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by Auks Ran Ova
Mon Mar 04, 2024 11:24 pm
Forum: Databases and Quizbowl Software
Topic: Introducing YellowFruit.
Replies: 106
Views: 95097

Re: Introducing YellowFruit.

You could always design and implement your own proprietary statkeeping application that you also don't share with the community.
by Auks Ran Ova
Sun Mar 03, 2024 8:52 pm
Forum: Trash
Topic: CO Trash 2024 (Sunday, July 28th at Northwestern)
Replies: 6
Views: 4631

Re: CO Trash 2024 (Late summer, Chicago? area)

Can we get a team formation sheet set up for this please? Done. More logistical details (like how to officially register) will be added shortly. Please do not attempt to form teams composed of racist internet cranks. messed up that american comics gets such a heavy distro as opposed to the comics p...
by Auks Ran Ova
Thu Feb 15, 2024 4:34 pm
Forum: Collegiate Discussion
Topic: Alternate locations for ACF Nationals
Replies: 30
Views: 4103

Re: Alternate locations for ACF Nationals

Dantooine is Big! wrote: Thu Feb 15, 2024 4:32 pm I feel this is a sufficiently serious suggestion and proposal
I disagree! I think it's either an extended bit or the wildest idea about ACF Nationals hosting I've heard since "can't we simply move ACF Nationals 2020 to a state with no COVID restrictions".
by Auks Ran Ova
Thu Feb 15, 2024 4:30 pm
Forum: Collegiate Discussion
Topic: Alternate locations for ACF Nationals
Replies: 30
Views: 4103

Re: Alternate locations for ACF Nationals

ClevelandCavaliers wrote: Thu Feb 15, 2024 4:18 pmI have spoken to several esteemed members of the community, and have concluded that there is no clear rationale for this arrangement
Have you really?
by Auks Ran Ova
Sat Feb 10, 2024 9:15 pm
Forum: Collegiate Announcements & Results
Topic: ESPN @ UChicago (3/23/24)
Replies: 7
Views: 2397

Re: ESPN @ UChicago (3/23/24)

Cheynem wrote: Sat Feb 10, 2024 4:37 pm Will there be any planned side events?
And can they include TELEOLOGY?
by Auks Ran Ova
Sun Feb 04, 2024 12:18 am
Forum: Collegiate Announcements & Results
Topic: 2024 NAQT SCT at Minnesota
Replies: 1
Views: 815

Re: 2024 NAQT SCT at Minnesota

We've got results! In DI, Minnesota A went 10-2 in a quadruple round-robin to clear the field. Full stats are available here: https://hsquizbowl.org/db/tournaments/8743/stats/di_all_games/ In DII, after 2x8 prelims into 2x8 crossover playoffs, Minnesota C, Michigan Tech, and Macalester A were tied a...
by Auks Ran Ova
Sat Jan 27, 2024 3:06 am
Forum: Collegiate Discussion
Topic: Packet submission thoughts
Replies: 16
Views: 3329

Re: Packet submission thoughts

Since many editors will have a fine-grained sub-distribution prepared before production begins It sounds like a huge amount of effort wastage could be prevented by simply not doing this for packet-sub tournaments. It's reasonable enough when you're setting out to write an entire set in-house, but d...
by Auks Ran Ova
Fri Jan 19, 2024 6:48 pm
Forum: Collegiate Announcements & Results
Topic: ESPN (Spring 2024, 3.5-4 Dot)
Replies: 10
Views: 8248

Re: ESPN (Spring 2024, 3.5-4 Dot)

estrom wrote: Thu Dec 07, 2023 9:06 pm UPDATE: I can now confirm the rumors: the UChicago mirror will be March 23rd.
Starting to work on travel/lodging for this--would it be possible to get an announcement thread?
by Auks Ran Ova
Sun Jan 14, 2024 12:49 am
Forum: Quizbowl History Forum
Topic: Apropos of nothing, some quiz bowl memories
Replies: 5
Views: 1733

Re: Apropos of nothing, some quiz bowl memories

Joe, you are and always will be a poster after my own heart.
by Auks Ran Ova
Wed Dec 06, 2023 12:14 am
Forum: Collegiate Announcements & Results
Topic: ESPN (Spring 2024, 3.5-4 Dot)
Replies: 10
Views: 8248

