Subject: 'Editors Discussing Quizzes' Series
Posted by: kyleisalive
Date: Mar 07 13
The editors have been talking (for years now, in fact) and we're always discussing different ways to improve quizzes and the site as a whole. As such, we've decided to give a bit more insight once in a while, specifically through this handy-dandy new feature-- 'Editors Discussing Quizzes'.
Every couple of weeks, a different editor will lead a discussion. The discussion will be a topic of their choosing and it will always be about an issue or an idea that we can bring up to improve your submissions in some way, whether it be to reinforce existing rules, give tips to engage with players, or otherwise. Other editors will be chiming in as we go along to give perspective and, of course, authors can add their comments.
Please keep in mind that the editors' words are the final say on authoring guidelines and rules-- editor posts will include a signifier of some sort. If you are not sure about a rule or guideline and you are not an editor, please make sure you know your stuff. The responses will be moderated to ensure we're not disseminating the wrong messages. ;)
The goal is to make our quizzes even better than they already are and hopefully we can all help you out with that.
EDQ #1 - Interesting Information (with LadyCaitriona)
EDQ #2 - Categorization (with Looney_Tunes)
EDQ #3 - Plagiarism (with Leodavinci)
EDQ #4 - The Queue (with Agony)
EDQ #5 - Art of the Correction Notice (with WesleyCrusher)
EDQ #6 - The Guidelines (with Eburge)
EDQ #7 - Your Imprint (with Kyleisalive)
EDQ #8 - Controversial Questions (with Cellardoor)
EDQ #9 - Regional Variation (with Looney_Tunes)
EDQ #10 - Outside Your Comfort Zone (with Guitargoddess)
EDQ #11 - A Mixture of Small Things (with Agony)
EDQ #12 - Making a Quiz List (with Looney_Tunes)
EDQ #13 - Creating Crosswords (with Spanishliz)
EDQ #14 - New Quiz Formats (with Trident)
EDQ #15 - Match Quizzes (with Trident)
EDQ #16 - Fun-Fill-In Quizzes (with Agony)
Posted by: kyleisalive
Date: Mar 07 13
The editors have been talking (for years now, in fact) and we're always discussing different ways to improve quizzes and the site as a whole. As such, we've decided to give a bit more insight once in a while, specifically through this handy-dandy new feature-- 'Editors Discussing Quizzes'.
Every couple of weeks, a different editor will lead a discussion. The discussion will be a topic of their choosing and it will always be about an issue or an idea that we can bring up to improve your submissions in some way, whether it be to reinforce existing rules, give tips to engage with players, or otherwise. Other editors will be chiming in as we go along to give perspective and, of course, authors can add their comments.
Please keep in mind that the editors' words are the final say on authoring guidelines and rules-- editor posts will include a signifier of some sort. If you are not sure about a rule or guideline and you are not an editor, please make sure you know your stuff. The responses will be moderated to ensure we're not disseminating the wrong messages. ;)
The goal is to make our quizzes even better than they already are and hopefully we can all help you out with that.
