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- Sat Nov 07, 2020 10:56 pm
- Forum: Collegiate Announcements & Results
- Topic: Even GHOTIer (GHOTI II 2020 Announcement)
- Replies: 27
- Views: 4535
Re: Even GHOTIer (GHOTI II 2020 Announcement)
Is this set going to be posted?
- Wed Oct 21, 2020 10:06 pm
- Forum: Collegiate Discussion
- Topic: Packet Submission discussion
- Replies: 28
- Views: 4076
Re: Packet Submission discussion
Several people in this thread have mentioned the desire for more feedback on their question writing and for less intimidating ways to get involved in writing than packet submission with no previous writing experience. PACE’s Writing Mentorship Program has been running for three years, and not only o...
- Sun Sep 27, 2020 10:23 pm
- Forum: Miscellaneous Quizbowl
- Topic: 2020-21 PACE Writing Mentorship Program
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1625
Re: 2020-21 PACE Writing Mentorship Program
Today is the last day, please get your applications in tonight.
- Sat Sep 05, 2020 4:57 pm
- Forum: Miscellaneous Quizbowl
- Topic: 2020-21 PACE Writing Mentorship Program
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1625
Re: 2020-21 PACE Writing Mentorship Program
Just a reminder that there are a little over three weeks before applications are due.
- Sun Aug 09, 2020 9:42 pm
- Forum: Miscellaneous Quizbowl
- Topic: 2020-21 PACE Writing Mentorship Program
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1625
Re: 2020-21 PACE Writing Mentorship Program
I have added a link to the application form, please fill that out and add your questions there. I have also added a form for those interested in serving as mentors at the end, please fill that out if you are interested and let me know if you have any questions about the program.
- Sat Jul 18, 2020 10:28 pm
- Forum: Miscellaneous Quizbowl
- Topic: 2020-21 PACE Writing Mentorship Program
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1625
2020-21 PACE Writing Mentorship Program
PACE is pleased to announce the continuation of our mentorship program for new writers. Program Details The program is scheduled for October 5 through January 17. Over the course of that period, mentees admitted into the program will be expected to complete 24 questions and a self-reflection, with m...
- Fri Jul 17, 2020 12:52 am
- Forum: Collegiate Discussion
- Topic: How to prepare for College Nationals
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1809
Re: How to prepare for College Nationals
It seems like you're on the right track when it comes to studying, basically any method of learning clues can be effective as long as you're learning relevant things that could potentially come up and are able to retain that knowledge. Of course, that improvement may not be apparent quickly but if y...
- Mon Jul 06, 2020 12:44 am
- Forum: Trash
- Topic: Ontario Hybrid 2020 Announcement (Trash + Academic)
- Replies: 8
- Views: 3554
Re: Ontario Hybrid 2020 Announcement (Trash + Academic)
Will this set be posted soon?
- Sat Jun 27, 2020 9:00 pm
- Forum: Collegiate Announcements & Results
- Topic: Oxford Open Online Mirror - Saturday 27th June
- Replies: 39
- Views: 6733
Re: Oxford Open Online Mirror - Saturday 27th June
Thanks to Oli for running a good tournament and to all of the moderators.
- Tue May 19, 2020 9:25 pm
- Forum: Collegiate Discussion
- Topic: What makes a good tiebreaker?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1147
Re: What makes a good tiebreaker?
I think a lot of this just boils to “write good tossups” and the only difference from the rest of the set is your third point, that you don’t want to make them too hard to convert. I understand why people would put tossups they think are worse as some of the later tiebreakers, but doing so means the...
- Mon Mar 30, 2020 10:13 pm
- Forum: Collegiate Announcements & Results
- Topic: Ontario Hybrid 2020 Online Mirror (Signup + Poll About Format)
- Replies: 18
- Views: 3957
Re: Ontario Hybrid 2020 Online Mirror (Signup + Poll About Format)
I enjoyed playing MWT tossups only, I think the online format hinders bonuses more so than it does tossups and would prefer to make this tossups only as well.
- Tue Jan 28, 2020 10:58 pm
- Forum: Miscellaneous Quizbowl
- Topic: 2019-2020 PACE Writing Mentorship Program
- Replies: 4
- Views: 5247
Re: 2019-2020 PACE Writing Mentorship Program
The 2019-20 PACE Writing Mentorship Program has concluded. Congratulations to the graduates of the program: Jakob Boeye Briana Magin Noah Sheidlower Tony Chen Juliet Mayer Lalit Maharjan William Grossman William Yaeger I also want to give thanks to the following people: Ophir Lifshitz and Victor Pri...
