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| + | '''Quinterest''' was a question database/search engine - it is now defunct. It was created by [[Rohit Lalchandani]]<ref>[http://hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=123&t=14574 Quinterest: Hassle-free Database Search] by [[rohitx15]] » Sun Jun 16, 2013 9:57 am</ref> and was later maintained by [[Jacob Reed]]. As with other [[question databases]], Quinterest stored a variety of [[question set]]s which could be accessed by users. It also allow usersed to search by keyword in either the answerline or the question text and filter the results by difficulty (middle school, high school, college, open) or by subject.</onlyinclude> | ||
| − | + | Because of the parsers used to create the original database, Quinterest would sometimes include truncated questions and other problems. | |
| − | + | While it was still active, users would frequently ask whether the site was down, as it experienced frequent downtime. Consequently, the phrase "is quinterest down?" became a meme on various online channels. | |
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| + | '''Updates''' | ||
| + | *Version 1.0: [[bonus|bonus question]] [http://www.quinterest.org/bonus.html searching] capability was added | ||
| + | *Version 2.0: the addition of a user-friendly front-end for adding more questions, support for subcategories, major under-the-hood upgrades, and combined tossup-bonus search | ||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
| + | *[http://quinterest.org/ Quinterest (link broken)] | ||
| − | + | ==References== | |
| + | <references/> | ||
[[Category:Internet]] | [[Category:Internet]] | ||
[[Category:Question Archives]] | [[Category:Question Archives]] | ||
Revision as of 19:30, 21 September 2021
Quinterest was a question database/search engine - it is now defunct. It was created by Rohit Lalchandani[1] and was later maintained by Jacob Reed. As with other question databases, Quinterest stored a variety of question sets which could be accessed by users. It also allow usersed to search by keyword in either the answerline or the question text and filter the results by difficulty (middle school, high school, college, open) or by subject.
Because of the parsers used to create the original database, Quinterest would sometimes include truncated questions and other problems.
While it was still active, users would frequently ask whether the site was down, as it experienced frequent downtime. Consequently, the phrase "is quinterest down?" became a meme on various online channels.
Updates
- Version 1.0: bonus question searching capability was added
- Version 2.0: the addition of a user-friendly front-end for adding more questions, support for subcategories, major under-the-hood upgrades, and combined tossup-bonus search
External links
References
- ↑ Quinterest: Hassle-free Database Search by rohitx15 » Sun Jun 16, 2013 9:57 am