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by jonah
Sun Dec 07, 2008 9:18 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Illinois '08-'09
Replies: 1271
Views: 207374

Re: Illinois '08-'09

All of the sudden now we are elitist and arrogant? :w-hat: No, not all of a sudden, or even all of the sudden (whatever that means); you've long been pretty elitist and arrogant, it's just that it wasn't always so incredibly objectionable and contrary to the goal of many of the rest of us, which is...
by jonah
Sun Dec 07, 2008 6:52 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Illinois '08-'09
Replies: 1271
Views: 207374

Re: Illinois '08-'09

JackGlerum wrote:both of you are coming off as huge tools in these last few posts.
this
Aub-ZH wrote:I feel that.
ITT Zahed feels huge tools.
by jonah
Fri Dec 05, 2008 2:27 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Illinois '08-'09
Replies: 1271
Views: 207374

Re: Illinois '08-'09

Steve Server was busy, both Henrys were busy, Akhil had some conflict, and Ben decided he'd rather go biking with some friends. That leads to Shao playing solo which leads to never mind about going to that tournament.
by jonah
Fri Dec 05, 2008 1:27 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Illinois '08-'09
Replies: 1271
Views: 207374

Re: Illinois '08-'09

Nick's gonna love me for this but... 1. NT 2. Auburn 3. Loyola 4. BG 5. Lasalle-Peru 6. Loyola B That should be the playoff Bracket, our JV coach is taking us, so hopefully he'll realize how terrible MSL questions are. Especially at the JV level. I look forward to seeing everybody and hopefully our...
by jonah
Fri Dec 05, 2008 1:16 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: New Trier Varsity 12/20 (IL)
Replies: 107
Views: 20678

Re: New Trier Varsity 12/20 (IL)

Okay, sorry for confusion about the rules. What I posted above wasn't right and has been removed. The official rules for the tournament are now available . Basically it's ACF-like but with bouncing-back bonuses, except computation works differently. Read the rules and let me know if you have any que...
by jonah
Tue Dec 02, 2008 6:13 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: New Trier Varsity 12/20 (IL)
Replies: 107
Views: 20678

Re: New Trier Varsity 12/20 (IL)

Never mind. I will post about the rules we'll be using shortly.
by jonah
Tue Dec 02, 2008 1:04 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: New Trier Varsity 12/20 (IL)
Replies: 107
Views: 20678

Re: New Trier Varsity 12/20 (IL)

We're not too much to be scared of on the national scene...we're pretty decent in Ohio but have never played Illinois format, so it will be new for us. I definetly wanted to get another tournament in during December to avoid a 6 week layoff. We had a long layoff last year and laid an egg when we st...
by jonah
Mon Dec 01, 2008 9:56 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: New Trier Varsity 12/20 (IL)
Replies: 107
Views: 20678

Re: New Trier Varsity 12/20 (IL)

Writers currently include, for ten points each: Reinstein, Jeff Price, me, Robert Sido, Henry Thomas, Steve Server, Thomas Buley, Alex Slack, with possible contributions by some others.
by jonah
Mon Dec 01, 2008 3:36 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Project management tools for tournament organizers?
Replies: 5
Views: 1820

Re: Project management tools for tournament organizers?

We were using Google Documents to work on New Trier's tournament later this month, but some people were having issues with it. I explored a bunch of options, including Basecamp (I hadn't even seen this thread, but was familiar with some other 37Signals products), before eventually deciding on MediaW...
by jonah
Fri Nov 28, 2008 12:18 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Barrington Invitational Tournament VI (3.14.09) - jr high
Replies: 45
Views: 12182

Re: Barrington Invitational Tournament VI (3.14.09) - jr high

I wouldn't call myself an expert by any stretch of the imagination, but I'd be glad to look them over. If you can get them to me before January 20, that would be ideal, since that's the end of my winter break.
by jonah
Sat Nov 22, 2008 7:40 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Illinois '08-'09
Replies: 1271
Views: 207374

Re: Illinois '08-'09

Solo results:
Winner: Siva Sundaram
2. Joe Ahmad
3T. Tony Cao and Ben Cohen
Other finalists: Michael Jiang, Alex Cash, Isa Domin, Crystal Leung, and Calvin Quilty (desperation shot winner)
by jonah
Fri Nov 21, 2008 1:15 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Pyramidality, Math calculation, and the Goldfish Tournament
Replies: 70
Views: 21678

