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by reindeer
Mon Aug 08, 2022 12:05 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: 2022 Chicago Open: August 6, 2022 @ Evanston, IL
Replies: 98
Views: 48392

Re: 2022 Chicago Open: August 6, 2022 @ Evanston, IL

I really enjoyed staffing this tournament for the first 10 or so hours. The set was well-proofread and easy to read, the logistics ran pretty well, and the teams largely seemed to be enjoying themselves. I’ve forgotten who it was, but someone in my room said “I’m just annoyed, I’m not correct” as th...
by reindeer
Sat Jul 30, 2022 3:07 pm
Forum: Collegiate Discussion
Topic: What is the most pressing concern in college quizbowl today (2022 version)?
Replies: 5
Views: 3294

Re: What is the most pressing concern in college quizbowl today (2022 version)?

I like this list, but I keep thinking that "identifying the current most pressing concern" is actually secondary to the greater question of our ability to solve it once identified. Many of these concerns are united in that they can be (and, arguably, would best be) addressed by top-down le...
by reindeer
Mon Apr 11, 2022 3:49 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: 2022 ACF Nationals: April 9-10, University of Minnesota
Replies: 20
Views: 13520

Re: 2022 ACF Nationals: April 9-10, University of Minnesota

Congratulations to the 2022 ACF Nationals champions, Georgia Tech A! Georgia Tech A defeated Stanford in the first game of an advantaged final. Ohio State A emerged from a 4-way tie with Cornell A, WUSTL A, and Maryland for 3rd place. Yale won both games of an advantaged final against Brown for the ...
by reindeer
Mon Feb 07, 2022 12:07 am
Forum: Collegiate Discussion
Topic: 2022 NAQT SCT: Division I question-specific discussion
Replies: 15
Views: 2257

Re: 2022 NAQT SCT: Division I question-specific discussion

I thought the bonus on skyscrapers in packet 8 was a masterpiece. The lead-in about a scammer building one that was only X inches rather than X feet tall was great, but the fact that it continued into part 1 with " A much larger skyscraper , the [actual famous building I've forgotten]" ele...
by reindeer
Sat Feb 05, 2022 10:28 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: 2022 NAQT SCT @ MIT (2/5/2022)
Replies: 6
Views: 1825

Re: 2022 NAQT SCT @ MIT (2/5/2022)

I was not expecting to experience a new finals structure in my 15th year of tournament attendance, but today I did! I think today's handling of the finals sequence was a great show of teamwork from all the players and organizers, and everyone involved should be proud of it. Even if we also hope it n...
by reindeer
Fri Feb 04, 2022 11:10 pm
Forum: Collegiate Discussion
Topic: ACF Updates 2021-22
Replies: 4
Views: 3888

Re: ACF Updates 2021-22

January Announcements (last updated 2/4/22) ACF Regionals : 129 teams at 13 sites (and one blizzard) played ACF Regionals on 1/29. Thanks and congratulations to everyone involved! A-values from ACF Regionals will be released within a week. ACF Nationals : The remaining packet submission deadlines a...
by reindeer
Sun Jan 23, 2022 12:46 pm
Forum: Community Discussion
Topic: 2022 Carper Award community discussion
Replies: 16
Views: 8378

Re: 2022 Carper Award community discussion

Cheynem wrote: Sat Jan 22, 2022 10:09 pm There are many modern/active people who are widely deserving of a Carper, but I assume these are pretty known to ACF membership.
Please feel free to discuss these people anyway! It helps us to know who the community wants to recognize, even if they might seem like "obvious" choices.
by reindeer
Tue Jan 11, 2022 11:00 pm
Forum: Collegiate Discussion
Topic: Misconduct Reporting Form
Replies: 17
Views: 25832

Re: Misconduct Reporting Form

I have resigned as a misconduct form representative from ACF and will be replaced by the extremely qualified Caroline Mao. All the best to Caroline and the form!
by reindeer
Fri Dec 31, 2021 12:01 am
Forum: Collegiate Discussion
Topic: ACF Updates 2021-22
Replies: 4
Views: 3888

