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- Mon Jul 27, 2015 2:02 am
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: VETO at the University of Toronto (2015-07-25)
- Replies: 82
- Views: 44898
Re: VETO at the University of Toronto (2015-07-25)
You know VETO is wacky when the Top 2 teams at the tournament are the only ones to not power any questions.
- Thu May 07, 2015 10:08 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Subject Rankings Thread
- Replies: 36
- Views: 12369
Re: Subject Rankings Thread
I will vouch for Trevor's philosophy knowledge.
- Tue May 05, 2015 11:52 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: A quick-and-dirty player ranking stat (I'm not first)
- Replies: 12
- Views: 8348
Re: A quick-and-dirty player ranking stat (I'm not first)
The list [the ACF one with all brackets] passes the eye-test really well. However, it seems like it is far too harsh to players playing in brackets outside of the Top 3. As above, I can certainly say that Jordan is a better player than Joe, yet his score is literally divided by two for not having ma...
- Sun May 03, 2015 9:47 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Player Poll 2015: LET US NOW PRAISE FAMOUS DUFUSES
- Replies: 86
- Views: 40215
Re: Player Poll 2015: LET US NOW PRAISE FAMOUS DUFUSES
Okay, I'm posting my data. Mainly because its frustrating that people are clamouring for such-and-such to be Top 25 when they haven't actually made their list yet. There are a LOT of decent-to-good players in quizbowl! As said above, being Top 25 requires there to be FEWER THAN 25 PLAYERS BETTER THA...
- Sat May 02, 2015 10:43 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Player Poll 2015: LET US NOW PRAISE FAMOUS DUFUSES
- Replies: 86
- Views: 40215
Re: Player Poll 2015: LET US NOW PRAISE FAMOUS DUFUSES
Sure seems like there are 95 players for 25 spots.
- Sun Apr 19, 2015 9:24 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: ACF Nationals 2015 Discussion
- Replies: 227
- Views: 110872
Re: ACF Nationals 2015 Discussion
I don't have too much to say but I just want to check-in to say I thought the tournament as a whole was very enjoyable and the science was fantastic.
- Sat Apr 18, 2015 10:36 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: ACF Nationals Predictions
- Replies: 44
- Views: 21896
Re: ACF Nationals Predictions
Called it.Windows ME wrote: PENN
Saajid scores fifty /
Just like Jordan in his prime /
- Mon Apr 13, 2015 11:13 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: STIMPY Skype Mirror (4/11)
- Replies: 33
- Views: 17551
Re: STIMPY Skype Mirror (4/11)
Derek can become best player in Canada in under a year if he wants it IMO.
- Wed Apr 08, 2015 7:02 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: STIMPY Skype Mirror (4/11)
- Replies: 33
- Views: 17551
Re: STIMPY Skype Mirror (4/11)
I would like to offer myself as a free agent. I know science if that helps.
EDIT: I've joined Charles Hang's team.
EDIT: I've joined Charles Hang's team.
- Fri Apr 03, 2015 8:58 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: ACF Nationals Predictions
- Replies: 44
- Views: 21896
Re: ACF Nationals Predictions
I wrote a haiku about each team. Except B teams because I have no idea who's realistically playing on them. Sorry B teams. Slot yourselves in wherever you feel comfortable. VIRGINIA Playing Bollinger? / You are in so much trouble / His two beats your one PENN Saajid scores fifty / Just like Jordan i...
- Thu Dec 11, 2014 6:42 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: IRC Festivus 2014: Quentin Tarantino Edition
- Replies: 74
- Views: 37682
Re: IRC Festivus 2014: Quentin Tarantino Edition
I will write some amount of Ike Jose tossups.
James
James
- Thu Dec 11, 2014 12:24 am
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: DEES Online: January 3rd, 2015
- Replies: 23
- Views: 13406
Re: DEES Online: January 3rd, 2015
There's a non-zero chance Alberta plays this but will refrain from an official registration for the time being.
- Mon Nov 03, 2014 11:13 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: A proposal to simplify eligibility rules
- Replies: 43
- Views: 15140
Re: A proposal to simplify eligibility rules
They don't have an acceptance yet? That's ridiculous. I hope it wasn't allowed.
