Abacus | A web application for quizbowl moderators
Abacus | A web application for quizbowl moderators
http://www.abacusquizbowl.com/
(Sorry, the image is cut off to the right. Full screenshot here.)
Abacus is a control panel for quizbowl moderators. With Abacus, moderators can read questions, keep score, and send statistics all on one screen.
-Keep score accurately and easily (no more math mistakes!)
-Load in .doc(x) or .pdf packets to be read onscreen
-Edit statistics in the event of a misclick
-E-mail statistics to your statskeeper for input into SQBS (Stanford Quizbowl Statistics Software)
Read the documentation to learn about all the features as well as what is going to be added in the future.
This is first deployment, so the website may go down if too many people try accessing at once.
Please post all comments/questions/concerns/bugs here or e-mail me at raj.ksvn AT gmail DOT com.
(Sorry, the image is cut off to the right. Full screenshot here.)
Abacus is a control panel for quizbowl moderators. With Abacus, moderators can read questions, keep score, and send statistics all on one screen.
-Keep score accurately and easily (no more math mistakes!)
-Load in .doc(x) or .pdf packets to be read onscreen
-Edit statistics in the event of a misclick
-E-mail statistics to your statskeeper for input into SQBS (Stanford Quizbowl Statistics Software)
Read the documentation to learn about all the features as well as what is going to be added in the future.
This is first deployment, so the website may go down if too many people try accessing at once.
Please post all comments/questions/concerns/bugs here or e-mail me at raj.ksvn AT gmail DOT com.
Bala
UC Berkeley, 2018
UC Berkeley, 2018
Re: Abacus | A web application for quizbowl moderators
According to one of my teammates, "This is so great." And I have to agree. I hope we get to use this at our upcoming tournament; it would definitely make things a lot easier.
Sean M.
HTHS '14
Cornell University '18
UCSB '23
The opinions presented in this user's posts have not been approved by HTHS Quizbowl Team. Viewer discretion is advised. - Patrick LeBlanc, Captain
HTHS '14
Cornell University '18
UCSB '23
The opinions presented in this user's posts have not been approved by HTHS Quizbowl Team. Viewer discretion is advised. - Patrick LeBlanc, Captain
Re: Abacus | A web application for quizbowl moderators
I like this a lot. You do need support for substitutes before this can actually be used for tournaments, so I'd make that a priority. Maybe I'm missing it, but I think you also need a way to edit round number, school names, individual names, etc.
This certainly isn't necessary, but given the way rooms are set up it would help me as a moderator to have the eight names aligned from left to right along the top.
This certainly isn't necessary, but given the way rooms are set up it would help me as a moderator to have the eight names aligned from left to right along the top.
Evan Adams
VCU '11, UVA '14, NYU '15
VCU '11, UVA '14, NYU '15
Re: Abacus | A web application for quizbowl moderators
This looks great. Perhaps I'm missing something, but is there a way to reset the stats for a new round without refreshing the page and losing the tournament information (tournament name and moderator name)?
Andrew Nadig
Mannhiem Mannheim Manheim Township, 2005-11
Carnegie Mellon University, 2011-15
Carnegie Mellon University, 2011-15
Re: Abacus | A web application for quizbowl moderators
My biggest concern with this is the security of any questions that are uploaded to this app. I'm not accusing you of anything but there have been notable incidents involving question security in the past and is obviously something that is going to be of concern with any kind of application like this, particularly if it's maintained or designed by current players.
Fred Morlan
University of Kentucky CoP, 2017
International Quiz Bowl Tournaments, CEO, co-owner
former PACE member, president, etc.
former hsqbrank manager, former NAQT writer & subject editor, former hsqb Administrator/Chief Administrator
University of Kentucky CoP, 2017
International Quiz Bowl Tournaments, CEO, co-owner
former PACE member, president, etc.
former hsqbrank manager, former NAQT writer & subject editor, former hsqb Administrator/Chief Administrator
- ryanrosenberg
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Re: Abacus | A web application for quizbowl moderators
From what I can tell, packets are uploaded to a Scribd page which is public. This is obviously a huge problem if uncleared packets are to be read using this app.Grams's Go-Go Boots wrote:My biggest concern with this is the security of any questions that are uploaded to this app. I'm not accusing you of anything but there have been notable incidents involving question security in the past and is obviously something that is going to be of concern with any kind of application like this, particularly if it's maintained or designed by current players.
edit: Just from searching a reasonably plausible timestamp title on Scribd I was able to find a packet of DRAGOON, which is uncleared (although I don't believe there are any scheduled future mirrors).
