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A '''mirror''' tournament is a tournament where the questions come from a different tournament. In the strictest definition of a mirror the host team does no editing or writing and participating teams do not submit packets. In its loosest definition, participating or host teams may write questions; however, all editing is done by other tournament sites.

The four nationwide regional tournaments [[ACF Fall]], [[ACF Regionals]], [[TRASH Regionals]], and [[NAQT Sectionals]] are not traditionally considered mirror tournaments, since the editing comes from a single centralized source not directly affiliated with any particular regional tournament. However, schools that host these tournaments are often known as mirror sites.

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-A '''mirror''' tournament (verb "mirroring") is a tournament where the host obtains the question set from a different tournament, such as a [[housewrite]] or a vendor, rather than writing the questions itself. In the strictest definition of a mirror, the host team does no editing or writing (and, if it's a college event, participating teams do not submit packets); in its looser, more common definition, participating or host teams are often required to submit packets regardless of whether they attend the main site or a mirror. Recently, the term "mirror" has expanded even more broadly to merely mean "site where a question set is used," including the main site.
+<onlyinclude>A '''mirror tournament''' (or '''mirror''') is a [[tournament]] where the [[host]] obtains the [[question set]] from a different tournament ("mirroring") rather than writing the questions itself. Such a tournament can obtain packets from a [[housewrite]] or a vendor like [[NAQT]].
-For example: the 2013 [[Yale]] [[BHSAT]] tournament had a main site at Yale, which would not typically be considered a mirror site. Other tournaments outside Yale which agreed to use the set, such as [[ATROPHY]] at [[Northern Illinois University]], are "mirrors" of the original set.
+A mirror is contrasted with the [[main site]], which is the tournament run by the school which wrote the set. However, the meaning of the term has largely expanded to mean "any site where a question set is used," including the main site.</onlyinclude>
-When sets are mirrored internationally in Canada and the UK, there may be country-specific modifications to the set.
+For example: the 2013 [[Yale]] [[BHSAT]] tournament had a main site at Yale, which could or not be called a mirror site. Other tournaments outside Yale which agreed to use the set, such as [[ATROPHY]] at [[Northern Illinois University]], are "mirrors" of BHSAT because they are "mirroring" the same set of questions.
 The nationwide regional tournaments [[ACF Fall]], [[ACF Regionals]], and [[NAQT Sectionals]] (and formerly [[TRASH Regionals]]) are not traditionally considered mirror tournaments, since the editing comes from a single centralized source not directly affiliated with any particular regional tournament.  However, schools that host these tournaments are often known as mirror sites.
-For tournament mirrors, the question writers usually charge $10-$20 for each team participating in a high school set mirror, and $30-$40 for each team participating in a collegiate set mirror. About 25% of a mirror's revenue is paid back to the original producers of the set.
+==Pricing==
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-A '''mirror''' tournament (verb "mirroring") is a tournament where the host obtains the question set from a different tournament, such as a [[housewrite]] or a vendor, rather than writing the questions itself. For example, the 2013 [[Yale]] [[BHSAT]] tournament had a main site at Yale, which is *not* a mirror site, but other tournaments outside Yale which agreed to use the set, such as [[ATROPHY]] at [[Northern Illinois University]], are "mirrors" of the original set. In the strictest definition of a mirror, the host team does no editing or writing (and, if it's a college event, participating teams do not submit packets); in its looser, more common definition, participating or host teams are often required to submit packets regardless of whether they attend the main site or a mirror. Recently, the term "mirror" has expanded even more broadly to merely mean "site where a question set is used," including the main site.
+A '''mirror''' tournament (verb "mirroring") is a tournament where the host obtains the question set from a different tournament, such as a [[housewrite]] or a vendor, rather than writing the questions itself. In the strictest definition of a mirror, the host team does no editing or writing (and, if it's a college event, participating teams do not submit packets); in its looser, more common definition, participating or host teams are often required to submit packets regardless of whether they attend the main site or a mirror. Recently, the term "mirror" has expanded even more broadly to merely mean "site where a question set is used," including the main site.
 When sets are mirrored internationally in Canada and the UK, there may be country-specific modifications to the set.
-The nationwide regional tournaments [[ACF Fall]], [[ACF Regionals]], and [[NAQT Sectionals]] (And formerly [[TRASH Regionals]]) are not traditionally considered mirror tournaments, since the editing comes from a single centralized source not directly affiliated with any particular regional tournament.  However, schools that host these tournaments are often known as mirror sites.
+The nationwide regional tournaments [[ACF Fall]], [[ACF Regionals]], and [[NAQT Sectionals]] (and formerly [[TRASH Regionals]]) are not traditionally considered mirror tournaments, since the editing comes from a single centralized source not directly affiliated with any particular regional tournament.  However, schools that host these tournaments are often known as mirror sites.
 For tournament mirrors, the question writers usually charge $10-$20 for each team participating in a high school set mirror, and $30-$40 for each team participating in a collegiate set mirror. About 25% of a mirror's revenue is paid back to the original producers of the set.