- Mon Oct 13, 2014 11:37 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Does anybody else keep track of their personal statistics?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 5058
Re: Does anybody else keep track of their personal statistic
I like this stat.TheMaxWilliams wrote: Bonus parts written corretly: 305 (53)
53 bonus parts written correctly during tournaments!
- Wed Oct 01, 2014 9:48 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: The place of zoology in the bio distribution
- Replies: 53
- Views: 31016
Re: Writing Prizes
That's why they're average.
- Tue Sep 30, 2014 3:24 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: PADAWAN @ University of Toronto 2014-10-19
- Replies: 28
- Views: 12419
Re: PADAWAN @ University of Toronto 2014-10-19
Ironically I gave it to Toronto as a consolation prize. So they have it not me :)
- Fri Sep 19, 2014 6:18 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: PADAWAN @ University of Toronto 2014-10-19
- Replies: 28
- Views: 12419
Re: PADAWAN @ University of Toronto 2014-10-19
Alberta will have a team.
- Fri Sep 19, 2014 6:17 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Penn Bowl @ McMaster (Oct. 18)
- Replies: 22
- Views: 9354
Re: Penn Bowl @ McMaster (Oct. 18)
Alberta tentatively will send one team to this. More people should run back to back tournaments!
- Sun Sep 07, 2014 9:18 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Preseason Poll
- Replies: 108
- Views: 82588
Re: Preseason Poll
To be fair neither did his teammates.Matthew Jackson wrote: Will Alston didn't show up, but this is happening nonetheless in the #quizbowl IRC channel, with Mike Cheyne hosting.
- Mon Aug 18, 2014 9:29 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Preseason Poll
- Replies: 108
- Views: 82588
Re: Preseason Poll
I'm so jealous.The Predictable Consequences wrote:North Carolina retains all of our ACF Nationals team and adds Kisan from Ladue, creating a potential UNC A where everyone's name ends in -an.
- Fri Aug 01, 2014 5:28 pm
- Forum: Best of the Best
- Topic: VCUO travel with John Lawrence -- the liveblog!!
- Replies: 105
- Views: 106367
Re: VCUO travel with John Lawrence -- the liveblog!!
This is the best thing ever.Mewto55555 wrote:Our flight is leaving from gate D2 in a few hours. JL is concerned we won't be able to board, as we've both lost our eligibility.
- Wed Jul 30, 2014 7:25 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: VCU Open Science Playtesting
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2369
Re: VCU Open Science Playtesting
This will take place in half an hour in the IRC room #vcuopenscience.
If I have no way of confirming your identity (such as having messaged me earlier or being an IRC regular) you will be kicked for security reasons.
If I have no way of confirming your identity (such as having messaged me earlier or being an IRC regular) you will be kicked for security reasons.
- Tue Jul 29, 2014 8:30 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: VCU Open Science Playtesting
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2369
Re: VCU Open Science Playtesting
This is happening tomorrow at 8 Eastern. Everything but comp sci, since I didn't actually touch that category.
- Sun Jul 27, 2014 10:14 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: VCU Open Science Playtesting
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2369
VCU Open Science Playtesting
Hi everyone.
I would like to playtest the science for VCU Open on Wednesday night. Maybe 8pm-ish EST? Please send me an e-mail, forum message, IRC message, etc. and let me know what time works for you.
I would like to playtest the science for VCU Open on Wednesday night. Maybe 8pm-ish EST? Please send me an e-mail, forum message, IRC message, etc. and let me know what time works for you.
- Mon Jul 14, 2014 8:33 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: The Secret Island of Dr. Auroni
- Replies: 23
- Views: 13279
Re: The Secret Island of Dr. Auroni
I will read or play*. Depending on what works best for Auroni's schedule/total number of teams.
* I'm really, really bad at this topic.
* I'm really, really bad at this topic.
- Sat Jun 14, 2014 7:36 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Open online mirror of NASAT -- June 21
- Replies: 91
- Views: 51628
Re: Open online mirror of NASAT -- June 21
I can read for this
- Mon Jun 02, 2014 3:42 pm
- Forum: Quizbowl History Forum
- Topic: All-time all-state teams
- Replies: 61
- Views: 53539
Re: All-time all-state teams
ONTARIO: Will Nediger (London Central), Sinan Ulusoy (Woburn) Would probably be filled out by Raphael Kirchevksy (UTS) and Jordan Palmer (Westdale). Only Sinan actually played quizbowl in high school, but all of them are involved in quizbowl now. Eric Smith needs to be on this team. I don't know wh...