Ryan Rosenberg
North Carolina '16
NYU '26 (ideally)
ACF
North Carolina '16
NYU '26 (ideally)
ACF
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Re: Abacus | A web application for quizbowl moderators
I'm not sure if I missed something, but does this do bouncebacks? It would be nice if this could track bouncebacks heard/points scored from them, too.
Alex Liu
Georgia Tech '1X
Chattahoochee '13
Georgia Tech '1X
Chattahoochee '13
Re: Abacus | A web application for quizbowl moderators
Can you please take down the DRAGOON packet immediately? The set is not yet cleared.
Billy Busse
University of Illinois, B.S. '14
Rosalind Franklin University, M.S. '21, M.D. Candidate '25
Emeritus Member, ACF
Writer/Subject Editor/Set Editor, NAQT
University of Illinois, B.S. '14
Rosalind Franklin University, M.S. '21, M.D. Candidate '25
Emeritus Member, ACF
Writer/Subject Editor/Set Editor, NAQT
Re: Abacus | A web application for quizbowl moderators
Is ACF Fall clear? There's a packet up from it.
Nick Collins
C. E. Byrd '12 (Shreveport, LA)
Louisiana Tech '16, '17
University of Virginia
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Louisiana Tech '16, '17
University of Virginia
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Re: Abacus | A web application for quizbowl moderators
Where did that packet of Dragoon even come from? That's potentially indicative of something worse.
Collin Parks
University of Michigan '18
"Aragorn was the famed king of Gondor, while the Iberian kingdom was Aragon. Both parties were aware of this coincidence: we have a journal entry from Aragorn that expresses his anger at receiving mail meant for King Peter IV of Aragon for the umpteenth time."~ CommodoreCoCo
University of Michigan '18
"Aragorn was the famed king of Gondor, while the Iberian kingdom was Aragon. Both parties were aware of this coincidence: we have a journal entry from Aragorn that expresses his anger at receiving mail meant for King Peter IV of Aragon for the umpteenth time."~ CommodoreCoCo
Re: Abacus | A web application for quizbowl moderators
Possibly a host or reader who didn't think about the possibility of the back end of this program not being secured.
Fred Morlan
University of Kentucky CoP, 2017
International Quiz Bowl Tournaments, CEO, co-owner
former PACE member, president, etc.
former hsqbrank manager, former NAQT writer & subject editor, former hsqb Administrator/Chief Administrator
University of Kentucky CoP, 2017
International Quiz Bowl Tournaments, CEO, co-owner
former PACE member, president, etc.
former hsqbrank manager, former NAQT writer & subject editor, former hsqb Administrator/Chief Administrator
Re: Abacus | A web application for quizbowl moderators
I apologize for the security issues. I thought I set the Scribd status to private but I had a typo in the code. I will get this fixed immediately.
Bala
UC Berkeley, 2018
UC Berkeley, 2018
Re: Abacus | A web application for quizbowl moderators
The issue is now fixed, but at the cost of the ability to upload doc(x) files. It will be re-added within the next week or two but in the meantime, please convert your documents to PDFs before using Abacus. The files are not uploaded anywhere else other than the Abacus server as of now.
That is an interesting idea, I will try to implement it and see how it goes.
Not currently. Open an issue for it in the 'Report Bug' tab if it has not already been created.I'm not sure if I missed something, but does this do bouncebacks? It would be nice if this could track bouncebacks heard/points scored from them, too.
