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by theMoMA
Wed Jan 19, 2022 3:13 pm
Forum: Collegiate Discussion
Topic: Some Thoughts on Bonuses
Replies: 35
Views: 15035

Re: Some Thoughts on Bonuses

The original post raises several interesting points (and the ensuing discussion is also interesting). I have a couple "good writing practices" thoughts that I'll include later, but for now, I want to raise an objection to the framing of the part about the energy placed on bonuses in light ...
by theMoMA
Mon Sep 20, 2021 10:58 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Gender Neutrality in Quizbowl Writing and Playing
Replies: 13
Views: 3958

Re: Gender Neutrality in Quizbowl Writing and Playing

To me, the singular "they" is completely natural and normal in everyday speech, but it's not nearly precise enough for quizbowl questions. I want each sentence of my questions, as much as possible, to have one and only one reasonable interpretation. The word "they" has two meanin...
by theMoMA
Sun Sep 12, 2021 12:32 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Let's Remember Some Guys IV: 9/11 at 8pm central
Replies: 11
Views: 3640

Re: Let's Remember Some Guys IV: 9/11 at 8pm central

On the 20th anniversary of the tragic events of September 11, we remembered some guys. Across 174 tossups, we saw both the joy of remembrance and the agony of forgetting. An astounding 154 of 174 guys (89%) were remembered, but the remaining 11% remind us that we must do more. The Patriot Day editio...
by theMoMA
Sat Sep 11, 2021 8:30 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Let's Remember Some Guys IV: 9/11 at 8pm central
Replies: 11
Views: 3640

Re: Let's Remember Some Guys IV: 9/11 at 8pm central

Starting now, please sign onto the Zoom when you're available so we can start promptly in a half hour. If you have any trouble getting on Zoom, send me an email at [email protected].
by theMoMA
Fri Sep 10, 2021 9:41 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Let's Remember Some Guys IV: 9/11 at 8pm central
Replies: 11
Views: 3640

Re: Let's Remember Some Guys IV: 9/11 at 8pm central

I've sent out the Zoom info for tomorrow's event to everyone who responded to the interest form. If you didn't receive that email and want to play, please email me at hartam@gmail.com. And if you're planning to read, please follow the link in the previous post and fill out your info so we can keep t...
by theMoMA
Fri Sep 10, 2021 3:57 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Let's Remember Some Guys IV: 9/11 at 8pm central
Replies: 11
Views: 3640

Re: Let's Remember Some Guys IV: 9/11 at 8pm central

If you're planning to read questions tomorrow for Guys, please fill out some basic info on this sheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1lWtRqWCdTIRcIEaneyvy5iuNZuUwVKT6j8LJOKlzXFU/edit?usp=sharing (If you don't sign up, no worries; everyone will have a chance to read. This will just help us c...
by theMoMA
Tue Sep 07, 2021 6:08 pm
Forum: Quizbowl History Forum
Topic: Multi-editing accomplishments
Replies: 4
Views: 5148

Re: Multi-editing accomplishments

To be clear, I don't oppose the inclusion of subject editing on the page; I'm fine with people editing themselves or others onto the page claiming credit for any accomplishment they believe they're entitled to. Maybe just drop a footnote if you're basing it on different criteria.
by theMoMA
Sun Sep 05, 2021 10:05 pm
Forum: Quizbowl History Forum
Topic: Multi-editing accomplishments
Replies: 4
Views: 5148

Re: Multi-editing accomplishments

For an editing threshold, I'd say that being credited internally or externally as a set editor should be sufficient. (I did not include NAQT subject editors as set editors on the page.)
by theMoMA
Sun Sep 05, 2021 7:11 pm
Forum: Quizbowl History Forum
Topic: Multi-editing accomplishments
Replies: 4
Views: 5148

Multi-editing accomplishments

I've completed a first-draft qbwiki page for " multi-editing accomplishments " (the editorial equivalent of the qbwiki's page of multi-championship accomplishments such as winning each of Nationals, ICT, and CO). The accomplishments I coined are the Triple Crown of Editing (Nationals, ICT,...
by theMoMA
Sun Sep 05, 2021 6:12 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Let's Remember Some Guys IV: 9/11 at 8pm central
Replies: 11
Views: 3640

