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by theMoMA
Wed Oct 12, 2022 9:58 pm
Forum: Trash
Topic: CO Trash online mirror (Sunday, October 9)
Replies: 12
Views: 6175

Re: CO Trash online mirror (Sunday, October 9)

Official stats are posted (https://hsquizbowl.org/db/tournaments/7 ... ranked%29/). Email me at [email protected] if you have any corrections.
by theMoMA
Sun Oct 09, 2022 8:39 pm
Forum: Trash
Topic: CO Trash online mirror (Sunday, October 9)
Replies: 12
Views: 6175

Re: CO Trash online mirror (Sunday, October 9)

Congratulations to Iain Thoms, Jason Sterlacci, Aaron Kessler, and Daniel Cohen, who defeated Mike Bentley, Jack Brounstein, Charlie Rosenthal, and Sally Neumann in the thrilling final round of the playoffs to clear the field and avoid a one-game final. Official stats: https://hsquizbowl.org/db/tour...
by theMoMA
Sun Oct 09, 2022 8:36 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: 2022 CO Trash: Please avoid spoilers
Replies: 1
Views: 5747

Re: Please avoid spoilers

Mirrors are now concluded, so this forum is public (and you can discuss the questions with anyone).
by theMoMA
Sat Oct 08, 2022 9:22 pm
Forum: Trash
Topic: CO Trash online mirror (Sunday, October 9)
Replies: 12
Views: 6175

Re: CO Trash online mirror (Sunday, October 9)

Link to the Discord invite for the event: https://discord.gg/XueXEjQY. The Zoom link will be posted on Discord tomorrow morning. See you all at 10am central! (Gameplay starts at 10:30.)
by theMoMA
Thu Oct 06, 2022 11:59 pm
Forum: Trash
Topic: CO Trash online mirror (Sunday, October 9)
Replies: 12
Views: 6175

Re: CO Trash online mirror (Sunday, October 9)

One of our staffers had to drop, so we very much need an additional moderator. Please email me at [email protected] if you're available!
by theMoMA
Sat Oct 01, 2022 3:59 am
Forum: Trash
Topic: CO Trash online mirror (Sunday, October 9)
Replies: 12
Views: 6175

Re: CO Trash online mirror (Sunday, October 9)

We could use one additional team to get to 12; if we hit that number of teams, we'll close the field, otherwise we'll have 11 teams and a bye. There are still a few free agents as well, so teams with open spots should look to fill those soon.
by theMoMA
Sun Sep 25, 2022 11:08 pm
Forum: Trash
Topic: CO Trash online mirror (Sunday, October 9)
Replies: 12
Views: 6175

Re: CO Trash online mirror (Sunday, October 9)

We're in need of 2-3 staffers now, so please email me at [email protected] if you're interested in reading (and a $30 stipend).
by theMoMA
Thu Sep 22, 2022 4:05 pm
Forum: Trash
Topic: CO Trash online mirror (Sunday, October 9)
Replies: 12
Views: 6175

Re: CO Trash online mirror (Sunday, October 9)

Keep signing up! We've got ten teams, many of which need a fourth player, but it would be great to know if we're going to get to twelve or beyond so we can figure out how many staffers we'll need.
by theMoMA
Thu Sep 15, 2022 12:06 pm
Forum: Trash
Topic: CO Trash online mirror (Sunday, October 9)
Replies: 12
Views: 6175

Re: CO Trash online mirror (Sunday, October 9)

It's possible we will need one or two moderators after all; please indicate your interest on the team formation sheet if you might be able to staff!
by theMoMA
Sat Sep 10, 2022 10:03 pm
Forum: Trash
Topic: CO Trash online mirror (Sunday, October 9)
Replies: 12
Views: 6175

Re: CO Trash online mirror (Sunday, October 9)

I've edited the details of the online mirror to make the initial post into an announcement. Looking forward to seeing many of you on October 9!
by theMoMA
Fri Sep 02, 2022 10:37 pm
Forum: Trash
Topic: Let's Remember Some Guys V
Replies: 11
Views: 6421

