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- Sat Jul 06, 2013 3:57 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: ACF Nationals 2014 qualifying system
- Replies: 46
- Views: 16721
Re: ACF Nationals 2014 qualifying system
I think Weiner has put forth a pretty well-thought proposal there...obviously, it could be tweaked on the numbers as conditions require, but it's thinking in the right direction. I have no problem with putting a "drop-dead date" on things - i.e. telling any team far ahead of time that &quo...
- Thu Jun 13, 2013 2:01 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Chicago Open 2013 (7/20-21/13)
- Replies: 147
- Views: 84127
Re: Chicago Open 2013 (7/20-21/13)
I have no doubt it was discussed behind the scenes, in the wind tunnel of of the IRC cadre and amongst the next-gen yes men, who know way more than someone like me about how to put a tournament like this together Seth's schedule wasnt hard to come up with- I:m sure the whiz kids would've happened up...
- Thu Jun 13, 2013 1:00 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Chicago Open 2013 (7/20-21/13)
- Replies: 147
- Views: 84127
Re: Chicago Open 2013 (7/20-21/13)
Do you know what else might make your editing job a lot harder? Not having a packet by the very capable writing team of Hart, Davis, Gioia, and Sorice. This is aside from the present question- but, if you had to exclude teans, another much better option would have been to say "you must submit a...
- Thu Jun 13, 2013 7:30 am
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Chicago Open 2013 (7/20-21/13)
- Replies: 147
- Views: 84127
Re: Chicago Open 2013 (7/20-21/13)
If it were me, I'd run a 19 or 20 team tournament and not exclude teams. I don't have the time to do it right now, but I can certainly put together a schedule for those type of fields It won't be a pretty schedule, and if worst comes to worst, it might even be an unbalanced schedule (i.e. teams play...
- Thu Jun 13, 2013 2:31 am
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Chicago Open 2013 (7/20-21/13)
- Replies: 147
- Views: 84127
Re: Chicago Open 2013 (7/20-21/13)
Now that I've just crapped out a spate of questions to cover for a teammate and "win the race" into the tournament - I intended to try to reign in my substantial anger and formulate a reasoned response to this state of affairs. But, I've lost the will to write that tome now. So, I'll just ...
- Wed Jun 12, 2013 9:27 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Fernando Arrabal Tournament of the Absurd: 11/23/13 @ CMU
- Replies: 110
- Views: 47085
Re: Fernando Arrabal Tournament of the Absurd: 11/23/13 @ TBD
I love Pittsburgh as a site, for what it's worth.
But, I'd be willing to travel to most places for this kind of event.
But, I'd be willing to travel to most places for this kind of event.
- Sun May 19, 2013 11:51 am
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Suggested ACF rules revisions for 2013-2014
- Replies: 17
- Views: 6189
Re: Suggested ACF rules revisions for 2013-2014
Matt "Tlazol-ay-otl" Jackson wants more strict pronunciation guidelines?...you know it's not an argument from self interest, at least!
- Thu May 09, 2013 7:17 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Chicago Open 2013 (7/20-21/13)
- Replies: 147
- Views: 84127
Re: Chicago Open 2013 (7/20-21/13)
I support bouncebacks, cause bonuses are cooler than tossups, and bonus conversion is where it's at.
I think CO questions in and of themselves do plenty to stymie upsets. Unless your name is Mik Larsen.
How about "On Fire" rules, huh? Buehler?
I think CO questions in and of themselves do plenty to stymie upsets. Unless your name is Mik Larsen.
How about "On Fire" rules, huh? Buehler?
- Wed May 08, 2013 5:32 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: The 2013-14 Tournament Schedule
- Replies: 79
- Views: 25935
Re: The 2013-14 Tournament Schedule
I hope that there will be one hard open-level event during the fall...I'd rather have Jerry's event played in August, and have another event take the usual place of MO as a hard open. If the Michigan guys want to write that type of hard open, that's a possibility. Either way, I'll probably show up t...
- Sat Apr 20, 2013 12:41 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: ACF Nationals 2013: Harlem Shake Prohibited (Apr 27-28)
- Replies: 66
- Views: 40652
Re: ACF Nationals 2013: Harlem Shake Prohibited (Apr 27-28)
I'll be there, and able to staff.
- Thu Mar 28, 2013 7:48 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Terrapin Invitational Tournament 2013 (3/24/13)
- Replies: 57
- Views: 172097
Re: Terrapin Invitational Tournament 2013 (3/24/13)
So, obviously, I don't know anything about how well or poorly this tourney was run at Maryland. But, complaining about a handful of stat errors is silly. I also don't understand the side-handed comment about Chris Ray overlooking the set. All in all, I think this was an very solid question set (than...
