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Welcome to the '''Quizbowl Wiki''', a compendium of information on collegiate quizbowl, high school quizbowl, trash quizbowl, and College Bowl/Honda Campus All-Star Challenge.
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Welcome to the '''Quizbowl Wiki''', a compendium of information on Quizbowl, from middle school up to masters level. If you wish to edit pages, you must have an account and be logged in. Please direct any questions to [mailto:jonah+qbwiki@jonahgreenthal.com Jonah Greenthal].
  
Users must register with a username that consists precisely of their first and last name, plus disambiguating information if necessary. When you request an account, use the "biography" section to include quizbowl-relevant affiliations (past or present, teams or organizations, etc.). This will then be placed on your user page; do not remove it.
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If you are new to Quizbowl, you might want to start with the [[Quizbowl]] article and the [[:Category: Quizbowl basics]]. We also have specific articles on [[How Collegiate Quizbowl Works]] and [[How Quizbowl Works, For Journalists]]. Once you start getting involved, useful information can be found at [[How to Get Good at This Game]], [[How to Write Questions]], and [[How to run a high school tournament]].
  
Please direct any questions to [mailto:jonah+qbwiki@jonahgreenthal.com Jonah Greenthal].
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Some of the most important organizations in Quizbowl are [[ACF]], [[NAQT]], and [[PACE]].
  
==Please create these pages, or others listed [[Special:WantedPages|here]]==
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The most important Quizbowl website is the [[Quizbowl Resource Center]] (formerly known as Hsquizbowl.org). There is an article on [[Computer-related things in quizbowl]].
*[[Solon]]
 
*[[Sam Lederer]]
 
*[[2009 ACF Regionals]]
 
*[[Eric Hillemann]]
 
*[[Virginia Tech]]
 
*[[Andrew Deveau]]
 
*[[Jonathan Hess]]
 
*[[Robert Trent]]
 
*[[Hodges Lewis]]
 
*[[Micha Elsner]]
 
*[[TRASH Regionals]]
 
*[[Florida State]]
 
  
==Please add information to these pages==
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==Improving QBWiki==
*those listed at [[:Category:Stubs]]
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For those of you looking for free advice on how to improve this site, the first thing you should do is make sure that articles on topics you know firsthand are informative and updated. If an article on an important topic or person does not exist, feel free to create one. Also, place a high priority on the articles linked to above.
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Many of the pages we would like to see improved are listed at [[:Category:Stubs]]. Some of the priorities are [[ACE]], [[Brendan Byrne]], [[Chris Borglum]], [[Detroit Country Day]], [[Dwight Kidder]], [[Graham Moyer]], and [[R. Robert Hentzel]].
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Many of the pages we would like to see created are listed [[Special:WantedPages|here]]. Some of the priorities are [[Solon]], [[Sam Lederer]], [[2009 ACF Regionals]], [[Eric Hillemann]], [[Virginia Tech]], and [[Andrew Deveau]].

Revision as of 08:10, 22 April 2011

Welcome to the Quizbowl Wiki, a compendium of information on Quizbowl, from middle school up to masters level. If you wish to edit pages, you must have an account and be logged in. Please direct any questions to Jonah Greenthal.

If you are new to Quizbowl, you might want to start with the Quizbowl article and the Category: Quizbowl basics. We also have specific articles on How Collegiate Quizbowl Works and How Quizbowl Works, For Journalists. Once you start getting involved, useful information can be found at How to Get Good at This Game, How to Write Questions, and How to run a high school tournament.

Some of the most important organizations in Quizbowl are ACF, NAQT, and PACE.

The most important Quizbowl website is the Quizbowl Resource Center (formerly known as Hsquizbowl.org). There is an article on Computer-related things in quizbowl.

Improving QBWiki

For those of you looking for free advice on how to improve this site, the first thing you should do is make sure that articles on topics you know firsthand are informative and updated. If an article on an important topic or person does not exist, feel free to create one. Also, place a high priority on the articles linked to above.

Many of the pages we would like to see improved are listed at Category:Stubs. Some of the priorities are ACE, Brendan Byrne, Chris Borglum, Detroit Country Day, Dwight Kidder, Graham Moyer, and R. Robert Hentzel.

Many of the pages we would like to see created are listed here. Some of the priorities are Solon, Sam Lederer, 2009 ACF Regionals, Eric Hillemann, Virginia Tech, and Andrew Deveau.