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by everdiso
Thu Feb 15, 2024 5:08 pm
Forum: Collegiate Discussion
Topic: Alternate locations for ACF Nationals
Replies: 30
Views: 4102

Re: Alternate locations for ACF Nationals

Henry's right. My basement continues to exist, and I'm sure a few hundred quizbowlers could fit on an April weekend without trouble.

This is the post of the year so far. Things had been too quiet lately, thank goodness for this thread.
by everdiso
Thu Jan 25, 2024 2:31 am
Forum: Community Discussion
Topic: Rein Otsason
Replies: 3
Views: 1600

Rein Otsason

I am heartbroken to announce the passing of Rein Otsason at the age of 29 in an accident this Christmas. As many of you know, Rein was a central member of the Canadian trivia community for many years, participating in all sorts of formats, including quizbowl. Though he never bragged about it (and ne...
by everdiso
Fri Aug 11, 2023 4:56 pm
Forum: Collegiate Discussion
Topic: 2023 Chicago Open - General Discussion and Thanks
Replies: 41
Views: 19530

Re: 2023 Chicago Open - General Discussion and Thanks

My comments will be limited to the roughly 5/5 of questions that I actually play at this level, meaning history, geography/modern world, and some social science. I very much liked this set. I was one of the weaker players in the field, but I still felt like the difficulty in my subjects was very fai...
by everdiso
Fri Aug 11, 2023 3:45 pm
Forum: Collegiate Discussion
Topic: 2023 Chicago Open - General Discussion and Thanks
Replies: 41
Views: 19530

Re: 2023 Chicago Open - General Discussion and Thanks

I think we should file a class-action lawsuit against whoever was setting the thermostat for the Technical Building that weekend.
by everdiso
Mon Aug 07, 2023 12:54 am
Forum: Collegiate Discussion
Topic: 2023 Chicago Open - Stories and Favorite Moments
Replies: 3
Views: 3861

Re: 2023 Chicago Open - Stories and Favorite Moments

I've probably already yelled this story at a lot of people, but on the economics tossup that clued economist Christopher Sims, my teammate, economist Christopher Sims, buzzed right on that clue and negged.
by everdiso
Thu Jun 15, 2023 12:40 pm
Forum: Trash
Topic: From Tony Taylorism to Pre-Lew Fordism: Baseball in the Second Half of the 20th Century
Replies: 16
Views: 8826

Re: From Tony Taylorism to Pre-Lew Fordism: Baseball in the Second Half of the 20th Century

Thanks for the update! I won't be at either of those events, but I will certainly play if/when an online mirror happens.
by everdiso
Tue Mar 07, 2023 1:15 pm
Forum: Trash
Topic: From Tony Taylorism to Pre-Lew Fordism: Baseball in the Second Half of the 20th Century
Replies: 16
Views: 8826

Re: From Tony Taylorism to Pre-Lew Fordism: Baseball in the Second Half of the 20th Century

I'm very excited to for this and will be sure to play it when/wherever it happens, online or in-person. If it's at the Chicago Open, that'll confirm my attendance there. (Unless it's on August 12th weekend, since that's when José Bautista is getting inducted into the Level of Excellence!)
by everdiso
Thu Feb 16, 2023 12:27 am
Forum: Collegiate Discussion
Topic: Top 10 Retirements Ranking
Replies: 2
Views: 2036

Top 10 Retirements Ranking

1. Jordan Palmer This is what all quizbowl retirements are supposed to look like. He played for years and years, was really good, was a slightly notorious poaster, went out with a bang , and hasn't been heard from since*. The prototypical retirement. 2. Lia Rathburn Retired at the height of her pow...
by everdiso
Wed Feb 15, 2023 1:01 am
Forum: Collegiate Discussion
Topic: We Need to Make Up Our Minds About Trash
Replies: 27
Views: 8898

Re: We Need to Make Up Our Minds About Trash

Sorry for the late post, but this is something I've always felt strongly about, so I figured I'd toss in my two cents. I don't think this necessarily follows. I agree that no pop culture is better than <1/1, but it feels like nobody has suggested expanding the distro. Perhaps a tournament could do 2...
by everdiso
Tue Feb 07, 2023 6:07 pm
Forum: Collegiate Announcements & Results
Topic: Planet of the Guerrillas: a guerrilla film tournament (Spring 2023)
Replies: 12
Views: 4534

Re: Planet of the Guerillas: a guerilla film tournament (Spring 2023)