Re: Pyramidality, Math calculation, and the Goldfish Tournament

Please give me copies of the survey when it's made; I'd like to give it to willing players in my room.
by jonah
Wed Nov 19, 2008 1:15 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Illinois '08-'09
Replies: 1271
Views: 207374

Re: Illinois '08-'09

That said, I see one problem with Jonah’s proposed distribution, and that is the nature of the categorical split. Solo rewards category winners, so you can’t really do 2 tossups of the RMP category in the current split. Lots of your ideas are good points in my book and it's strictly a matter of dif...
by jonah
Tue Nov 18, 2008 9:52 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Illinois '08-'09
Replies: 1271
Views: 207374

Re: Illinois '08-'09

Jack, I agree with you on most points. Given the assumption that Solo will have computational math, which I think is a fair assumption regardless of whether I like it or not, I think the three categories should be collapsed to two: algebra/calculus and geometry/combinatorics, and correspondingly, hi...
by jonah
Mon Nov 17, 2008 10:34 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Illinois '08-'09
Replies: 1271
Views: 207374

Re: Illinois '08-'09

My prediction for the top 8:
Ben (morning champion) over Siva; the others, in no particular order: Joe Ahmad, Jack Glerum, Tony Cao, Jerry Chang, Michael Jiang, and Carl Butt.
by jonah
Mon Nov 17, 2008 7:24 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Excel quiz bowl scoresheets
Replies: 64
Views: 70146

Re: Excel quiz bowl scoresheets

We emailed them to Donald.
by jonah
Sat Nov 15, 2008 10:43 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: (11/15/2008) Illinois Open at UIUC
Replies: 32
Views: 15412

Re: (11/15/2008) Illinois Open at UIUC

millionwaves wrote:Thanks very much to Mike Sorice, James Sanner, Greg Baboukis, Micah Hodosh, Jonah Greenthal, Charles Martin, Craig Messner, and Jonah Greenthal for coming to help staff today.
I'd like to say "you're welcome" to Trygve Meade and Trygve Meade.


Statistics are posted.
by jonah
Sun Nov 02, 2008 3:36 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Earlybird Tournament at University of Illinois (10/25/08)
Replies: 41
Views: 10863

Re: Earlybird Tournament at University of Illinois (10/25/08)

Everything should be working again; same link.
by jonah
Sun Nov 02, 2008 3:23 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Earlybird Tournament at University of Illinois (10/25/08)
Replies: 41
Views: 10863

Re: Earlybird Tournament at University of Illinois (10/25/08)

I took them back down due to some severe problems. They should be up again within a few hours. Sorry!
by jonah
Sun Nov 02, 2008 12:04 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Earlybird Tournament at University of Illinois (10/25/08)
Replies: 41
Views: 10863

Re: Earlybird Tournament at University of Illinois (10/25/08)

I apologize for the delays; some scoresheets never made it to Donald. The results from everything he has are posted.
by jonah
Wed Oct 29, 2008 7:41 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Illinois '08-'09
Replies: 1271
Views: 207374

Re: Illinois '08-'09

Yeah, my whole point was I wanted the actual file.
by jonah
Tue Oct 28, 2008 12:45 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Illinois '08-'09
Replies: 1271
Views: 207374

Re: Illinois '08-'09

Also, while I'm obviously thrilled with the player Young Ben has become, I think it's unfair to marginalize the rest of his team. Clearly he's the strongest player, but consider how much better New Trier did at Earlybird than at EFT — obviously not compared to the rest of the field, which would be a...
by jonah
Tue Oct 28, 2008 12:39 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Illinois '08-'09
Replies: 1271
Views: 207374

Re: Illinois '08-'09

Zahed, just email me the video (jonah at jonahgreenthal dot com) and I'll post it to the IHSSBCA's site as soon as Reinstein tells me precisely where to put it. Or if it's too big a file to attach, email me saying so and I'll give you instructions on another way to get it to me.
by jonah
Sun Oct 26, 2008 9:24 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Earlybird Tournament at University of Illinois (10/25/08)
Replies: 41
Views: 10863

Re: Earlybird Tournament at University of Illinois (10/25/08)

JackGlerum wrote:Will the stats be up tonight?
The stats will be up very very shortly after Donald gets them to me. I promise I won't forget and I won't let Donald forget, and I also promise to post here as soon as I have them posted.
by jonah
Sun Oct 26, 2008 7:31 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Illinois '08-'09
Replies: 1271
Views: 207374