Re: Let's Remember Some Guys IV: 9/11 at 8pm central

Zoom details will go out a day or so prior to the event.
by theMoMA
Tue Aug 31, 2021 6:24 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Let's Remember Some Guys IV: 9/11 at 8pm central
Replies: 11
Views: 3640

Re: Let's Remember Some Guys IV

Based on the latest slate of responses, the best date is pretty clearly September 11. Tejas has said he's unsure if he can make it, so if you can exert any social pressure on him to clear his 9/11 schedule for remembrance, that would be good. We will begin gathering on Zoom at 7:30pm central on 9/11...
by theMoMA
Wed Aug 25, 2021 11:13 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Let's Remember Some Guys IV: 9/11 at 8pm central
Replies: 11
Views: 3640

Re: Let's Remember Some Guys IV

Based on the survey responses, it appears that the best date as of now is Saturday, September 4. I will leave open the survey through this weekend, so if the 4th doesn't work for you and you want your feelings known, please fill it out: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfSmAgEN6b9uOrgsyk3XYP...
by theMoMA
Wed Aug 25, 2021 10:53 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: 2021 Chicago Open (August 21st @ Northwestern)
Replies: 84
Views: 33044

Re: 2021 Chicago Open (August 21st @ Northwestern)

I appreciate all the hard work that made an in-person CO possible. Thank you to all the editors and logistics people, especially Will and Jacob, for making it happen! A minor criticism: it was quite annoying to look at the schedule and see that our round-one matchup was against Matt Weiner's team. I...
by theMoMA
Thu Aug 12, 2021 4:44 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: 2021 ACF Nationals: Thank Yous and Discussion
Replies: 26
Views: 9683

Re: 2021 ACF Nationals: Thank Yous and Discussion

More than any other category, the social science seemed to deviate both stylistically and content-wise from the way the category is asked at regionals-difficulty. I thought the space was filled with really interesting questions on things like traffic, Fordism, linguistic prescriptivism, hominid bra...
by theMoMA
Thu Aug 12, 2021 4:29 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: 2021 ACF Nationals: Specific Question Discussion
Replies: 35
Views: 8705

Re: 2021 ACF Nationals: Specific Question Discussion

Crossposting from the other thread: A figure like Albert Hirschman is of fairly marginal importance to the field nowadays - I had actually never heard of him before (in my experience, his name is usually dropped from the Herfindahl index) and after looking up some of his work, it sounds very much l...
by theMoMA
Sat Jul 24, 2021 6:06 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Let's Remember Some Guys IV: 9/11 at 8pm central
Replies: 11
Views: 3640

Re: Let's Remember Some Guys IV

If you're at all interested in playing or writing, please fill out this availability form.
by theMoMA
Sat Jul 24, 2021 5:54 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Let's Remember Some Guys IV: 9/11 at 8pm central
Replies: 11
Views: 3640

Let's Remember Some Guys IV: 9/11 at 8pm central

Let's remember some guys again! What is a "guy"? Each tossup will be on a single athlete. The "guys" somewhat memorable, but not particularly dominant or otherwise notable. The main criterion is whether, after hearing the tossup, the players will go "oh, yeah, I remember tha...
by theMoMA
Fri Apr 16, 2021 4:28 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: 2021 ICT general discussion
Replies: 1
Views: 1395

Re: 2021 ICT general discussion

Just want to thank John, Rob, Billy, and Seth for their work on the DI set this year. I think it turned out nicely, although I wasn't able to watch any of the games while serving on the protest committee, so I couldn't see for myself. In any event, it was nice to have ICT again, and I hope the teams...
by theMoMA
Sat Mar 06, 2021 12:44 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: 2021 Carper Award winners
Replies: 0
Views: 2426

2021 Carper Award winners

ACF is pleased to announce that the 2021 Carper Award winners are Matt Bollinger and Jim Dendy! Matt received the award via the ACF membership's vote. His accomplishments are too manifold to describe in a tidy capsule, but it's worth reminding everyone how central he has been to college quizbowl sin...
by theMoMA
Sat Dec 05, 2020 4:14 pm
Forum: Trash
Topic: Chicago Open Trash 2020 (see new announcement thread for 2022)
Replies: 26
Views: 13143