Re: Let's Remember Some Guys V

Thanksgiving could be fun! I'll put out a date poll sometime next week and we can figure it out. In the meantime, get writing!
by theMoMA
Fri Sep 02, 2022 9:45 pm
Forum: Trash
Topic: Let's Remember Some Guys V
Replies: 11
Views: 6421

Let's Remember Some Guys V

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 Sep 02, 2022 9:12 pm
Forum: Trash
Topic: CO Trash online mirror (Sunday, October 9)
Replies: 12
Views: 6175

Re: CO Trash online mirror interest poll

Rob, Carsten, and I are probably going to decide on a date for CO Trash online tomorrow, so get your date preferences registered in the poll tonight!
by theMoMA
Wed Aug 31, 2022 10:03 am
Forum: Trash
Topic: CO Trash online mirror (Sunday, October 9)
Replies: 12
Views: 6175

Re: CO Trash online mirror interest poll

Sorry about that; fixed now.
by theMoMA
Mon Aug 29, 2022 9:59 pm
Forum: Trash
Topic: CO Trash 2022 (August 7, 2022, Evanston)
Replies: 29
Views: 12900

Re: CO Trash 2022 (August 7, 2022, Evanston)

Please contact me at [email protected] if you're interested in running an in-person mirror of CO Trash this semester.

Anyone who's interested in playing an online mirror should fill out the poll in this post: viewtopic.php?t=26252
by theMoMA
Mon Aug 29, 2022 9:56 pm
Forum: Trash
Topic: CO Trash online mirror (Sunday, October 9)
Replies: 12
Views: 6175

CO Trash online mirror (Sunday, October 9)

This is the announcement for CO Trash online, to be played on Sunday, October 9. Thanks to all those who responded to the date poll; it appears that October 9 is a good date for the most people (apologies if you're one of the few for whom that's not the case). Logistics In recognition of the various...
by theMoMA
Mon Aug 29, 2022 4:47 pm
Forum: Trash
Topic: Chicago Open Trash Mirror at Valencia 2022
Replies: 2
Views: 1773

Re: Chicago Open Trash Mirror at Valencia 2022

Thanks for playing CO Trash! If you have comments on the questions, we have a private discussion group, which you can join via the user control panel.
by theMoMA
Sat Aug 20, 2022 10:19 pm
Forum: Trash
Topic: CO Trash @ Minnesota (August 21st, 2022)
Replies: 3
Views: 2344

Re: CO Trash @ Minnesota (August 21st, 2022)

Forgot to send out an email to teams but I will when I get home. Meet at 8:30 in Folwell 105 for check-in; games start at 9.
by theMoMA
Thu Aug 18, 2022 7:10 pm
Forum: Trash
Topic: CO Trash @ Minnesota (August 21st, 2022)
Replies: 3
Views: 2344

Re: CO Trash @ Minnesota (August 21st, 2022)

Unless two more teams register quickly, we'll likely cap the field at 4 teams and do a triple/quadruple round robin, I think. (But with such a simple schedule, we can also canvass teams on Saturday and see if we can get a 6-team field.) I'm going to email the existing free agents and see if they're ...
by theMoMA
Wed Aug 17, 2022 7:30 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: 2022 CO Trash: Specific question discussion
Replies: 24
Views: 3369

Re: Specific question discussion

I've fixed the various errors; thanks for identifying them, and apologies that I didn't avoid them in the first place. I modified the clue about Petticoat Junction to remove the clue about Drucker's store to avoid that issue as well.
by theMoMA
Sat Aug 13, 2022 3:12 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: 2022 CO Trash: Conversion stats
Replies: 0
Views: 1068

2022 CO Trash: Conversion stats

Sub/category conversion stats for tossups and bonuses are available here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/17TzTAgY5UMet8LtAC6Esz-zYwxl6sBzeDa_3ntU5N6s/edit#gid=0 I had to manually sort the bonuses into E/M/H by conversion rates, so it's possible I made a mistake or two, and it's also possible...
by theMoMA
Thu Aug 11, 2022 8:41 pm
Forum: Collegiate Discussion
Topic: 2022 Chicago Open: General Discussion
Replies: 39
Views: 12326