This set has a great title. Too bad I don't like movies that much.
by everdiso
Fri Feb 03, 2023 11:22 pm
Forum: Collegiate Discussion
Topic: Addressing a common moderator error
Replies: 19
Views: 4026

Re: Addressing a common moderator error

unsure if signaling the time you have on a bonus by counting on your fingers as a mod is necessarily good unless everyone did it (because of then having some marginal advantage when playing with that mod) but then again if a player asked me, a mod, to do so, i don't see any problem with doing so, s...
by everdiso
Fri Feb 03, 2023 3:36 pm
Forum: Collegiate Discussion
Topic: Addressing a common moderator error
Replies: 19
Views: 4026

Re: Addressing a common moderator error

Suggestion: the reader counts down from five on their fingers and calls time when they're all down. That way, players always have a warning for when they need to say an answer, but it's not a distraction that interrupts the thought process.
by everdiso
Mon Aug 08, 2022 10:03 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

Agreed with Mike. The questions, games and running of the tournament were great, but 16+ rounds of packets this hard and long is too much for one day. I do appreciate getting to play that much quizbowl, so I'll gently suggest that, if future Opens are this long, they might be better split across two...
by everdiso
Fri Feb 18, 2022 3:08 am
Forum: Collegiate Discussion
Topic: Open Call for Editors Penn Bowl 2022
Replies: 9
Views: 3396

Re: Open Call for Editors Penn Bowl 2022

I'm happy to see another tournament choose to write 12 packets rather than 14 or 15. I basically agree with what Mike said: writers already do too much work for usually little pay to be writing 2 or 3 extra packets that almost never get played in tournaments (I've never played more than 12 games in ...
by everdiso
Mon Jan 31, 2022 4:02 am
Forum: Community Discussion
Topic: Quizbowl-"Trivia" Community Relations: What Are They? What Should They Be?
Replies: 25
Views: 15758

Re: Quizbowl-"Trivia" Community Relations: What Are They? What Should They Be?

This is a very interesting post and I appreciate the spirit in which it was made. I learned a lot of from reading it. I’ll give some of my own thoughts, about the part that was most relevant to me. Professional tennis players don’t diss squash as “bad tennis.” (At least I don’t think many do.) We ac...
by everdiso
Tue Jan 18, 2022 6:17 pm
Forum: Collegiate Discussion
Topic: Some Thoughts on Bonuses
Replies: 35
Views: 15035

Re: Some Thoughts on Bonuses

I do think you'll probably run into cases where people keep asking what the later parts in the question were. It also adds more constraints on writers since there are some bonuses where it's a lot easier to have the hard part come first. Yeah, both of these are probably true. When a hard part is so...
by everdiso
Tue Jan 18, 2022 3:59 pm
Forum: Collegiate Discussion
Topic: Some Thoughts on Bonuses
Replies: 35
Views: 15035

Re: Some Thoughts on Bonuses

...even what appears to be trivial knowledge ("Roman god of war," "author of War and Peace") can still be a valid easy part at most levels. Yeah, I definitely agree that "author of War and Peace" and even "Roman god of War" (at lower levels) are non-trivial. ...
by everdiso
Tue Jan 18, 2022 3:37 pm
Forum: Collegiate Discussion
Topic: Some Thoughts on Bonuses
Replies: 35
Views: 15035

Re: Some Thoughts on Bonuses

I was very glad to see this post. Quizbowl is really good at writing interesting and competitive tossups, but I think bonuses are the weaker part of basically every tournament. I think most of what Henry wrote makes a lot of sense. I think a bit of consensus needs to be made about whether the standa...
by everdiso
Sun Jan 16, 2022 12:55 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: ANNOUNCEMENT: 2022 MRNA VACCINE (Spring 2022, Medium/2 dot)
Replies: 13
Views: 12440

Re: ANNOUNCEMENT: 2022 MRNA VACCINE (Spring 2022, Medium/2 dot)

I think I can speak for everybody at the playtest mirror in saying that this was an excellent set that was fun to play, had well-chosen clues and hit its target difficulty. I'd highly recommend it to anyone interested in playing.
by everdiso
Wed Aug 04, 2021 5:03 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: sports! 2021 at the University of Waterloo
Replies: 4
Views: 13716

Re: sports! 2021 at the University of Waterloo

I enjoyed this tournament a lot and I'm very glad that I decided to spend 7 hours playing it. I'll post my general feedback (not commenting on specific questions) here: - First of all, there were lots of good questions that felt rewarding to get and fun to listen to. - Much as Dennis said, this was ...
by everdiso
Mon Jul 12, 2021 4:26 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: World As It Is Discussion
Replies: 3
Views: 2803

Re: World As It Is Discussion

This was a very cool tournament, and I'll have some thoughts on the questions soon.
By the way, for anyone not checking the server, the packets are now posted there in the #announcements channel.
I can't seem to find these in the channel?
by everdiso
Fri Aug 14, 2020 3:01 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Why are there negs in QB?
Replies: 17
Views: 4986

Re: Why are there negs in QB?