- Wed Mar 27, 2013 6:49 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: CO matchmaking
- Replies: 24
- Views: 9470
Re: CO Date Poll
I'm a free agent for this event. Send an email to [email protected] if you're interested in teaming. Science knowledge might be helpful.
- Thu Mar 14, 2013 8:01 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Thinking about the Quizbowl Distribution
- Replies: 72
- Views: 13751
Re: Thinking about the Quizbowl Distribution
Bruce's post above is dead on. I'll go a step further. People need to come to grips with the fact that quizbowl does not test what most intellectually curious people actually learn in an academic setting - if you want that, let's all just go write some essays on the causes of the Russian revolution....
- Mon Mar 11, 2013 8:23 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Head-to-head as a tiebreaker (split from UCU announcement)
- Replies: 27
- Views: 7979
Re: Head-to-head as a tiebreaker (split from UCU announcement)
Take it from someone who's more of a contrarian than even you, Marshall....you're overthinking this. H2H tiebreaking is double counting, and a really poor way to break ties. On the other hand, even when the field plays a full round robin, I think PPG vs. PPB is a matter of personal preference about ...
- Wed Mar 06, 2013 7:11 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: ANNOUNCEMENT: Urgent Call for Unity (July 21, 2013)
- Replies: 121
- Views: 31893
Re: ANNOUNCEMENT: Urgent Call for Unity (Summer 2013)
I'll play this.
p.s. Don't listen to Weiner about points per bonus. It's the bees knees. Do listen to Weiner about head to head tiebreakers - no, scratch that, listen to Cheyne who said the same thing. Head to head tiebreakers are the bees balls.
p.s. Don't listen to Weiner about points per bonus. It's the bees knees. Do listen to Weiner about head to head tiebreakers - no, scratch that, listen to Cheyne who said the same thing. Head to head tiebreakers are the bees balls.
- Tue Feb 26, 2013 7:49 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: CO History 2013 planning
- Replies: 37
- Views: 6719
Re: CO History 2013 planning
Oh, there are always plenty of people who *want* to play. The CO crowd is brimming with folks who would play an event at 3 AM if you scheduled it then. The problem is that Sunday is mayhem with people running around yelling that their flight is leaving in 45 minutes. Saturday's a big unknown as to s...
- Mon Feb 25, 2013 8:18 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: CO History 2013 planning
- Replies: 37
- Views: 6719
Re: CO History 2013 planning
I'd greatly prefer to have bonuses in an edited/non-guerilla history event. But, Bruce is right...there's no optimal slot to do it. If CO is on the shorter side (and since I'm not editing it, it might be...like, say if it ends around 7:00) - then it's feasible and probably best to run the event Satu...
- Sat Feb 16, 2013 9:26 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Who's Doing CO?
- Replies: 15
- Views: 19937
Re: Who's Doing CO?
I can definitively say that I will not do the main CO event this year, though I may have a hybrid side event ready to play on Sunday or sometime like that, if people want that kind of event at CO. I thought that Magin expressed some interest at some point. I think it's much better for CO if the &quo...
- Sun Dec 16, 2012 7:25 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: discuss randomization here
- Replies: 20
- Views: 7338
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 pac...
- Sun Dec 16, 2012 7:10 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Open tournaments on non-open-level questions.
- Replies: 18
- Views: 4743
Re: Open tournaments on non-open-level questions.
Oh, look, I've decided to browse the discussion forum just in time to see this thread which practically demands my participation. Let's be realistic - the circuit has been taken over by a faction of folks (led by Weiner) who have a hostility toward open events in the regular season. At its best, the...
- Fri Nov 16, 2012 11:45 am
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Sexism, Sexual Harassment, and Quizbowl
- Replies: 22
- Views: 11507
Re: Sexism, Sexual Harassment, and Quizbowl
I was hopeful Marnold would consider the definitive word on this to be my first post ever on hsqb. But, I endorse Yetman's post too. Incidentally, as to Cheyne's initial warning siren, we don't have any quizbowl personalities capable of mischief anymore. Quizbowl these days is fresh out of antiheroes.
- Thu Sep 27, 2012 6:46 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: College Practices
- Replies: 12
- Views: 3604
Re: College Practices
That was kind of cool, and it might let people who are sick or otherwise bedridden attend practice. I think quizbowl will be greatly benefitted if sickly albinos, agoraphobes, and persons with deadly contagious diseases are able to get in valuable qb practice time. Finally, a practical way to grow ...
- Sat Aug 11, 2012 1:34 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Chicago Open Discussion
- Replies: 85
- Views: 35980
Re: Chicago Open Discussion
Damn right. Who else loves Nicanor Parra?
Jon Magin thinks we should have two Nicanor Parra tossups in all tournaments. Yea, nay?
