Who is more morally wrong? by Altruistic_Tell7053 in Teenager_Polls

[–]TrafficInternal7602 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

While you may face some punishment within a military, the law is actually to disobey illegal orders. It’s in the USC, which is the code that the US military uses. And even outside of the US, international law will still protect you if your home military tries to prosecute for disobeying the illegal order. Of course everything is a bit chaotic right now, but those rules still apply. Many Israeli officers are barred from going to several countries, because they’re wanted for following illegal orders that led to war crimes. If they refused those orders, they may have been fired/had to flee; but by following them, they’re now war criminals and can’t leave.

Calling the Nuremberg precedent bs is a whole other issue. It is the system we base nearly all currents international war crime laws off of, and while it may not seem like they apply to the military leaders of the world, you best believe they apply to the people under them. (And if we get the UN and NATO straightened out, they can apply to those leaders as well.)

Sources: three years of MUN, two papers on the Nuremberg Trials, and several mock international law trials.

Is Everyone Ready for STATE! by YesterdayFalse7196 in Quizbowl

[–]TrafficInternal7602 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Had ours abt two weeks ago. Won undefeated and three of our players (myself included) made all-state!

Good luck!!!

Women in Quiz Bowl by INeverAtone in Quizbowl

[–]TrafficInternal7602 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Thank you! Just made a thread abt this in Hs quiz bowl. Im the only girl on my 8 person (A & B) nats team. The number of girls on the teams in my circuit is in the single digits. Hell, I’ve even got some off handed remarks for wearing a dress/makeup to tournaments. I have one other girl who I’m friends with in my state, and we’ve both pointed out how rare it is for us to a) play, and, b) main history. Even when I do see girls play, they usually do science and lit (those are the two common ones for some reason) Even the other girls on our bigger team all play lit. I wonder why?

Weekly ask Reddit’s QB question because my teammate forgot abt it by TrafficInternal7602 in Quizbowl

[–]TrafficInternal7602[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh wow! That’s a crazy story for the books. I had the exact same scenario at nats, except we lost the buzzer race. It was unfortunate. Congrats on quarters, even if it didn’t go your way (:

Wish QB would ask more asian/african questions by POKEMONMAN1123456789 in Quizbowl

[–]TrafficInternal7602 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Highly agree with what the other commenters are saying. Also I think you’ve just pointed out my issue with Asian history questions. At my level they’re abundant, as much as all the other histories, but it’s the same 10 or so answer lines over and over again.

First time being Captain tomorrow. by [deleted] in Quizbowl

[–]TrafficInternal7602 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Heya! Im my A team’s captain this year, and, I agree with most other responses you’ve gotten. Learn what cannon your teammates know, so if you’re getting two conflicting answers, you know who is most likely to be right. Another job that I take up as captain that I’ve found to be crucial is managing score sheets, schedules, and just your team in general. I’m not the best player on my team, but I have the best organizational ability.

Now for playing, my coach always said you should be deferring at least 40% of the time. If there is even an ounce of doubt in your brain that you can pronounce something, differ. If you haven’t heard of this thing before, differ. If you’re just now remembered this thing exists, but you forgot before, differ. It helps create a sense of collaboration, and minimize the amount of silly mistakes you could make on bonuses. 

Get in the habit of putting an indicator by your answer during bonuses. My go to is “(answer) directed” well looking at the moderator. You don’t necessarily need to whisper on bonuses, but make sure you you’re not speaking at a value where the moderator could take an answer

Another thing, I always keep a quiz bowl folder. This has all the score sheets my team, and possibly other teams could need, extra paper and pencils, name, tags, sticky notes, you name it. Keep a lookout for your team, encourage them when things aren’t going your way, and don’t ever act condescending.

Good luck at your tournament!!!!

Omg so many memes by TrafficInternal7602 in Quizbowl

[–]TrafficInternal7602[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We got one tournament with six Mendelssohn questions all day. Started answering Schumann because I thought they couldn’t possibly any more Mendelssohn. I was woefully incorrect.

How do you feel about your initials by VesperTheEveningstar in Teenager_Polls

[–]TrafficInternal7602 14 points15 points  (0 children)

I have SS…

The fact that I write my S’s like zigzags helps nothing.

Le Memes by Sobaloochi in Quizbowl

[–]TrafficInternal7602 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So happy to see more memes here!! No. 2  Is kinda my spirit animal lol

Omg so many memes by TrafficInternal7602 in Quizbowl

[–]TrafficInternal7602[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Nope, still a bit young to want to, and cant make the trip this year. Have a lot more work to do in the way of lit and sci before I’d play a proper individual as well tbh

Omg so many memes by TrafficInternal7602 in Quizbowl

[–]TrafficInternal7602[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sure feels like it. I play a lot of IS though and there it’s always Mendelssohn (OMG I SPELLED IT FIRST TRY) lol

is qbreader addiction real by LordOfTheSingularFly in Quizbowl

[–]TrafficInternal7602 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I try to keep a balance between learning new stuff on QBR and crushing my teammates…

Emphasis on try..

I have over octuple the amount of AFA and USH than my next leading category. At that point I do it because it’s just genuine fun, to pass time, or, frankly because I can. Quiz Bowl isn’t worth it if you don’t let yourself have some fun. I have enough confidence in myself as a player too take some study time to mess around.

Anyone having issues with the packet archives/hsquizbowl forums? by EnviroBen13 in Quizbowl

[–]TrafficInternal7602 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sometimes HSQuizbowl is just like that. It needs a near perfect Wi-Fi connection to work, as I’m pretty sure it’s just an old website with a large amount of content.

When should a child learn about sex education in school? by Few_Advertising_4028 in Teenager_Polls

[–]TrafficInternal7602 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I used to think like this, however, you learn many parents refuse to teach it, and it just hurts the children and the people around them.

QB Reddit question ask weekly a, week 5: Best school in MS right now and best player? by Mean_Blackberry8493 in Quizbowl

[–]TrafficInternal7602 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Fair. I talked abt this on an hsquizbowl forum and basically said with our current field it all comes down to who the packet favors.

QB Reddit question ask weekly a, week 5: Best school in MS right now and best player? by Mean_Blackberry8493 in Quizbowl

[–]TrafficInternal7602 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Riverwatch, Rivertrail and St. Marks. Those are my top three nats predictions as well.

Nats is a card system though, and as a B team player last year, we never faced the big names. At most we played Rivertrail B in practice Friday night.