EDQ #1 - Interesting Information (with LadyCaitriona)
EDQ #2 - Categorization (with Looney_Tunes)
EDQ #3 - Plagiarism (with Leodavinci)
EDQ #4 - The Queue (with Agony)
EDQ #5 - Art of the Correction Notice (with WesleyCrusher)
EDQ #6 - The Guidelines (with Eburge)
EDQ #7 - Your Imprint (with Kyleisalive)
EDQ #8 - Controversial Questions (with Cellardoor)
EDQ #9 - Regional Variation (with Looney_Tunes)
EDQ #10 - Outside Your Comfort Zone (with Guitargoddess)
EDQ #11 - A Mixture of Small Things (with Agony)
EDQ #12 - Making a Quiz List (with Looney_Tunes)
EDQ #13 - Creating Crosswords (with Spanishliz)
EDQ #14 - New Quiz Formats (with Trident)
EDQ #15 - Match Quizzes (with Trident)
EDQ #16 - Fun-Fill-In Quizzes (with Agony)
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kyleisalive
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Our fourth EDQ topic will be about the Queue and a bit about what happens during the editing process. Agony will be spearheading this one. :) Reply #21. Apr 13 13, 11:52 AM |
Lpez
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That seems like an interesting topic of discussion. Reply #22. Apr 13 13, 1:35 PM |
zippolover 
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Goody gumdrops! Can it have something in there about the additional steps taken for someone "on probation" please? Reply #23. Apr 16 13, 7:27 AM |
| kyleisalive
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Any 'steps' in regards to 'probation' have been discussed a bit in the Plagiarism topic as well. Regardless of if you have a past of cooperation with the editors, non-cooperation, or anywhere in between (including plagiarism), queue operations remain pretty much the same. This will be looked at in greater detail on Saturday though. Reply #24. Apr 16 13, 9:06 AM |
agony
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We will be addressing what people "on probation" can do. However, we will not be discussing individual cases. Reply #25. Apr 16 13, 1:58 PM |
| kyleisalive
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http://www.funtrivia.com/bb.cfm?action=details&qnid=27853&boardid=2222222 And here it is! Reply #26. Apr 19 13, 7:47 PM |
RJOhio
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Sounds like a great way to improve the quality of quizzes and the subject categories of quizzes Reply #27. Apr 21 13, 9:39 AM |
| kyleisalive
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Wes leads the charge on our next topic here: http://www.funtrivia.com/bb.cfm?action=details&qnid=27877&boardid=2222222 Reply #28. May 05 13, 5:41 AM |
| kyleisalive
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Eburge is hosting this Saturday's EDQ about 'The Guidelines'. It ties in nicely with the proceeding EDQ in June. ;) Reply #29. May 13 13, 2:26 PM |
| kyleisalive
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http://www.funtrivia.com/bb.cfm?action=details&qnid=27895&boardid=2222222 Eburge's topic is online. Reply #30. May 18 13, 12:43 PM |
| kyleisalive
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I'm up next weekend; it'll be less about the guidelines and more about style. ;) Reply #31. May 26 13, 10:57 AM |
JanIQ
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I'm into a bit of Baroque. Lol. Reply #32. May 27 13, 11:51 AM |
zippolover
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Boogie Woogie please! Reply #33. Jun 01 13, 3:56 AM |
| kyleisalive
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Alas! http://www.funtrivia.com/bb.cfm?action=details&qnid=27911&boardid=2222222 Reply #34. Jun 01 13, 6:25 AM |
| kyleisalive
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Cellardoor will be posting this weekend's EDQ about controversial and erm...questionable...questions. Reply #35. Jun 13 13, 5:38 PM |
nannywoo
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Just in time for the gnarly quiz I just re-submitted. Reply #36. Jun 13 13, 5:58 PM |
| kyleisalive
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http://www.funtrivia.com/bb.cfm?action=details&qnid=27932&boardid=2222222 Here it is! Reply #37. Jun 15 13, 10:54 AM |
| kyleisalive
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http://www.funtrivia.com/bb.cfm?action=details&qnid=27962&boardid=2222222 Our next EDQ from LT. :) Reply #38. Jun 29 13, 5:22 AM |
EnglishJedi
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Sorry to intrude, but I have a question relating to quiz writing and can't work out where to post it.... Is it possible to limit the length of questions? Personally I find it incredibly irritating (particularly when playing a timed game) to get questions that are a paragraph long. I end up scanning a couple of lines and then trying to guess an answer, but that all seems very unsatisfactory to me. Marc Reply #39. Jul 01 13, 1:16 PM |
| agony
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That's why there is a limit on the length of single questions, and more and more those are the ones you'll be seeing in timed games. Personally, I'm not willing to discourage an author's creativity just so the question will work better in a tournament. I do, though, tend to encourage formatting the question so it's fairly easy for a player to dig out the "nugget" of the actual question. That may mean, however, that a rushing player may miss a vital clue, and them's the breaks. Reply #40. Jul 01 13, 1:25 PM |
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