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by tksaleija
Tue Apr 17, 2018 7:08 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Michigan 2017-2018 Schedule and Discussion
Replies: 62
Views: 23731

Re: Michigan 2017-2018 Schedule and Discussion

Also, it might take some coordinating with district bureaucracy, but I'm going to try to run a tournament in Monroe next school year to introduce some more southeastern Michigan teams to modern quiz bowl. It would theoretically be in the fall, but it's really in the hypothetical phases right now.
by tksaleija
Tue Apr 17, 2018 9:40 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Michigan 2017-2018 Schedule and Discussion
Replies: 62
Views: 23731

Re: Michigan 2017-2018 Schedule and Discussion

To prevent this discussion from becoming stagnant and ultimately fruitless, I think we should create a set of goals or plans to complete through the summer of 2018; otherwise, we run the risk of this conversation being a pipe dream.

Also, good job at IPNCT this past weekend, Sarod.
by tksaleija
Sun Apr 15, 2018 4:43 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: New NAQT Individual Player NCT - April 15, Chicago
Replies: 55
Views: 28974

Re: New NAQT Individual Player NCT - April 15, Chicago

Just an fyi that the link didn't paste right.
by tksaleija
Sun Apr 15, 2018 4:31 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: If anyone asks why you like quiz bowl, show them this
Replies: 1
Views: 664

If anyone asks why you like quiz bowl, show them this

From the 2018 ICT. Courtesy of Jon-Michael Sullivan via NAQT's Twitter.
by tksaleija
Sun Apr 15, 2018 2:55 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Where To Start Writing Questions
Replies: 5
Views: 4933

Re: Where To Start Writing Questions

I'm bumping this because I'm still very interested in writing questions. I'm going to commit to 40-50 questions for a middle school set over the summer, but I would love to contribute to a high school set too if possible. I admit that I have no experience writing questions, but I have recently start...
by tksaleija
Fri Apr 13, 2018 4:53 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: 2018 SSNCT Pre-Nats Discussion
Replies: 34
Views: 22478

Re: 2018 SSNCT Pre-Nats Discussion

So my first impression is that after Glasgow, the trio of central Illinois teams, Louisiana, and Hallsville are probably the next best squads. In Open, without John John on Miami Valley, Early College is probably an even stronger favorite than before. Best shot to take the title from them is probab...
by tksaleija
Fri Apr 13, 2018 4:14 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: 2018 SSNCT Pre-Nats Discussion
Replies: 34
Views: 22478

Re: 2018 SSNCT Pre-Nats Discussion

So my first impression is that after Glasgow, the trio of central Illinois teams, Louisiana, and Hallsville are probably the next best squads. In Open, without John John on Miami Valley, Early College is probably an even stronger favorite than before. Best shot to take the title from them is probab...
by tksaleija
Sat Apr 07, 2018 2:18 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Michigan 2017-2018 Schedule and Discussion
Replies: 62
Views: 23731

Re: Michigan 2017-2018 Schedule and Discussion

I also think it would be a good idea to have a central place where tournaments are posted -- many people didn't know Winter Invitational was happening until I e-mailed them directly, because they don't religiously check the forums, and announcements are very quickly buried. If there were an easily ...
by tksaleija
Fri Apr 06, 2018 12:08 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: 2018 NAQT SSNCT: April 28-29, Chicago
Replies: 22
Views: 19636

Re: 2018 NAQT SSNCT: April 28-29, Chicago

Have any side events been confirmed or talked about for SSNCT?
by tksaleija
Wed Apr 04, 2018 11:08 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Michigan 2017-2018 Schedule and Discussion
Replies: 62
Views: 23731

Re: Michigan 2017-2018 Schedule and Discussion

I think the initial goal (at least for the first few months) is maintaining what we have currently. If there is a website with a clear schedule and tips for starting/maintaining a quizbowl club at a school, there will be benefits to that. After a few months of that, then the next step should be to ...
by tksaleija
Wed Apr 04, 2018 11:00 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Michigan 2017-2018 Schedule and Discussion
Replies: 62
Views: 23731