I agree with a lot of posters that it's important to explain to new players the substantial opportunity cost of a wrong buzz during a question when your teammates might still have been able to get it. However, I think negs might not actually do a good job of this. They probably cause a lot of newer ...
by everdiso
Mon Aug 19, 2019 2:22 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Super ACRONYM and Side Events at Toronto (August 17-18, 2019)
Replies: 2
Views: 4886

Re: Super ACRONYM and Side Events at Toronto (August 17-18, 2019)

We played all 8 rounds of GOLBEZ Saturday night. Drew, Simone and Meghan also played the early rounds, but only Steve, Luka and Erik stuck it out deep into the evening. Their final stats from 8 rounds: Steve: 90.6 (19/48/8) Luka: 40.0 (9/22/7) Erik: 29.4 (9/14/12) (Also got a final boss question for...
by everdiso
Thu Aug 01, 2019 4:35 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Super ACRONYM and Side Events at Toronto (August 17-18, 2019)
Replies: 2
Views: 4886

Super ACRONYM and Side Events at Toronto (August 17-18, 2019)

The University of Toronto will be hosting a mirror of Super ACRONYM on Saturday, August 17th, followed by several side events that evening and the following day. SUPER Acronym is a rather difficult trash tournament, and the event will be open to all people, who may play on teams of any sort. The sid...
by everdiso
Tue May 28, 2019 2:18 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: HSNCT Open Mirror at Toronto (June 22-23, 2019)
Replies: 0
Views: 2385

HSNCT Open Mirror at Toronto (June 22-23, 2019)

The University of Toronto will be hosting a mirror of the 2019 H.​S.​N.​C.​T.​ set on the weekend of June 22nd - 23rd, 2019. This is a high school nationals-level tournament, comparable in difficulty to A​.C​.F​. Fall but written in the N​.A​.Q​.T​. style. This tournament will take place on the firs...
by everdiso
Fri May 10, 2019 3:11 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: 2019 Canadian Player Poll
Replies: 44
Views: 24074

Re: 2019 Canadian Player Poll

Just a gentle reminder that, if participation from Western Canada in this summer's batch of "Canadian circuit" tournaments is indeed a goal, then those dates should be picked sooner rather than later.  It's also my understanding that there are usually travel subsidies offered to teams fro...
by everdiso
Tue Apr 09, 2019 9:12 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: 2019 ICT DI general discussion and thanks
Replies: 27
Views: 2926

Re: 2019 ICT DI general discussion and thanks

Thanks for counting that up. 3 NBA and zero NFL or NHL is not good. And while there was baseball and a more prominent "minor" sport, they were all put into packets that very few or, in the case of pack 12, zero teams played. I think there really needs to be care taken over which questions ...
by everdiso
Tue Apr 09, 2019 8:40 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: 2019 ICT DI general discussion and thanks
Replies: 27
Views: 2926

Re: 2019 ICT DI general discussion and thanks

I found this tournament somewhat disappointing. It was still a good set, but compared to some other recent sets and to NAQT's usual high standards, I found it a bit lacking. Specifically: - Somewhat differently from others commenting, I found easy parts of bonuses to generally be far too easy for th...
by everdiso
Sat Mar 09, 2019 8:48 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Terrapin at Toronto (March 9th, 2019)
Replies: 1
Views: 2178

Re: Terrapin at Toronto (March 9th, 2019)

Congratulations to Toronto C on their victory! Full stats can be found here:

http://hsquizbowl.org/db/tournaments/5622/
by everdiso
Mon Feb 11, 2019 8:05 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: PIANO at Toronto (March 10th, 2019)
Replies: 0
Views: 1991

PIANO at Toronto (March 10th, 2019)

The University of Toronto will be hosting the Canadian mirror of PIANO on Sunday, March 10th, 2019. This is an open, regular-plus(between Regionals and Nationals)-difficulty tournament; more information about it can be found in the global announcement . This will be the day after our Saturday mirror...
by everdiso
Mon Feb 11, 2019 8:04 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Terrapin at Toronto (March 9th, 2019)
Replies: 1
Views: 2178

