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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]].
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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 created the [[College Quizbowl Calendar]] and its [[List of Collegiate Difficulties#College Quizbowl Calendar Scale|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 articles about quizbowl.
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Many of these resources are hosted on [https://ophir.li/ ophir.li] or [https://minkowski.space/ minkowski.space].
  
Ophir has created such quizbowl resources as [[OphirStats]], 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 question 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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Ophir 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]] (member since 2018, [[ACF Regionals|Regionals]], [[ACF Fall|Fall]], [[ACF Winter|Winter]]), [[PACE]] (member since 2017, [[NSC]]), and [[IQBT]] ([[NASAT]]).
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Ophir was involved in almost every college quizbowl set produced 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 a veteran volunteer moderator, mentor, and question writer who has knowledge of classical music, linguistics, and other science.
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Ophir edits the music audio question set series [[Guerilla Imaginary Landscape]].
  
Ophir is also known for his excellence as a [[moderator]].
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[[Category: Maryland]]
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[[Category:Current ACF Members]]

Revision as of 15:05, 23 February 2021

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 created 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 articles about quizbowl. Many of these resources are hosted on ophir.li or minkowski.space.

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

Ophir is a veteran volunteer moderator, mentor, and question writer who has knowledge of classical music, linguistics, and other science. Ophir edits the music audio question set series Guerilla Imaginary Landscape.