Re: Chicago Open Trash 2020 (postponed)

The editors of CO Trash have determined that a summer 2021 event, even if safe because of a covid vaccine, should be postponed. This is because the number of available weekends for in-person tournament play, if any, should be reserved for making up more important events. We're hoping that the state ...
by theMoMA
Tue Oct 20, 2020 5:31 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Packet Submission discussion
Replies: 28
Views: 10336

Re: Packet Submission discussion

The question at the heart of this argument is whether quizbowl operates on a community or consumer model. The consumer model supposes that, at its core, quizbowl is a series of arms-length economic transactions in which question producers sell their questions to tournament hosts, who then sell them ...
by theMoMA
Tue Jul 21, 2020 2:11 am
Forum: Quizbowl History Forum
Topic: Chris Ray vs. Ira A. Fulton School of Engineering | 2006
Replies: 2
Views: 5825

Re: Chris Ray vs. Ira A. Fulton School of Engineering | 2006

I did watch the video back in the day, and I seem to recall that it had audio all the way through.
by theMoMA
Tue Jun 16, 2020 9:22 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Paired Tossups and Bonuses
Replies: 52
Views: 28720

Re: Paired Tossups and Bonuses

Bouncebacks add a significant amount of time to gameplay and potentially a significant amount of additional time when readers boot them and it ends up mattering. I've noticed a few attempts in this thread and elsewhere to claim that bouncebacks are friendly to new teams because they avoid situations...
by theMoMA
Fri Jun 12, 2020 2:26 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Laws and Treaties: A Vanity Packet
Replies: 9
Views: 2984

Re: Laws and Treaties: A Vanity Packet

Could you post the packet somewhere? I'd be interested to read it. Thanks!
by theMoMA
Mon May 25, 2020 2:23 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Let's Remember Some Guys III: Let's Remember Yet More Guys
Replies: 12
Views: 4580

Re: Let's Remember Some Guys III: Let's Remember Yet More Guys

One hour into Memorial Day, I am pleased to report that we collectively remembered 128 of the 169 guys tossed up at Guys III. Naveed usurped Tejas's throne to reign supreme as guy rememberer. The standings by PPG (points per guy) are: Naveed Chowdhury: 1.26 Tejas Raje: 1.11 Ryan Rosenberg: 0.76 Andr...
by theMoMA
Sun May 24, 2020 6:00 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Let's Remember Some Guys III: Let's Remember Yet More Guys
Replies: 12
Views: 4580

Re: Let's Remember Some Guys III: Let's Remember Yet More Guys

The remembrance is nearly upon us. If you are planning to write a packet but cannot join us to read it, or would prefer someone else read in your stead, please send me an email before the Zoom call begins; there's a gracious offer to read if anyone needs or wants it. I will email everyone who filled...
by theMoMA
Sun May 17, 2020 9:48 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Let's Remember Some Guys III: Let's Remember Yet More Guys
Replies: 12
Views: 4580

Re: Let's Remember Some Guys III: Let's Remember Yet More Guys

We've got at least 9 people who are going to be remembering guys a week from today (at 9:30pm central). So far, everyone says they're writing a packet, so we should have around 120 tossups to play, if not a few more from later sign-ups. Speaking of which, if you're interested in remembering guys but...
by theMoMA
Thu May 07, 2020 10:24 pm
Forum: Trash
Topic: Chicago Open Trash 2020 (see new announcement thread for 2022)
Replies: 26
Views: 13143

Re: Chicago Open Trash 2020 (postponed)

With CO now officially postponed until summer 2021, CO Trash will plan to make its triumphant return on the Sunday after the tournament takes place.
by theMoMA
Wed May 06, 2020 10:43 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Let's Remember Some Guys III: Let's Remember Yet More Guys
Replies: 12
Views: 4580

Re: Let's Remember Some Guys III: Let's Remember Yet More Guys

It has come to my attention that May 23 is the beginning of Eid, and that May 24 would be better. Thus, I am changing the tentative date to 9:30pm on Sunday, May 24 (the day before Memorial Day, fittingly enough). If you've already answered that May 23 is good for you, but May 24 is now not good, pl...
by theMoMA
Wed May 06, 2020 10:31 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Let's Remember Some Guys III: Let's Remember Yet More Guys
Replies: 12
Views: 4580