Re: Michigan 2017-2018 Schedule and Discussion

So then this should be an outreach effort centered around contacting coaches who have active teams but don't necessarily host tournaments. We could focus on possibly pitching the upsides of hosting a tournament (i.e. good fundraiser, brings more revenue for local businesses, etc.). Though with this,...
by tksaleija
Tue Apr 03, 2018 6:48 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: 2017 WHAQ General Discussion
Replies: 11
Views: 668

Re: 2017 WHAQ General Discussion

Is the plan to keep "WHAQ III" reg- or bump it up to reg given the higher difficulty of this set when compared to last year's (and Fred Morlan's rankings)?
by tksaleija
Tue Apr 03, 2018 3:17 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: 2018 NAQT SSNCT: April 28-29, Chicago
Replies: 22
Views: 19636

Re: 2018 NAQT SSNCT: April 28-29, Chicago

When is formatting generally finalized? If it already has been and you're wondering why I'm asking, it's in response to the last sentence of the "Format" section on the SSNCT 18 webpage that says that more details will be given once the field is finalized (or something like that).
by tksaleija
Tue Apr 03, 2018 3:08 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Michigan 2017-2018 Schedule and Discussion
Replies: 62
Views: 23731

Re: Michigan 2017-2018 Schedule and Discussion

1. You're right. I was using MHSAA as an example because they're a strong central governing power (stronger than what we have anyways) and it would be good to have something like that, but you're right that they themselves should not take the reins. 2. I agree with this, though how would you suggest...
by tksaleija
Mon Apr 02, 2018 8:18 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Michigan 2017-2018 Schedule and Discussion
Replies: 62
Views: 23731

Re: Michigan 2017-2018 Schedule and Discussion

I can see how it can vary from region to region, but for the Monroe area, ms teams outnumber hs teams by around 20-25:10. Like I said, I'm sure that this is not the case for all regions, but there's obviously a disconnect somewhere between ms and hs, at least to some extent. If we reach out to the m...
by tksaleija
Mon Apr 02, 2018 6:33 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Michigan 2017-2018 Schedule and Discussion
Replies: 62
Views: 23731

Re: Michigan 2017-2018 Schedule and Discussion

The Michigan Quizbowl Alliance from last year is great, and I welcome its return. It probably should be the state quizbowl organization, but there needs to be some continuity to any viable state quizbowl alliance. The fact that it fizzled out at the start of the semester is worrisome, but if we can...
by tksaleija
Mon Apr 02, 2018 11:58 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Michigan 2017-2018 Schedule and Discussion
Replies: 62
Views: 23731

Re: Michigan 2017-2018 Schedule and Discussion

For the past few years, I have had the wonderful opportunity to experience good pyramidal high school quizbowl and have been the beneficiary of a strong quizbowl culture at my school. However, for many schools across the state, students are unable to play any form of good quizbowl and are stuck eit...
by tksaleija
Wed Mar 28, 2018 4:44 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Michigan 2017-2018 Schedule and Discussion
Replies: 62
Views: 23731

Re: Michigan 2017-2018 Schedule and Discussion

Happy birthday, Harris Bunker!
by tksaleija
Sun Mar 25, 2018 8:20 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: 2018 SSNCT Pre-Nats Discussion
Replies: 34
Views: 22478

Re: 2018 SSNCT Pre-Nats Discussion

Uni Lab is attending, currently #19 on HSQBRank. Again, if I didn't mention your team, it's not at all because I think they're not good, it's either because a) I haven't really paid attention to every team or b) probably still a. I'm sure there's a bunch of really great teams, all of whom deserve c...
by tksaleija
Sun Mar 25, 2018 8:01 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: 2018 SSNCT Pre-Nats Discussion
Replies: 34
Views: 22478

2018 SSNCT Pre-Nats Discussion

I got the idea for this from user Chromica's post last year: here's a space to discuss small school nats since it's about a month away. I'll start, though I have precious little to add. In no specific order: Miami Valley: The Groger brothers are an amazing duo. John John has put up amazing numbers t...
by tksaleija
Wed Mar 21, 2018 3:06 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: HSQBRank 2017-18: Now with a Patreon page!
Replies: 122
Views: 89825

Re: HSQBRank 2017-18: Now with a Patreon page!

