--- In quizbowl_at_y..., mcoen_bu <no_reply_at_y...> wrote: If a change from what's established happens, there must, clearly, have been a decision-making process. Furthermore, there is no reason why decision-making processes should be anything less than transparent, unless there is some "proprietary algorithm" to be protected. Furthermore, any organization which wants to be able to look itself in the mirror every morning should be able to stand by its decisions. Therefore, if a question is raised, there is, at least as far as I can tell, absolutely no reason that that question shouldn't be answered, or should be treated as "asinine". Good questions deserve answering. Hell, we should probably get that statement engraved on our Judge. Now, we don't yet know for certain whether NAQT's going to LA or going to Myrtle Beach are good decisions. That doesn't mean we can't speculate. What's more, the members of the QB community are, pretty much by definition, not dumb. If a bunch of us raise an eyebrow at something, it's probably worth examining. Formally, of course, NAQT isn't required to explain themselves to the community, just as we aren't required to go to their tournaments. Addressing the questions raised, however, would be the *nice* and *courteous* thing to do. As far as ICT goes, if people are going to be inconvenienced, they deserve an explanation by those creating that inconvenience; this is no less applicable to East Coast now than to West Coast teams in previous years. Now, as far as the questions you raise go, my, and I presume many others', experiences with Questions Unlimited, with CBI, and with other such organizations show that yes, only tournaments run by people who know what they're doing will work out well, and as near as I can tell only QB players know what they're doing. Do I think NAQT would really sever their college connection? Well, I can't read their minds, but I do know that, given sufficient time and sufficient hubris, every possible decision, no matter how dumb, will eventually be tried. Rememeber, last year this time, many people in quiz bowl were, in fact, asking, "would anyone actually host a west coast ICT?" Edmund
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