Re: ACF Updates 2021-22

December Announcements (last updated 12/30/21) ACF Regionals : Packet-required teams should turn in their half-packets if they haven’t already! The next packet submission deadline is +$25 on 1/2, followed by +$50 on 1/9. Packets will not be accepted after 1/16. You can register, sign up to staff, a...
by reindeer
Wed Dec 22, 2021 12:17 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: ACF YouTube channel and 2021 Nationals finals
Replies: 0
Views: 1478

ACF YouTube channel and 2021 Nationals finals

ACF has a YouTube channel now ! The two 2021 finals games are up ( game 1 , game 2 ) as is the complete finals series . All videos have been transcribed with the question text & answers. Many thanks to everyone who worked on getting these out and/or waited patiently for them to be ready. Please...
by reindeer
Tue Dec 07, 2021 9:29 pm
Forum: Collegiate Discussion
Topic: ACF Updates 2021-22
Replies: 4
Views: 3888

Re: ACF Updates 2021-22

Today is November 37 and it is time for the November update! November Announcements (last updated 12/13/21) ACF Winter : 182 teams at 14 sites played ACF Winter on 11/6. Thanks and congratulations to everyone who played, staffed, edited, or organized this! ACF Regionals : Registration is now open fo...
by reindeer
Wed Oct 27, 2021 10:13 pm
Forum: Collegiate Discussion
Topic: ACF Updates 2021-22
Replies: 4
Views: 3888

Re: ACF Updates 2021-22

October Announcements (last updated 10/27/21) ACF Fall: At 259 teams, the recent ACF Fall was the largest in ACF’s history. Thank you and congratulations to everyone involved! ACF Winter is coming up on 11/6. For packet-required teams, 10/31 is the last day to submit a half-packet. Teams and staffe...
by reindeer
Tue Oct 12, 2021 8:59 am
Forum: Community Discussion
Topic: Misconduct Form FAQ
Replies: 0
Views: 5536

Misconduct Form FAQ

The misconduct form committee is developing a list of answers to frequently asked questions about the form, to increase transparency and better serve the community, but we need your help! Please submit any questions or input you have for this project using this form . The FAQ form is anonymous and i...
by reindeer
Sat Oct 02, 2021 10:03 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Why does ACF have children do its work?
Replies: 6
Views: 3924

Re: Why does ACF have children do its work?

Thanks for bringing this up! This has been on ACF's radar for some time, and we'll announce a decision when we've worked through our internal processes. In the meantime, we'd welcome any additional feedback from the community on this issue.
by reindeer
Fri Oct 01, 2021 1:57 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: ACF Pseudonym Policy
Replies: 0
Views: 1570

ACF Pseudonym Policy

ACF is announcing an official policy on team and individual pseudonyms, which is also available at https://acf-quizbowl.com/policies/ . Teams at ACF tournaments may consist of individuals from only one school or institution (see the ACF eligibility rules ) and, in general, must use the name of that ...
by reindeer
Wed Sep 29, 2021 4:17 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: *NEW* ANNOUNCEMENT: 2021 WORKSHOP
Replies: 6
Views: 7512

Re: *NEW* ANNOUNCEMENT: 2021 WORKSHOP

Thanks for your interest! The detailed stats were used internally to help guide edits and provide feedback to writers, and we're very grateful to Ophir and to all the hosts and moderators for supporting us in that. If our detailed stats become publicly available in future, we'll be sure to let you k...
by reindeer
Wed Sep 22, 2021 9:41 pm
Forum: Collegiate Discussion
Topic: ACF Updates 2021-22
Replies: 4
Views: 3888

ACF Updates 2021-22

Welcome to the 2021-22 academic year! I’m planning to use this thread to post monthly updates about ACF tournaments and other activities. If you have questions or comments about anything here, please post here or email communications@acf-quizbowl.com. September Announcements (last updated 9/22/21) A...
by reindeer
Sat Sep 18, 2021 3:29 pm
Forum: Community Discussion
Topic: Discord Community Discussion Panels
Replies: 4
Views: 7375