Re: Illinois '08-'09

No problem. And if you want me to do any other stuff related to running the website, I'd be happy to. (If I discover that it's a huge time sink, I might change my mind, but it doesn't seem like it will be.)
by jonah
Sun Oct 26, 2008 7:05 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Illinois '08-'09
Replies: 1271
Views: 207374

Re: Illinois '08-'09

Why not just host it directly on the IHSSBCA's site? With all due respect, I don't imagine it'll get anywhere near enough traffic to create a problem, which is the only issue I can really think of with doing so.
by jonah
Sat Oct 25, 2008 8:46 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Earlybird Tournament at University of Illinois (10/25/08)
Replies: 41
Views: 10863

Re: Earlybird Tournament at University of Illinois (10/25/08)

BGSO wrote:Results?
I'm sure James will post soon, and I'll post a link to the full stats as soon as I post them (which will be shortly after Donald sends me them), but New Trier won, beating Auburn, Carbondale, and Loyola in the playoffs.
by jonah
Fri Oct 24, 2008 1:14 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Illinois '08-'09
Replies: 1271
Views: 207374

Re: Illinois '08-'09

The problem with your argument, Jonah, is two-fold. You're arguing, in the first place, that it's inevitable that a team will be sent if tryouts are held and, in the second place, that this isn't something worth stopping, at least not with the means I have in mind. However, former argument is count...
by jonah
Fri Oct 24, 2008 1:00 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Illinois '08-'09
Replies: 1271
Views: 207374

Re: Illinois '08-'09

dtaylor4 wrote:
jonah wrote:If someone is personally so vehemently against the competition, they're clearly well within their rights to not try out.
No one is (or should be) in any position to force people to try out, which is effectively what you're calling for.
No, it's not.
by jonah
Thu Oct 23, 2008 11:55 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Illinois '08-'09
Replies: 1271
Views: 207374

Re: Illinois '08-'09

it seems apparent that the IHSSBCA is open to the idea of not sending a team for 2010 I don't, however, see, why they are unable to change their plans for this year. I understand they're already planning on sending a team, but why is this decision irreversible? I know Reinstein has said it is, but ...
by jonah
Thu Oct 23, 2008 6:37 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Illinois '08-'09
Replies: 1271
Views: 207374

Re: Illinois '08-'09

Another issue that gets in the way of many teams attending HSNCT and NSC is that Memorial Day weekend often causes conflicts with families' travel plans (I believe I've heard of at least one team not going to HSNCT because their best player had to be out of town that weekend) or prom, and the NSC o...
by jonah
Thu Oct 23, 2008 3:11 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Illinois '08-'09
Replies: 1271
Views: 207374

Re: Illinois '08-'09

I know that his best player (and one of the best in the state), Ben, dislikes FLA format as much as I do, and I wouldn't be surprised if he doesn't try out either. I would. He knows what I'll do to him if he doesn't, and it isn't a pretty picture. Florida format isn't quizbowl, but it's still an ho...
by jonah
Thu Oct 23, 2008 2:13 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Illinois '08-'09
Replies: 1271
Views: 207374

Re: Illinois '08-'09

Another issue that gets in the way of many teams attending HSNCT and NSC is that Memorial Day weekend often causes conflicts with families' travel plans (I believe I've heard of at least one team not going to HSNCT because their best player had to be out of town that weekend) or prom, and the NSC of...
by jonah
Wed Oct 22, 2008 10:37 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Illinois '08-'09
Replies: 1271
Views: 207374

Re: Illinois '08-'09

One of the issues we considered last year was adding more transparency to what we do, and as a result of that our website should be a lot more informative about our policies by the end of this year. We probably should also talk about publicizing our agendas and seeking input from students. I'd just...
by jonah
Fri Oct 10, 2008 11:49 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Illinois '08-'09
Replies: 1271
Views: 207374

Re: Illinois '08-'09

That would be sad to watch...Imagine Dorman vs. Auburn/Loyola/(insert team) Fr/So. :aaa: Have you listened to the audio from NT vs. State College A from the 2007 HSNCT? It might sound a lot like that. That audio is good for some amusement either way, especially if you enjoy laughing at Nick. (Nick,...
by jonah
Mon Oct 06, 2008 9:48 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Midwest EFT Mirror @ UIUC (Saturday, October 4th)
Replies: 93
Views: 17486

Re: Midwest EFT Mirror @ UIUC (Saturday, October 4th)