Will you be doing rankings for SSNCT?
by tksaleija
Mon Mar 12, 2018 10:32 pm
Forum: Trash
Topic: Clearinghouse for Random Packet Announcements
Replies: 577
Views: 455437

Re: Clearinghouse for Random Packet Announcements

Progcon wrote:Just in time for St. Patty's day: FTP 2 got posted to the archive. Please give me some feedback as we are writing FTP 3 soon with an announcement coming shortly.
Whoever wrote the Caillou toss up (and subsequent amusing answerline) is an American hero.
by tksaleija
Mon Mar 05, 2018 12:05 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Which former basketball player won an Oscar last night?
Replies: 4
Views: 456

Re: Which former basketball player won an Oscar last night?

merv1618 wrote:Guillermo del Toro
Finally, somebody speaks the truth
by tksaleija
Sun Mar 04, 2018 6:11 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: All-World Predictions
Replies: 15
Views: 12669

Re: All-World Predictions

How is everyone's contributions and likelihood for being in any one of of these categories calculated?
by tksaleija
Sat Mar 03, 2018 9:21 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: All-World Predictions
Replies: 15
Views: 12669

Re: All-World Predictions

Sarod Nori from Okemos should definitely be up there. I'd also say William Groger from Miami Valley as well because he's been pretty consistent and has a good rhythm with his brother.
by tksaleija
Wed Feb 28, 2018 5:42 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: How Much Do You Study?
Replies: 8
Views: 8668

How Much Do You Study?

I've created this pretty rigorous routine the last few weeks that consists of making 1-2 study guides (so much more time-consuming than I thought) + studying 60-120 tossups + 75-100 bonus sets everyday. This usually ends up coming to about 1.5-3 hours every day, and about 12 hours every week. This l...
by tksaleija
Tue Feb 27, 2018 12:46 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Michigan 2017-2018 Schedule and Discussion
Replies: 62
Views: 23731

Re: Michigan 2017-2018 Schedule and Discussion

Saw that. Never participated since this has been my first year plugged into the forums, but I'm very excited nonetheless.
by tksaleija
Sun Feb 25, 2018 10:25 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Michigan 2017-2018 Schedule and Discussion
Replies: 62
Views: 23731

Re: Michigan 2017-2018 Schedule and Discussion

Does anybody know of any competitions in mid-to-late March?
by tksaleija
Thu Feb 22, 2018 5:06 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: What is the Best Way to Tell How Good a Player Actually Is?
Replies: 15
Views: 9009

Re: What is the Best Way to Tell How Good a Player Actually

As odd as it may sound, PPB is a good indicator for how strong a player might be. By definition, bonuses are not indicative of one player, but they can be used to observe possible trends. For example, a player may be putting up 50-60 PPG on average, but his team is only getting around 10-12 PPB. Aga...
by tksaleija
Tue Feb 13, 2018 12:21 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Best Song of the 2000s: HEYYYYYYYYYYYY YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
Replies: 735
Views: 153389

Re: Best Song of the 2000s: HEYYYYYYYYYYYY YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

Fake, fake fake. I'm creating a vote fraud commission to investigate the dozens of fake accounts that voted in this poll. It'll just prove what the American people already know!
by tksaleija
Fri Feb 09, 2018 1:15 pm
Forum: Databases and Quizbowl Software
Topic: An Alexa quizbowl skill is now available
Replies: 2
Views: 6330

