--- In quizbowl_at_yahoogroups.com, fizzball_gs <no_reply_at_...> wrote: > > <<So, your opinion is that>> > > My opinion is that much of the public ranting, particularly Weiner's opening post, is about > the format war as much as, if not more than, one TD disrespecting another. My opinion is > that had the conflicting events not been what they were, there would be no one calling out > swaths of people, no ruminating about trash's relationship to QB, no wondering about > dangerous precedents and future implications. It would have been an isolated regional > incident between two TDs. > I will try and heed my own advice and be civil. I know most of the people posting on one side, and this is not a format war. This is anger that someone put a lot of work into a packet set, then bent over backwards, and enlisted others to bend over backwards as well, only to see his work go for naught so that, for instance, list tossups on "FPS" computer games could be played over a few rounds, before all adjourned earlier than scheduled for a college hockey match. Again, I have never had any problem with pop culture questions, hell, you may recall I've played at TRASHionals every year I've been in school; along well as pretty much every other trash event (and every academic event.) This was a case of someone's hard work, work that helps ensure the continuation of a functioning circuit, being pissed on. The question becomes, what sort of incentive is there for those who put lots of effort into pulling together a set and event if someone simply up and runs with the date? If I were writing a trash-distribution set, or editing one, and this situation arose with some guerilla academic event, I would feel screwed, especially if it felt like the other side was unresponsive to subsequent requests. > <<us academic folks are just pissy>> > > Yeah, I'll just stop you there. There are of course exceptions, but that is precisely my > opinion, formed some 10 years ago and reinforced consistently. The only variance is the > cast of characters, and just what the problem is this week. > I've been in both camps for a while, and I don't think knowing the TV career of Alison LaPlaca or who Italo Svevo is makes for any kind litmus test for the behavioral patterns of human beings. In my time playing academic, I've been offered places to stay, discounts when a situation arises, understanding if we are having an issue with our treasurer. I have allowed teams to play for free, I know others who have; I have written questions for others for nothing, and know others who have. Just because it isn't always done with a big smile doesn't mean the academic circuit is bereft of a knowledge of others.
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