing with hundreds of teams, so it's just not practical for him to comb through roster...
- Sat May 06, 2017 10:44 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: DCC Spring Tournament-May 6th (SSNCT Mirror)
- Replies: 5
- Views: 4466
Re: DCC Spring Tournament-May 6th (SSNCT Mirror)
Excellently run tournament. Thanks for putting this on!!
- Fri May 05, 2017 11:07 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Northmont Pre-Nationals Tournament
- Replies: 11
- Views: 6847
Re: Northmont Pre-Nationals Tournament
IMSA can't come because silly Pranav staffed ICTPascal Plays Poker wrote:Ben, you forgot about IMSA. More out-of-state and in-state teams should come!
- Fri May 05, 2017 12:33 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Northmont Pre-Nationals Tournament
- Replies: 11
- Views: 6847
Re: Northmont Pre-Nationals Tournament
Mr. Jones seems to have forgotten he posted about this on here (more info here: http://ohioqbforum.net/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=455 ). The field is now: Harrison (IN) (1) Northmont (1) Sidney (1) Tippecanoe (1) Walnut Hills (1) and I know everybody would love to have some more competition for a swee...
- Mon Apr 10, 2017 1:18 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: 2017 NAQT ICT: Chicago, April 8
- Replies: 25
- Views: 18500
Re: 2017 NAQT ICT: Chicago, April 8
There are definitely more mirrors. I know at least that Northmont, OH is mirroring it on May 20.
- Thu Apr 06, 2017 12:19 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Illinois Pre-Nats Octangular: 5-13/2017
- Replies: 9
- Views: 6102
Re: Illinois Pre-Nats Octangular: 5-13/2017
Harrison would like to soft reserve a spot. If it gets to 7 sometime soon, please let me know. Why is it capped at only 8 teams? EDIT: I read. Question answered. Spots are initially reserved for those who are on the invite list. You will be added to the waitlist in the meantime. Oh. I read more the...
- Thu Apr 06, 2017 10:01 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Illinois Pre-Nats Octangular: 5-13/2017
- Replies: 9
- Views: 6102
Re: Illinois Pre-Nats Octangular: 5-13/2017
Harrison would like to soft reserve a spot. If it gets to 7 sometime soon, please let me know. Why is it capped at only 8 teams?
EDIT: I read. Question answered.
EDIT: I read. Question answered.
- Wed Apr 05, 2017 9:40 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: The State of Good Quizbowl, State-by-State
- Replies: 61
- Views: 52103
Re: The State of Good Quizbowl, State-by-State
I shall certainly try my best to get Indiana out of the gutter next year. This year, there were 2 IS-A tourneys, nothing harder, and 3 NAC tourneys, which gets an F from me.
- Mon Apr 03, 2017 10:33 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: 2017 PACE NSC: June 10-11, Chicago
- Replies: 50
- Views: 47032
Re: 2017 PACE NSC: June 10-11, Chicago
I see there are some pretty good teams on the waitlist.. Is there any chance the field will expand? Field expansion is not an option we're considering for the 2017 NSC due to logistical limitations, but it is something we are keeping on the table for future NSCs. I only asked because Dublin Scioto ...
- Mon Apr 03, 2017 10:26 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: 2017 PACE NSC: June 10-11, Chicago
- Replies: 50
- Views: 47032
Re: 2017 PACE NSC: June 10-11, Chicago
I see there are some pretty good teams on the waitlist.. Is there any chance the field will expand?
- Wed Mar 22, 2017 7:30 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Louisiana 2016-2017
- Replies: 36
- Views: 16572
Re: Louisiana 2016-2017
This thread makes me want to start an Indiana Quiz Bowl Alliance next year.
- Tue Mar 21, 2017 6:17 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Math Monstrosity (Preliminary Announcement)
- Replies: 31
- Views: 14560
Re: Math Monstrosity (Preliminary Announcement)
This should be played at NSC!!!
- Tue Mar 21, 2017 11:58 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Louisiana 2016-2017
- Replies: 36
- Views: 16572
Re: Louisiana 2016-2017
https://www.naqt.com/samples/ I will take this link as a complete NAQT endorsement of distributing pyramids at :chip: bowl. :lol: It is nothing more or less than "here is one place you can find sample pyramidal questions that are clear for distribution, and also the only place you can find NAQ...
- Tue Mar 21, 2017 9:25 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Louisiana 2016-2017
- Replies: 36
- Views: 16572
Re: Louisiana 2016-2017
I will take this link as a complete NAQT endorsement of distributing pyramids atjonah wrote:https://www.naqt.com/samples/
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- Mon Mar 20, 2017 8:49 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: GEODUCK - Geography Side Event (NEW: Online Mirror Update)
- Replies: 37
- Views: 22132
Re: GEODUCK (Geography Side Event)
Geo is what got me hooked on quiz bowl. I'M SO READY.