Re: 2022 Chicago Open: General Discussion

I wanted to post a short screed against a really bad practice that cropped up several times in this tournament. If you're going to have "description acceptable" tossups, which is itself totally fine, you simply cannot give a description of the thing at the end of the tossup for players to ...
by theMoMA
Thu Aug 11, 2022 1:53 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: 2022 CO Trash: Specific question discussion
Replies: 24
Views: 3369

Re: Specific question discussion

19. A character played by this actor is given a pamphlet for a place that promises to provide “the support you need to be the best you can be” while being fired by HR; that character played by this actor spends time outside telling his problems to a street performer called Crawley. Another character...
by theMoMA
Thu Aug 11, 2022 1:20 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: 2022 CO Trash: Specific question discussion
Replies: 24
Views: 3369

Re: Specific question discussion

We've fixed the Peach/Daisy and Wood/Bloom issues for future mirrors.
by theMoMA
Wed Aug 10, 2022 1:20 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: 2022 CO Trash: Specific question discussion
Replies: 24
Views: 3369

Re: Specific question discussion

Yes, please email Carsten (OctagonJoe at gmail) for a copy of the set.
by theMoMA
Tue Aug 09, 2022 8:38 pm
Forum: Trash
Topic: CO Trash 2022 (August 7, 2022, Evanston)
Replies: 29
Views: 12900

Re: CO Trash 2022 (August 7, 2022, Evanston)

There is now a private discussion forum for CO Trash; join the "2022 CO Trash discussion" usergroup through the user control panel to participate.
by theMoMA
Tue Aug 09, 2022 8:34 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: 2022 CO Trash: Specific question discussion
Replies: 24
Views: 3369

2022 CO Trash: Specific question discussion

This is your thread for specific question discussion.
by theMoMA
Tue Aug 09, 2022 8:33 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: 2022 CO Trash: Thanks and general discussion
Replies: 17
Views: 3281

2022 CO Trash: Thanks and general discussion

Thanks for playing CO Trash! Writing and reading this set for such a talented field is one of the true joys in quizbowl, and we hope you had as good a time playing as we did producing the questions and presenting them to you. Thanks as always to my beloved cowriters, Carsten, Rob, and NOT Cory Haala...
by theMoMA
Tue Aug 09, 2022 8:30 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: 2022 CO Trash: Please avoid spoilers
Replies: 1
Views: 5747

2022 CO Trash: Please avoid spoilers

Hi all,

I know you're dying to tell all your friends about your amazing CO Trash 2022 buzzes, but please hold off on discussing the set with anyone who might want to play an in-person or online mirror this fall. Thank you!
by theMoMA
Tue Aug 09, 2022 3:14 pm
Forum: Trash
Topic: CO Trash 2022 (August 7, 2022, Evanston)
Replies: 29
Views: 12900

Re: CO Trash 2022 (August 7, 2022, Evanston)

Thanks to everyone who played CO Trash last weekend! As always, we were happy to see all of the great buzzes and thrilling games. If you missed CO and want to get in on the fun, the tournament remains available for physical mirrors; please email hartam@gmail.com if you'd like to set up a mirror. We ...
by theMoMA
Fri Aug 05, 2022 12:05 pm
Forum: Trash
Topic: CO Trash 2022 (August 7, 2022, Evanston)
Replies: 29
Views: 12900

Re: CO Trash 2022 (August 7, 2022, Evanston)

Further logistics (also in the main post): The tournament will be in the Tech building on the Northwestern University campus in Evanston, Illinois. Teams should arrive at the lecture hall LR2 for check-in between 8:30 and 8:45, with announcements shortly before nine, and gameplay starting at nine. T...
by theMoMA
Thu Aug 04, 2022 11:54 pm
Forum: Trash
Topic: CO Trash 2022 (August 7, 2022, Evanston)
Replies: 29
Views: 12900

Re: CO Trash 2022 (August 7, 2022, Evanston)