Terrapin at Toronto (March 9th, 2019)

The University of Toronto will be hosting the Canadian mirror of Terrapin on Saturday, March 9th, 2019. This is a closed, regular-minus-(similar to E.F.T.)-difficulty tournament; more information about it can be found in the global announcement . On the Sunday following the tournament, we will be ho...
by everdiso
Tue Jan 29, 2019 11:56 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: 2019 ACF Regionals Thanks and General Discussion
Replies: 43
Views: 20581

Re: 2019 ACF Regionals Thanks and General Discussion

I liked this tournament a lot. I agree with Joe Su, who said at my site that it wasn't quite as good as last year's because, in aiming to be easier, it wound up with less consistent difficulty, resulting in occasional drops of easy clues suspiciously early that people weren't sure if they should buz...
by everdiso
Tue Nov 27, 2018 6:07 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: SUNGOD at Toronto (November 17th, 2018)
Replies: 2
Views: 6253

Re: SUNGOD at Toronto (November 17th, 2018)

Here are the stats for the Sunday movie side events. Overall standings: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Jd-hm4BoYsCtEqxwIm2l-NAGOsYXRCzHZpEIKWwpev8/edit?usp=sharing Top room scores: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1FGUNvMzyM1QJIMO8dPacSaM3-jhAr4tJnvw4LG65Ipc/edit?usp=sharing Bottom ro...
by everdiso
Mon Nov 19, 2018 1:32 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: John Daly 2 at Toronto (January 27th, 2019)
Replies: 0
Views: 3134

John Daly 2 at Toronto (January 27th, 2019)

On Sunday, January 27th, the day after our mirror of ACF Regionals , the University of Toronto will be mirroring the second John Daly Memorial Tournament. More information on the tournament can be found at the global announcement . Logistics The tournament will begin at 9:00 a.m. on Sunday, January ...
by everdiso
Mon Nov 19, 2018 1:08 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: ACF Regionals at Toronto (January 26th, 2019)
Replies: 0
Views: 5477

ACF Regionals at Toronto (January 26th, 2019)

The Canadian site of ACF Regionals will take place at the University of Toronto on Saturday, January 26th, 2019. More information about the tournament can be found in the global announcement . On the Sunday following the tournament, we will be hosting a mirror of John Daly 2 . Logistics The tourname...
by everdiso
Sat Nov 03, 2018 9:04 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: No Banter, Please at Toronto (November 4th, 2018)
Replies: 3
Views: 4403

Re: No Banter, Please at Toronto (November 4th, 2018)

Hello, all banterers. This is the logistics post for tomorrow. The tournament will be held at Sidney Smith Hall, on the west side of St. George Street slightly south of Harbord, about a 5-minute walk south from St. George subway station. 2127 (on the second floor) will be the control room. The tourn...
by everdiso
Fri Nov 02, 2018 6:31 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: ACF Fall at Toronto (November 3rd, 2018)
Replies: 1
Views: 2946

Re: ACF Fall at Toronto (November 3rd, 2018)

Hi,everyone! This is the logistics post for tomorrow's tournament. The tournament will be held at Sidney Smith Hall, on the west side of St. George Street slightly south of Harbord, about a 5-minute walk south from St. George subway station. The tournament will begin at 10:00 a.m. sharp. Arrive by 9...
by everdiso
Fri Oct 26, 2018 8:46 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: 2018 Canadian Trash Player Poll
Replies: 10
Views: 6842

Re: 2018 Canadian Trash Player Poll

1. Aaron Dos Remedios As he's moved, according to several people (himself included), "past his prime", Aaron's point totals haven't really fallen, but he's had to neg more to stay at that level. Hybrid in particular was a ridiculous negfest for both him and Rein - yet Aaron still top-scor...
by everdiso
Fri Oct 26, 2018 1:31 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: 2018 Canadian Trash Player Poll
Replies: 10
Views: 6842

Re: 2018 Canadian Trash Player Poll

Jordan hasn't played any tournaments in about 3 years (aside from one VETO that he played with his dad). Derek is indeed excellent and probably quite underrated.
by everdiso
Fri Oct 26, 2018 3:04 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: No Banter, Please at Toronto (November 4th, 2018)
Replies: 3
Views: 4403

Re: No Banter, Please at Toronto (November 4th, 2018)

EDIT: We have raised the field cap to 12 teams and extended the registration deadline back to midnight on Sunday/Monday night.
by everdiso
Thu Oct 11, 2018 3:17 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: No Banter, Please at Toronto (November 4th, 2018)
Replies: 3
Views: 4403