- Fri Jan 03, 2020 12:24 pm
- Forum: Trash
- Topic: Homewood-Flossmoor 3rd Annual Pop Culture (Trash) Tournament
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1440
Re: Homewood-Flossmoor 3rd Annual Pop Culture (Trash) Tournament
Can we get a field update as well as any other logistics info?
- Sun Sep 29, 2019 7:27 pm
- Forum: Miscellaneous Quizbowl
- Topic: 2019-2020 PACE Writing Mentorship Program
- Replies: 4
- Views: 5247
Re: 2019-2020 PACE Writing Mentorship Program
All applicants should have been notified of the evaluation committee's decision a little while ago. Thanks to everyone for taking the time to apply.
- Thu Sep 26, 2019 10:23 pm
- Forum: Collegiate Discussion
- Topic: Questions should mention all named works or people
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3396
- Thu Sep 26, 2019 10:07 pm
- Forum: Collegiate Discussion
- Topic: Questions should mention all named works or people
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3396
Questions should mention all named works or people
Just a note to writers that any time a question clues a work or person, they should be named at some point. Preferably they would be namedropped later in the question, if not there should be a note after the answerline with this info. This info is useful both for editors who need to be able to easil...
- Thu Sep 19, 2019 1:00 pm
- Forum: Miscellaneous Quizbowl
- Topic: 2019-2020 PACE Writing Mentorship Program
- Replies: 4
- Views: 5247
Re: 2019-2020 PACE Writing Mentorship Program
Just as a reminder, applications are due Sunday by midnight Central time.
- Fri Aug 16, 2019 2:17 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: RULFO Online: Saturday, August 17
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2202
Re: RULFO Online: Saturday, August 17
Can you give an estimate on when you expect the tournament to end? I don’t know how long the questions/rounds are.
- Fri Aug 16, 2019 10:25 am
- Forum: Miscellaneous Quizbowl
- Topic: 2019-2020 PACE Writing Mentorship Program
- Replies: 4
- Views: 5247
Re: 2019-2020 PACE Mentorship Program
Just a reminder that you have a little over a month to get your applications in. Let me know if you have any questions about the program.
- Sun Jul 28, 2019 1:09 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: NASAT Available for Mirroring Starting 6/30
- Replies: 21
- Views: 9380
Re: NASAT Available for Mirroring Starting 6/30
There will be. TBA. Any updates on this? I think we olds would appreciate getting practice on an all-category tournament before CO. Sorry; a family member had a medical emergency the week after NASAT, so that & work has kept me busy. I will be trying to get this set up soon. Is there any update...
- Sat Jul 13, 2019 10:17 pm
- Forum: Miscellaneous Quizbowl
- Topic: 2019-2020 PACE Writing Mentorship Program
- Replies: 4
- Views: 5247
2019-2020 PACE Writing Mentorship Program
PACE is pleased to announce the continuation of our mentorship program for new writers. Program Details The program is scheduled for October 1 through January 12. Mentees admitted into the program will be expected to complete an assignment of 24 questions by January, with mentoring and feedback bein...
- Fri Jul 12, 2019 7:57 pm
- Forum: Collegiate Discussion
- Topic: 2018-19 Players Choice Awards
- Replies: 23
- Views: 11206
Re: 2018-19 Players Choice Awards
What were the details behind the "Lil Wayne" wrong answer? 11. This artist recorded the first LP to sell one million copies; that album by this man features seven songs written at least in part by Lord Burgess and concludes with a song that asserts “ever since the world began / woman was ...
- Sun Jul 07, 2019 1:47 pm
- Forum: Miscellaneous Quizbowl
- Topic: PSA: Don't Write For PACE
- Replies: 15
- Views: 9235
Re: PSA: Don't Write For PACE
I'm suggesting that, as of right now, young writers ought to avoid PACE if they want to find an organization or project that encourages them to contribute, cultivates their talent, and offers them recognition for their efforts and opportunities to contribute more. I'll respond specifically to this,...
- Fri Jul 05, 2019 10:20 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Illinois Side Event Weekend - 7/20/19
- Replies: 91
- Views: 21286
Re: Illinois Side Event Weekend - 7/20/19
I like this schedule, although I’d rather not play on the clock. Relatedly, will someone be excising the excessively British tossups like last year? That would help cut it down a bit instead of having a clock.
- Fri Jul 05, 2019 8:39 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Illinois Side Event Weekend - 7/20/19
- Replies: 91
- Views: 21286
Re: Illinois Side Event Weekend - 7/20/19
Seeing as this is side event weekend, I’d prefer to make Cambridge Open as short as possible in favor of hopefully getting another event in on Saturday.
- Sun Jun 23, 2019 10:10 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: NASAT Available for Mirroring Starting 6/30
- Replies: 21
- Views: 9380
Re: NASAT Available for Mirroring Starting 6/30
Any chance of an online mirror?
