> Not about Samer's Penn Bowl editing (never been to the tournament), > but using this to comment on the NAQT complaints. Are NAQT writers or > editors to blame for the inconsistent question set? You can have the > most wonderful questions in the world, but if they're edited by people > who aren't competent, you get crap. I mean, it's wonderful that > Subash and Ezequiel and other luminaries are planning to work for > NAQT. But if their questions have to pass muster with the likes of > Matt Bruce before they can appear, what's the point? Great question > writers are wasted if the editors can't recognize good questions, or > mangle them in a misguided effort to "improve" what doesn't need > fixing. From comments about the unevenness of the product, it seems > like the problem with NAQT might lie with the editors more than the > writers. ensoames -- Despite the tone of your post, you raise a point worth answering, since some people may be considering it before deciding to write for NAQT. Our most recent request of our writers for feedback about the editing process produced near universal agreement from them that NAQT editors improved the questions they submitted. This included feedback from writers who are relative unknowns in the modern quiz bowl world and from those who played on some of the top teams at this year's ICT. I think that's a remarkable statement, given the pride with which most quiz bowlers view their own questions. I'm pleased that so many were willing to admit that somebody else's handiwork improved not only individual questions but their own ability to write. You don't have to take my word for it--feel free to ask any of the people you know who write for NAQT what their experiences have been. If you really care, ask to see their questions that have been accepted and used and compare them to the initial versions and/or the ones that were rejected. :-) -- R. Robert Hentzel President and Chief Tecnical Officer, National Academic Quiz Tournaments, LLC
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