Re: An Alexa quizbowl skill is now available

kingofcroutons wrote:yo this is dope, downloading when I get home
by tksaleija
Thu Feb 08, 2018 4:32 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Where To Start Writing Questions
Replies: 5
Views: 4933

Where To Start Writing Questions

Over the course of my half-year on the forums, the general consensus is that writing questions is the best way to study questions. It's also generally agreed that it's the hardest way to study questions, but I suppose that's the tradeoff. I've recently become interested in possibly writing questions...
by tksaleija
Tue Feb 06, 2018 9:22 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Best Song of the 2000s: HEYYYYYYYYYYYY YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
Replies: 735
Views: 153389

Re: IT IS THE FINALS: Best Song of the 2000s

Tibetan literature wrote:
Make sure your seatbelt is fastened wrote:brightside
I'm glad at least one other Midwest player has correct taste.

Mr. Brightside by The Killers
Make that two.

Mr. Brightside
by tksaleija
Tue Feb 06, 2018 6:46 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: 2018 HSNCT sponsorship
Replies: 37
Views: 24153

Re: 2018 HSNCT sponsorship

Important Bird Area wrote:We will be working together with a marketing firm recommended by LetterOne in order to encourage media coverage of our national championships.
Does this only include ICT and HSNCT?
by tksaleija
Thu Feb 01, 2018 11:51 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Best Song of the 2000s: HEYYYYYYYYYYYY YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
Replies: 735
Views: 153389

Re: FINAL FOUR: Best Song of the 2000s

Mr. Brightside .vs. Paper Planes Upon listening to Paper Planes, I started off thinking "this isn't really that bad, but I don't get the hype." By the end, I was converted. I now think to myself "this is bad and I don't get the hype." The most satisfying part is the ka-ching noi...
by tksaleija
Sun Jan 28, 2018 11:01 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: 2018 NAQT SSNCT: April 28-29, Chicago
Replies: 22
Views: 19636

Re: 2018 NAQT SSNCT: April 28-29, Chicago

I was told by someone that the SSNCT uses a "card method" for seeding, but couldn't find information that reflected this upon looking at information about the 2018 SSNCT. Is this correct?
by tksaleija
Sun Jan 28, 2018 5:57 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Exclusivity in Introductory Tournaments
Replies: 7
Views: 4778

Re: Exclusivity in Introductory Tournaments

So, rather than a strict limitation, would a disclaimer stating something like "This tournament is intended for newer teams" suffice to illustrate the idea that schools should consider bringing more inexperienced players over seasoned ones? That will likely keep national contenders from a...
by tksaleija
Sun Jan 28, 2018 4:30 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Exclusivity in Introductory Tournaments
Replies: 7
Views: 4778

Re: Exclusivity in Introductory Tournaments

So, rather than a strict limitation, would a disclaimer stating something like "This tournament is intended for newer teams" suffice to illustrate the idea that schools should consider bringing more inexperienced players over seasoned ones?
by tksaleija
Sun Jan 28, 2018 2:24 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Exclusivity in Introductory Tournaments
Replies: 7
Views: 4778

Exclusivity in Introductory Tournaments

As I have previously discussed on the forums, my region of southeast Michigan has been difficult to introduce modern quiz bowl to. For this reason, I have considered hosting a A-set tournament next year to show local teams the benefits of pyramidal questions. This being said, the goal is to encourag...
by tksaleija
Sat Jan 27, 2018 10:38 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Michigan 2017-2018 Schedule and Discussion
Replies: 62
Views: 23731

Re: Michigan 2017-2018 Schedule and Discussion

I know this isnt a Michigan tournament, but for all south Michigan teams, here's something that might be good: https://www.naqt.com/registration/field.jsp?tournament_id=8495 It's the Eastwood Invitational In Pemberville, OH on March 3rd. Field's a little small now, so I'm hoping a signal boost might...
by tksaleija
Fri Jan 26, 2018 12:28 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Best Song of the 2000s: HEYYYYYYYYYYYY YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
Replies: 735
Views: 153389

Re: ELITE EIGHT: Best Song of the 2000s

Mr. Brightside
Hey ya!
Paper Planes
Hurt

I've got a good feeling as to what the final 2 are gonna be.
by tksaleija
Wed Jan 24, 2018 9:12 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: ACE: Is it Legit?
Replies: 3
Views: 4075

ACE: Is it Legit?

