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by DumbJaques
Wed Feb 06, 2013 6:25 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: NAQT Region 3 SCT - University of Delaware (2/9/13)
Replies: 69
Views: 30115

Re: NAQT Region 3 SCT - University of Delaware (2/9/13)

Ugh, Canadians. We're coming up Saturday morning, but Delaware is really quite close to us and pretty much a straight shot up the highway, so unless the roads are utterly undriveable (in which case I expect the tournament would be postponed), we'll be there. To clarify on Bill's DI schedule ideas, a...
by DumbJaques
Tue Feb 05, 2013 1:49 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: NAQT Region 3 SCT - University of Delaware (2/9/13)
Replies: 69
Views: 30115

Re: NAQT Region 3 SCT - University of Delaware (2/9/13)

Is there any chance of scaring up a 12th DI team, to avoid byes at an NAQT event and allow a schedule with more than 10 games? Neither of those things seem desirable to me, though of course you can't get around certain scheduling necessities. I'm assuming Delaware lacks the staffing capacity to run ...
by DumbJaques
Mon Feb 04, 2013 7:03 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Writing Good Current Events Questions
Replies: 6
Views: 4641

Re: Writing Good Current Events Questions

As with many other questions (geography perhaps most notably), good current events questions often result from an understanding that one does not need to rigorously strip the material of any meaty content that isn't strictly CE. That is, a good current events question probably WILL have some history...
by DumbJaques
Mon Feb 04, 2013 6:40 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: ACF Regionals 2013 Global Announcement
Replies: 28
Views: 25276

Re: ACF Regionals 2013 Global Announcement

As an update to hosts, I'm currently projecting 15-16 packets for this tournament. A more precise count will be in by the Monday or Tuesday before the tournament.
by DumbJaques
Fri Jan 04, 2013 11:35 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: ACF Regionals 2013 Mid-Atlantic at Maryland (2/24/2013)
Replies: 9
Views: 5310

ACF Regionals 2013 Mid-Atlantic at Maryland (2/24/2013)

2013 ACF Regionals Mid-Atlantic will be held at the University of Maryland - College Park on February 24, 2013 . Please note that this tournament is occurring on the Sunday of ACF Regionals weekend, due to VHSL states on the previous day. Where: A specific building for the tournament will be announc...
by DumbJaques
Wed Dec 19, 2012 8:32 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: discuss randomization here
Replies: 20
Views: 7262

Re: discuss randomization here

I have always done absolutely all question placement by hand. I don't think it takes that long (compared to how long everything else in editing takes), unless you're doing a massive tournament with more than 20 packets or something. I don't think momentum is that big of a deal, but I do like the pa...
by DumbJaques
Mon Nov 19, 2012 5:57 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Sexism, Sexual Harassment, and Quizbowl
Replies: 22
Views: 11451

Re: Sexism, Sexual Harassment, and Quizbowl

I don't think people in quiz bowl are bad people, but it's possible we make people feel unwelcome and uncomfortable. We aren't creating safe environments. It might come down to the nature of our social interactions--the things we say offhandedly without considering if they might cause offense. I ha...
by DumbJaques
Sun Nov 18, 2012 4:46 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Minnesota Open Mirror @ Columbia 11/17-18/2012
Replies: 38
Views: 13057

Re: Minnesota Open Mirror @ Columbia 11/17-18/2012

Thanks to Columbia for hosting a pretty well-run event. I do have some suggestions for the future, and am pretty sure there are numerous problems with the stats and from what I can tell not just ours (Kevin Koai's two well-deserved powers from our game, at the very least have disappeared). Alternati...
by DumbJaques
Thu Nov 15, 2012 12:47 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Minnesota Open Mirror @ Columbia 11/17-18/2012
Replies: 38
Views: 13057

Re: Minnesota Open Mirror @ Columbia 11/17-18/2012

Hey, I've noted this in email, but "Maryland" is coming with two teams (which at one point someone attempted to put into some registration document somewhere, I believe). We've also got two free agents who are actively looking for spots - are any still available?
by DumbJaques
Mon Nov 12, 2012 6:35 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: The Logic of an Upper Midwest ACF Regionals Site
Replies: 11
Views: 3904

Re: The Logic of an Upper Midwest ACF Regionals Site

My current inclination is to just look for a Chicago-area host; if people have strong arguments against this, I encourage you to air them sooner rather than later.
by DumbJaques
Mon Nov 12, 2012 5:28 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Eyes That Do Not See IV @ Minnesota Open 2012
Replies: 22
Views: 11399

