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'''Tuhin Chakraborty''' played quizbowl at [[Michigan]] and [[Troy (MI)|Troy High School]].
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'''Tuhin Chakraborty''' played quizbowl at [[Troy (MI)|Troy High School]] and [[Michigan]].
  
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==Misbehavior==
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==Career==
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In March 2019, Tuhin managed to register an unaffiliated team called "Tuhin"
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In 2019, Tuhin attended the [[MSU]] site of [[2019 Terrapin]] as part of the open team "Tuhin" after receiving permission from the tournament director.<ref>https://www.qbwiki.com/wiki/Talk:Tuhin_Chakraborty</ref><ref>https://hsquizbowl.org/db/tournaments/5610/stats/all_games/teamdetail/#t5</ref> This team was unaffiliated with [[Michigan]], which sent two other full teams.
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to compete alongside his friends at the [[MSU]] site of [[2019 Terrapin]],
 
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a [[closed]] tournament under standard [[ACF eligibility rules]],
 
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despite him attending Michigan, whose quizbowl club officially registered several teams for the tournament.<ref>
 
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https://hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewtopic.php?p=345501#p345501</ref><ref>
 
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https://hsquizbowl.org/db/tournaments/5610/stats/all_games/teamdetail/#t5</ref>
 
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It is unknown what schools the friends attended.
 
  
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Tuhin's next attempt to do whatever he pleases without consequences,
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==Controversy==
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before [[ACF Winter]] in fall 2020, was partially successful.
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In 2020, Tuhin was accused of intentionally not listing a female teammate on their roster at the [[OSU]] mirror of [[2020 ACF Winter]] to receive a shorthanded discount in a move that he described as "where the brilliance of Tuhin comes into play";<ref name="Tuhin's statement">https://hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewtopic.php?p=384356#p384356</ref> in response, he was given a two-week ban from attending practices.<ref name="Initial post">https://hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewtopic.php?p=381691#p381691</ref> Public outcry in response to this slap on the wrist resulted in the replacement of most of the Michigan e-board and the club banning Tuhin from attending tournaments (a unilateral ban was issued for the [[Iowa]] [[IKEA]] mirror<ref>[https://hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewtopic.php?p=384358#p384358 Re: Iowa Quiz Bowl Statement Regarding Individual Player Ban 12/2], Dec 2, 2020</ref>). Tuhin's repeated falsehoods,<ref name="Bubolz">[https://hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewtopic.php?p=384369#p384369 Re: Misconduct and Michigan's Mishandling of It] by [[eiriksmal]] » Fri Apr 30, 2021 12:38 pm</ref><ref>[https://hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewtopic.php?p=384366#p384366 Re: Misconduct and Michigan's Mishandling of It] by [[CPiGuy]] » Fri Apr 30, 2021 10:56 am</ref> unrepentant nature,<ref name="Tuhin2">[https://hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewtopic.php?p=384372#p384372 Re: Misconduct and Michigan's Mishandling of It] by [[tch]] » Fri Apr 30, 2021 1:02 pm</ref> and admission to various accusations<ref name="Tuhin's statement">https://hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewtopic.php?p=384356#p384356</ref> earned him widespread ire during this incident. The misconduct subforum is now Tuhin's most active forum, with 150% of his posts;<ref>https://hsquizbowl.org/forums/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=13221</ref> his posting only ended when he was banned from the [[forums]] for one month for repeatedly breaking the rules.<ref>https://hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewtopic.php?p=384386#p384386</ref>
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Perhaps because he would be required to [[packet submission|submit a packet]] in advance in order to compete legitimately
 
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(as a junior under [https://acf-quizbowl.com/packet-submission-guidelines/#acf-winter-and-acf-regionals ACF's packet submission policy]),
 
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he initially did not sign up; but right after the last deadline passed,
 
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he seemingly changed his mind, forcing Michigan to [[team splitting|split its teams]]
 
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by mixing veterans and freshmen.<ref>https://hsquizbowl.org/db/tournaments/6619/stats/combined/teamdetail/#MichiganC</ref>
 
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Even more audaciously still, Tuhin felt entitled to play on a more experienced team than Michigan C,
 
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despite deciding he was too good to do his fair part in the civic duty of packet submission like most other juniors
 
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and making it difficult on others to coordinate and enjoy the competition without causing any inconveniences.
 