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 A '''mirror''' tournament (verb "mirroring") is a tournament where the host obtains the question set from a different tournament, such as a [[housewrite]] or a vendor, rather than writing the questions itself. For example, the 2013 [[Yale]] [[BHSAT]] tournament had a main site at Yale, which is *not* a mirror site, but other tournaments outside Yale which agreed to use the set, such as [[ATROPHY]] at [[Northern Illinois University]], are "mirrors" of the original set. In the strictest definition of a mirror, the host team does no editing or writing (and, if it's a college event, participating teams do not submit packets); in its looser, more common definition, participating or host teams are often required to submit packets regardless of whether they attend the main site or a mirror. Recently, the term "mirror" has expanded even more broadly to merely mean "site where a question set is used," including the main site.
-The four nationwide regional tournaments [[ACF Fall]], [[ACF Regionals]], [[TRASH Regionals]], and [[NAQT Sectionals]] are not traditionally considered mirror tournaments, since the editing comes from a single centralized source not directly affiliated with any particular regional tournament.  However, schools that host these tournaments are often known as mirror sites.
+When sets are mirrored internationally in Canada and the UK, there may be country-specific modifications to the set.
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−	A '''mirror''' tournament is a tournament where the host obtains the question set from a different tournament rather than writing the questions itself. For example, the 2013 [[Yale]] [[BHSAT]] tournament had a main site at Yale, which is not a mirror site, but other tournaments outside Yale which agreed to use the set, such as [[ATROPHY]] at [[Northern Illinois University]], are "mirrors" of the original set. In the strictest definition of a mirror, the host team does no editing or writing (and, if it's a college event, participating teams do not submit packets); in its looser, more common definition, participating or host teams are often required to submit packets regardless of whether they attend the main site or a mirror. Recently, the term "mirror" has expanded even more broadly to merely mean "site where a question set is used," including the main site.	+	A '''mirror''' tournament is a tournament where the host obtains the question set from a different tournament, such as a housewrite or a vendor, rather than writing the questions itself. For example, the 2013 [[Yale]] [[BHSAT]] tournament had a main site at Yale, which is not a mirror site, but other tournaments outside Yale which agreed to use the set, such as [[ATROPHY]] at [[Northern Illinois University]], are "mirrors" of the original set. In the strictest definition of a mirror, the host team does no editing or writing (and, if it's a college event, participating teams do not submit packets); in its looser, more common definition, participating or host teams are often required to submit packets regardless of whether they attend the main site or a mirror. Recently, the term "mirror" has expanded even more broadly to merely mean "site where a question set is used," including the main site.

	The four nationwide regional tournaments [[ACF Fall]], [[ACF Regionals]], [[TRASH Regionals]], and [[NAQT Sectionals]] are not traditionally considered mirror tournaments, since the editing comes from a single centralized source not directly affiliated with any particular regional tournament. However, schools that host these tournaments are often known as mirror sites.		The four nationwide regional tournaments [[ACF Fall]], [[ACF Regionals]], [[TRASH Regionals]], and [[NAQT Sectionals]] are not traditionally considered mirror tournaments, since the editing comes from a single centralized source not directly affiliated with any particular regional tournament. However, schools that host these tournaments are often known as mirror sites.