Re: Eyes That Do Not See IV @ Minnesota Open 2012

What Ike said. I know these are a bitch to do, but it seriously enriches the quizbowl experiences every year. Thanks Mike!
by DumbJaques
Mon Nov 12, 2012 1:47 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: ACF Regionals 2013 Global Announcement
Replies: 28
Views: 25276

Re: ACF Regionals 2013 Global Announcement

February 10, 2013: +$50 As alluded to above, extensions *may* be granted after the final February 8 deadline [...] Hopefully this will not apply to most teams, but which is it? Or is there some subtle difference I'm missing? This typo has been corrected. Southeast: Georgia Tech So this is the first...
by DumbJaques
Mon Nov 12, 2012 12:28 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: ACF Regionals 2013 Global Announcement
Replies: 28
Views: 25276

ACF Regionals 2013 Global Announcement

This is the official global announcement for ACF Regionals 2013, which will take place on February 23, 2013. Editors: Head Editor: Chris Ray (Maryland) Co-Editors: John Lawrence (King's College London), Cody Voight (VCU), Rob Carson (Ball So Hard University) Hosts: Note that we are now actively seek...
by DumbJaques
Sat Nov 10, 2012 12:49 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: QUARK Mirror at GWU 11/10/12
Replies: 23
Views: 9127

Re: QUARK Mirror at GWU 11/10/12

Just a heads up. Buses are replacing trains between East Falls Church and Clarendon on the Orange Line this weekend, please add 10-15 minutes at least to your travels if you are coming from the Fairfax area. Uh, leave more than that, if you read this in time. Metro shuttle operations were designed ...
by DumbJaques
Thu Nov 08, 2012 2:17 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Minnesota Open Mirror @ Columbia 11/17-18/2012
Replies: 38
Views: 13057

Re: Minnesota Open Mirror @ Columbia 11/17-18/2012

I think you're playing with fire banking on starting a tournament held in NYC at 8:30 - a lot of teams (mine included) don't have a ton of familiarity with local transportation, and for almost everybody it's going to require multiple steps in the transit merry-go-round. In my experience you can't ex...
by DumbJaques
Wed Nov 07, 2012 2:07 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Minnesota Open Mirror @ Columbia 11/17-18/2012
Replies: 38
Views: 13057

Re: Minnesota Open Mirror @ Columbia 11/17-18/2012

Some manner of "Maryland" is going to show up to this tournament, with 1-2 teams. Also, given that Wild Kingdom II has been cancelled, I'd like to plead with the organizers of this tournament to truncate it into a one day event. Or, I guess, let's just play Eyes Saturday night - it's clear...
by DumbJaques
Sun Nov 04, 2012 7:34 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: 2012 ACF Fall: UVA Mirror, 11/3
Replies: 16
Views: 10513

Re: 2012 ACF Fall: UVA Mirror, 11/3

They played a round robin instead of crossover so that teams got an additional game. When you do that, the correct thing to do is not count the prelim game. Seems pretty straightforward. Right, I guess it's that logic I disagree with (rather than UVA making a mistake or anything, which obviously is...
by DumbJaques
Sat Nov 03, 2012 7:02 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: 2012 ACF Fall: UVA Mirror, 11/3
Replies: 16
Views: 10513

Re: 2012 ACF Fall: UVA Mirror, 11/3

I'm having trouble figuring out how the playoff procedure worked. . . it seems like prelim games were discounted and basically replayed instead of setting up some kind of crossover system; the only possible reason I can think of to do something like this is the field size, but it's not clear to me w...
by DumbJaques
Tue Oct 16, 2012 4:04 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: IFT Mirror at Maryland (10/14/12)
Replies: 26
Views: 12059

Re: IFT Mirror at Maryland (10/14/12)

Congratulations to UVA A, who won the 2012 IFT mirror at Maryland. After 11 rounds of prelims and playoffs, UVA A held a 9-2 record, with a three-way tie for second between Princeton A, UNC, and Delaware, who were all 8-3. Those three teams were seeded by ppg and played two elimination games, with P...
by DumbJaques
Sat Oct 13, 2012 1:33 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: IFT Mirror at Maryland (10/14/12)
Replies: 26
Views: 12059

Re: IFT Mirror at Maryland (10/14/12)