Re: ESPN (Spring 2024, 3.5-4 Dot)

I too would really like to know this!
by Auks Ran Ova
Sat Oct 21, 2023 10:33 pm
Forum: Miscellaneous Quizbowl
Topic: Bring Back QuizDB (BBQ)
Replies: 1
Views: 2480

Re: Bring Back QuizDB (BBQ)

Based on the thread announcing the shutdown, it was a combination of increased hosting fees and lack of interest from the developer, and the latter is not really something you can crowdfund. If it's the packet-reading utility you're looking for, qbreader.org has similar functionality and a much more...
by Auks Ran Ova
Sat Oct 21, 2023 10:14 pm
Forum: Collegiate Discussion
Topic: Which packets should get uploaded to the archive?
Replies: 13
Views: 6424

Re: Which packets should get uploaded to the archive?

I don't really see why a public reading should be required for posting anything, but I definitely think we should filter vanity packets away from normal college tournaments to make the archive more useful for people. Came here to say pretty much exactly this--especially the former, but especially t...
by Auks Ran Ova
Sat Oct 07, 2023 11:36 pm
Forum: Miscellaneous Quizbowl
Topic: RIP Ed Powers
Replies: 3
Views: 3789

Re: RIP Ed Powers

Ed was a delightful poster, a stalwart coach, and, apparently, an excellent free safety; he will indeed be missed. I too welcome any stories those who know him better than me would care to share!
by Auks Ran Ova
Fri Oct 06, 2023 5:13 pm
Forum: Collegiate Announcements & Results
Topic: 2024 IQBT Undergraduate Championship - Congrats to Cornell!
Replies: 44
Views: 14569

Re: 2024 IQBT Undergraduate Championship - Columbia U (NYC) - 3/2-3/3/24

IQBT is pleased to announce that we will be hosting this in person at Columbia University in New York City. This seems like an odd decision given that the poll was (albeit somewhat narrowly) in favor of an online event, most clearly because travel to three in-person nationals is a significant ask i...
by Auks Ran Ova
Sun Oct 01, 2023 6:25 pm
Forum: Trash
Topic: The Disney+ Set: First Edition
Replies: 2
Views: 2963

Re: The Disney+ Set: First Edition

Your use of terminology is a little confusing--do I understand correctly that this is a set containing multiple 10/10 packets?
by Auks Ran Ova
Fri Sep 29, 2023 1:51 pm
Forum: Trash
Topic: CO Trash 2024 (Sunday, July 28th at Northwestern)
Replies: 6
Views: 4631

Re: CO Trash 2024 (Late summer, Chicago? area)

Hello friends, This set is currently a little over 15% written, and I finally remembered that I meant to post an updated distribution. Here it is! SPORTS 1/1 football 1/1 basketball 1/1 baseball 1/1 other FILM 1/1 pre-1980 1.5/1.5 1980s-2000s 1.5/1.5 2010s-present MUSIC 1/1 rock 1/1 pop .75/.75 hip-...
by Auks Ran Ova
Mon Aug 21, 2023 10:00 pm
Forum: Collegiate Announcements & Results
Topic: 2023 UMN Open Weekend (COOT + Super ACRONYM 4 + Side Events)
Replies: 18
Views: 6173

Re: 2023 UMN Open Weekend (COOT + Super ACRONYM 4 + Side Events)

Agreed with Mike--this was a blast, thank you for running everything and cramming in as many events as possible! Special thanks to Nicholas Tunks for reading the entire Pokémon event with, despite his fears to the contrary, admirable pronunciation.
by Auks Ran Ova
Thu Aug 17, 2023 6:42 pm
Forum: Collegiate Announcements & Results
Topic: 2023 UMN Open Weekend (COOT + Super ACRONYM 4 + Side Events)
Replies: 18
Views: 6173

Re: 2023 UMN Open Weekend (COOT + Super ACRONYM 4 + Side Events)

Cheynem wrote: Tue Aug 15, 2023 10:18 pm I suspect Guerrilla Film might work best as a shootout, but we can play things by ear.
Most of the side events will probably work best as shootouts, tbh, especially the smaller ones.
by Auks Ran Ova
Sun Aug 13, 2023 4:53 pm
Forum: Collegiate Discussion
Topic: 2023 Chicago Open - General Discussion and Thanks
Replies: 41
Views: 19530