- Thu Mar 21, 2019 12:08 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: PIANO / Minnesota Open @ UMN, 3/30
- Replies: 27
- Views: 9110
Re: PIANO / Minnesota Open @ UMN, 3/30
Will we be playing guerrilla history? I’d like to have that, preferably Saturday but if not then Sunday after acronym.
- Thu Jan 24, 2019 6:56 pm
- Forum: Trash
- Topic: Festivus (23 Dec)
- Replies: 6
- Views: 4643
Re: Festivus (23 Dec)
Can the packets be posted soon?
- Tue Dec 18, 2018 11:27 pm
- Forum: Trash
- Topic: Homewood-Flossmoor 2nd Annual Pop Culture Tournament
- Replies: 4
- Views: 4275
Re: Homewood-Flossmoor 2nd Annual Pop Culture Tournament
Can we get a field update?
- Mon Dec 10, 2018 11:17 am
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Penn Bowl 2018 Online Mirror (12/09/18)
- Replies: 23
- Views: 14454
Re: Penn Bowl 2018 Online Mirror (12/09/18)
Thanks to Rama and all the readers, this was the most well run online tournament I’ve played in.
- Sun Dec 02, 2018 11:30 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: 2018 Early Fall Tournament (EFT)
- Replies: 11
- Views: 10950
Re: 2018 Early Fall Tournament (EFT)
All of the collegiate mirrors of this set are complete, the only remaining high school mirror is at Solon in February. To reiterate, EFT is not clear until February, so please discuss it only in the private discussion forum. If you are in college and would like a copy of the set, whether you played ...
- Fri Nov 09, 2018 1:53 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Guerilla History Event (PIANO side event)
- Replies: 19
- Views: 7905
Re: Guerilla History Event (December)
I would prefer to play in person (possibly after a PIANO mirror?).
- Tue Oct 16, 2018 12:55 am
- Forum: Collegiate Discussion
- Topic: EFT 2018 - Specific Question Discussion
- Replies: 51
- Views: 9445
Re: EFT 2018 - Specific Question Discussion
Could you post the tossup on "postmodernism"? I recall Lyotard's definition being clued very early. A 1993 book named for this adjective includes a story that begins by telling its end: “the Sun is going to explode.” Those “fables” of this type were created by a philosopher who argued tha...
- Mon Oct 15, 2018 11:54 pm
- Forum: Collegiate Discussion
- Topic: EFT 2018 - Specific Question Discussion
- Replies: 51
- Views: 9445
Re: EFT 2018 - Specific Question Discussion
Can I see the tossup on the Book of Judges? I'm curious as to what translation was used for the quotation in the first line, as I remember it being different from the translations I've read. The final verse of this book declares that “everyone did as they saw fit,” a phrase repeatedly used througho...
- Sun Oct 14, 2018 10:48 am
- Forum: Collegiate Discussion
- Topic: EFT 2018 - Specific Question Discussion
- Replies: 51
- Views: 9445
Re: EFT 2018 - Specific Question Discussion
For the Critique of Pure Reason bonus, if I recall correctly, it said that David Hume read it and it awoke him from his "dogmatic slumbers." This is wrong, Kant read and said that about Hume. Hume died before Critique of Pure Reason was published. You’re right about that, sorry for the er...
- Sun Oct 14, 2018 10:40 am
- Forum: Collegiate Discussion
- Topic: EFT 2018 - Specific Question Discussion
- Replies: 51
- Views: 9445
Re: EFT 2018 - Specific Question Discussion
Here you go: The first member of this ethnic group to become a millionaire in the U.S. was a farmer known as “The Potato King.” A 1913 Alien Land Act primarily targeting members of this ethnic group caused many of them to lease land under the names of their native-born children. This ethnic group’s...
- Tue Oct 09, 2018 11:36 am
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: QANTA League: Human-Computer Open Tournament / Question Writing Competition (15. Dec, 2018, UMD)
- Replies: 48
- Views: 16999
Re: QANTA League: Human-Computer Open Tournament / Question Writing Competition (15. Dec, 2018, UMD)
Hasn’t this team been asked to stop doing this?
- Mon Oct 01, 2018 6:21 pm
- Forum: Collegiate Discussion
- Topic: EFT 2018 - Specific Question Discussion
- Replies: 51
- Views: 9445
Re: EFT 2018 - Specific Question Discussion
By my understanding, it’s not quite equivalent since the Council of Blood occurred later and was primarily meant to target rebel lords. My apologies if there was any ambiguity.Berniecrat wrote: ↑Mon Oct 01, 2018 2:37 pm For the Inquisition part, was there a reason Council of Blood not accepted or prompted?
