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by Rufous-capped Thornbill
Mon Sep 03, 2012 2:22 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: ANNOUNCEMENT: Penn-ance at Ohio State (10/27/2012)
Replies: 32
Views: 9573

ANNOUNCEMENT: Penn-ance at Ohio State (10/27/2012)

Hello everyone, This is the official announcement for the Midwest mirror of Penn-ance, to be held on Saturday, October 27th, on OSU's beautiful Columbus Campus. Questions: This tournament is being written by members of the team at the University of Pennsylvania. All questions will be power marked an...
by Rufous-capped Thornbill
Mon Sep 03, 2012 2:11 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Collegiate Novice at Ohio State (SUNDAY, 9/16/2012)
Replies: 5
Views: 2127

Collegiate Novice at Ohio State (SUNDAY, 9/16/2012)

Hello everyone, The Ohio State University will be hosting a mirror of ACF's Collegiate Novice Tournament for the Ohio/Indiana/Pittsburgh area, to be held on Sunday, September 16th, 2012 on our beautiful Columbus, Ohio campus. Note that this tournament is being held on a Sunday, due to it being the o...
by Rufous-capped Thornbill
Tue Aug 07, 2012 4:40 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: ANFORTAS - Myth Tournament
Replies: 33
Views: 10981

Re: ANFORTAS - Myth Tournament

Hey Ike, were you planning on posting stats for this from the Ann Arbor site?
by Rufous-capped Thornbill
Tue Jun 26, 2012 6:30 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Michigan 2012-2013
Replies: 46
Views: 13310

Re: Michigan 2012-2013

I'll shamelessly add here that OSU will hold our annual HSAPQ tournament on January 19th and if the Ohio calendar works out, will probably host some non-NAQT tournament in the spring. Columbus is within 4 hours of the Detroit-Novi area, and we'd love to see more Michigan teams at our tournaments. DC...
by Rufous-capped Thornbill
Wed Jun 13, 2012 9:31 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: 2012 NASAT: June 16-17 at Ohio State
Replies: 112
Views: 43702

Re: 2012 NASAT: June 16-17 at Ohio State

The Tuttle Park Place garage is closest to where the tournament will be, I believe.

http://www.osu.edu/map/building.php?building=088
by Rufous-capped Thornbill
Tue May 29, 2012 8:08 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: The best readers
Replies: 32
Views: 11136

Re: The best readers

Rob Carson and Jerry are the two that come to mind first when I think about the best readers I've ever had, and Will Nediger, Matt Weiner, Andrew Hart and obviously R. Hentzel come to mind as well as being excellent.
by Rufous-capped Thornbill
Tue May 22, 2012 11:51 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: CO History Doubles: 7/22/2012
Replies: 131
Views: 55415

Re: CO History Doubles: 7/22/2012

rylltraka wrote:Due to Chris' realization that he is overcommitted to various things, I am looking for a partner. Chris will, however, write his half of the packet, so whoever comes along will not have to write.
I am still looking for a partner, if you are interested.
by Rufous-capped Thornbill
Sun May 20, 2012 1:58 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: MSU/UD Housewrite available for mirrors
Replies: 20
Views: 11976

Re: MSU/UD Housewrite available for mirrors

Joe Nutter's a good question writer.
by Rufous-capped Thornbill
Wed May 02, 2012 5:49 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Individual Writers Seeking Projects to Join, Post Here
Replies: 28
Views: 11568

Re: Want to write/edit for a larger project? Post here!

I do believe I fit into this category. I can write most of the Humanities (except Music and Classical Myth) but would prefer to mostly write History and Literature, especially the former.
by Rufous-capped Thornbill
Mon Apr 30, 2012 1:05 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Fall 2012 schedule discussion
Replies: 52
Views: 11476

Re: Fall 2012 schedule discussion

I guess this is the place to put it out there that Jasper and I are interested in collaborating with someone this year.
by Rufous-capped Thornbill
Mon Apr 30, 2012 1:03 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: CO History Doubles: 7/22/2012
Replies: 131
Views: 55415

Re: CO History Doubles: 7/22/2012

Get at me if you want to play with a fairly middling history player!
by Rufous-capped Thornbill
Wed Apr 25, 2012 2:44 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Player Poll 2011-2012 Season
Replies: 63
Views: 32156

Re: Player Poll 2011-2012 Season

EDIT: never mind, I'm dumb
by Rufous-capped Thornbill
Mon Apr 23, 2012 3:27 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: CO Side Event Wrangling
Replies: 38
Views: 10499

Re: CO Side Event Wrangling

History plz
by Rufous-capped Thornbill
Tue Apr 17, 2012 5:49 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: 2012 NASAT: June 16-17 at Ohio State
Replies: 112
Views: 43702

Re: 2012 NASAT: June 16-17 at Ohio State

I'm pretty sure that Team Ohio has attempted to officially register twice now; not sure why we're still listed as "interested."
by Rufous-capped Thornbill
Wed Apr 04, 2012 12:28 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Chicago Open?
Replies: 46
Views: 8845

Re: Chicago Open?

