We'd like to assess the potential size of the Skype mirror (which would primarily draw players from the Northeast and the South) before considering a 4th physical site in the US. We'd rather have fewer mirrors with larger fields than more mirrors with smaller fields.wd4gdz wrote:Where are there no plans to hold a mirror in The South?
That's an absolutely stupid policy. Asking people in the South to travel hundreds of miles or play on Skype instead of letting somebody host a mirror can't possibly be based on anything other than complete indifference to the concerns of an entire region of the country.
Why would you assess the potential size of a Skype mirror before assessing the potential size of a south(east) mirror?
I couldn't find any mention on hsquizbowl of people saying how Skype tournaments are way better than in-person ones.
Galadedrid Damodred wrote:I reject the assertion that it represents "complete indifference to the concerns of an entire region of the country."
wd4gdz wrote:Why would you assess the potential size of a Skype mirror before assessing the potential size of a south(east) mirror? What exactly needs to happen for you to consider allowing a south(east) mirror?
"Skype is denigrated as a platform for official competition of any kind, due to the inherent likelihood of technical snafus that comes with an online platform."
--qbwiki
"Skype tournaments are better than nothing but shadow in comparison to the real thing."
--Drew Scheeler
"Skype quizbowl tournaments are a horrible idea."
--Charlie Dees
I couldn't find any mention on hsquizbowl of people saying how Skype tournaments are way better than in-person ones.
hydrocephalitic listlessness wrote:From emails I got back in November, it seems like a bunch of schools in the Northeast (including Harvard) have already declined to host a physical mirror. So, if one of those schools—or another in the Northeast—decided that they'd be fine with hosting, would Stanford still be okay with that?
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