For the visual learners, here is a photo of Jimenez Hall: http://www.umd.edu/CampusMaps/pics/34-0.JPG Sadly, due to Maryland's pervasive architectural theme of "Neo-Classical Penal System Revival," there are like 20 buildings that look exactly like that. Jimenez does have a somewhat uniqu...
by DumbJaques
Tue Oct 09, 2012 2:15 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: IFT Mirror at Maryland (10/14/12)
Replies: 26
Views: 12059

Re: IFT Mirror at Maryland (10/14/12)

Pertinent Info: This tournament will run in Jimenez Hall, Room 0220 . Note that this is the larger auditorium in the basement (for those of you more acquainted with the bowels of the JMZ), rather than our usual meeting room of 0105. I've made this choice because we've got 24 teams signed up right no...
by DumbJaques
Fri Oct 05, 2012 11:09 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: IFT Mirror at Maryland (10/14/12)
Replies: 26
Views: 12059

Re: IFT Mirror at Maryland (10/14/12)

Field bump - we're around 22-24 right now, so registration is going to close imminently; email me ASAP if you want to register, but no guarantees after Saturday. Also, please note that the field list has additionally been updated with moderator/buzzer figures; if any number listed next to your team ...
by DumbJaques
Fri Oct 05, 2012 10:49 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Bayou-a-Drank 2012
Replies: 7
Views: 3976

Re: Bayou-a-Drank 2012

Does this tournament have more than 7 packets now? Because if it doesn't, I don't see why you'd bother keeping a pretty iffy 7-packet tournament on lockdown until January. I'd be surprised to hear anyone else wanted to host this now that the season is underway and would thereupon discourage them fro...
by DumbJaques
Sat Sep 29, 2012 12:10 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: IFT Mirror at Maryland (10/14/12)
Replies: 26
Views: 12059

Re: IFT Mirror at Maryland (10/14/12)

This tournament is filling up very quickly, with around 16 teams signed up so far. There's still space, but not a lot of it, so if you're interested in attending you should let me know ASAP.
by DumbJaques
Thu Sep 27, 2012 12:26 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: squabble about team staff vs. host staff (ex-Maryland Novice)
Replies: 15
Views: 4202

Re: squabble about team staff vs. host staff (ex-Maryland Novice

I remain unable to parse various posts in this thread, though my understanding of the situation with VCU specifically is that both staffers would have to come anyway due to the usual "older people have to drive because younger people usually don't have cars" situation so familiar to all of...
by DumbJaques
Wed Sep 26, 2012 6:00 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: squabble about team staff vs. host staff (ex-Maryland Novice)
Replies: 15
Views: 4202

Re: Collegiate Novice at UMCP (9/29/2012)

I find it pretty unfair that one of our drivers is going to be stuck with nothing to do. There's 6 moderators and 6 scorekeepers needed (not counting potential house teams which could bump this by 1-2 each). With potentially 8 team provided staffers (upwards of 2 of whom are good moderators), why c...
by DumbJaques
Wed Sep 26, 2012 5:44 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: QUARK Mirror at GWU 11/10/12
Replies: 23
Views: 9127

Re: QUARK Mirror at GWU 11/10/12

So I was looking at the rail line schedules a bit. Maybe I'm misreading them, but do the blue and orange lines stop at foggy bottom on weekends? I saw the stop on the weekday route but not the weekend. Also do you recommend a station that will have good parking for the day? Most of the ones I've fo...
by DumbJaques
Mon Sep 24, 2012 5:58 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Hip-Hop Tournament
Replies: 20
Views: 6279

Re: Hip-Hop Tournament

This sounds glorious, assuming I'm at HSNCT, ICT or wherever it's hosted this year I'll definitely play this. Otherwise I'll be hoping some other place around here will mirror it. Either way I'll need teammates The most likely mirror site for a tournament with nearly 200 tossups about hip-hop that'...
by DumbJaques
Wed Sep 19, 2012 5:23 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: (Abbreviated) College Preview, 2012-2013 Season
Replies: 36
Views: 12313

Re: (Abbreviated) College Preview, 2012-2013 Season

That really hurts Chris. I think he's saying I underranked you. Unless you are hurt by Chris rating you highly. That. As I noted last year, people never gave Aaron Rosenberg that much credit for Brown's performances despite him being the best player on that team. I can't imagine why anyone wouldn't...
by DumbJaques
Wed Sep 19, 2012 5:07 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Bruce Arthur's Amazing Planet (CANCELED FOR MO)
Replies: 21
Views: 5454