Sooo...any word on this?
by Rufous-capped Thornbill
Tue Apr 03, 2012 3:27 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Less-Used Topics (And Why?)
Replies: 55
Views: 12952

Re: Less-Used Topics (And Why?)

A few years ago I started reading Basque Legends by Wentworth Webster just so I could get an upper hand on the Basque questions that were popular in quizbowl at that time (note: NO DONT). Classical Myth is widely pervasive in our culture and is actually studied on a fairly decent scale, as opposed t...
by Rufous-capped Thornbill
Mon Mar 26, 2012 12:52 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: ICT Prediction Thread
Replies: 111
Views: 45483

Re: ICT Prediction Thread

Cheynem wrote:Let's go back to making jokes about David Seal.
and they say spite is dead
by Rufous-capped Thornbill
Sat Mar 24, 2012 3:20 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Kentucky 2011-2012
Replies: 71
Views: 19744

Re: Kentucky 2011-2012

Ethan Robinson from Danville is also at UK iirc.
by Rufous-capped Thornbill
Sun Mar 04, 2012 6:18 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Ohio State/VCU Spring is looking for mirrors!
Replies: 0
Views: 1963

Ohio State/VCU Spring is looking for mirrors!

Hello, I know it is late in the year, but on behalf of my fellow writers and editors of the collaborative set produced by members of the OSU and VCU academic teams, I would like to offer the use of our set for the price of $10 per team in attendance. It has been used at Ohio State on 3/3 and will be...
by Rufous-capped Thornbill
Tue Feb 28, 2012 12:00 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: ANNOUNCEMENT: Buckeye Spring Tournament (3/3/12)
Replies: 4
Views: 1754

Re: ANNOUNCEMENT: Buckeye Spring Tournament (3/3/12)

The field is up to date, and there is still room in the field with a few days left to register!
by Rufous-capped Thornbill
Fri Feb 24, 2012 1:20 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: The Canon
Replies: 18
Views: 5709

Re: The Canon

High school quizbowl is already too hard, removing the canon would just make it all the more so. Canon is not a quizbowl-only concept, it's a real thing that exists to let us know what is truly important and impactful.
by Rufous-capped Thornbill
Fri Feb 24, 2012 12:14 pm
Forum: Quizbowl History Forum
Topic: Odd Ways of Learning Things
Replies: 177
Views: 198412

Re: Odd Ways of Learning Things

I successfully identified Fiddler on the Roof from a song or namethat I heard from the episode (Jews and Chinese Food) of Gilmore Girls where Lorelai and Luke are working on the set of the Stars Hollow Elementary production of Fiddler and Kirk is starring as Tevye. Oh my God this is the best. I gue...
by Rufous-capped Thornbill
Thu Feb 23, 2012 1:54 pm
Forum: Quizbowl History Forum
Topic: It will NEVER be matched
Replies: 28
Views: 17380

Re: It will NEVER be matched

Y'all did get that toss-up according to my score sheet. Maybe it was one of your teammates. But saying it was you fit the narrative. I'm continually disturbed by the fact that the hsqb hivemind seems to know more about me than I do. edit: for what it's worth, I'm almost certain that this question w...
by Rufous-capped Thornbill
Wed Feb 22, 2012 12:45 pm
Forum: Quizbowl History Forum
Topic: Odd Ways of Learning Things
Replies: 177
Views: 198412

Re: Odd Ways of Learning Things

Paging Peter Komarek.
by Rufous-capped Thornbill
Mon Feb 13, 2012 6:42 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Penn Bowl @ Northwestern (2/11/12)
Replies: 52
Views: 22812

Re: Penn Bowl @ Northwestern (2/11/12)

Wait how is Sorice not eligible? When we went to BARGE I'm pretty sure he said he was still in school.
by Rufous-capped Thornbill
Sat Feb 11, 2012 5:24 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: 2012 SCT: Difficulty
Replies: 146
Views: 29140

Re: Difficulty

oh dear god
by Rufous-capped Thornbill
Wed Feb 08, 2012 6:38 pm
Forum: Quizbowl History Forum
Topic: Whatever happened to spite
Replies: 15
Views: 18597

