Getting around to checking my mail. This may be beyond anyone's interest, but eh, I'm bored. --- darwins_bulldog1138 <darwins_bulldog1138_at_...> wrote: > Can quizbowl as a group ever agree on the > fundamental principles of > running tournaments and move on? I don't think so. I think each tournament varies depending on what works best for the directors and hopefully players comments too. I think varying formats can help keep the games interesting, as long as the rules are clear beforehand. > It seems that every time someone gets criticized for > a complete lack > of effort in writing, editing, or administering a > tournament, we hear > one or more the following: > True. But given that each tournament is different in its details, some of these questions may make more sense. Perhaps the key is not to assume that any given tournament necessarily represents QB as a whole, but simply allows pointers of what aspects work well (together or individually) and which don't? > --Why do tossups need to be longer than two lines, > anyway? It allows for more degrees of clues. A difficult followed by a giveaway is perhaps not the best way to differentiate between players. Of course, a question should be measured by the clues in order, and cut most of the awkward wording and unhelpful bits. > --Why do we need a distribution, anyway? For most tournaments it allows more people to have fun and feel important, assuming most teams are well rounded. Also, I think well rounded knowledge is an enobling goal. I know I get bored every time math comes up, so if a tournament was almost all math and science, I'd be unhappy. Others would love it though. Undistributed tournaments are fine occassionally, but aren't the most accessible or best judges of QB skills. > --Why do clues need to have academic relevance to > the answer, anyway? Well for me, it feels more worthwhile when it does. But other ones are fine, in my opinion. > --Why should anyone make sure they have enough spare > time to edit a > tournament before announcing one, anyway? Well, be prepared to take the heat if you don't. And presumably there's a team to help with the editing. Just make sure you can make the tournament run and that people enjoy it (question quality is a part). > --Why should you criticize a tournament you didn't > win, anyway? > --Why should you criticize a tournament you won, > anyway? > --Why should you criticize a tournament you freely > decided to go to, > anyway? > --Why should you criticize a tournament you didn't > go to, anyway? Criticisms hopefully help make future tournaments better. Using specifics helps the case, but ideas can be more general too. -Dan Blim =) PS Oh, and regarding qbtunagirl's "I guess it's not as bad as a certain circuit member who flooded every one of his packets with questions on a certain terrible Swedish band"...you'd better not be bashing ABBA. __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? SBC Yahoo! DSL - Now only $29.95 per month! http://sbc.yahoo.com
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