- Sun Jun 01, 2014 3:35 am
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: 3M: Chicago Open History Doubles, 7/20
- Replies: 47
- Views: 27770
Re: 3M: Chicago Open History Doubles, 7/20
I'm going to staff.
Unless you become flooded with staff.
Unless you become flooded with staff.
- Wed May 28, 2014 11:21 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: VCU Open/second summer open this year
- Replies: 44
- Views: 22749
Re: VCU Open/second summer open this year
I haven't heard much response to my attempts to get someone to write science for this. What do people think about a tournament with very little science in each packet? The alternative is probably not doing a full-scale tournament at all. I'd be willing to edit science. My schedule between now and t...
- Thu May 01, 2014 6:59 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Science Player Poll
- Replies: 24
- Views: 10338
Re: Science Player Poll
1. Daniel Arap Moi - utterly dominant in every fashion
2. Mwai Kibaki - his only flaw was not being Daniel Arap Moi
3. S. Hines - more than capable of becoming President of Kenya
2. Mwai Kibaki - his only flaw was not being Daniel Arap Moi
3. S. Hines - more than capable of becoming President of Kenya
- Mon Apr 14, 2014 8:40 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Driving to FAR AWAY Tournaments
- Replies: 25
- Views: 8681
Re: Driving to FAR AWAY Tournaments
A group of Canadians from Toronto and Ottawa drove to Alabama for DRAGOON last fall, a trip that's more than 1,500 miles. It's more than 1500km, actually. It's nowhere near 1500 miles. My teammates probably have everyone beat because they are insane. They drove from Edmonton to Chicago for ICT. Tha...
- Mon Apr 14, 2014 6:59 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: ACF Nationals congratulations, thanks, and discussion
- Replies: 169
- Views: 57551
Re: ACF Nationals congratulations, thanks, and discussion
This tournament had a disturbing number of buzzer races in pretty much all of our games. It would have benefited from more middle clues.
- Sat Mar 22, 2014 4:36 pm
- Forum: Quizbowl History Forum
- Topic: Quiz Bowl Survivor: 50 Buzz, 49 Neg
- Replies: 169
- Views: 139564
Re: Quiz Bowl Survivor: 50 Buzz, 49 Neg
The first post, like, really really needs some rosters and more information.
- Wed Feb 19, 2014 3:28 am
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: CO Matchmaking
- Replies: 36
- Views: 13752
Re: CO Matchmaking
I'm interested in playing my first ever CO. I've been known to *gasp* answer the occasional science question too!
- Wed Jan 29, 2014 6:46 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: ACF Nationals 2014: April 12 & 13 at Columbia University NYC
- Replies: 102
- Views: 88276
Re: ACF Nationals 2014: April 12 & 13 at Columbia University
Will there be an updated packets received list?
- Sun Nov 24, 2013 12:04 am
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Fernando Arrabal Online Mirror?
- Replies: 23
- Views: 6765
Re: Fernando Arrabal Online Mirror?
Quick stats correction: Mitchell's stats were swapped with mine in the UW game. (He should be 0-0 and I should be 3-1)
Thanks
Thanks
- Mon Oct 28, 2013 6:12 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Science Difficulty
- Replies: 10
- Views: 4126
Re: Science Difficulty
For me, the ones I would disagree with are: BIO bladder - hasn't been tossed up often enough for middle clues to creep into the canon yet, so I would not classify this as "easy". nucleolus - see bladder, although this has been tossed up before a few times. ATP synthase - see bladder/nucleo...
- Wed Oct 23, 2013 5:27 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: A serious discussion of ACF packet submission
- Replies: 72
- Views: 32397
Re: A serious discussion of ACF packet submission
Better idea: stop making excuses and write a packet if you want to play. A huge advantage of packet writing requirements are that the only people who are required to do so are almost always those who are *aware that such a requirement exists* in the first place. If you want to play ACF Fall every ye...
