Hsquizbowl.org forums - Revision history

Joseph Feldman: /* National Tournaments */

2026-08-11T11:55:26Z

National Tournaments

Olin Bose at 18:09, 19 November 2025

2025-11-19T18:09:22Z

Khugan Chan: updated the number of users, posts, and threads on hsquizbowl.org for May 2025

2025-05-06T17:20:28Z

updated the number of users, posts, and threads on hsquizbowl.org for May 2025

Joel Miles: uh, deadname, i think? please revert if mistaken

2024-03-13T02:18:31Z

uh, deadname, i think? please revert if mistaken

Kevin Wang at 00:56, 2 September 2022

2022-09-02T00:56:28Z

Rob Carson: /* Leadership structure */

2022-06-18T23:59:54Z

Leadership structure

Kevin Wang at 19:04, 7 December 2021

2021-12-07T19:04:27Z

Kevin Wang: /* Smilies */

2021-12-07T19:03:40Z

Smilies

Kevin Wang at 19:01, 7 December 2021

2021-12-07T19:01:29Z

Kevin Wang: /* History of the forums */

2021-12-07T19:01:14Z

History of the forums

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 ===National Tournaments===
-One of the original six forums, this forum originally was for five national tournaments: [[HSNCT]], [[NSC]], [[TOC]], [[NAC]], and [[Panasonic Academic Challenge|Panasonic]].  Other national tournaments run through Beta Club, NHS, and other entities were later permitted in the forum.  After the 2006 ASCN TOC debacle, this forum also contained information about the current situation pursuing legal action against ASCN.
+One of the original six forums, this forum originally was for five national tournaments: [[HSNCT]], [[NSC]], [[TOC]], [[NAC]], and [[Panasonic Academic Challenge|Panasonic]].  Other national tournaments run through Beta Club, NHS, and other entities were later permitted in the forum. After the 2006 ASCN TOC debacle, this forum also contained information about the current situation pursuing legal action against ASCN. Currently, the forum contains information about the [[HSNCT]], [[SSNCT]], [[IPNCT]], [[NSC]], [[QBNC]], and [[NASAT]].
 ===Middle School Quizbowl===

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 '''The forums''', formally the '''Quizbowl Resource Center forums''' or '''hsquizbowl.org forums''', are a public place for national quizbowl discussion, from the high school to open level.  Historically referred to as '''the board''' or '''the boards''', the forums also have several off-topic areas where posters can talk about whatever they want.
-As of December 2020, the board had 10,241 users, who have made 364,633 posts across 22,348 threads, and can be found [https://hsquizbowl.org here]</onlyinclude>
+As of May 2025, the board had 12,941 users, who have made 387,688 posts across 25,869 threads, and can be found [https://hsquizbowl.org here]</onlyinclude>
 ==History of the forums==

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 | March 24, 2012
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-| [[Sarah Angelo]]
+| [[Sam Luongo]]
 | March 24, 2012
 | December 10, 2018

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 {{Intro}}
 <onlyinclude>
-The '''Quizbowl Resource Center forums''' or '''hsquizbowl.org forums''' (or '''the board''', '''the boards''', the '''hsquizbowl boards''', etc.) are a public place for national quizbowl discussion, from the high school to open level.  The forums also have several off-topic areas where posters can talk about whatever they want.
+'''The forums''', formally the '''Quizbowl Resource Center forums''' or '''hsquizbowl.org forums''', are a public place for national quizbowl discussion, from the high school to open level.  Historically referred to as '''the board''' or '''the boards''', the forums also have several off-topic areas where posters can talk about whatever they want.
 As of December 2020, the board had 10,241 users, who have made 364,633 posts across 22,348 threads, and can be found [https://hsquizbowl.org here]</onlyinclude>

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 ==Leadership structure==
-The board is led by a chief administrator who is chosen annually by all staffers. Under the chief admin are several administrators (currently six) and moderators (eight). The staff is responsible for enforcing board rules and helping new posters make use of the forums.
+The board is led by a chief administrator who was initially unelected, then for several years was chosen annually by all staffers, until [[Rob Carson]] forgot to run elections in fall 2015 and as a result has held the position due to a combination of general acclaim and inertia ever since. Under the chief admin are several administrators (currently six) and moderators (eight). The staff is responsible for enforcing board rules and helping new posters make use of the forums.
 As a result of the 2010 [[cabal scandal]], the site/forums are defined as autonomous in policy from [[PACE]], who is a silent funding source & provider of basic technical assistance only. In practice, many parts of hsquizbowl.org work closely with individual members of PACE to provide resources for the quizbowl community.

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 ==Culture of the forums==
 ===Smilies===
 In addition to all the straightforward bbcode smilies, the hsqb forums have several additional ones meant to reference various events in the game's history.
 * A small statue of Arminius referred to as "Herman the German", in reference to the [[Arminius scandal]] at the [[2006 ICT]].
-* A capybara, which is used as the default
+* A capybara, which is used as to censor swearing in the high school subforum
 * the smiling faces of [[Chip Beall]] and [[Ken Jennings]]
 * [[BEEEEEES]]

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	In Winter 2008, the board had to change hosts not once but twice. In relation to problems with board hosting services, the administrators closed the forums down from approximately February 5, 2008 through February 7, 2008. After relocating to a new host, the main hsquizbowl.org page read "The message board is open again, at least until our current shady hosting provider decides to shut it off because they like to sell hosting plans they cannot support." That hosting provider prompted yet another move over the weekend of February 23-24, 2008.		In Winter 2008, the board had to change hosts not once but twice. In relation to problems with board hosting services, the administrators closed the forums down from approximately February 5, 2008 through February 7, 2008. After relocating to a new host, the main hsquizbowl.org page read "The message board is open again, at least until our current shady hosting provider decides to shut it off because they like to sell hosting plans they cannot support." That hosting provider prompted yet another move over the weekend of February 23-24, 2008.
		+
		+	==Culture of the forums==
		+	===Smilies===
		+	In addition to all the straightforward bbcode smilies, the hsqb forums have several additional ones meant to reference various events in the game's history.
		+
		+	* A small statue of Arminius referred to as "Herman the German", in reference to the [[Arminius scandal]] at the [[2006 ICT]].
		+	* A capybara, which is used as the default
		+	* the smiling faces of [[Chip Beall]] and [[Ken Jennings]]
		+	* [[BEEEEEES]]
		+
		+	No new emoticons have been added in years.

	==Leadership structure==		==Leadership structure==