Re: 2023 Chicago Open - General Discussion and Thanks

I’ve seen a few bold manifestos like this one crop up recently, and while I admire the passion they demonstrate (and, in this case, think Arya did a great job as an editor), I tend to find these things rather overstated. Quizbowl is, fundamentally, an academic trivia game. I hold it in very high es...
by Auks Ran Ova
Wed Aug 02, 2023 7:34 pm
Forum: Collegiate Announcements & Results
Topic: Chicago Open 2023 (August 5 at Northwestern)
Replies: 44
Views: 25811

Re: Chicago Open 2023 (August 5 at Northwestern)

It has come to my attention (i.e., I finally read all the threads closely enough to connect all these facts) that CO Sunday is scheduled to feature an 8-round tossups-only tournament, a 5-round tossups-only tournament, a 10-round tossups only tournament, and a 6-packet shootout. For some reason the ...
by Auks Ran Ova
Tue Apr 04, 2023 8:51 am
Forum: Collegiate Discussion
Topic: Where are you going next year? (Collegiate 2023)
Replies: 12
Views: 9232

Re: Where are you going next year? (Collegiate 2023)

A Lust-Fanned Dairy Tale wrote: Sun Apr 02, 2023 10:00 pmI am looking forward to joining the Minnesota quizbowl mafia.
You simply love to see it.
by Auks Ran Ova
Mon Apr 03, 2023 3:44 pm
Forum: Collegiate Discussion
Topic: 2023 Division I ICT: specific question discussion
Replies: 28
Views: 4241

Re: 2023 Division I ICT: specific question discussion

Rob might be able to elaborate on this, but we made a mistake of some kind that resulted in a layer of edits to the Albee question not being saved. Our apologies for not catching this. Yeah, I'm unclear where exactly in the process we messed this up (I'm guessing I just screwed up in making sure my...
by Auks Ran Ova
Thu Mar 23, 2023 7:11 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: CMST II (Fall 2022)
Replies: 12
Views: 10793

Re: CMST II (Fall 2022)

There was; just send a request to the admin email!
by Auks Ran Ova
Tue Mar 14, 2023 11:52 pm
Forum: Collegiate Announcements & Results
Topic: Chicago Open 2023 (August 5 at Northwestern)
Replies: 44
Views: 25811

Re: Chicago Open 2023

FZed the last couple of posts by tournament editor request. There's not a rule against joking posts in general, even in tournament announcement threads, but please don't make potentially misleading maybe-jokes like the one that just got exiled.
by Auks Ran Ova
Sun Feb 26, 2023 8:18 pm
Forum: Rules and global announcements
Topic: Contacting forum admins directly
Replies: 0
Views: 8923

Contacting forum admins directly

I've disabled the forum's "Contact Us" link, since it was getting a lot of automated spam, and the occasional real messages from actual users were prone to getting lost in the deluge. In lieu, I wanted to make sure that there was a visible announcement to remind people: the admin staff has...
by Auks Ran Ova
Sun Feb 26, 2023 1:10 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: BHSU Main Site at Northwestern (02/25/2023)
Replies: 11
Views: 8015

Re: BHSU Main Site at Northwestern (02/25/2023)

The private discussion forum is now up; as usual, apply to join from your user control panel.
by Auks Ran Ova
Sun Feb 26, 2023 12:57 pm
Forum: Collegiate Discussion
Topic: 2023 BHSU: Favorite questions/clues/buzzes/moments
Replies: 21
Views: 4028

2023 BHSU: Favorite questions/clues/buzzes/moments

I liked this feature of the SCT discussion and would like to continue it. To paraphrase Andrew Hart: This thread is for posting your favorite buzzes, questions, and clues from BHSU. Give a shout out to questions you particularly enjoyed hearing, fun or funny buzzes, clues you found interesting (or w...
by Auks Ran Ova
Sun Feb 26, 2023 12:55 pm
Forum: Collegiate Discussion
Topic: 2023 BHSU: Specific question discussion
Replies: 59
Views: 35956

2023 BHSU: Specific question discussion

This thread is for discussion of specific questions from the 2023 BHSU set. If you'd like to see the text of a question, you can request that here. There is a separate thread for general discussion of the set and its philosophy.
by Auks Ran Ova
Sun Feb 26, 2023 12:53 pm
Forum: Collegiate Discussion
Topic: 2023 BHSU: General discussion
Replies: 35
Views: 14529

