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Welcome to the '''Quizbowl Wiki''', a compendium of information on Quizbowl, from middle school up to the masters level. If you wish to edit pages, you must have an account and be logged in. Please direct any questions to [mailto:jonah+qbwiki@jonahgreenthal.com Jonah Greenthal].
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{{Intro}}
  
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If you are new to Quizbowl, you might want to start with the [[Quizbowl]] article and the [[:Category: Quizbowl basics]]. We also have specific articles on [[How Collegiate Quizbowl Works]] and [[How Quizbowl Works, For Journalists]]. Once you start getting involved, useful information can be found at [[How to Get Good at This Game]], [[How to Write Questions]], and [[How to run a high school tournament]].
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Welcome to the '''Quizbowl Wiki''' (QBWiki), a compendium of information on Quizbowl, from middle school up to the masters level.
  
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Some of the most important organizations in Quizbowl are [[ACF]], [[NAQT]], [[HSAPQ]], and [[PACE]].
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If you are new to Quizbowl, start with the "Introduction to Quizbowl" series that you can see to the right.
  
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The most important Quizbowl website is the [[Quizbowl Resource Center]] (formerly known as Hsquizbowl.org). There is an article on [[Computer-related things in quizbowl]].
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The most important organizations in Quizbowl are [[ACF]], [[NAQT]], [[HSAPQ]], and [[PACE]]. Additionally, an important website for the Quizbowl community is at [http://hsquizbowl.org hsquizbowl.org], which is hosted by the [[Quizbowl Resource Center]]. Also check out our page on [[quizbowl software]].
  
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==Improving QBWiki==
 
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For those of you looking for free advice on how to improve this site, the first thing you should do is make sure that articles on topics you know firsthand are informative and updated. If an article on an important topic or person does not exist, feel free to create one. Also, place a high priority on the articles linked to above.
 
  
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Many of the pages we would like to see improved are listed at [[:Category:Stubs]]. Some of the priorities are [[Alpharetta]], [[Brookwood]], [[Chris Borglum]], [[Detroit Country Day]], [[Dwight Kidder]], [[Eleanor Roosevelt]], [[Eric Huff]], [[Graham Moyer]], [[Grosse Point North]], [[Harry White]], [[Martin Luther King Jr. Magnet]], [[Minnesota Undergraduate Tournament]], [[MSNCT]], [[Novi]], [[Olmsted Falls]], [[R. Robert Hentzel]], [[Raleigh Charter]], and [[Seven Lakes]].
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===Improving QBWiki===
  
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Many of the pages we would like to see created are listed [[Special:WantedPages|here]]. Some of the priorities are [[Eric Hillemann]], [[Virginia Tech]], [[2002 ACF Nationals]], [[Earlybird]], [[TRASH Regionals]], and [[Iowa State]]. Earlybird refers to the high school tournament hosted by [[Illinois]], and if nobody wants to write about TRASH Regionals or TRASHionals, then we should just redirect them to [[TRASH]].
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Only logged-in users can edit pages. You can use [[Special:RequestAccount|this form]] to request an account. Please direct any questions to [mailto:jonah+qbwiki@jonahgreenthal.com Jonah Greenthal].
  
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If you'd like to add results to tournaments who are missing part of their results, you can check [[Category:High school tournaments with missing results]] for those pages.
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You can help improve QBWiki by
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*making sure that articles on topics you know firsthand are informative and updated,
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*creating an article on an important topic or person that does not already have an article (see [[Special:WantedPages|here]] for a list of pages we would like to see created), and
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*expanding short articles (see [[:Category:Stubs|here]])
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QBWiki uses wikitext. If you are unfamiliar with reading and writing wikitext, [[QuizbowlWiki:Tutorial|read this guide for reference]].
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Unlike Wikipedia, there is no conflict of interest policy on QBWiki; you may and should write from firsthand experience, as long as what you write is true and doesn't violate anyone's privacy, etc.  See [[QBWiki:Privacy policy|the privacy policy]] for guidelines.
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===Quick Links===
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* Find your club or team
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** [[:Category:College clubs|College]]
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** [[:Category:High school teams|High School]]
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** [[:Category:Middle school teams|Middle School]]
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* Quizbowl History
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** [[Timeline of Quizbowl History]]
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** [[Quizbowl#History|International Quizbowl History]]
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** [[College Bowl]]
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* How-to's and guides
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**[[:Category:How-to|How-to's]]
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**[[:Category:Quizbowl documents|A number of items of interest written by the community]]
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* Tournament results and info
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** [[:Category:High school tournaments|High school tournaments]]
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** [[:Category:Tournaments|College tournaments]]
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** [[HSQBRank|High School Quizbowl Rankings]]
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* Tournament results and info (external)
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** [http://hsquizbowl.org/db/ Tournaments listed in Quiz Bowl database]
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** [http://naqt.com/stats/results.jsp?hs=yes NAQT HS results]
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** [http://naqt.com/stats/results.jsp?coll=yes NAQT college results]
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** [http://naqt.com/stats/results.jsp?cc=yes NAQT community college results]
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** [http://naqt.com/stats/results.jsp?ms=yes NAQT middle school results]
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* Miscellaneous
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** [[:Category:In-jokes|All things quiz bowl in-jokes]]
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** [[:Category:Quizbowl TV shows|Quizbowl TV shows]]
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** [[:Category:Quizbowl awards|Quizbowl awards]]
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** [[:Category:Quizbowl lingo|Quizbowl lingo‏‎]]

Revision as of 17:48, 17 May 2016

Welcome to the Quizbowl Wiki (QBWiki), a compendium of information on Quizbowl, from middle school up to the masters level.

If you are new to Quizbowl, start with the "Introduction to Quizbowl" series that you can see to the right.

The most important organizations in Quizbowl are ACF, NAQT, HSAPQ, and PACE. Additionally, an important website for the Quizbowl community is at hsquizbowl.org, which is hosted by the Quizbowl Resource Center. Also check out our page on quizbowl software.


Improving QBWiki

Only logged-in users can edit pages. You can use this form to request an account. Please direct any questions to Jonah Greenthal.

You can help improve QBWiki by

  • making sure that articles on topics you know firsthand are informative and updated,
  • creating an article on an important topic or person that does not already have an article (see here for a list of pages we would like to see created), and
  • expanding short articles (see here)

QBWiki uses wikitext. If you are unfamiliar with reading and writing wikitext, read this guide for reference.

Unlike Wikipedia, there is no conflict of interest policy on QBWiki; you may and should write from firsthand experience, as long as what you write is true and doesn't violate anyone's privacy, etc. See the privacy policy for guidelines.

Quick Links

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