Re: Discord Community Discussion Panels

Reminder that this is happening tomorrow, 9/19 at 6pm ET. It will be held in the main quizbowl Discord, which you can join here . If you're new to Discord, it can be a lot to take in, but you'll see a channel called "writing-panel" where you'll be able to read the conversation. We look for...
by reindeer
Sat Sep 11, 2021 9:19 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: BHSAT (Spring 2023) [old thread]
Replies: 11
Views: 4515

Re: BHSAT (Spring 2023)

I don’t want to belabor this point too much, since I hope that the “BHSAT” team is planning to change the name and is just still thinking about it behind the scenes. But this is still bothering me, and I want to try to explain why I think people are reacting so strongly. Obviously the choice to name...
by reindeer
Fri Sep 10, 2021 11:25 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: BHSAT (Spring 2023) [old thread]
Replies: 11
Views: 4515

Re: BHSAT (Spring 2023)

Ultimately, we aim to produce the best BHSAT ever, and we look forward to seeing it played! Yeah, I agree with Harry and everyone else who expressed this in the Discord: I don't/didn't go to Yale, but this seems pointlessly unkind to the past and, especially, present writers of the real BHSAT. I un...
by reindeer
Sat Sep 04, 2021 9:38 am
Forum: Community Discussion
Topic: Discord Community Discussion Panels
Replies: 4
Views: 7375

Re: Discord Community Discussion Panels

We're excited to announce that we'll be starting with a discussion on diversity and inclusion in quizbowl writing. We'll be hearing from: Hasna Karim Jonathan Magin Caroline Mao Vishal Sivamani Jeremy Nelson will be moderating. If you'd like to submit questions for the panelists, you can do so using...
by reindeer
Fri Sep 03, 2021 6:17 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: ACF 2021-22 Officers, New Members, and Constitutional Changes
Replies: 1
Views: 2417

ACF 2021-22 Officers, New Members, and Constitutional Changes

ACF would like to announce the following officers for the 2021-22 season, new members, and changes to the constitution. 2021-22 Officers The following people have been elected officers of ACF for the 2021-22 season: President: Ryan Rosenberg Communications Officer: Olivia Murton Editor-in-Chief: Tay...
by reindeer
Tue Aug 24, 2021 3:53 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Specific Anecdote Discussion
Replies: 9
Views: 769

Re: Specific Anecdote Discussion

Reading this set was like taking a walk through all sorts of unrelated memories that I would never have expected to come up in quizbowl! I really enjoyed the questions on the scriptorium , Piranesi , and LMNOP , having read books mentioned in each of them just in the past year or so. Also, I took pr...
by reindeer
Sun Aug 22, 2021 12:38 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: MUSES II at Chicago Open 2021
Replies: 16
Views: 3702

Re: MUSES II at Chicago Open 2021

I'm also interested in staffing this!
by reindeer
Sat Aug 14, 2021 11:03 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Teammate Appreciation Thread
Replies: 19
Views: 7541

Re: Teammate Appreciation Thread

I’m delighted by all the posts in this thread so far—thank you all! I realized I'm not quite done; I’d like to thank some more of my “teammates” (broadly defined) from this past whirlwind of a year. Ophir thinks through important problems carefully, all the time; I learn something new whenever I tal...
by reindeer
Fri Aug 13, 2021 8:29 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Teammate Appreciation Thread
Replies: 19
Views: 7541

Teammate Appreciation Thread

It's player poll season and I'm getting the sense that a lot of people want to praise their teammates, including the ones who aren't necessarily in the world's top 25. I personally love reading these stories, and it'd be nice to collect them somewhere that doesn't require the Teammate Appreciator to...
by reindeer
Wed Jun 23, 2021 5:30 pm
Forum: Community Discussion
Topic: Discord Community Discussion Panels
Replies: 4
Views: 7375

Re: Discord Community Discussion Panels

For reference, here is our current list of potential panels: 1. Diversity and inclusion in quizbowl writing: How do we incorporate diverse perspectives on the world in our writing? Sometimes attempts to do this can lead to criticisms about difficulty - how do you navigate that? 2. Quizbowl through t...
by reindeer
Sun Mar 28, 2021 11:56 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: 2021 WORKSHOP: Packets
Replies: 3
Views: 564

Re: 2021 WORKSHOP: Packets

Here are the packets from the 3/27 mirror:
by reindeer
Sat Mar 13, 2021 3:17 pm
Forum: Community Discussion
Topic: Panel discussion on inclusion and racism in quizbowl (video up now!)
Replies: 8
Views: 11906

Re: Panel discussion on inclusion and racism in quizbowl (join us March 13!)