- Sun Sep 30, 2018 7:34 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Early Fall Tournament (EFT) @ University of Maryland, College Park on 9/29
- Replies: 10
- Views: 5663
Re: Early Fall Tournament (EFT) @ University of Maryland, College Park on 9/29
Thanks to everyone for playing. To discuss the set, please join the discussion forum at User Control Panel -> Usergroups -> 2018 EFT Discussion.
- Sun Sep 30, 2018 7:34 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: EFT at Michigan (09/29/2018)
- Replies: 10
- Views: 4976
Re: EFT at Michigan (09/29/2018)
Thanks to everyone for playing. To discuss the set, please join the discussion forum at User Control Panel -> Usergroups -> 2018 EFT Discussion.
- Fri Sep 28, 2018 12:36 am
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: EFT Open Discord Mirror (09/22/2018)
- Replies: 8
- Views: 4964
Re: EFT Open Discord Mirror (09/22/2018)
The winners were Don't Forget to Bring a Towel! (Stephen Liu, Jason Golfinos, Alex Schmidt, Peter Schmidt). Stats will be up on SQBS within a few days. Also, I want to request again that anyone who played this tournament join the discussion forum and share your thoughts. The goal of this mirror was ...
- Wed Sep 26, 2018 10:17 pm
- Forum: Collegiate Discussion
- Topic: EFT 2018 - Specific Question Discussion
- Replies: 51
- Views: 9445
Re: EFT 2018 - Specific Question Discussion
Here you go: Frederick Lugard laid out the British principles of indirect rule in this modern-day country, where he served as High Commissioner for its northern part. In this modern-day country, King Jaja worked his way out of slavery to rule the state of Opobo, which sold palm oil directly to Brita...
- Wed Sep 26, 2018 1:13 am
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: EFT Open Discord Mirror (09/22/2018)
- Replies: 8
- Views: 4964
Re: EFT Open Discord Mirror (09/22/2018)
The discussion forum for this set is now up.
- Wed Sep 26, 2018 12:23 am
- Forum: Collegiate Discussion
- Topic: EFT 2018 - Specific Question Discussion
- Replies: 51
- Views: 9445
EFT 2018 - Specific Question Discussion
Please discuss specific questions or request to see questions here, with your reason for requesting them.
- Wed Sep 26, 2018 12:23 am
- Forum: Collegiate Discussion
- Topic: EFT 2018 - Thanks and General Discussion
- Replies: 35
- Views: 9136
EFT 2018 - Thanks and General Discussion
Thanks to everyone for playing EFT, I hope you enjoyed the tournament. The production of this set was not exactly smooth, since Joey abandoned the project a few weeks ago, so there are many people to thank for rescuing this set. First of all, thanks to Ike Jose, who ended up writing the most questio...
- Sat Sep 22, 2018 7:27 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: EFT Open Discord Mirror (09/22/2018)
- Replies: 8
- Views: 4964
Re: EFT Open Discord Mirror (09/22/2018)
Thanks to everyone for playing, hope you enjoyed the set. A discussion forum will be up soon, but in the meantime please email me at tejascraje at gmail with any comments, criticism or feedback. Thanks again to Alex for running this and to all of the readers as well.
- Fri Sep 07, 2018 6:04 pm
- Forum: Miscellaneous Quizbowl
- Topic: IQBTee Shirts
- Replies: 12
- Views: 6323
Re: IQBTee Shirts
I have serious concerns with the contents of these shirts, both of these make some sense in the context of quizbowl but I would absolutely not want to wear them in public. As you know, the usual definition of negging is something totally different and entirely negative and the second shirt seems lik...
- Mon Aug 13, 2018 10:30 am
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Illinois Side Event Open - 8/11/18
- Replies: 92
- Views: 27616
Re: Illinois Side Event Open - 8/11/18
Thanks to Mike and everyone else at UIUC for running this, it was a really fun and well organized weekend. Thanks as well to everyone who staffed and helped out, and of course to the writers.
- Thu Aug 09, 2018 12:38 am
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Illinois Side Event Open - 8/11/18
- Replies: 92
- Views: 27616
Re: Illinois Side Event Open - 8/11/18
I’m in favor of keeping the format as is for Words and Objects, with free agents just joining existing teams. I recognize the issue with not having the best way to determine a champion but I think this format will get the most out of the existing packets.
- Thu Jul 26, 2018 4:56 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Illinois Side Event Open - 8/11/18
- Replies: 92
- Views: 27616
Re: Illinois Side Event Open - 8/11/18
For what it’s worth, I’d prefer to move one of the two film tournaments to the Saturday night spot previously occupied by Snick and keep everything else the same.