Re: Bruce Arthur's Amazing Planet (11/17/12 at Minnesota Open)

I can't do it, but you can have all five of my tossups on transform faults in literature. You know, for a nominal fee.
by DumbJaques
Wed Sep 12, 2012 4:47 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: IFT Mirror at Maryland (10/14/12)
Replies: 26
Views: 12059

Re: IFT Mirror at Maryland (10/13/12)

Yeah, we'll go ahead and set it for 10/14/12.
by DumbJaques
Wed Sep 12, 2012 4:46 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: 2012 Recent Events Challenge
Replies: 4
Views: 2040

Re: 2012 Recent Events Challenge

The prize is free Bryce Avery questions??? Is it too late to sign up?
by DumbJaques
Wed Sep 05, 2012 4:45 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: IFT Mirror at Maryland (10/14/12)
Replies: 26
Views: 12059

Re: IFT Mirror at Maryland (10/13/12)

Based on the responses I've received so far, it sounds like the best date is Sunday, 10/14, but I'll keep it open for another couple of days to see if I'm overlooking anything.
by DumbJaques
Sat Sep 01, 2012 9:29 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: IFT Mirror at Maryland (10/14/12)
Replies: 26
Views: 12059

Re: IFT Mirror at Maryland (10/13/12)

viewtopic.php?f=1&t=13477 Hmm. . . thanks for the heads up. 10/6 and 10/20 are both home football games for Maryland, which adds a number of parking/logistics hassles. I'm amenable to moving the date based on what people are able to make. Hosting on a Sunday is also a possibility, so I'd invite...
by DumbJaques
Sat Sep 01, 2012 5:00 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: IFT Mirror at Maryland (10/14/12)
Replies: 26
Views: 12059

IFT Mirror at Maryland (10/14/12)

The University of Maryland - College Park will be hosting a mirror of the Illinois Fall Tournament, an inaugural house-written event unsurprisingly written by Illinois. This event is designed as an easier tournament in the vein of ACF Fall or MUT, so we hope to see both new and established circuit t...
by DumbJaques
Sat Aug 11, 2012 1:03 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Social Science Side Tournament
Replies: 7
Views: 2069

Re: Social Science Side Tournament

So, a long time ago, Jerry and I wrote the philosophy half of a SS/P tournament that will assuredly now never be realized in its original form. I can't speak for him, but I'd really hate it if my questions never got played and would love to contribute them to an event like this one - of course, I've...
by DumbJaques
Thu Aug 02, 2012 9:35 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: UMD mirror of KABO: Kurtis and Ashvin's Backyard Open (8/4)
Replies: 75
Views: 27566

Re: UMD mirror of KABO: Kurtis and Ashvin's Backyard Open (8/4)

Me and Bryn's team has merged with Jon Pinyan and Stephanie Yuen's team for the main event. In that case, it appears we're looking at 8 teams. I guess I suggest full rr (7 games) + playoff rr in brackets of four (3); this notably leaves no packet left over for a final, but considering the top teams...
by DumbJaques
Thu Aug 02, 2012 2:57 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: UMD mirror of KABO: Kurtis and Ashvin's Backyard Open (8/4)
Replies: 75
Views: 27566

Re: UMD mirror of KABO: Kurtis and Ashvin's Backyard Open (8/4)

I think the delay in seeing Gary's post stemmed from it not being approved, but we should have a packet destination up now. Since there have been no other formal announcements, I guess I'll set the schedule as follows: Saturday: KABO, then myth, then movies Sunday: Bayou, then Tech, then basketball ...
by DumbJaques
Tue Jul 31, 2012 10:44 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: UMD mirror of KABO: Kurtis and Ashvin's Backyard Open (8/4)
Replies: 75
Views: 27566

Re: UMD mirror of KABO: Kurtis and Ashvin's Backyard Open (8/4)

I have no strong objections to that schedule, though it may be more prudent to run Bayou before technology.
by DumbJaques
Thu Jul 26, 2012 4:42 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: CO History Doubles: 7/22/2012
Replies: 131
Views: 55475