Yes, it'll be available online after & we'll post the link here.
by reindeer
Tue Mar 09, 2021 12:20 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Maintaining Player Privacy during the Registration Process
Replies: 5
Views: 2880

Re: Maintaining Player Privacy during the Registration Process

I think John raises good points here and hope that his post generates some productive discussion! I like the reminder that Google Forms can be used for singles tournaments, when only the TD needs the contact information. I’d extend this to moderator signups as well—I have signed up to staff many tou...
by reindeer
Sun Mar 07, 2021 6:06 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: BUMPY iii - A Visual Film Tournament
Replies: 25
Views: 10251

Re: BUMPY iii - A Visual Film Tournament

Thanks to everyone who played or staffed! This was a lot of fun to read. Congratulations to Lawrence Simon, who went 14/7/1 over 4 rounds in the top room to win with 2750 points. The results from the post-seeding rounds are available here.
by reindeer
Sun Mar 07, 2021 2:16 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: 2021 WORKSHOP: Packets
Replies: 3
Views: 564

Re: 2021 WORKSHOP: Packets

Here are the packets from the 3/6 mirror:
WORKSHOP 2021-03-06.zip
(3 MiB) Downloaded 60 times
by reindeer
Sun Feb 07, 2021 2:03 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: 2021 WORKSHOP: Packets
Replies: 3
Views: 564

2021 WORKSHOP: Packets

Packets from the 2/6 playtest mirror are available here. Please don't distribute them until the set is fully clear.
by reindeer
Sat Feb 06, 2021 7:49 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: 2021 WORKSHOP: Specific Question Discussion
Replies: 43
Views: 5009

2021 WORKSHOP: Specific Question Discussion

Discussion of specific questions goes here.
by reindeer
Sat Feb 06, 2021 7:48 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: 2021 WORKSHOP: Thanks and General Discussion
Replies: 18
Views: 1966

2021 WORKSHOP: Thanks and General Discussion

WORKSHOP is a huge project and this year’s iteration would not have been possible without the work done by everyone involved: the 27 writers, 11 editors, and 5-person logistics team. Thanks also to everyone who played, staffed, playtested, or generally helped out. I’ll leave it to the subject editor...
by reindeer
Sun Jan 10, 2021 8:36 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: 2020 FLopen - Specific Question Discussion
Replies: 55
Views: 19308

Re: Specific Question Discussion

I enjoyed a lot of the question ideas in this! Sadly after 11 hours of reading I don’t remember most of it very well, but at a minimum I enjoyed the “apothecaries”, “whales” and “matchbox” tossups, and the linguistics was outstanding across the board. The “pop art” tossup mentioned a painting (Pauli...
by reindeer
Mon Nov 09, 2020 4:12 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: 2020 ACF Winter - General Discussion and Thanks
Replies: 38
Views: 11743

Re: 2020 ACF Winter - General Discussion and Thanks

(e.g. Ashalaho and Ashshipíte seemed similar enough to Ashkúale for a moderator to recognize a knowledgeable player's answer). This is illuminating and, I think, a very unusual philosophy of answerline acceptability. In general we give points for saying what's in the answerline, not for sounding kn...
by reindeer
Sun Nov 08, 2020 9:54 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: 2020 ACF Winter - General Discussion and Thanks
Replies: 38
Views: 11743

Re: 2020 ACF Winter - General Discussion and Thanks

I'm happy to see the return of ACF Winter and I thought this set was successful in a lot of ways. In particular it seemed like there was real attention paid to highlighting women, BIPOC, and other people who are often underrepresented in quizbowl, which is great! I also thought this set did well at ...
by reindeer
Sun Nov 08, 2020 9:51 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: 2020 ACF Winter - Specific Question Discussion
Replies: 42
Views: 11540