It's in the Tech building (same one as regular CO). We'll have the same mask policy as regular CO (everyone but moderators/people eating).
by theMoMA
Wed Aug 03, 2022 4:41 pm
Forum: Trash
Topic: CO Trash 2022 (August 7, 2022, Evanston)
Replies: 29
Views: 12900

Re: CO Trash 2022 (August 7, 2022, Evanston)

The field is now closed; we will have 18 teams with the schedule described above. If any free agents would like to put their names as standby players, in case there are players who aren't able to play on Sunday, you may do so on the team formation sheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1XFTig...
by theMoMA
Tue Aug 02, 2022 1:40 pm
Forum: Trash
Topic: CO Trash 2022 (August 7, 2022, Evanston)
Replies: 29
Views: 12900

Re: CO Trash 2022 (August 7, 2022, Evanston)

We have 17 teams, and the 18th is mostly together. Registration remains open, but only if we can get two additional, mostly full teams by the end of the day tomorrow. If we're at 18, we'll have prelim brackets of 9 (eight games in nine rounds, with the bye (ninth) game played as a scrimmage between ...
by theMoMA
Tue Jul 26, 2022 9:46 pm
Forum: Trash
Topic: CO Trash 2022 (August 7, 2022, Evanston)
Replies: 29
Views: 12900

Re: CO Trash 2022 (August 7, 2022, Evanston)

meebles127 wrote: Tue Jul 26, 2022 10:35 am Do you need someone to do stats?
Yes, we'd very much appreciate someone doing stats. If you're interested, please fill out this form with your contact information: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIp ... sp=sf_link
by theMoMA
Mon Jul 25, 2022 10:45 pm
Forum: Trash
Topic: CO Trash 2022 (August 7, 2022, Evanston)
Replies: 29
Views: 12900

Re: CO Trash 2022 (August 7, 2022, Evanston)

We have 15 teams registered and a 16th forming, with enough free agents listed to fill out most of 2-3 more teams. Because of this, unless we get a huge burst of interest in the next few days, we're targeting a final field size of 20, which offers clean 12-round + finals formats and has reasonable b...
by theMoMA
Fri Jul 22, 2022 5:30 pm
Forum: Trash
Topic: CO Trash 2022 (August 7, 2022, Evanston)
Replies: 29
Views: 12900

Re: CO Trash 2022 (August 7, 2022, Evanston)

Specifics on time, place, and cost are available in the initial post. We will send out an email to all registered teams in advance of the event with further details and update the post as necessary.
by theMoMA
Fri Jul 15, 2022 11:40 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: 2022 Chicago Open: August 6, 2022 @ Evanston, IL
Replies: 98
Views: 48319

Re: 2022 Chicago Open: August 6, 2022 @ Evanston, IL

Hey, I'm cross-posting this from the trash forum because we need staffers for CO Trash, and potential staffers may not be reading that subforum. Please fill out this form if you're interested in staffing. Pay is $40 plus lunch for all staffers. Additionally, we anticipate having capacity to add seve...
by theMoMA
Fri Jul 15, 2022 10:49 pm
Forum: Trash
Topic: CO Trash 2022 (August 7, 2022, Evanston)
Replies: 29
Views: 12900

Re: CO Trash 2022 (August 7, 2022, Evanston)

I've posted an updated field at the bottom of the announcement. Someone registered two separate rosters, so I've emailed for clarification on that. If you have amendments to your roster, please email me at hartam@gmail.com instead of submitting a whole new registration. We would certainly appreciate...
by theMoMA
Wed Jun 08, 2022 6:37 pm
Forum: Trash
Topic: CO Trash 2022 (August 7, 2022, Evanston)
Replies: 29
Views: 12900

CO Trash 2022 (August 7, 2022, Evanston)

This is your clean new announcement for CO Trash 2022, to be played the day after this summer's Chicago Open. When Sunday, August 7, 2022, with check-in around 8:30am, brief announcements just before 9:00am, and games starting shortly thereafter. For those planning travel, we are expecting the tourn...
by theMoMA
Sat Jun 04, 2022 4:26 pm
Forum: Trash
Topic: Chicago Open Trash 2020 (see new announcement thread for 2022)
Replies: 26
Views: 13149

