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I actually believe that '''teams''' using pseudonyms doesn't always damage the reliability/accuracy/whatever of stats because, well, sometimes it really is just obvious what its actual identity is. What do I mean by this? Take [[Team Coldhug]]-- it's pretty much universally known by history bowl ppl that that's really [[Hotchkiss]]-- it's even literally acknowledged on the [https://www.historybowl.com/nationals/nationals-teams/ NHBB Website's list of 2019 nats teams]. This is why I put "vast majority of times". Thoughts? [[User:Nate Kang|Nate Kang]] ([[User talk:Nate Kang|talk]]) 22:34, 14 May 2019 (CDT) | I actually believe that '''teams''' using pseudonyms doesn't always damage the reliability/accuracy/whatever of stats because, well, sometimes it really is just obvious what its actual identity is. What do I mean by this? Take [[Team Coldhug]]-- it's pretty much universally known by history bowl ppl that that's really [[Hotchkiss]]-- it's even literally acknowledged on the [https://www.historybowl.com/nationals/nationals-teams/ NHBB Website's list of 2019 nats teams]. This is why I put "vast majority of times". Thoughts? [[User:Nate Kang|Nate Kang]] ([[User talk:Nate Kang|talk]]) 22:34, 14 May 2019 (CDT) | ||
:I guess I'd say that if the team's actual identity is made explicit, then it's not a pseudonym at all, it's more like a team nickname (e.g. "Chicago/Maroons"). That said, at the link you provided, I don't see "Coldhug"'s identity being acknowledged—the string "Hotchkiss" does not appear on the page. [[User:Jonah Greenthal|Jonah]] ([[User talk:Jonah Greenthal|talk]]) 07:52, 15 May 2019 (CDT) | :I guess I'd say that if the team's actual identity is made explicit, then it's not a pseudonym at all, it's more like a team nickname (e.g. "Chicago/Maroons"). That said, at the link you provided, I don't see "Coldhug"'s identity being acknowledged—the string "Hotchkiss" does not appear on the page. [[User:Jonah Greenthal|Jonah]] ([[User talk:Jonah Greenthal|talk]]) 07:52, 15 May 2019 (CDT) | ||
+ | ::Hmm, that's odd; either my memory fails me or NHBB just erased the part about "Team Also Known as Hotchkiss" from the link I put up there. In any case there's also [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p25LH7GI3mc&t=3m28s this]. [[User:Nate Kang|Nate Kang]] ([[User talk:Nate Kang|talk]]) 22:34, 15 May 2019 (CDT) |
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In the current era, team pseudonyms are *much* more common than individual pseudonyms. Please revise the article to focus on that. Individual pseudonyms are certainly worthy of a section, but IMO the article should be primarily about team pseudonyms. Jonah (talk) 07:24, 13 May 2019 (CDT)
"Damage to statistics' accuracy" section
I actually believe that teams using pseudonyms doesn't always damage the reliability/accuracy/whatever of stats because, well, sometimes it really is just obvious what its actual identity is. What do I mean by this? Take Team Coldhug-- it's pretty much universally known by history bowl ppl that that's really Hotchkiss-- it's even literally acknowledged on the NHBB Website's list of 2019 nats teams. This is why I put "vast majority of times". Thoughts? Nate Kang (talk) 22:34, 14 May 2019 (CDT)
- I guess I'd say that if the team's actual identity is made explicit, then it's not a pseudonym at all, it's more like a team nickname (e.g. "Chicago/Maroons"). That said, at the link you provided, I don't see "Coldhug"'s identity being acknowledged—the string "Hotchkiss" does not appear on the page. Jonah (talk) 07:52, 15 May 2019 (CDT)