Re: Let's Remember Some Guys III: Let's Remember Yet More Guys

In honor of the canceled HSNCT weekend, I'd like to propose a "remembering guys" online event to take place via Zoom on Saturday, May 23, at around 9:30pm central. There will be no cost, and writing a packet is not required to participate, but come on, what else do you have to do? Anyone f...
by theMoMA
Mon May 04, 2020 2:42 pm
Forum: Trash
Topic: Chicago Open Trash 2020 (see new announcement thread for 2022)
Replies: 26
Views: 13143

Re: Chicago Open Trash 2020 (postponed)

I suspect you will have the better field and tournament if you just waited until 2021 summer, but obviously not my decision. Yeah, my sense is that summer 2021 is most likely, although if CO ends up happening during the school year, we will probably poll possible attendees to see what a field would...
by theMoMA
Mon May 04, 2020 12:31 pm
Forum: Trash
Topic: Chicago Open Trash 2020 (see new announcement thread for 2022)
Replies: 26
Views: 13143

Re: Chicago Open Trash 2020 (July 19, 2020)

As other events look toward potential postponement until the summer because of the pandemic, we'll be monitoring the situation and may have to announce a rescheduling of CO Trash. I hope we'll be able to maintain our claim on CO Sunday in the event that CO has to be rescheduled to accommodate other...
by theMoMA
Mon Apr 13, 2020 10:11 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: This Time, A Stern Warning
Replies: 179
Views: 146930

Re: This Time, A Stern Warning

This is a premise that I’m not willing to accept solely because you think this way. I believe you that more people than we’d like to think have been tempted to quickly look up a clue during a one-off packet reading, or whatever, and that the means and opportunity are certainly there. But this seems...
by theMoMA
Mon Apr 13, 2020 9:29 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: This Time, A Stern Warning
Replies: 179
Views: 146930

Re: This Time, A Stern Warning

I take exception to this bit: He is now admittedly the kind of person who would succumb to the temptation of looking up a handful of things online during an online tournament, but quite frankly, I thought he was that kind of person before this, not because he's particularly dastardly, but because I...
by theMoMA
Sun Apr 12, 2020 6:15 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: This Time, A Stern Warning
Replies: 179
Views: 146930

Re: This Time, A Stern Warning

It's simply the case that, at an online tournament, there is really nothing stopping people from cheating in a modest way, and because of that, I assume that many people in this community, if they were being honest with themselves, would have to admit that they did something at an online event or pa...
by theMoMA
Thu Apr 09, 2020 4:12 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: The MONTHS TOURNAMENT: "ancient 4" quadrant
Replies: 15
Views: 1045

Re: The MONTHS TOURNAMENT: "ancient 4" quadrant

The organizers of the MONTHS TOURNAMENT humbly apologize to the members of the hsquizbowl forum community for the gap in "posting" that has taken place this week. Before taking advantage of the remaining week of "rest and relaxation" leading up to the next round of voting, which ...
by theMoMA
Thu Apr 09, 2020 3:45 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Announcing: The MONTHS TOURNAMENT
Replies: 10
Views: 1722

Re: Announcing: The MONTHS TOURNAMENT

Due to "covid doldrums and general lethargy," the MONTHS TOURNAMENT will be taking a one-week (1-week) hiatus and make its triumphant return on April 13. The organizers encourage everyone to take this time to engage with the hsquizbowl forum's other venerable "bracketed voting experie...
by theMoMA
Tue Apr 07, 2020 6:56 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: This Time, A Stern Warning
Replies: 179
Views: 146930

Re: This Time, A Stern Warning

I appreciate the data that various people have brought to bear in this thread since I first posted. My earlier inquiry seems to suggest two further avenues for contextualizing TO performances. The first is whether the TO performances in question are of a similar magnitude, in comparison to earlier p...
by theMoMA
Mon Apr 06, 2020 11:09 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: This Time, A Stern Warning
Replies: 179
Views: 146930