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After attending [[2020 ACF Winter]], Tuhin was given the responsibility of communicating the Michigan C team's roster,
 
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and purposely omitted one of the team's female players
 
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in an attempt to fraudulently gain a $60 shorthanded team discount from [[ACF]].
 
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He justified his actions by claiming that the player,
 
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whose presence at the tournament was attested,
 
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"didn't contribute" and "for all practical purposes [...] didn't show up."
 
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He called his attempt to save money by invalidating and minimizing his own teammate "the brilliance of Tuhin."
 
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After Tuhin received only a meaningless two-week ban from team practices for his actions,
 
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the matter was reported in a cautionary post that emphasized his previous history of toxic and misogynistic behavior
 
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and alleged that the Michigan club's executive board had
 
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grievously mishandled the situation.<ref>[https://hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewtopic.php?p=381691#p381691 Misconduct and Michigan's Mishandling of It], Nov 30, 2020</ref>
 
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As a result, several Michigan executive board members eventually resigned,
 
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and the [[Iowa]] quizbowl team banned Tuhin from their upcoming tournament.<ref>[https://hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewtopic.php?p=384358#p384358 Re: Iowa Quiz Bowl Statement Regarding Individual Player Ban 12/2], Dec 2, 2020</ref>
 
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The post included a quote where Tuhin claimed the reporter "blew the whole
 
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situation out of proportion because [they] felt 'residual tension' from when
 
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[they] rejected [Tuhin] romantically two months ago." Tuhin resurfaced five
 
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months later, waiting until they graduated, and doubled down on this deflection, claiming that they "felt some form
 
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of perverse romantic tension towards [him] because nobody else in their right
 
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mind would do something like this," using ''this'' to refer to "foul and petty
 
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behavior" like reporting Tuhin's misconduct and Michigan's mishandling of it to the public and sharing incriminating messages made by
 
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Tuhin with others. Tuhin also insisted that he "[asks] for affirmative consent
 
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before I persist in any romantic endeavors and that I receive it before
 
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continuing" despite no one ever mentioning that, and made several false claims
 
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about the Michigan club's executive board and the involvement of ACF and [[NAQT]].
 
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Tuhin was banned for one month for this post and others.<ref>[https://hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewtopic.php?p=384356#p384356 Re: Misconduct and Michigan's Mishandling of It], Apr 29, 2021</ref>
 
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For bringing up irrelevant things like his [[PPG]]
 
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in an attempt to defend his own misconduct or argue otherwise,
 
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see also [[Weiner's Laws#Weiner's Law #4|Weiner's Law #4]].
 
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For thinking, incredibly, that what matters is only PPG,
 
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or assuming that his performance or experience in quizbowl competitions
 
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confers any authority or moral high ground,
 
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and not respecting basic norms of behavior,
 
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see also [[cult of PPG]].
 
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===Mystery===
 
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One is easily left wondering
 
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why Tuhin would knowingly continue his misconduct
 
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and further dig himself into the very hole
 
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that only makes it harder for him to be welcomed in quizbowl anymore,
 
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when he acts as if what he wants and deserves above all is the right to play quizbowl,
 
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whenever or however he wants (since rules and norms don't seem to apply to him),
 
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and would do anything to have his way.
 
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While it would be recommended for Tuhin to actually start seriously reflecting on his own behavior,
 
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do the right thing, not harm others,
 
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and find another activity where he has less contempt for his peers and the community,
 
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it seems unlikely at this point,
 
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especially in light of his unapologetic resistance,
 
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in a display completely lacking in self-awareness
 
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usually only seen by [[:Category:Cheaters|cheaters]] and similar dishonorable company.
 
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Though on the other hand, it may not be too curious for
 
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Tuhin, a student in the School of Public Policy at the University of Michigan,
 
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given what he is quoted as saying in the opening pages of the 2019 book ''Building Better Citizens''.
 