- Wed Oct 09, 2013 3:21 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Alberta Quizbowl Tournament III (02-NOV-2013)
- Replies: 0
- Views: 1914
Alberta Quizbowl Tournament III (02-NOV-2013)
The University of Alberta is pleased to announce that we will be hosting the third ever Alberta Quizbowl Tournament on Saturday, November 2, 2013, at the University of Alberta. This tournament will use an NAQT IS-A set to be determined. Location: To be determined but likely Tory Building Basement - ...
- Mon Aug 26, 2013 7:38 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Penn Bowl at uOttawa (October 27, 2013)
- Replies: 9
- Views: 4394
Re: Penn Bowl at uOttawa (October 27, 2013)
Alberta will send 2 teams to this as well.
Sign us up!
Sign us up!
- Sat Aug 24, 2013 12:18 am
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Michigan Fall Tournament at Carleton (10/26/13)
- Replies: 11
- Views: 5924
Re: Michigan Fall Tournament at Carleton (10/26/13)
Just waiting for the announcement ;)
- Sat Aug 24, 2013 12:10 am
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Michigan Fall Tournament at Carleton (10/26/13)
- Replies: 11
- Views: 5924
Re: Michigan Fall Tournament at Carleton (10/26/13)
Alberta will send two teams to this.
- Sun Aug 18, 2013 11:29 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Preseason Poll
- Replies: 54
- Views: 23729
Re: Preseason Poll
The summary of the chat has been posted to the frontpage. I'm happy to listen to any feedback if you want. I hope the preview was entertaining.
- Sat Aug 17, 2013 7:47 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Preseason Poll
- Replies: 54
- Views: 23729
Re: Preseason Poll
I've been given the go ahead to write up a comprehensive season preview (based on these rankings) for the front page. However, I need the collective knowledge of the quizbowl community to do so. Tomorrow (Sunday, August 18th, 8pm EST) in the IRC, we will have a discussion where we will shortly analy...
- Sat Aug 10, 2013 8:40 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Fernando Arrabal Tournament of the Absurd: 11/23/13 @ CMU
- Replies: 110
- Views: 46733
Re: Fernando Arrabal Tournament of the Absurd: 11/23/13 @ TBD
You should move this tournament one week earlier so that Alberta can come! That weekend is already taken by DRAGOON... So what? If one tournament is going to be massively improved without compromising the quality of another, should it not be moved? Its quite obvious what Arrabal has to gain by movi...
- Sat Aug 10, 2013 2:25 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Fernando Arrabal Tournament of the Absurd: 11/23/13 @ CMU
- Replies: 110
- Views: 46733
Re: Fernando Arrabal Tournament of the Absurd: 11/23/13 @ TBD
You should move this tournament one week earlier so that Alberta can come!
- Wed Aug 07, 2013 8:04 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Preseason Poll
- Replies: 54
- Views: 23729
Re: Preseason Poll
I'm filling this out at the moment and finding that once you reach 21-25 it becomes very difficult to make any sort of educated guess. Anyone want to suggest some teams that weren't on this year's list?
- Thu Jul 25, 2013 1:25 am
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Chicago Open Discussion
- Replies: 95
- Views: 30711
Re: Chicago Open Discussion
Did Finals2 in IRC today - two separate rooms.
Pastie is frustrating, so I made a google doc if you want to see the transcript:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1GcE ... sp=sharing
Pastie is frustrating, so I made a google doc if you want to see the transcript:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1GcE ... sp=sharing
- Tue Jul 23, 2013 2:20 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Chicago Open Discussion
- Replies: 95
- Views: 30711
Re: Chicago Open Discussion
So I did all of the biology (and nothing else) - only my second time editing science so would be more than happy to know how I did. Comments on my end: - An overwhelming amount of medicine was submitted to this tournament. I kept the most interesting and well-written things and had to replace a lot ...
- Fri Jun 28, 2013 4:32 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: ACF Nationals 2014 qualifying system
- Replies: 46
- Views: 16666
Re: ACF Nationals 2014 qualifying system
Whatever system is used, it should make sure to have a subjective component. (For example - take my team - top bracket last year at Nats and not losing anyone - but we are not exactly in a position where we can make very many tournaments at all. Part of the lure of ACF over NAQT for us is the fact t...