This is a valid point. As of now, the server does not upload the packets anywhere else and automatically deletes all packets hourly.My biggest concern with this is the security of any questions that are uploaded to this app. I'm not accusing you of anything but there have been notable incidents involving question security in the past and is obviously something that is going to be of concern with any kind of application like this, particularly if it's maintained or designed by current players.
Not currently. I will probably get this fixed tonight.This looks great. Perhaps I'm missing something, but is there a way to reset the stats for a new round without refreshing the page and losing the tournament information (tournament name and moderator name)?
Substitute support is being worked on. Round number, school names, individual names can be edited using the Upload Tournament/Round links at the top - read the documentation.I like this a lot. You do need support for substitutes before this can actually be used for tournaments, so I'd make that a priority. Maybe I'm missing it, but I think you also need a way to edit round number, school names, individual names, etc.
This certainly isn't necessary, but given the way rooms are set up it would help me as a moderator to have the eight names aligned from left to right along the top.
That is an interesting idea, I will try to implement it and see how it goes.
Bala
UC Berkeley, 2018
UC Berkeley, 2018
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Re: Abacus | A web application for quizbowl moderators
I tried out some packets earlier and it seemed like each time you inputed points for a question, the packet would jump to the top of the other section, not the one last read (i.e. input a tossup, it goes to the top of the bonuses page and vice versa). Obviously this is an annoying problem if you're reading tossup 19, have to scroll down to around bonus 19, and then scroll back down to tossup 20, and scroll down for the last bonus. Surely there's a fix for this?
Patrick Liao
Lisgar Collegiate Institute 2011, University of Pennsylvania 2015, University of Toronto Faculty of Law 2019
Lisgar Collegiate Institute 2011, University of Pennsylvania 2015, University of Toronto Faculty of Law 2019
Re: Abacus | A web application for quizbowl moderators
Not in the Scribd API. But since Abacus is not using Scribd anymore, it should work as you expect it to (and when I migrate to Google Apps in the future, should work similarly).I tried out some packets earlier and it seemed like each time you inputed points for a question, the packet would jump to the top of the other section, not the one last read (i.e. input a tossup, it goes to the top of the bonuses page and vice versa). Obviously this is an annoying problem if you're reading tossup 19, have to scroll down to around bonus 19, and then scroll back down to tossup 20, and scroll down for the last bonus. Surely there's a fix for this?
Bala
UC Berkeley, 2018
UC Berkeley, 2018
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Re: Abacus | A web application for quizbowl moderators
Cool beans.
I've already communicated this privately to Raj, but I would suggest that anyone who is interested in working on this kind of thing take a look at Backbone.js. There are other frameworks that handle client-side data and synchronize it with the server (Ember, Knockout, etc.) but of all those Backbone commits you to the least amount of overhead.
I've already communicated this privately to Raj, but I would suggest that anyone who is interested in working on this kind of thing take a look at Backbone.js. There are other frameworks that handle client-side data and synchronize it with the server (Ember, Knockout, etc.) but of all those Backbone commits you to the least amount of overhead.
Jerry Vinokurov
ex-LJHS, ex-Berkeley, ex-Brown, sorta-ex-CMU
presently: John Jay College Economics
code ape, loud voice, general nuissance
ex-LJHS, ex-Berkeley, ex-Brown, sorta-ex-CMU
presently: John Jay College Economics
code ape, loud voice, general nuissance
Re: Abacus | A web application for quizbowl moderators
Abacus 1.1 is here! New features include variable number of players per team, locally saving and loading round statistics, and smart handling of tossups heard per player.
As always, report bugs or give suggestions at the 'Report Bug' link at the top right or just post here. Don't forget to read the documentation to understand the subtle additions.
Screenshot at http://i.imgur.com/A5wcS0n.png.
As always, report bugs or give suggestions at the 'Report Bug' link at the top right or just post here. Don't forget to read the documentation to understand the subtle additions.
Screenshot at http://i.imgur.com/A5wcS0n.png.
Bala
UC Berkeley, 2018
UC Berkeley, 2018