No Banter, Please at Toronto (November 4th, 2018)

The University of Toronto will be hosting No Banter, Please, a trash tournament written by a set of Canadians including the author of this post, on Sunday, November 4th, 2018, the day after our mirror of ACF Fall . More information about No Banter, Please can be found in the global announcement . Lo...
by everdiso
Sat Oct 06, 2018 1:50 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: ACF Fall at Toronto (November 3rd, 2018)
Replies: 1
Views: 2946

ACF Fall at Toronto (November 3rd, 2018)

The University of Toronto is pleased to announce that we will be hosting a mirror of ACF Fall on Saturday, November 3rd, 2018. More information about the tournament can be found in the global announcement . On the Sunday following the tournament, we will be hosting No Banter, Please , a Canadian-wri...
by everdiso
Wed Oct 03, 2018 12:25 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: ACF Fall 2018 - November 3rd, 2018
Replies: 38
Views: 36443

Re: ACF Fall 2018 - November 3rd, 2018

Toronto has requested to host Fall, and while ACF responded positively to this, we've been emailing for a few weeks with no final confirmation. Twice now, I've sent an email that hasn't gotten a response for over a week. I'd like to know how much we'll be paying and get final confirmation that we wi...
by everdiso
Mon Oct 01, 2018 11:42 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Who Would Win In A Fight?
Replies: 12
Views: 1969

Re: Who Would Win In A Fight?

Oh, Daniel, Daniel, Daniel. You Quebecois are ever so quaint. You're so proud of your team's size and weight. But a quizbowl fight isn't about heft and raw punching power. It's about quickness, agility and range. It's not striking force that rules the day, but striking distance. There's nothing as d...
by everdiso
Fri Sep 21, 2018 9:16 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: SUNGOD at Toronto (November 17th, 2018)
Replies: 2
Views: 6253

SUNGOD at Toronto (November 17th, 2018)

The University of Toronto is pleased to announce that we will be hosting a mirror of SUNGOD on Saturday, November 17th, 2018. This is a closed, regular-difficulty tournament; more information can be found in the global announcement . On the Sunday following the tournament, we will be hosting several...
by everdiso
Sat Sep 15, 2018 9:57 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: 2018 Canadian Trash Player Poll
Replies: 10
Views: 6842

2018 Canadian Trash Player Poll

Hello, Canada! The summer has come to an end, and as promised, that means it's time for this year's trash player poll. Tournaments that have happened since the last poll are listed below, with links to the stats. Super ACRONYM 2017: http://hsquizbowl.org/db/tournaments/4393/ OHIP Trash 2018: http://...
by everdiso
Wed Aug 08, 2018 6:00 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Where does the Commonwealth go?
Replies: 17
Views: 9195

Re: Where does the Commonwealth go?

My preferred geographical history distribution includes 1/1 Continental Europe and 1/1 Anglosphere. This would fit Canada, Australia and New Zealand neatly into the Anglosphere category, along with both Canada's neighbour and former colonial master. American history only gets 1/1 of the distribution...
by everdiso
Tue Jul 24, 2018 5:17 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Chicago Open 2018 Thanks and Discussion
Replies: 37
Views: 17211

Re: Chicago Open 2018 Thanks and Discussion

I wanted to align CO, an emblem of the very highest level of quizbowl, with the conversations that have been taking place throughout this year about how to make the game more inclusive a significant chunk of the arts being devoted to art from non-Western countries I don't know enough about literatu...
by everdiso
Thu Jul 05, 2018 6:38 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: 2-Day HSNCT Mirror @ Toronto (July 7-8, 2018)
Replies: 10
Views: 6453

Re: 2-Day HSNCT Mirror @ Toronto (July 7-8, 2018)

Hello teams, Thank you for attending Toronto’s mirror of HSNCT! We hope you have a great time. Logistics information follows: LOCATION AND TRANSPORTATION This tournament will take place both days in Sidney Smith Hall (100 St. George Street). For those who have never been, it’s the building with an e...
by everdiso
Fri May 25, 2018 12:29 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Mirroring British Tournaments
Replies: 6
Views: 4475

Re: Mirroring British Tournaments

Thanks to everyone for your quick and helpful replies. We've decided to go with the Cambridge Open for the June 9th/10th weekend, since it seemed more ready at this moment (we've talked to Ewan and made it official). However, we may also be interested in mirroring the Oxford Open later this summer, ...