--- Charlie Steinhice <steinhic_at_...> wrote: > TrashMasters is fast approaching, and we could use > some freelance > packet help. We will reward you generously (at > leats by QB > statndards.) You can either: > > 1) Write a full packet, according to the specs > below. > 1a) If you get it to me by Wed. evening, Nov. > 23, you'll get > the full TrashMasters set plus two other full UTC > tournament sets > (your choice, academic or trash.) > 1b) If you get me a full round after 11/23 but > by late night > Mon. 11/28, you'll get TrashMasters plus one other > UTC tournament set > (again, your choice.) > > 2) Write assorted questions and get a full > tournament for every 15 > questions you submit (with at least 5 tossups and 5 > boni.) > If you go the latter option, there are certain > subjects we could > especially use more of: > * Sports > * Music post-1995 > * TV post-1990 > * Computer stuff -- technology, websites, etc. > * Games, including videogames and board games > * Food/beverage > * Consumerama (other) > * Trash lit > * Comics and graphic novels > * Feminine-themed questions > You don't have to limit yourself to those subjects, > but a few extras > of those would be helpful. > > To save you looking for the details, I've copied the > packet specs > below. If you need more information about > TrashMasters itself, see > message #15822 > (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/quizbowl/message/15822.) > > E-mail me at steinhic [at] bellsouth [dot] net with > your plans, or if > you need more info. > > PACKETS, PART 1 -- FORMAT, ETC.: Each team is > expected to submit > a packet unless arrangements otherwise are made in > advance. To allow > for bonus laming and to simplify editing of the > inevitable numerous > duplicates, each packet submitted needs to contain > at least *28* > tossups and 25 boni. Visual, tactile, and even > gustatory boni will be > accepted if possible; due to equipment limitations, > audio questions > won't. We will consider physical challenge > questions, provided they > do not conflict with giving every team a fair shot > regardless of > individual members' physical limitations. > Some format preferences: If at all possible, please > send me > packets in MS Word or RTF format. Please place the > required parts of > each answer in bold, please put answers on a > separate line from the > question, and please precede them with the word > "Answer:". If you > want to save me some more time, make the font 11 pt > Times New Roman > and the margins 0.5" all around. > > PACKETS, PART 2 -- SUBJECT MATTER: While we'll allow > some > flexibility, we prefer that you follow these loose > distribution > guidelines. (Note: Especially in the first four > major categories, we > also recommend you mix it up for time periods, > genres, etc.) > Number Category > 3 - 4 Movies > 2 - 4 TV > 3 - 4 Sports > 3 - 4 Music > 1 - 3 Trashy "literature" > 1 - 3 Trashy current events > 1 - 3 Food and beverage > No more than 2 each: > Computer games & other computer stuff > Comics > Gadgets > Consumerama > Roadside America > Board games, children's games, etc. > Anything else you deem suitably trashy is fine, as > long as there are > no more than two questions per as-yet-unnamed > category. > > > > > ==== Visit us on the web! http://www.depauw.edu/student/orgs/ducks/index.htm __________________________________ Yahoo! Mail - PC Magazine Editors' Choice 2005 http://mail.yahoo.com [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
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