Re: Whatever happened to spite

:(

brb spitefully reading Darwin Among the Machines
by Rufous-capped Thornbill
Wed Feb 08, 2012 6:27 pm
Forum: Quizbowl History Forum
Topic: Whatever happened to spite
Replies: 15
Views: 18597

Re: Whatever happened to spite

Cheynem wrote:You must not be enjoying quizbowl so far in your career.
you are the super bowl i am john elway
by Rufous-capped Thornbill
Wed Feb 08, 2012 6:21 pm
Forum: Quizbowl History Forum
Topic: Whatever happened to spite
Replies: 15
Views: 18597

Re: Whatever happened to spite

The only reason I play quizbowl is to beat Mike Cheyne.
by Rufous-capped Thornbill
Wed Feb 08, 2012 1:42 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: 2012 SCT Repeat/feng shui issues here
Replies: 23
Views: 4216

Re: Repeat/feng shui issues here

I really thought that the play lit that came up in the DII set was pretty good. However, was it just me, or did it seem like all of the myth that came up was Greco-Roman? I noticed maybe 3 other myth tossups that weren't this. I played the D1 set (so if you played D2, this may not apply), but there...
by Rufous-capped Thornbill
Wed Feb 08, 2012 1:34 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: 2012 SCT: Difficulty
Replies: 146
Views: 29140

Re: Difficulty

So, I've now seen DII from two perspectives, both as a player and as a club leader who has a lot of enthusiastic young players who played little, (if any!) tu/b quizbowl in high school. I was pretty good in high school, no Matt Jackson, but pretty good, so I did very well on D2 SCT and had good team...
by Rufous-capped Thornbill
Tue Feb 07, 2012 10:27 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: 2012 SCT individual question discussion
Replies: 114
Views: 24154

Re: talk about individual questions here

Two comments: 1) Since we're talking about it, I'd like to note that I enjoyed the syphilis studies tossup a lot. 2) The wording in the leadin for that New Zealand history tossup was terrible. The first clue should have at least a prompt for the player, such as myself, who buzzes with "Britain&...
by Rufous-capped Thornbill
Mon Jan 30, 2012 11:00 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: ACF Regionals Mirror - University at Buffalo
Replies: 14
Views: 6057

Re: ACF Regionals Mirror - University at Buffalo

OSU may come to this with a team, we'll keep you posted.
by Rufous-capped Thornbill
Mon Jan 30, 2012 10:43 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: ANNOUNCEMENT: Buckeye Spring Tournament (3/3/12)
Replies: 4
Views: 1754

Re: ANNOUNCEMENT: Buckeye Spring Tournament (3/3/12)

Field

Minford (x2)
St. Sedlack's Beard Academy (x1)
Olmsted Falls (x2)
Bexley (x2)
Columbus Alternative (x2)
Tree of Life (x2)
New Albany (x2)
St. Charles (x3)
Warren G. Harding (x1)
Coshocton (x1)

Total: 18

Interested:

Dublin Scioto (?)
by Rufous-capped Thornbill
Mon Jan 30, 2012 10:42 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: ANNOUNCEMENT: Buckeye Spring Tournament (3/3/12)
Replies: 4
Views: 1754

ANNOUNCEMENT: Buckeye Spring Tournament (3/3/12)

This is the general announcement for the 2012 Buckeye Spring Tournament. This is a high school academic quizbowl tournament, to be held at Ohio State University on Saturday, March 3rd. I, Jarret Greene, will serve as Tournament Director. LOCATION, DIRECTIONS, PARKING: The tournament will take place,...
by Rufous-capped Thornbill
Tue Jan 24, 2012 9:25 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: BARGE General Discussion
Replies: 72
Views: 23648

Re: BARGE General Discussion

Wasn't going to mention the Tyrfing tossup, but since it's been mentioned by others: I think this is a terrible question, I really do, or rather, a terrible answer line. Look, if you actually read the Eddas, especially the Poetic Edda, you'll find that nearly every damn thing has a name. That's jus...
by Rufous-capped Thornbill
Sun Jan 22, 2012 11:38 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: ACF Regionals 2012 @ UIUC on 2/18/12
Replies: 42
Views: 26920

Re: ACF Regionals 2012 @ UIUC on 2/18/12

The site we attend will depend on how many teams we are bringing, so if another team scraps together and writes up a packet, please put down OSU as being interested in attending with 2 teams. Otherwise, if we only have one, we'll be going to Buffalo because of the allure of free lodging.
by Rufous-capped Thornbill
Fri Jan 13, 2012 7:08 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: ANNOUNCEMENT: Penn Bowl (Jan 28th, 2012)
Replies: 48
Views: 26330

Re: ANNOUNCEMENT: Penn Bowl (Jan 28th, 2012)

It's looking like OSU will have 3 teams.
by Rufous-capped Thornbill
Fri Jan 13, 2012 1:52 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: DATE CHANGE: BARGE at Maryland (1/14/12)
Replies: 107
Views: 63080

Re: DATE CHANGE: BARGE at Maryland (1/14/12)

Just curious, are you planning on using powers?