Jon Magin thinks we should have two Nicanor Parra tossups in all tournaments. Yea, nay?
- Fri Aug 03, 2012 6:13 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Chicago Open Discussion
- Replies: 85
- Views: 35980
Re: Chicago Open Discussion
Also, if you're lobbying for writing on new exciting avenues in Japanese lit, instead of finding new oddball ways to light up the old avenues - hey, I'm all with you, so where was the praise for my brilliant Ryu Murakami tossup last year! Come on, that was the bees knees - and back then, you were ar...
- Fri Aug 03, 2012 7:47 am
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Chicago Open Discussion
- Replies: 85
- Views: 35980
Re: Chicago Open Discussion
I decided to make it a pure literature tossup - and not give Bride of the Wind. Plus, there was a bonus elsewhere (which I dont think actually made it in the tourney) which had Bride of the Wind as a part. (I think I deliberately sunk that bonus so as not to over-Kokoschka the tournament) Cutting ou...
- Thu Aug 02, 2012 7:15 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Chicago Open Discussion
- Replies: 85
- Views: 35980
Re: Chicago Open Discussion
I think you're right, Cheyne. But, it's still better than Cao Dai!
- Thu Aug 02, 2012 6:52 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Chicago Open Discussion
- Replies: 85
- Views: 35980
Re: Chicago Open Discussion
I didn't think Pictures from an Institution was incredibly hard. I thought people flippin' loved Randall Jarrell - and the novel is actually read, it's not like it's one of those deals where some guy who primarily does other genres decided to write a goofy-ass novel. Hey, I didn't actually tossup Sp...
- Tue Jul 31, 2012 9:48 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Chicago Open Discussion
- Replies: 85
- Views: 35980
Re: Chicago Open Discussion
When you say you love the idea of Charles Starkweather do you mean you love my tu on it, the idea of a tu on him, or the idea of a spree killer? The idea to write a tossup on him. Not that your tu was terrible - I just didn't see much use in mentioning the judge and stuff. I'd like to say I support...
- Tue Jul 31, 2012 9:28 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Chicago Open Discussion
- Replies: 85
- Views: 35980
Re: Chicago Open Discussion
So, that tossup on "The Theory of Interstellar Trade" - if this were ACF Nats, and I were editing it, I would certainly not have let that question go as it was. But, I support Chicago Opens having a degree of whimsy, so long as it doesn't overpower the packet or affect gameplay too much. I...
- Fri Jul 27, 2012 10:01 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: CO History Doubles: 7/22/2012
- Replies: 131
- Views: 57598
Re: CO History Doubles: 7/22/2012
Yeah, so, I had a fine time at this event and there were lots of entertaining questions. But, in general, the event was pretty rocky because that's just what you get with guerilla. The difference between this event and WELD is pretty much a case study in guerilla vs. central quality control (even th...
- Fri Jul 27, 2012 9:38 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Chicago Open Discussion
- Replies: 85
- Views: 35980
Re: Chicago Open Discussion
Oftentimes, I try to reduce unnecessary clutter and confusing wording in tossups...by rephrasing awkward sentence constructions as simpler ones, by using words and phrases that I think are easier to read (I hate "titular" and will almost always replace it with "title", I hate &qu...
- Fri Jul 27, 2012 7:32 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Chicago Open Discussion
- Replies: 85
- Views: 35980
Re: Chicago Open Discussion
Me and my homosexual editing agenda.
- Fri Jul 27, 2012 6:55 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Chicago Open Discussion
- Replies: 85
- Views: 35980
Re: Chicago Open Discussion
Yeah, sorry...I just forwarded the non-finals set to Will for posting.
- Thu Jul 26, 2012 6:22 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: ANFORTAS - Myth Tournament
- Replies: 33
- Views: 11054
Re: ANFORTAS - Myth Tournament
I'll play this.
- Thu Jul 26, 2012 6:19 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Slapdash Bayou a Drank at KABO
- Replies: 28
- Views: 7718
Re: Slapdash Bayou a Drank at KABO
I'll be in or around Michigan, and would be willing to absent-mindedly listen to some trash questions.
- Tue Jul 24, 2012 8:43 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Chicago Open Discussion
- Replies: 85
- Views: 35980
Re: Chicago Open Discussion
In response to Bruce, I'll say that there's no question in my mind that this set wasn't as polished as the two previous Chicago Opens that I've done. I was forced to do some prioritizing that I wasn't forced to do on the previous sets, and didn't have the time to nurse a lot of the questions as much...
- Mon Jul 23, 2012 5:55 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Chicago Open Discussion
- Replies: 85
- Views: 35980
Chicago Open Discussion
Now that I have a few spare minutes, let me say a few words on this year's tournament, and open the forum for any discussion folks would like to have. On the whole, I'm fairly pleased with the final product of the 17 main packets. Personally, I'm not quite sure how I finished this tournament, but it...