The two final games are now included in the posted stats.
by jonah
Mon Oct 06, 2008 12:26 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Midwest EFT Mirror @ UIUC (Saturday, October 4th)
Replies: 93
Views: 17486

Re: Midwest EFT Mirror @ UIUC (Saturday, October 4th)

theMoMA wrote:
theMoMA wrote:Were the scoresheets from the finals and the play-in entered? If not, could they be?
I reiterate my call for the final two games to be entered into the stats, if possible.
I'll see if I can get them from Donald.
by jonah
Sun Oct 05, 2008 3:47 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Midwest EFT Mirror @ UIUC (Saturday, October 4th)
Replies: 93
Views: 17486

Re: Midwest EFT Mirror @ UIUC (Saturday, October 4th)

Statistics, including everything except the final rounds, are posted.
by jonah
Sun Sep 14, 2008 3:11 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Illinois '08-'09
Replies: 1271
Views: 207374

Re: Illinois '08-'09

Are you really going to count HSNCT as an Illinois high school tourney, Jonah? REALLY? It's not like Illinois [IHSA] format, but neither is Earlybird. If you want to say Charlie attended no Illinois high school tournaments, I can see an argument for that, but if you're going to count Earlybird, in ...
by jonah
Sat Sep 13, 2008 11:04 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Illinois '08-'09
Replies: 1271
Views: 207374

Re: Illinois '08-'09

Deesy Does It wrote:I didn't compete in more than one high school event in Illinois though. I figured that was the implication in a high school thread.
Earlybird 2007 + god knows how many HSNCTs = god knows how many + 1 > 1.
by jonah
Sat Sep 13, 2008 8:07 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Illinois '08-'09
Replies: 1271
Views: 207374

Re: Illinois '08-'09

Deesy Does It wrote:I competed in a tournament in Illinois once, and will be there. Does that add anything to the drama?
You've competed in tournaments in Illinois more than once, and no.
by jonah
Fri Sep 12, 2008 10:24 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Illinois '08-'09
Replies: 1271
Views: 207374

Re: Illinois '08-'09

Lime, Self and Society wrote:To whom should we address a petition asking for Jonah to play against New Trier and Indiana?
Donald, I guess.
by jonah
Fri Sep 12, 2008 3:00 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Illinois '08-'09
Replies: 1271
Views: 207374

Re: Illinois '08-'09

cornfused wrote:Ah, right. So we've got Carlo Angiuli, John Brown, Brad Fischer, ?Jonah Greenthal?, Nick Matchen, Luke Pacold, myself, and the current casts of New Trier and Auburn. Hopefully they'll stick us all in the same bracket.
I'll be there, but if I had to guess I'd say I'm not playing.
by jonah
Thu Sep 11, 2008 6:26 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Illinois '08-'09
Replies: 1271
Views: 207374

Re: Illinois '08-'09

And part of 2007-2008 Rockford Auburn.
by jonah
Mon Sep 01, 2008 6:03 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: High School Themed Tournaments?
Replies: 80
Views: 11160

Re: High School Themed Tournaments?

Reinstein, if you ever run a computational math-themed tournament, I will deny ever having known you.
by jonah
Tue Jul 08, 2008 12:23 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: ACFDB - a new tossup database
Replies: 79
Views: 23587

Re: ACFDB - a new tossup database

How about assigning tournaments to (broad) categories and allowing filtering by those too?
by jonah
Thu Jun 19, 2008 1:03 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Illinois '08-'09
Replies: 1271
Views: 207374

Re: Illinois '08-'09

JohnGlerum wrote:
Aub-ZH wrote:Who ARE the top four in the state?
1. Auburn
2. Carbondale
3. New Trier
4. Stevenson

imo
Given that Bojidar graduated, I'm pretty skeptical about Stevenson. I'd say Auburn, New Trier, Carbondale, Loyola (in that order).
by jonah
Sun Jun 15, 2008 10:32 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Illinois '08-'09
Replies: 1271
Views: 207374

Re: Illinois '08-'09

ReinsteinD wrote:Who's going to beg him to go to practices and tournaments?
You and Gerhardt. But I don't honestly think he'll require too much begging, given the ambition he expressed above.
by jonah
Sun Jun 15, 2008 2:06 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Illinois '08-'09
Replies: 1271
Views: 207374

Re: Illinois '08-'09

JohnGlerum wrote:
Chichono wrote:Expect BIG things from New Trier.
Do elaborate! Any surprises your "friends" across the highway should know about?
I'm teaching him science and math.