2023 BHSU: General discussion

This thread is for general discussion of the BHSU set/philosophy/et cetera. There is a separate thread for specific question discussion.
by Auks Ran Ova
Sun Feb 26, 2023 12:18 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: BHSU Main Site at Northwestern (02/25/2023)
Replies: 11
Views: 8015

Re: BHSU Main Site at Northwestern (02/25/2023)

After an exciting full finals series, Maryland B- (Jordan Brownstein, JinAh Kim, Jerry Vinokurov, et al.) emerged victorious over Amartya Senpai Notice Me (John Lawrence, Will Alston, Eric Mukherjee, Mike Bentley). Stats are here . Thank you to everyone who made this tournament possible, on both the...
by Auks Ran Ova
Fri Feb 24, 2023 7:29 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: BHSU Main Site at Northwestern (02/25/2023)
Replies: 11
Views: 8015

Re: BHSU Main Site at Northwestern (02/25/2023)

Which building is the tournament going to be in? Locy Hall . We'll be sending a team logistics email out tomorrow! I have sent this email to the team contacts listed on the signup sheet. If you didn't get it, or if your fiendish teammates are refusing to share it with you, let me know and I'll forw...
by Auks Ran Ova
Thu Feb 23, 2023 4:05 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: BHSU Main Site at Northwestern (02/25/2023)
Replies: 11
Views: 8015

Re: BHSU Main Site at Northwestern (02/25/2023)

grapesmoker wrote: Thu Feb 23, 2023 12:45 am Which building is the tournament going to be in?
Locy Hall. We'll be sending a team logistics email out tomorrow!
by Auks Ran Ova
Fri Dec 30, 2022 2:43 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: BHSU (Available for mirrors starting 2/25/23)
Replies: 6
Views: 8707

Re: BHSU (Available for mirrors starting 2/25/23)

Hey quizbowl fans: As of about 20 minutes ago, we have completed writing for this set, leaving us roughly two months to edit (and/or devote more attention to projects coming due before this one...). I for one am very proud of how the questions look, am excited to be able to give them the polish they...
by Auks Ran Ova
Fri Nov 04, 2022 7:42 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: CMST II @ UChicago (11/19/22)
Replies: 11
Views: 4087

Re: CMST II @ UChicago (11/19/22)

Is there a field list?
by Auks Ran Ova
Mon Sep 12, 2022 4:48 pm
Forum: Databases and Quizbowl Software
Topic: QBHub: Quizbowl Meets Automation
Replies: 7
Views: 4651

Re: QBHub: Quizbowl Meets Automation

This is a pretty cool project! I think your answerline parser, much like my knowledge of Constantin Caratheodory, needs some significant work though:

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by Auks Ran Ova
Sun Sep 11, 2022 11:09 pm
Forum: Collegiate Announcements & Results
Topic: SUDO
Replies: 19
Views: 8585

Re: SUDO

oh hell yeah
by Auks Ran Ova
Sun Aug 21, 2022 8:06 pm
Forum: Trash
Topic: CO Trash @ Minnesota (August 21st, 2022)
Replies: 3
Views: 2342

Re: CO Trash @ Minnesota (August 21st, 2022)

Team "even more quickly awful mayhem" (Brian Weikle, Evan Brown, Foster Hughes, Lalit Maharjan) gritted, scrapped, and hustled their way through a tough but small field to win this tournament. Full stats are here. Thanks to everyone, especially not Cory Haala, for showing up!
by Auks Ran Ova
Fri Aug 19, 2022 4:45 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: 2022 CO Trash: Thanks and general discussion
Replies: 17
Views: 3281

Re: Thanks and general discussion

I'm curious to know more about the decision to include a couple of "meta" questions (The Judge, Chad Kubicek). It's been ages since I've heard a tournament have questions like this and have generally found them to be polarizing - I'm not a fan personally, though both of the ones mentioned...
by Auks Ran Ova
Fri Aug 19, 2022 4:21 pm
Forum: Miscellaneous Quizbowl
Topic: Fixing Anderson buzzers
Replies: 3
Views: 1755