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Tuhin admitted that he "loved Quiz Bowl so much"
 
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and "wants more than to merely know things, to ''do'' things,"
 
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so perhaps one could understand him to be fulfilling his own wish that
 
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he "didn't want to just be the passive bystander who learned about historic figures — he wanted to be one."
 
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(The book also notes that shortly after declaring this ambition,
 
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Tuhin was exposed to the idea that unlimited "power" can spontaneously come into existence by our actions
 
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and that there is no need for "charisma.")
 
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One could ponder whether Tuhin has yet absorbed the main lesson of quizbowl,
 
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that there's always more to know,
 
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if it has taken him until now to realize that, by the same token,
 
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attempting to pursue a career in government and politics
 
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can put significant weight on one's reputation,
 
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especially as a titular "21st-century citizen,"
 
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when the Internet never forgets,
 
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or if he's just getting practice.
 
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Either way, Tuhin "should focus more on how to be a citizen";
 
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it is unknown whether the irony of statements like that, or
 
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"never experienced feeling like an outsider"
 
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or "They're not laughing at me now,"
 
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are lost on him.<ref>
 
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https://intpolicydigest.org/author/tuhin-chakraborty/</ref><ref>
 
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Holly Korbey, “Chapter One: The Rise of the Twenty-First-Century Citizen: For Today's Young People, a New Civics,” in ''Building Better Citizens: A New Civics Education for All'' (United States: Rowman & Littlefield, 2019), [https://www.google.com/books/edition/Building_Better_Citizens/3tCwDwAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&pg=PA1&printsec=frontcover pp. 1–3, 7–8, 15–16].</ref>
 
  
 
==References==
 
==References==

Latest revision as of 18:12, 22 December 2021

Tuhin Chakraborty
Current college Michigan (2018–2021)
High school Troy (2014–2018)
Stats HDWhite • NAQT

Tuhin Chakraborty played quizbowl at Troy High School and Michigan.

Career

In 2019, Tuhin attended the MSU site of 2019 Terrapin as part of the open team "Tuhin" after receiving permission from the tournament director.[1][2] This team was unaffiliated with Michigan, which sent two other full teams.

Controversy

In 2020, Tuhin was accused of intentionally not listing a female teammate on their roster at the OSU mirror of 2020 ACF Winter to receive a shorthanded discount in a move that he described as "where the brilliance of Tuhin comes into play";[3] in response, he was given a two-week ban from attending practices.[4] Public outcry in response to this slap on the wrist resulted in the replacement of most of the Michigan e-board and the club banning Tuhin from attending tournaments (a unilateral ban was issued for the Iowa IKEA mirror[5]). Tuhin's repeated falsehoods,[6][7] unrepentant nature,[8] and admission to various accusations[3] earned him widespread ire during this incident. The misconduct subforum is now Tuhin's most active forum, with 150% of his posts;[9] his posting only ended when he was banned from the forums for one month for repeatedly breaking the rules.[10]

References

  1. ↑ https://www.qbwiki.com/wiki/Talk:Tuhin_Chakraborty
  2. ↑ https://hsquizbowl.org/db/tournaments/5610/stats/all_games/teamdetail/#t5
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 https://hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewtopic.php?p=384356#p384356
  4. ↑ https://hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewtopic.php?p=381691#p381691
  5. ↑ Re: Iowa Quiz Bowl Statement Regarding Individual Player Ban 12/2, Dec 2, 2020
  6. ↑ Re: Misconduct and Michigan's Mishandling of It by eiriksmal » Fri Apr 30, 2021 12:38 pm
  7. ↑ Re: Misconduct and Michigan's Mishandling of It by CPiGuy » Fri Apr 30, 2021 10:56 am
  8. ↑ Re: Misconduct and Michigan's Mishandling of It by tch » Fri Apr 30, 2021 1:02 pm
  9. ↑ https://hsquizbowl.org/forums/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=13221
  10. ↑ https://hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewtopic.php?p=384386#p384386
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