Re: 2020 ACF Winter - Specific Question Discussion

I enjoyed reading this set! There were a lot more good ideas than I could list, but I remember particularly enjoying the bonus on fantasy coffins and the tossup on creoles. [10] In the guru–shishya system, students lived at gurukulam while supposedly using these scriptures to learn mathematics and a...
by reindeer
Mon Sep 07, 2020 5:58 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: LIT Mid-Atlantic Mirror @ Discord (9/5/20)
Replies: 55
Views: 22863

Re: LIT Mid-Atlantic Mirror @ Discord (9/5/20)

The "top-scorer grad student on a top 5 team" thing bears repeating, though. When you're in a position that powerful & prominent, your actions can disproportionately affect others and you have an obligation to keep that in mind. Having even one person, let alone two (!), cheat at your ...
by reindeer
Sat Aug 15, 2020 9:22 pm
Forum: Community Discussion
Topic: Mandatory reporting and misconduct
Replies: 6
Views: 7046

Re: Mandatory reporting and misconduct

Is it actually a net benefit for quizbowl to have a default position on when player bans and the like are (to use Olivia's words) "not enough of a response" / when to encourage going through other channels? Or is it better to perform a more expansive version of what I was taught to do in ...
by reindeer
Sat Aug 15, 2020 7:00 pm
Forum: Community Discussion
Topic: Mandatory reporting and misconduct
Replies: 6
Views: 7046

Mandatory reporting and misconduct

I have been wondering about the Title IX implications of misconduct reporting in quizbowl. My Title IX training has taught that graduate student TAs (and those in similar student-facing roles) have reporting obligations for Title IX violations, including sexual harassment and misconduct, that occur ...
by reindeer
Sun Aug 02, 2020 10:56 pm
Forum: Community Discussion
Topic: Addressing Minor Misconduct as a TD
Replies: 5
Views: 13583

Re: Addressing Minor Misconduct as a TD

At your staff meeting, tell your staff that along with their quizbowl responsibilities, it’s their job to maintain a certain standard of behavior in their rooms, and that they should bring any concerns to you. I hope it's okay to revive this thread; I have been thinking about this issue a lot recen...
by reindeer
Wed Apr 01, 2020 8:50 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: 2020 Terrapin Open: Thanks and General Discussion
Replies: 43
Views: 8063

Re: 2020 Terrapin Open: Thanks and General Discussion

I don't really have a horse in this race, but my vote would be for quizbowl philosophy's "back to the classroom" proponents to move more into computational ethics, following e.g. the recent announcement by the MIT philosophy department:
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by reindeer
Sat Feb 29, 2020 11:41 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: 2020 Terrapin Open: Thanks and General Discussion
Replies: 43
Views: 8063

Re: 2020 Terrapin Open: Thanks and General Discussion

I thought the linguistics in this set was amazing and really enjoyed reading it. I particularly remember liking the speech production & implicatures TUs, and the raising/theta-roles/transitive and vowel/formants (with Praat content!)/rhotacization bonuses. They were all full of clues that I enco...
by reindeer
Tue Nov 05, 2019 2:20 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: ACF Fall 2019 Specific Question Discussion and Errata
Replies: 51
Views: 14576

Re: ACF Fall 2019 Specific Question Discussion and Errata

I felt that the Hanukkah tossup was way too easy with the lead-in. Anyone who went to Hebrew School at any point could first-line it. Given Judaism is still something of a minority religion in the US, this doesn't seem like a huge problem, aside from the fact that a good share of quiz bowlers are J...
by reindeer
Tue Jun 11, 2019 11:26 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: NSC 2019 Set Discussion
Replies: 30
Views: 15211

Re: NSC 2019 Set Discussion

I enjoyed reading the set! Can I see the spectrogram/larynx/nose bonus (bonus 9 in I think round 14)? This is very much in my real-life field so I was excited to encounter it. However I remember the "larynx" part saying something about how spectrograms aren't used to analyze voicing in fav...
by reindeer
Sat Jul 01, 2017 5:14 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Cambridge Open mirror in NYC (07/01/2017)
Replies: 35
Views: 18693

Re: Cambridge Open mirror in NYC (07/01/2017)

Stats here. Congratulations to Jael!