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by tinioril
Wed Jun 07, 2023 12:11 pm
Forum: Trash
Topic: Rhythm Heaven at HSNCT [5/26/23]
Replies: 10
Views: 4426

Re: Rhythm Heaven at HSNCT [5/26/23]

What/where is the private discussion group?
by tinioril
Fri May 26, 2023 7:39 pm
Forum: Trash
Topic: Rhythm Heaven at HSNCT [5/26/23]
Replies: 10
Views: 4426

Re: Rhythm Heaven at HSNCT [5/26/23 or 5/27/23]

I will show up and play this.
by tinioril
Tue Jul 16, 2013 1:40 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Illinois '13-'14
Replies: 143
Views: 77601

Re: Illinois '13-'14

Had Sabrina not transferred to IMSA, Wheaton Warrenville South could have been a top 5 team (in the state) for two years in a row.
And if Andrew Van Dyne hadn't gone to Culver either...
by tinioril
Sat Jun 08, 2013 1:24 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: 2013 HSNCT conversion stats
Replies: 46
Views: 12380

Re: 2013 HSNCT conversion stats

Can someone post the tossups on "privilege" and "Let's Move!"?
by tinioril
Sat Dec 15, 2012 6:01 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Loyburn @ Loyola Academy (Wilmette, IL) 12/15/12
Replies: 14
Views: 6000

Re: Loyburn @ Loyola Academy (Wilmette, IL) 12/15/12

Interesting to see Stevenson beating Auburn by a comfortable margin. Has that been predicted?
Also, I never realized Greg from Fenton was that good. Good for him.
Anyone want to PM me the identity of the Palatine School for Norse Children? I don't recognize the names, unlike the other two psuedonyms.
by tinioril
Sun Dec 09, 2012 11:19 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: New Trier Varsity: INTENSE — 2012–12–22 (Winnetka, IL)
Replies: 50
Views: 116758

Re: New Trier Varsity: INTENSE — 2012–12–22 (Winnetka, IL)

How is Wheaton North playing Standard for this?
by tinioril
Fri Sep 14, 2012 4:32 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: New and Noteworthy
Replies: 21
Views: 9144

Re: New and Noteworthy

Expressing interest.
by tinioril
Fri Aug 03, 2012 8:25 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Illinois '12-'13
Replies: 153
Views: 81951

Re: Illinois '12-'13

MorganV wrote: Wheaton-Warrenville South: They return Anand from last year's A Team, who managed to outscore Ned at at least one tournament last year. I'm not especially able to judge/rank other teams, but WWS next year should be pretty good. Anand and I split the leading scorer title 3-3 for the r...
by tinioril
Wed Jul 04, 2012 1:10 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: On-going Season Rankings V2.0 - Herp Derp
Replies: 255
Views: 103705

Re: On-going Season Rankings V2.0 - I'm Free! (Pre-Nats Done)

Wheaton North would get in at 150 over Wheaton Warrenville South, when neither team attended either national tournament and South was ranked 119 to North's 140 in the last ranking before Nationals?
Sorry, friendly rivalry.
by tinioril
Mon Jun 11, 2012 12:26 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: 2012 HSNCT discussion
Replies: 173
Views: 81081

Re: 2012 HSNCT discussion

How did any room hear upwards of 24 tossups?

Tiebreakers?
by tinioril
Sat May 26, 2012 10:51 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: On-going Season Rankings V2.0 - Herp Derp
Replies: 255
Views: 103705

Re: On-going Season Rankings V2.0 - I'm Free! (Pre-Nats Done)

Oh okay. It's just a way to account for variations in bonus difficulty from set to set?
by tinioril
Fri May 25, 2012 8:00 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: On-going Season Rankings V2.0 - Herp Derp
Replies: 255
Views: 103705

Re: On-going Season Rankings V2.0 - I'm Free! (Pre-Nats Done)

How is ppb adjusted in these rankings? (What does that mean?)
by tinioril
Fri May 18, 2012 7:39 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: High School Skype Open June 29th-30th
Replies: 44
Views: 12497

Re: High School Skype Open June 29th-30th

I'll tentatively sign up for this, it seems like a fine idea, and my Skype username is also tinioril.
Having not actually played on Skype ever, how does it work? Video or audio chat? How do you buzz? How do you answer?
by tinioril
Thu May 17, 2012 5:37 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: IHSA Issues
Replies: 21
Views: 8500

Re: IHSA Issues

Alright, thanks.
That'll go on my summer to-do list, then.
by tinioril
Mon May 14, 2012 8:12 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: IHSA Issues
Replies: 21
Views: 8500

Re: IHSA Issues

Oh phew.
Is this going to change the moderator certification test?
by tinioril
Fri May 11, 2012 5:22 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: IHSA Issues
Replies: 21
Views: 8500

Re: IHSA Issues

*Doubletake* So you can answer before the part is done being read, it'll just be always wrong? Wait, what? Teams may answer before the moderator is done reading the bonus lead-in or a particular part. If the answer is correct (or the team “passes”), the moderator will inform the teams that the answe...
by tinioril
Mon Apr 09, 2012 8:01 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Illinois '11-'12
Replies: 211
Views: 52240