I was looking at attending an ACE qb camp last year but the timing was too late. I'm interested again this year, but I want to get some opinions from others on its validity before I move forward. Is it a good program that encourages modern quiz bowl habits, and, if so, how?
by tksaleija
Tue Jan 16, 2018 1:01 am
Forum: Databases and Quizbowl Software
Topic: New Mobile App -- Tycho: Play Quizbowl and Science Bowl
Replies: 11
Views: 11154

Re: New Mobile App -- Tycho: Play Quizbowl and Science Bowl

I've already recommended this to my team, it's an excellent app. The suggestions made by the user above are ones I'd like to reflect, but I'm also wondering if there are any plans to add new questions sometime in the near future.
by tksaleija
Tue Jan 16, 2018 12:55 am
Forum: New High School Teams
Topic: Books "for Quizbowl"
Replies: 217
Views: 224966

Re: Books "for Quizbowl"

You're a modern hero
by tksaleija
Mon Jan 15, 2018 5:41 pm
Forum: Middle school area archives
Topic: Helping A Blooming Quiz Bowler
Replies: 1
Views: 1877

Helping A Blooming Quiz Bowler

My brother is in 4th grade and has expressed an interest in trying out for his school's (Triumph Academy) quiz bowl team. I started reading him some questions from the MS section off of QuizDB (awesome resource from Raynor Kuang) but realized that I'm sure there's other people with more experience a...
by tksaleija
Sun Jan 14, 2018 4:24 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Rube Goldberg XV at MSU (1/27/18)
Replies: 9
Views: 5548

Re: Rube Goldberg XV at MSU (1/27/18)

Is there an updated field for this? The edit on the op says it was bumped to 28 (or possibly 32) to bring people off the wait list but the field posted on 12/1 still only has 24.
by tksaleija
Fri Jan 12, 2018 7:04 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Boardman Invitational (OH) - March 17, 2018 (175A)
Replies: 10
Views: 6556

Re: Boardman Invitational (OH) - March 17, 2018 (171A)

Does this also mean that the deadline for registration will be moved?
by tksaleija
Wed Jan 10, 2018 10:15 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Announcing QuizDB: "Knowledge is Power"
Replies: 110
Views: 112434

Re: Announcing QuizDB: "Knowledge is Power"

Any updates on the current state of Moxon?
by tksaleija
Wed Jan 10, 2018 10:00 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: HSQBRank 2017-18: Now with a Patreon page!
Replies: 122
Views: 89825

Re: HSQBRank 2017-18: Now with a Patreon page!

New adjustments: A Sets -0.7 ACF Fall 1.88 CNS168C 0.74 DEFT -0.47 EFT 6.9 GSAC 0.63 HFT 1.54 MD Fall 2.07 MSNCT17 -6.07 Prison Bowl 17 1.09 RMBCT -1.85 Scottie 1.93 SSNCT17 -0.57 WAO 10.55 WHAQ2 1.04 I'm sure these are questions you get them all the time, so feel free to direct me somewhere where ...
by tksaleija
Sun Dec 31, 2017 3:50 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: The new naqt.com
Replies: 14
Views: 8362

Re: The new naqt.com

The new layout looks great! Much more streamlined and easier to find information, which might encourage more teams to attend NAQT competitions. Excellent job (I know this isn't a suggestion or issue, but I just wanted to give my two cents)!