Re: This Time, A Stern Warning

I find it slightly concerning that the "ridiculous" and "anomalous" performances on the high side of your residual plot are roughly the same magnitude as the outliers on the low side. Obviously no one is suggesting that we simply turn the chart upside down and accuse the people o...
by theMoMA
Sat Apr 04, 2020 5:55 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: The MONTHS TOURNAMENT: "ancient 4" quadrant
Replies: 15
Views: 1045

Re: The MONTHS TOURNAMENT: "ancient 4" quadrant

Voting closes tonight!
by theMoMA
Fri Apr 03, 2020 11:56 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: The MONTHS TOURNAMENT: "reform 3" quadrant
Replies: 22
Views: 1574

Re: The MONTHS TOURNAMENT: "reform 3" quadrant

The second "quadrant" to close its first-round voting is reform 3, which delighted voters with matchups of whimsical months. Whether it was because of this whimsy, or for some other reason, voters found it harder to separate these months out than their secular counterparts. This "quad...
by theMoMA
Fri Apr 03, 2020 6:55 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Let's Remember Some Guys III: Let's Remember Yet More Guys
Replies: 12
Views: 4580

Re: Let's Remember Some Guys III: Let's Remember Yet More Guys

I'll keep everyone interested in remembering guys updated on what we're planning to do. My preference is not to schedule the event online unless and until we know for sure that HSNCT will not be rescheduled for a later date. (The email canceling HSNCT says that NAQT would like to reschedule the even...
by theMoMA
Fri Apr 03, 2020 6:01 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: The MONTHS TOURNAMENT: "reform 3" quadrant
Replies: 22
Views: 1574

Re: The MONTHS TOURNAMENT: "reform 3" quadrant

Folks, mere hours remain in the voting process for the reform 3 "quadrant." If you have strong thoughts about Bureaucracy vs. Chaos, or any other matchup in this "quadrant," you should vote now!
by theMoMA
Fri Apr 03, 2020 12:36 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: The MONTHS TOURNAMENT: "secular 1" quadrant
Replies: 26
Views: 1681

Re: The MONTHS TOURNAMENT: "secular 1" quadrant

As voting closes on the first "quadrant" of the MONTHS TOURNAMENT, it's clear that some of these months were ready for the tournament, and others simply came in unprepared. For the most part, the better-seeded months simply outclassed their worse-seeded counterparts. Six (6) of the eight (...
by theMoMA
Thu Apr 02, 2020 1:48 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: The MONTHS TOURNAMENT: "secular 1" quadrant
Replies: 26
Views: 1681

Re: The MONTHS TOURNAMENT: "secular 1" quadrant

Reminder: voting in this "quadrant" ends tonight!
by theMoMA
Thu Apr 02, 2020 11:20 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Announcing: The MONTHS TOURNAMENT
Replies: 10
Views: 1722

Re: Announcing: The MONTHS TOURNAMENT

The MONTHS TOURNAMENT will return on Monday, April 6 (4/6) with new bracket "quadrants"; until then, please vote in the four (4) "quadrants" (one from each corner of the bracket) that are live. Voting in those will conclude on consecutive days starting today and ending Sunday, as...
by theMoMA
Wed Apr 01, 2020 6:37 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: The MONTHS TOURNAMENT: "ancient 4" quadrant
Replies: 15
Views: 1045

Re: The MONTHS TOURNAMENT: "ancient 4" quadrant

4/61: Dumuzu v Athyr. Dumuzu as a 1 seed is a cool story, and I'd hate to see it end here. 29/36: Mounichion v 1 Crocodile. Our Secretary of Treasury, Steven Mounichion, needs all the support he can get. 20/45: 1 Rain v 1 Jaguar . I can't imagine I'm the only one for whom this combo of jaguars/Quetz...
by theMoMA
Wed Apr 01, 2020 12:00 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: The MONTHS TOURNAMENT: "ancient 4" quadrant
Replies: 15
Views: 1045

Re: The MONTHS TOURNAMENT: "ancient 4" quadrant

In the 4/61 matchup, observers of the MONTHS TOURNAMENT have been talking up the strength of Dumuzu for, quite literally, months, but it remained to be seen until now if the organizers would reward the month with a top seed. The revelation of this quadrant of the bracket answers that question in the...