Tuhin Chakraborty
Tuhin Chakraborty | |
Current college | Michigan (2018–2021) |
High school | Troy (2014–2018) |
Stats | HDWhite • NAQT |
Tuhin Chakraborty played quizbowl at Troy High School and Michigan.
Career
In 2019, Tuhin attended the MSU site of 2019 Terrapin as part of the open team "Tuhin" after receiving permission from the tournament director.[1][2] This team was unaffiliated with Michigan, which sent two other full teams.
Misconduct
In 2020, Tuhin was accused of intentionally not listing a female teammate on their roster at the OSU mirror of 2020 ACF Winter to receive a shorthanded discount in a move that he described as "where the brilliance of Tuhin comes into play";[3] in response, he was given a two-week ban from attending practices.[4] Public outcry in response to this slap on the wrist resulted in the replacement of most of the Michigan e-board and a ban from attending tournaments (including a unilateral ban from the Iowa IKEA mirror[5]); Tuhin's repeated falsehoods,[6][7] unrepentant nature, and admission to various accusations[3][8] earned him widespread ire during this incident. The misconduct subforum is now Tuhin's most active forum, with 150% of his posts,[9] with his posting only ending when he was banned from the forums for one month for repeatedly breaking the rules.[10]
Summary of points
There were roughly 146 days between Tuhin reading the public accusations against him (the creation date of his account being December 4, 2020) and his first comment responding to them. This table documents how true various claims about Tuhin are and how he responded to them.
Claim | Evidence | Status of accusation |
---|---|---|
Tuhin did not include a player on Michigan C on the official ACF roster |
|
TRUE |
Tuhin was explicitly aware that the player had been present in a minimum of one game |
|
TRUE |
Tuhin characterized his choice to not include the player on the roster as "where the brilliance of Tuhin comes into play" | n/a | UNCONFIRMED |
Tuhin felt justified in leaving the player off the roster because "she didn't contribute" and so "for all practical purposes she didn't show up". |
|
MOSTLY TRUE |
Tuhin knows that players can be on a team without contributing |
|
PLAUSIBLE |
Tuhin deliberately lied to ACF by submitting a roster which he knew was incorrect |
|
PLAUSIBLE |
Tuhin never lied or displayed any fradulent behavior during this incident |
|
MOSTLY FALSE |
Tuhin lied during the discussion surrounding this incident |
|
TRUE |
Tuhin being wrong does not make him a liar |
|
MOSTLY FALSE |
Tuhin responded to a statement about his behavior being exclusionary, perpetuating gender inequality in quizbowl, and discouraging for new players from participating by saying:
|
n/a | UNCONFIRMED |
Tuhin accused the reporter of having low PPG | n/a | UNCONFIRMED |
Tuhin and his friends agreed that the reporter was a "crazy [misogynist insult beginning with a 'b']" and "psychotic" and belonged in a mental institution (messages redacted slightly) |
|
MOSTLY TRUE |
Tuhin relayed information about the situation to his friends |
|
PLAUSIBLE |
Tuhin's choice to insult the reporter was understandable given the reporter's prior statements and actions |
|
FALSE |
Tuhin claimed that the reporter had blown the situation out of proportion because they felt "residual tension" from when the reporter rejected Tuhin romantically two months prior |
|
TRUE |
Writing maniacally long message streams, some as long as 30 texts in a row, is neither professional nor normal |
|
FALSE |
Long message streams should be seen as some form of harassment |
|
MOSTLY FALSE |
It is very hard to ignore and/or de-escalate anything when facing someone who communicates in long message streams |
|
MOSTLY FALSE |
Tuhin had engaged in a pattern of sexist behavior that included badgering other women that rejected him until they "snapped" |
|
PLAUSIBLE |
Tuhin asks for affirmative consent before he persists in any romantic endeavors and receives it before continuing |
|
PLAUSIBLE |
Tuhin knows what "illegal" means |
|
MOSTLY FALSE |
Tuhin has been more harmed than the reporter by all of this |
|
MOSTLY FALSE |
Tuhin is being scapegoated for systemic issues within the Quizbowl community |
|
FALSE |
References
- ↑ https://www.qbwiki.com/wiki/Talk:Tuhin_Chakraborty
- ↑ https://hsquizbowl.org/db/tournaments/5610/stats/all_games/teamdetail/#t5
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 https://hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewtopic.php?p=384356#p384356
- ↑ https://hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewtopic.php?p=381691#p381691
- ↑ Re: Iowa Quiz Bowl Statement Regarding Individual Player Ban 12/2, Dec 2, 2020
- ↑ Re: Misconduct and Michigan's Mishandling of It by eiriksmal » Fri Apr 30, 2021 12:38 pm
- ↑ Re: Misconduct and Michigan's Mishandling of It by CPiGuy » Fri Apr 30, 2021 10:56 am
- ↑ Re: Misconduct and Michigan's Mishandling of It by tch » Fri Apr 30, 2021 1:02 pm
- ↑ https://hsquizbowl.org/forums/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=13221
- ↑ https://hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewtopic.php?p=384386#p384386