Re: CO History Doubles: 7/22/2012

the even more lamentable decision to include that tossup in the final 20 To be clear, this was not a "decision." I mostly just copied and pasted without reading the questions. Making decisions wasn't part of my job description. Apologies - I think I was under the impression that the setup...
by DumbJaques
Wed Jul 25, 2012 9:37 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: CO History Doubles: 7/22/2012
Replies: 131
Views: 55475

Re: CO History Doubles: 7/22/2012

Which of these stood out as problematic? Not really any of them, because I don't remember these questions listing random alphanumeric symbols until arriving at a giveaway (or not!) - look, we all know what the problem with that packet was, and it wasn't those tossups. While I didn't mind it THAT mu...
by DumbJaques
Tue Jul 24, 2012 1:11 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: UMD mirror of KABO: Kurtis and Ashvin's Backyard Open (8/4)
Replies: 75
Views: 27566

Re: UMD mirror of KABO: Kurtis and Ashvin's Backyard Open (8/4)

As anticipated, like a dozen people told me at CO that they were planning on coming to this tournament, but were waiting for like one or two more quality squads to join the field. I will leave it to You the Reader to conclude the inevitable result of this approach, but it would be great if everyone ...
by DumbJaques
Fri Jul 20, 2012 12:52 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: CO History Doubles: 7/22/2012
Replies: 131
Views: 55475

Re: CO History Doubles: 7/22/2012

Yeah, I'm unequivocally in favor of having Charles hop onto a team to give us 17 and do the full round robin. For one thing, it's already less time than a 19-team round robin, which is good. By combining his stuff with the least-serciveable packet, we also raise the packet quality floor. Most import...
by DumbJaques
Thu Jul 19, 2012 4:48 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Chicago Open 2012 - July 21, 2012
Replies: 113
Views: 78598

Re: Chicago Open 2012 - July 21, 2012

Hey, if anyone is looking to kill some time tomorrow, I'll be in Chicago all day, most likely hanging out in the vicinity of the Loop. My potential slate of activities includes sighing audibly in the presence of Cy Twombly works, narrowly avoiding death in the Dark Knight human stampede on Michigan ...
by DumbJaques
Tue Jul 17, 2012 1:20 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: PRELIM: WELD (Wildly Experimental Literature Doubles)
Replies: 65
Views: 22269

Re: PRELIM: WELD (Wildly Experimental Literature Doubles)

See my post in the History Doubles thread for a more detailed explication of why switching the events is bad, but basically: You can't totally flip the schedule a few days before the event after everyone has set their travel plans. As far as I can tell, this tournament was (as soon as it had a firm ...
by DumbJaques
Tue Jul 17, 2012 1:13 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: CO History Doubles: 7/22/2012
Replies: 131
Views: 55475

Re: CO History Doubles: 7/22/2012

I plan on playing both events; however, I booked a Sunday flight in anticipation of this tournament taking place in the announced slot (that is, I'm ok if I have to miss a few rounds of WELD, but would be super pissed if I had to miss a few rounds of history doubles). Considering the tournament is h...
by DumbJaques
Mon Jul 16, 2012 1:14 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: CO History Doubles: 7/22/2012
Replies: 131
Views: 55475

Re: CO History Doubles: 7/22/2012

Our packet will be in by the deadline. On the schedule issue, I cast an exceptionally strong vote that we go for the full round robin. It's a 20-tossup side event, and the rounds go very, very quickly. It's also going to act as Sunday's main event, more or less (as it will be significantly longer th...
by DumbJaques
Tue Jul 10, 2012 3:04 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: UMD mirror of KABO: Kurtis and Ashvin's Backyard Open (8/4)
Replies: 75
Views: 27566

Re: UMD mirror of KABO: Kurtis and Ashvin's Backyard Open (8/4)

CAHLFS was played at NASAT and talked about afterwards. Considering it's a tossup-only summer trash tournament to be attended by many people who didn't play CAHLFS, I don't think that rules it out at all. It might make it a possible candidate to run concurrently with another event, but I think the ...
by DumbJaques
Tue Jul 10, 2012 2:03 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: UMD mirror of KABO: Kurtis and Ashvin's Backyard Open (8/4)
Replies: 75
Views: 27566

Re: UMD mirror of KABO: Kurtis and Ashvin's Backyard Open (8/4)

Since there doesn't seem to be many people signing up for this tournament, would it make any sense to just have a draft of the people that show up if the number of teams stays really small? I'm always intrigued by draft ideas, though in fact we discovered at Sack that a very small group actually ta...