- Tue Jul 17, 2012 6:51 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: CO Lit and History Scheduling Compromise
- Replies: 44
- Views: 9457
Re: CO Lit and History Scheduling Compromise
Hey guys, I've been busy with my work schedule and trying to make sure all of CO gets done on time, so I haven't paid a ton of attention to this issue. How sure are we that history will take this long - will this be a moot point? If we're quite sure time is going to be an issue, I suppose it's possi...
- Sun Jul 15, 2012 11:28 am
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: PRELIM: WELD (Wildly Experimental Literature Doubles)
- Replies: 65
- Views: 23490
Re: PRELIM: WELD (Wildly Experimental Literature Doubles)
It occurs to me that I haven't signed up for this yet. I'd like to be a free agent, if possible. I may play with Lafer depending on his Sunday schedule, or if not, would team with anyone else. (I can also staff if it's necessary).
- Sun Jul 01, 2012 12:55 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Chicago Open 2012 - July 21, 2012
- Replies: 113
- Views: 79861
Re: Chicago Open 2012 - July 21, 2012
For the record, 16 teams will be playing at any one time, so we'll need a total of 8 buzzers.
- Sun Jul 01, 2012 12:13 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Chicago Open 2012 - July 21, 2012
- Replies: 113
- Views: 79861
Re: Chicago Open 2012 - July 21, 2012
Look, if there's some feud to be had, can't it be done elsewhere? This is an excellent idea; the Forbidden Zone would be a good venue for such posts --Mgmt. If David's willing to pay for everyone's lunch, that's certainly a nice offer, and I'm sure almost everyone would be grateful for it. As for ho...
- Tue Jun 26, 2012 7:30 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Play Chicago Open for Free! - Need 17th Team
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3085
Re: Play Chicago Open for Free! - Need 17th Team
CO now has 17 teams. Hooray. Registration for this event is closed
- Tue Jun 26, 2012 6:35 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Chicago Open 2012 - July 21, 2012
- Replies: 113
- Views: 79861
Re: Chicago Open 2012 - July 21, 2012
I'm open to any reasonable suggestions here, guys. If someone other than me could take point on working out a feasible lunch plan, please go to town - we should figure out a way to make sure people get 30 minutes and don't take any more, or they have to eat their sub while answering tossups on lesse...
- Sun Jun 24, 2012 9:55 am
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Play Chicago Open for Free! - Need 17th Team
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3085
Play Chicago Open for Free! - Need 17th Team
Now accepting applications from anyone who has always wanted to play Chicago Open, but found that roughly $30 entry fee hopelessly out of their price range. Seriously, a 17th team would be helpful - so if anyone wants to be on it, let me know. Also, if any of the teams already signed up has any doub...
- Mon Jun 11, 2012 11:55 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: KABO: Kurtis and Ashvin's Backyard Open (8/4)
- Replies: 83
- Views: 30636
Re: KABO: Kurtis and Ashvin's Backyard Open (8/4)
I'll be there. So will Matt Lafer. Need two teammates.
- Thu Jun 07, 2012 11:08 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Chicago Open 2012 - July 21, 2012
- Replies: 113
- Views: 79861
Re: Chicago Open 2012 - July 21, 2012
I really do think the fuzz is one of the biggest problems in qb right now.
- Mon Jun 04, 2012 8:21 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Taking VCU Open's Spot in August
- Replies: 76
- Views: 17608
Re: Taking VCU Open's Spot in August
I'd probably travel to any site mentioned. My preference is for whichever site results in the best field. My support for Pittsburgh is that it's theoretically accessible by almost all of the good players around.
- Sun Jun 03, 2012 10:34 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Taking VCU Open's Spot in August
- Replies: 76
- Views: 17608
Re: Taking VCU Open's Spot in August
Pittsburgh is an excellent city. Let's go there.
- Sat Jun 02, 2012 10:00 am
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Chicago Open 2012 - July 21, 2012
- Replies: 113
- Views: 79861
Re: Chicago Open 2012 - July 21, 2012
I guess we'll play it by ear - it's gotta be 15 or 17, one way or the other. Double byes are the pits.
- Fri Jun 01, 2012 7:28 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Chicago Open 2012 - July 21, 2012
- Replies: 113
- Views: 79861
Re: Chicago Open 2012 - July 21, 2012
So, right now, this tournament has 16 teams...and that's no good. How crazy would people call me if I asked (if necessary) teams/players to combine, even if it meant that a few teams had to have five players (and would get to play all five players in their games). Do we have enough buzzers that can ...