Re: Chicago Open Trash 2020 (postponed)

I will open registration this coming week, once we have information about available rooms and field size. If you're interested in reading for the event (and experiencing the "Carsten difference" when it comes to readability), please send an email to hartam@gmail.com. We'll provide a stipen...
by theMoMA
Fri May 13, 2022 3:39 pm
Forum: Trash
Topic: Chicago Open Trash 2020 (see new announcement thread for 2022)
Replies: 26
Views: 13149

Re: Chicago Open Trash 2020 (postponed)

Not yet; we'll have the details within the next few weeks.
by theMoMA
Tue Mar 01, 2022 6:43 pm
Forum: Collegiate Discussion
Topic: 2022 Carper Award: congratulations Matt Jackson and Chris Borglum!
Replies: 6
Views: 3447

2022 Carper Award: congratulations Matt Jackson and Chris Borglum!

ACF is pleased to announce that the 2022 Carper Award winners are Matt Jackson and Chris Borglum!  Matt's award is a result of the ACF membership's vote. Matt's contributions to college quizbowl are so broad that they're difficult to summarize, but a recurring theme is his integrity. Whether pushing...
by theMoMA
Mon Feb 07, 2022 9:30 pm
Forum: Collegiate Discussion
Topic: 2022 NAQT SCT: Division I question-specific discussion
Replies: 15
Views: 2252

Re: 2022 NAQT SCT: Division I question-specific discussion

I agree that a player who doesn't know the previous clues may make that buzz, and I wouldn't want every question to distinguish related responses in this way. I disagree with the method of splitting a sentence into constituent parts; to me, the issues with this clue are of a degree rather than of a ...
by theMoMA
Mon Feb 07, 2022 7:47 pm
Forum: Collegiate Discussion
Topic: 2022 NAQT SCT: Division I question-specific discussion
Replies: 15
Views: 2252

Re: 2022 NAQT SCT: Division I question-specific discussion

I don't think that players buzzing with "trauma" instead of "stress" have experienced an injustice. The clue states: "Work on 'general adaptation syndrome' by Hans Selye ["SELL-yay"] began research into this phenomenon, which is experienced in a disorder that Franc...
by theMoMA
Mon Feb 07, 2022 1:38 pm
Forum: Collegiate Discussion
Topic: 2022 SCT general discussion
Replies: 7
Views: 1074

Re: 2022 SCT general discussion

I want to say a quick word of thanks to Rob Carson, Jonathen Settle, and Andrew Wang for their diligent work as set editors on this year's DI SCT--and, of course, all of the writers and subject editors whose work fed into the set. And the DII editors as well; producing a set as large as SCT is diffi...
by theMoMA
Mon Feb 07, 2022 11:56 am
Forum: Collegiate Discussion
Topic: 2022 NAQT SCT: Division I question-specific discussion
Replies: 15
Views: 2252

Re: 2022 NAQT SCT: Division I question-specific discussion

There are undoubtedly many cases in which there are slightly different permutations of answers that, despite thorough editor review, simply didn't occur to us to put in the answer line. It's very difficult to imagine everything that people will say, and there are occasionally instances when somethin...
by theMoMA
Sat Jan 22, 2022 9:00 pm
Forum: Community Discussion
Topic: 2022 Carper Award community discussion
Replies: 16
Views: 8352

2022 Carper Award community discussion

Each year, ACF awards up to two Carper Awards to honor people who have, over their quizbowl careers, sustained and enriched collegiate academic competitions. One of those awards is (as it has been since 1999) decided by membership vote, and the other (created four years ago) is decided by a committe...
by theMoMA
Sat Jan 22, 2022 8:59 pm
Forum: Collegiate Discussion
Topic: Some Thoughts on Bonuses
Replies: 35
Views: 15036

Re: Some Thoughts on Bonuses

The point in the third part of my post is that bonuses take up a disproportionate amount of time compared to their competitive utility. If that doesn't seem like a problem to you or others, that's fine. As I write in that section, there are many good things about bonuses. One of my proposed experim...