EDIT: wording.
by Rufous-capped Thornbill
Sat Dec 03, 2011 6:54 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Rowdy Raider Invitational - 12/3/11
Replies: 16
Views: 5265

Re: Rowdy Raider Invitational - 12/3/11

In case anyone is wondering, Northmont A is in the process of playing in an advantaged final against Dunbar A. This isn't correct. Northmont beat Dunbar A to win their playoff bracket, and then played Olmsted Falls A in the final after OF A escaped a circle of death with Warren G. Harding and Sycam...
by Rufous-capped Thornbill
Fri Nov 25, 2011 10:54 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Selection Bias or Excellence?
Replies: 14
Views: 6790

Re: Selection Bias or Excellence?

I think the base question here is, "how do teams become good year after year without a down year?" And as this is a topic I've thought about a lot as I've tried to get South Range (my high school) back into the top echelon of Ohio, I'd like to chime in. I think a really good place to look ...
by Rufous-capped Thornbill
Tue Nov 22, 2011 10:14 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: BARGE @ UIUC on 1/21/12
Replies: 27
Views: 11465

Re: BARGE @ UIUC on 1/21/12

OSU is interested in attending.
by Rufous-capped Thornbill
Wed Nov 09, 2011 12:29 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: ACF Fall 2011 Discussion
Replies: 105
Views: 21227

Re: ACF Fall 2011 Discussion

Yeah, that's how I wrote it. It was about Nazi-stolen gold, not Jewish gold. But in hindsight, ANSWER: _Gold_ would have worked much better.
by Rufous-capped Thornbill
Tue Nov 08, 2011 11:57 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: ACF Fall 2011 Discussion
Replies: 105
Views: 21227

Re: ACF Fall 2011 Discussion

As the writer of the Nazi Gold question, I apologize for not thinking through acceptable answerlines enough, especially if that caused you to neg. In hindsight "Jewish gold" probably should have been acceptable, but the tossup dealt entirely with Jewish gold that the Nazis had stolen or de...
by Rufous-capped Thornbill
Tue Nov 01, 2011 1:39 pm
Forum: New High School Teams
Topic: History Resources
Replies: 17
Views: 7988

Re: History Resources

Skepticism and Animal Feed wrote:Ultimately, you will also want to just plain read books.
Yup.

EDIT: I'll second that 12 Byzantine Rulers is pretty great.
by Rufous-capped Thornbill
Tue Oct 25, 2011 3:29 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: MOO - 10/1 or 10/8
Replies: 28
Views: 14878

Re: MOO - 10/1 or 10/8

theMoMA wrote:Jarret, the Collegiate Novice set is available and won't be released to the general public. I don't believe that any high schoolers in Ohio worked on the set, either.
That could work. Can I get a look at it?
by Rufous-capped Thornbill
Tue Oct 25, 2011 3:06 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: MOO - 10/1 or 10/8
Replies: 28
Views: 14878

Re: MOO - 10/1 or 10/8

I pretty much only see TIT, and there are enough questions about that tournament (mainly the fact that its proposed date has already proven wildly unpopular) that I'm not comfortable trying to use it if it might not even be produced. Actually, that's not really accurate - the December date was main...
by Rufous-capped Thornbill
Tue Oct 25, 2011 12:41 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: MOO - 10/1 or 10/8
Replies: 28
Views: 14878

Re: MOO - 10/1 or 10/8

We're using it for the Team Ohio NASAT tryouts in January, so not for a while. Sorry, but should people really have to wait for full public discussion of the set because you want to use it for tryouts in three months? Perhaps I'm misunderstanding, but this doesn't sound like a normal mirror at all,...
by Rufous-capped Thornbill
Mon Oct 24, 2011 8:16 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: MOO - 10/1 or 10/8
Replies: 28
Views: 14878

Re: MOO - 10/1 or 10/8

Tommy Tutone 2 wrote:About when will this set be posted?
We're using it for the Team Ohio NASAT tryouts in January, so not for a while.