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by Quantity of Books v. Kansas
Fri Oct 01, 2021 11:49 am
Forum: Community Discussion
Topic: Boundaries and Being Off-topic on the Discord
Replies: 17
Views: 10649

Re: Boundaries and Being Off-topic on the Discord

I'm in full support of limiting off-topic channels to adults. On a related note, is there any plan to increase the number of moderators/level of moderation in the Discord?
by Quantity of Books v. Kansas
Thu Jul 01, 2021 11:50 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: 2021 AQBL ONCT - June 26-27
Replies: 14
Views: 9034

Re: 2021 AQBL ONCT - June 26-27

The vast majority of issues with ONCT, as far as I can tell, were not new problems brought on by having an online national tournament. The issues were general tournament directing mistakes that have been done before, discussed, and better logistical practices are now standard. I don’t fault the Teen...
by Quantity of Books v. Kansas
Wed Mar 18, 2020 12:43 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: 2020 PACE NSC: CANCELED
Replies: 9
Views: 10645

Re: 2020 PACE NSC: June 6-7, Chicago

On behalf of the Partnership for Academic Competition Excellence, I regret to inform the quizbowl community that the 2020 National Scholastic Championship, scheduled for June 6-7, 2020, has been canceled due to public safety concerns. More details on refunds, eligibility for 2021, and general inform...
by Quantity of Books v. Kansas
Sun May 05, 2019 6:28 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: NAQT, Outreach, and Social Media
Replies: 26
Views: 16435

Re: NAQT, Outreach, and Social Media

NAQT should have better social media “game”—more reactive tweeting when people tweet about quiz bowl, more emphasis on human-interest stories, more interviews, more things accessible to people not in quizbowl (family members, etc.), rather than an emphasis on statistics. On a typical day, we find 2...
by Quantity of Books v. Kansas
Mon Nov 19, 2018 1:06 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Sagacity XIV (11/17/18) [IS-179]
Replies: 2
Views: 3853

Re: Sagacity XIV (11/17/18) [IS-179]

State College B took first place on Saturday, with Allderdice A in 2nd and State College A in 3rd. Thank you to everyone who came out!

Results:
http://hsquizbowl.org/db/tournaments/51 ... standings/
by Quantity of Books v. Kansas
Sat Jul 28, 2018 8:45 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Sagacity XIV (11/17/18) [IS-179]
Replies: 2
Views: 3853

Sagacity XIV (11/17/18) [IS-179]

Pitt Quiz Bowl is excited to invite you to our 14th annual high school academic quiz bowl tournament, Sagacity. The tournament will be hosted at the University of Pittsburgh in Pittsburgh, PA on Saturday, November 17, 2018 from 9:00 AM to about 5:00 PM. Registration will run from 8:00 AM to 8:30 AM,...
by Quantity of Books v. Kansas
Sun Feb 11, 2018 9:19 pm
Forum: Best of the Best
Topic: How Can We Make Quizbowl More Approachable and Inclusive
Replies: 64
Views: 54279

Re: Quizbowl Microaggressions

Don't laugh when someone negs, unless it's very clear to you that they are also laughing and poking fun at themselves. At my first ever tournament, players on the opposing team laughed at one of my negs and it was extremely discouraging. This goes for moderators too: I can very vividly recall a mode...
by Quantity of Books v. Kansas
Wed Apr 26, 2017 8:45 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Activities Outside of Quiz Bowl
Replies: 28
Views: 3050

Re: Activities Outside of Quiz Bowl

I've swam competitively since I was five, swam varsity all four years of high school (yuck), and played the violin for nine years before I quit last year. I joined basically all of the science clubs at my school, which would include Chem Club (I am the current secretary), Science Olympiad (we're not...
by Quantity of Books v. Kansas
Sat Dec 03, 2016 9:39 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Coach issues
Replies: 12
Views: 6841

Re: Coach issues

Although we have transitioned to using pyramidal questions in practice, our school’s main focus remains in our local non-pyramidal league. We are extremely fortunate to have a strong, local pyramidal circuit, a financial situation that allows for us to pay for tournament fees ourselves, and supporti...