Re: Fixing Anderson buzzers

Yeah, I've done this a bunch of times (during tournaments, even!) and David is basically right. Bending the LED leads so it's pushed up further through the hole on the box can help restore the light to basic usability, and is generally better than nothing, but it's not a permanent solution.
by Auks Ran Ova
Wed Aug 10, 2022 11:04 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: 2022 CO Trash: Thanks and general discussion
Replies: 17
Views: 3281

Re: Thanks and general discussion

I think the other sports could have been a little more diverse besides one soccer tossup on Manchester United and I only remember one women's sports question all day (Candace Parker) Not sure what you're referring to about Man U--do you mean the tossup on Chelsea? Here are the "other sports&qu...
by Auks Ran Ova
Wed Aug 10, 2022 10:51 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: 2022 CO Trash: Specific question discussion
Replies: 24
Views: 3369

Re: Specific question discussion

I liked the variety of pop music asked about but some of them seemed quite a bit easier than the mode music question, even with factoring in the intended audience. The Joji tossup cluing another person on the same label that's popular on Youtube, Rich Brian, was a good example of this. I thought ab...
by Auks Ran Ova
Wed Aug 10, 2022 3:57 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: 2022 CO Trash: Thanks and general discussion
Replies: 17
Views: 3281

Re: Thanks and general discussion

I'm glad Tim mentioned the general prose. I chuckled a lot, in a good way, hearing these questions, which I thought made for an entertaining experience. I'm glad you and others enjoyed this--to my mind one of the worst things a tournament can be is "hard and dull", so we try a lot to keep...
by Auks Ran Ova
Wed Aug 10, 2022 3:52 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: 2022 CO Trash: Thanks and general discussion
Replies: 17
Views: 3281

Re: Thanks and general discussion

Just want to second what Mike is saying about the comics questions here. I only remember the Carol Danvers tossup and the Long Halloween/Calendar Man/Frank Miller bonus as comics questions I heard in the 12 rounds we played. Were there any more I perhaps just forgot playing? I recognize that things...
by Auks Ran Ova
Sun Aug 07, 2022 10:36 pm
Forum: Trash
Topic: CO Trash 2022 (August 7, 2022, Evanston)
Replies: 29
Views: 12900

Re: CO Trash 2022 (August 7, 2022, Evanston)

The Great Will Be Defeated By the Excellent (Yogesh Raut, Matt Lafer, Conor Thompson, and Tony Chen) beat The Great Quizbowl Fire of 2014 (Matt Weiner, Erik Nelson, Chris Ray, and John Lawrence) 335-325 in a thrilling one-game final. We'll have full/final stats up in the next week. Thank you so much...
by Auks Ran Ova
Sun Aug 07, 2022 3:11 pm
Forum: Trash
Topic: CO Trash 2024 (Sunday, July 28th at Northwestern)
Replies: 6
Views: 4631

CO Trash 2024 (Sunday, July 28th at Northwestern)

Hot on the heels, or given when I'm posting this possibly the insteps, of Chicago Open Trash 2022, we're announcing the next installment: Chicago Open Trash 2024. As usual, it will once again run for most or all of the Sunday following the Chicago Open. The set's distribution will likely remain simi...
by Auks Ran Ova
Fri Jul 15, 2022 5:18 pm
Forum: Trash
Topic: CO Trash 2022 (August 7, 2022, Evanston)
Replies: 29
Views: 12900

Re: CO Trash 2022 (August 7, 2022, Evanston)

BurteL wrote: Fri Jul 15, 2022 3:36 pm Is there any further detail on CO Trash 2022 yet?
What sort of detail are you looking for?
by Auks Ran Ova
Sun Jun 26, 2022 6:27 pm
Forum: Collegiate Discussion
Topic: Where Are You Going Next Year? (Collegiate 2022)
Replies: 25
Views: 13528

Re: Where Are You Going Next Year? (Collegiate 2022)

witta99 wrote: Sun Jun 26, 2022 12:41 pm I'm also moving to Madison, WI to work for Epic
plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose
by Auks Ran Ova
Tue May 31, 2022 10:17 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: A Note To The Person Who Archived These Threads
Replies: 1
Views: 2219

Re: A Note To The Person Who Archived These Threads

1) You are a hero. The fact that somebody could be a forums moderator and do something is inspiring to all of us. I don't know who you are, but if you are coming to NSC I'll buy you a meal. 2) Unfortunately, to the best of my knowledge, moderators can delete or archive threads, but only administrat...