Re: Illinois '11-'12

tinioril wrote:Tristan Willey also technically did it, bringing this year's count to 4.
Oh also Chris Olsen. We all forgot him.
by tinioril
Sat Mar 24, 2012 1:27 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Illinois '11-'12
Replies: 211
Views: 52240

Re: Illinois '11-'12

Tristan Willey also technically did it, bringing this year's count to 4.
It's also interesting that Marcel "took a gap year". I wonder how prevalent that is.
by tinioril
Fri Mar 23, 2012 6:51 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Illinois '11-'12
Replies: 211
Views: 52240

Re: Illinois '11-'12

REPOST In Relevant Topic In Illinois '11-'12 news, unrelated to the IHSA State Series... I am surprised at the lack of discussion on the All-State picks. So discuss! They've been up since Wednesday morning or Tuesday night. 2012 All-State Selections - Class A First Team Charley Ault, Cumberland Ted ...
by tinioril
Fri Mar 23, 2012 6:15 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Illinois '11-'12
Replies: 211
Views: 52240

Re: IHSA

Oh wow I mistook this topic for Illinois '11-'12. Should someone/I move it?
by tinioril
Thu Mar 22, 2012 11:16 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Brain Swaggg-Off @ Centennial - IL (5/5/12)
Replies: 4
Views: 1984

Re: Brain Swaggg-Off @ Centennial - IL (5/5/12)

This is the day of our prom, so I'll hopefully be unable to attend.
by tinioril
Thu Mar 22, 2012 7:19 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Illinois '11-'12
Replies: 211
Views: 52240

Illinois All-Star Discussion

EDIT: Reposted below.
by tinioril
Wed Mar 21, 2012 5:45 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: On-going Season Rankings V2.0 - Herp Derp
Replies: 255
Views: 103705

Re: On-going Season Rankings V2.0 - so is this where i complain?

Makes sense, just checking. Thanks.
by tinioril
Wed Mar 21, 2012 3:50 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: On-going Season Rankings V2.0 - Herp Derp
Replies: 255
Views: 103705

Re: On-going Season Rankings V2.0 - so is this where i complain?

I understand that you may not be able to account for this, but Wheaton Warrenville South was missing their best player for the NAQT State Championship.
by tinioril
Mon Mar 19, 2012 4:10 pm
Forum: New High School Teams
Topic: Books "for Quizbowl"
Replies: 217
Views: 224601

Re: Books "for Quizbowl"

Playing Campaign Mode in Age of Empires 2 has helped me with various history tossups.
by tinioril
Mon Mar 19, 2012 4:05 pm
Forum: New High School Teams
Topic: How is my Question?
Replies: 5
Views: 4218

Re: How is my Question?

It seems a little short, and "water deity" seems like a bit easy for the beginning of the question.
But I like it, Lovecraft never comes up.
by tinioril
Wed Mar 07, 2012 11:26 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: IHSA
Replies: 125
Views: 34422

Re: IHSA

Can we have Brad Fischer for the WWS IMSA match?
by tinioril
Wed Mar 07, 2012 6:48 pm
Forum: New High School Teams
Topic: Preparation
Replies: 13
Views: 7809

Re: Preparation

Read the Bible.
by tinioril
Wed Feb 29, 2012 8:47 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Illinois Quizbowl Computer Rankings
Replies: 20
Views: 4333

Re: Illinois Quizbowl Computer Rankings

Wait...Carbondale B?
by tinioril
Sat Feb 18, 2012 6:37 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Masonics
Replies: 61
Views: 12388

Re: Masonics

IMSA defeated WWS for the sectional championship after losing to them in the morning. An advantaged final would have been cool.
by tinioril
Wed Feb 15, 2012 7:45 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Illinois '11-'12
Replies: 211
Views: 52240

Re: Illinois '11-'12

Where are the assignments?
And let's hope they change the state pairings, since the winners of IMSA's and Auburn's sectionals are in the same pool.
by tinioril
Wed Feb 15, 2012 8:45 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Illinois Quizbowl Computer Rankings
Replies: 20
Views: 4333

Re: Illinois Quizbowl Computer Rankings

Thanks.
Have they played anything else?
by tinioril
Tue Feb 14, 2012 11:07 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Illinois Quizbowl Computer Rankings
Replies: 20
Views: 4333

Re: Illinois Quizbowl Computer Rankings

Who is MCC?
by tinioril
Tue Feb 14, 2012 7:14 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Illinois NAQT State Championship @ Fenton HS, 2/25/2012
Replies: 22
Views: 7443

Re: Illinois NAQT State Championship @ Fenton HS, 2/25/2012

The same goes for us, so the team competing is basically WWS B+.
by tinioril
Thu Feb 09, 2012 2:21 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: IHSA
Replies: 125
Views: 34422

Re: IHSA

How does one appeal?
by tinioril
Sat Jan 21, 2012 8:25 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Illinois '11-'12
Replies: 211
Views: 52240

