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{{Infobox|Name = Ophir Lifshitz
|Subjects = Linguistics, Physics, Astronomy, Computer Science, Classical Music, World Music
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|Subjects = Classical music, linguistics, other science
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|schoolpast = [[Maryland]]
 
|schoolpast = [[Maryland]]
|highschool = [[Walter Johnson]]
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'''Ophir Lifshitz''' is a member of the [[quizbowl community]] who is interested in the design and documentation of institutional knowledge, community building and sustainability, and technology in quizbowl.
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Ophir started playing quizbowl at [[Walter Johnson]] in 2007 and was part of the [[Maryland|University of Maryland]] team that won [[2017 ACF Nationals]].
  
Ophir Lifshitz was a member of the [[Maryland | University of Maryland]] quizbowl team between 2011 and 2017. He was part of the first place Maryland team at the [[2017 ACF Nationals]]. Currently, Ophir plays at the Open level.
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Ophir creates living resources for quizbowl, such as the [[College Quizbowl Calendar]] and its [[List of Collegiate Difficulties#College Quizbowl Calendar Scale|difficulty scale]],
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a platform for [[detailed stats]] to track where players buzz in every question, a style manual, and a pronouncing dictionary,
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and has written several insightful articles about quizbowl.
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Many of these projects are hosted on [https://ophir.li/ ophir.li] or [https://minkowski.space/ minkowski.space].
  
Ophir has created such quizbowl resources as [[Advanced Stats]], the [[College Quizbowl Calendar]], the [[Quizbowl Pronouncing Dictionary]], the [[Quizbowl Manual of Style]], a [[difficulty]] scale, and has written several insightful articles about quizbowl. Many of these projects are hosted on http://ophir.li/.  
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Ophir has contributed to dozens of questions sets, especially the successes of Terrapin ([[2016 Terrapin|2016]], [[2019 Terrapin|2019]], and [[2020 Terrapin Open]])
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and other sets at [[Maryland]] ([[MYSTERIUM]], [[STIMPY]], and [[SUBMIT]]).
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He has consulted freelance (providing copyediting, proofreading, pronunciation guides, and much more behind-the-scenes work) for nationally-run events by
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[[ACF]] ([[ACF Regionals|Regionals]], [[ACF Winter|Winter]], [[ACF Fall|Fall]], member since 2018), [[NSC]] ([[PACE]] member since 2017), and [[NASAT]].
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His handiwork left impressions on almost every college quizbowl set in 2018–2019.
  
Ophir has been a contributor and editor for many sets, among which are [[2019 Terrapin]] and 2020’s [[2020 Terrapin Open | Terrapin Open]]. In addition, he has provided proofreading, pronunciation guides, and aided in packetization for sets including [[ACF Fall 2019]], [[2020 ACF Fall]], and [[2020 ACF Winter]].
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Ophir is also known for his excellence as a volunteer [[moderator]], mentor, and question writer.
 
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Ophir edits the audio question set series [[Guerilla Imaginary Landscape]].
Ophir is also known for his excellence as a [[moderator]].
 

Revision as of 10:51, 19 December 2020

Ophir Lifshitz
Noted subjects Classical music, linguistics, other science
Past colleges Maryland
High school Walter Johnson
Stats HDWhite • NAQT

Ophir Lifshitz is a member of the quizbowl community who is interested in the design and documentation of institutional knowledge, community building and sustainability, and technology in quizbowl. Ophir started playing quizbowl at Walter Johnson in 2007 and was part of the University of Maryland team that won 2017 ACF Nationals.

Ophir creates living resources for quizbowl, such as the College Quizbowl Calendar and its difficulty scale, a platform for detailed stats to track where players buzz in every question, a style manual, and a pronouncing dictionary, and has written several insightful articles about quizbowl. Many of these projects are hosted on ophir.li or minkowski.space.

Ophir has contributed to dozens of questions sets, especially the successes of Terrapin (2016, 2019, and 2020 Terrapin Open) and other sets at Maryland (MYSTERIUM, STIMPY, and SUBMIT). He has consulted freelance (providing copyediting, proofreading, pronunciation guides, and much more behind-the-scenes work) for nationally-run events by ACF (Regionals, Winter, Fall, member since 2018), NSC (PACE member since 2017), and NASAT. His handiwork left impressions on almost every college quizbowl set in 2018–2019.

Ophir is also known for his excellence as a volunteer moderator, mentor, and question writer. Ophir edits the audio question set series Guerilla Imaginary Landscape.