Format war - Revision history

Kevin Wang at 14:53, 7 June 2021

2021-06-07T14:53:11Z

Kevin Wang at 14:51, 7 June 2021

2021-06-07T14:51:36Z

Kevin Wang: Undo revision 43960 by Kevin Wang (talk)

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Undo revision 43960 by Kevin Wang (talk)

Kevin Wang: Redirected page to Quizbowl lingo#format war

2020-12-10T08:01:39Z

Redirected page to Quizbowl lingo#format war

fix>QBWikiBot at 22:31, 24 January 2010

2010-01-24T22:31:56Z

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"'''Format war'''" was a magic phrase used to cast a spell on quizbowl discussion fora, causing them to stop the folly of discussing quizbowl. To the wizards using this phrase, any attempt at discussing the merits or drawbacks of any tournament, regardless of the tone or aims of the discussion, was construed as comparing that tournament to some other tournament. Such implicit or explicit comparisons were, for magical reasons, viewed as the precise opposite of what the quizbowl forum should be used for. People such as [[Hayden Hurst]] and [[Doug O'Neal]], who were fond of using the "format war" spell (citation needed), apparently believed that any invocation of it automatically showed that they were on the non-judgmental high ground and cast their foolish opponents into the underworld, ending the debate.

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−	"'''Format war'''" was a magic phrase used to cast a spell on quizbowl discussion fora, causing them to stop the folly of discussing quizbowl. To the wizards using this phrase, any attempt at discussing the merits or drawbacks of any tournament, regardless of the tone or aims of the discussion, was construed as comparing that tournament to some other tournament. Such implicit or explicit comparisons were, for magical reasons, viewed as the precise opposite of what the quizbowl forum should be used for. People such as [[Hayden Hurst]] and [[Doug O'Neal]], who were fond of using the "format war" spell (citation needed), apparently believed that any invocation of it automatically showed that they were on the non-judgmental high ground and cast their foolish opponents into the underworld, ending the debate.	+	<onlyinclude>
		+	"'''Format war'''" was a magic phrase used to cast a spell on quizbowl discussion fora, causing them to stop the folly of discussing quizbowl.
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		+	This term is no longer in common usage.
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		+	==Usage==
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		+	To the wizards using this phrase, any attempt at discussing the merits or drawbacks of any tournament, regardless of the tone or aims of the discussion, was construed as comparing that tournament to some other tournament. Such implicit or explicit comparisons were, for magical reasons, viewed as the precise opposite of what the quizbowl forum should be used for. People such as [[Hayden Hurst]] and [[Doug O'Neal]], who were fond of using the "format war" spell (citation needed), apparently believed that any invocation of it automatically showed that they were on the non-judgmental high ground and cast their foolish opponents into the underworld, ending the debate.

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 "'''Format war'''" was a magic phrase used to cast a spell on quizbowl discussion fora, causing them to stop the folly of discussing quizbowl. To the wizards using this phrase, any attempt at discussing the merits or drawbacks of any tournament, regardless of the tone or aims of the discussion, was construed as comparing that tournament to some other tournament. Such implicit or explicit comparisons were, for magical reasons, viewed as the precise opposite of what the quizbowl forum should be used for. People such as [[Hayden Hurst]] and [[Doug O'Neal]], who were fond of using the "format war" spell (citation needed), apparently believed that any invocation of it automatically showed that they were on the non-judgmental high ground and cast their foolish opponents into the underworld, ending the debate.
 [[Category: Quizbowl lingo]]
 [[Category:Original QBWiki Page]]