Re: Illinois '11-'12

Having been humbled quite a lot at another tournament, I would move us down to 12, put Cahlfs in at 13, move New Trier up to 6, followed by Belvidere North, Latin, IMSA B, and Buffalo Grove. Which would keep Stevenson in the same spot. It really does depend on question providers: for some reason we ...
by tinioril
Tue Jan 17, 2012 4:10 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: TRIUMVIR 2 on January 14, 2012 at Metea Valley HS
Replies: 26
Views: 10580

Re: TRIUMVIR 2 on January 14, 2012 at Metea Valley HS

Still says Ananad for Playoffs only.
That's really not a big deal, and I sort of feel like a tool for posting it, but you asked for corrections...
Anyway, a very good tournament on a good question set. Congratulations to all parties involved.
by tinioril
Sat Jan 14, 2012 11:14 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: TRIUMVIR 2 on January 14, 2012 at Metea Valley HS
Replies: 26
Views: 10580

Re: TRIUMVIR 2 on January 14, 2012 at Metea Valley HS

Loyola A won outright (New Trier did not beat them), Loyola B and New Trier tied for second because we had enough quizbowl for the day. EDIT : minor detail missing Oh sorry, I thought you had said you beat Loyola A. My bad. MORE: Mike, I played the whole match against New Trier. Which means Peter w...
by tinioril
Sat Jan 14, 2012 9:07 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: TRIUMVIR 2 on January 14, 2012 at Metea Valley HS
Replies: 26
Views: 10580

Re: TRIUMVIR 2 on January 14, 2012 at Metea Valley HS

Good stats, though I believe Anand played the whole match against Crete-Monee, seeing as he got 11 tossups. Fortunately, he still stays in 2nd for the morning. EDIT: Which would mean Peter only played half of that match. EDIT: This next sentence is wrong. Overall, it looks like Andrew Wang/New Trier...
by tinioril
Mon Jan 09, 2012 6:28 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Sir Dupre Memorial Tournament - 1/21/12
Replies: 48
Views: 18081

Re: Sir Dupre Memorial Tournament - 1/21/12

Team Neg is going to have to withdraw, sorry.
by tinioril
Sun Jan 01, 2012 6:43 pm
Forum: New High School Teams
Topic: Convincing Teammates to Specialize
Replies: 7
Views: 4606

Re: Convincing Teammates to Specialize

There is so much literature that it would not be bad to have two specialists, if they tackled different regions or time periods. A current trash specialist could transform into anything if you convinced him to set his mind to it. Depending on where in Indiana you are, it could help (if you need more...
by tinioril
Thu Dec 22, 2011 12:19 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Illinois '11-'12
Replies: 211
Views: 52240

Re: Illinois '11-'12

Okay. You win. Hearing the number of tossups you got as a number of negs instead probably led to some confusion, as 23 in 5 matches would have been pretty...awful.
My ranking is arbitrary and puts New Trier behind WWS because we're 1-1 head to head and I have high self-esteem.
by tinioril
Wed Dec 21, 2011 3:35 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Illinois '11-'12
Replies: 211
Views: 52240

Re: Illinois '11-'12

Having played more of the teams, I now feel somewhat more qualified to post a ballot, though some of these rankings are still guesses. We've been destroyed by about every team on this list, even the ones I'm going to put below us. Top - Main Competition here for the improving state series and actual...
by tinioril
Tue Dec 20, 2011 11:04 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Sir Dupre Memorial Tournament - 1/21/12
Replies: 48
Views: 18081

Re: Sir Dupre Memorial Tournament - 1/21/12

What's the latest to enter a team?
Greg and I may enter as a team, but we'll have to figure out transportation/interest first.
EDIT: Sorry, this also depends on Greg's level of apathy. But I guess we're entered.
by tinioril
Mon Dec 19, 2011 10:42 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Let's talk QBWiki sucking
Replies: 86
Views: 29909

Re: Let's talk QBWiki sucking

What was the sailor scale?
by tinioril
Mon Dec 19, 2011 10:06 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: On-going Season Rankings V2.0 - Herp Derp
Replies: 255
Views: 103705

Re: On-going Season Rankings V2.0 - so is this where i complain?

Our 3rd, Tyler. He put up some good stats at kickoff but will have speech conflicts until mid-February, which is a problem. EDIT: Forgot about Sam, we were missing him too. He's probably our 5th or 6th. But we gave Libertyville their only two victories of the day. And just generally did not play well.
by tinioril
Mon Dec 19, 2011 9:18 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: On-going Season Rankings V2.0 - Herp Derp
Replies: 255
Views: 103705

Re: On-going Season Rankings V2.0 - so is this where i complain?

Here's betting our pathetic NTV performance drops us out of the top 100.
by tinioril
Wed Dec 07, 2011 2:30 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: IMSANITY 2 set available for mirrors
Replies: 4
Views: 2879

Re: IMSANITY 2 set available for mirrors

Should this be moved to the mirror request forum?
by tinioril
Mon Dec 05, 2011 4:44 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: On-going Season Rankings V2.0 - Herp Derp
Replies: 255
Views: 103705

Re: On-going Season Rankings V2.0 - so is this where i complain?

The HFT Mirror at Auburn does not have complete afternoon stats.