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There will be some places where you can participate at a venue, or you can arrange to participate by nominating a proctor to receive the material for you to take part (or you can become a proctor for others - you just cant be both a player and a proctor)  That could be in your own home, or outdoors such as I am doing in Boulder CO.

The World Quizzing Championships is made up of eight papers. These are given out in two packs of four papers. Contestants have 60 minutes to answer each pack. Which paper is in which pack will vary from year to year as the IQA draws this at random in order to keep the event a fair as possible. The subjects within each genre are:

Culture
Architecture, Fine art, Museums, Mythology, Philosophy, Religion, World cultures

Entertainment
Ballet, Classical music, Film Music, Jazz & World Music, Opera, Pop music, Radio, Television

History
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Costume, Design, Fashion, Food & Drink, Handicrafts, Health & Fitness, Human Body, New Age beliefs, Products & Brands, Tourism

Media
Comic strips, Comic books, Graphic novels, Film, Language, Literature

Sciences
Exact sciences (Chemistry, Physics etc.), Fauna, Flora, Social sciences

Sport & Games
Games, Sports, Hobbies & Pastimes, Records & achievements (in context of genre)

World
Cities, Human Geography, Physical Geography, Inventions, Space, Technology, Transport

It is possible that a question might appear to reside in either of one or two, or perhaps more, genres. Players should be aware that in selecting questions we take care to ensure a certain level of coverage and geographical spread in each of the genres and this might well dictate which genre it will finally appear within.

I am happy to answer questions from anyone about the logistics

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Quote from: Breneir Tzaracomprada on September 24, 2026, 08:24:49 PMGetting excited over here.
Per tradition, here is a peek at the TBoC Volume 5 cover page.

That's looking really wonderful!

As a long-time Secretary of State, I very much understand the challenges and hard work of running a general election. Sir Luc I very much appreciate your excellent service to the kingdom.

-Txec R

Getting excited over here.
Per tradition, here is a peek at the TBoC Volume 5 cover page.

Quote from: Françal I. Lux on September 24, 2026, 07:39:26 PMI'm gonna take it you're not a fan of STV lol

Nah, she is, but those are still relevant questions that need answering.

Quote from: Françal I. Lux on September 24, 2026, 07:39:26 PMWhat I am advocating for is a candidate-oriented election system where those running are encouraged, even pressed, to speak for themselves about the issues instead of having the party as a fall back.

That is my goal as well, and I hope we can get there sooner rather than later.

Quote from: Miestră Schivă, UrN-GC on September 24, 2026, 04:24:13 PM

Quote from: Françal I. Lux on September 24, 2026, 03:02:13 PMI'm personally biased towards STV myself.

Cool! So what do you think about the questions I mention above:

- should we have a number of compulsory rankings (Australia-style) or should a [1] vote be enough (Ireland-style)?
- number of constituencies? 1, 2, 4?
- and here's the big one; how does that work with our current compromise where candidates can get multiple seats? I'm not sure how STV could work effectively without one-MC-one-seat, for which we don't have the numbers without doing something your own party would start violent revolution against (i.e. abolishing the Senäts)

I'm gonna take it you're not a fan of STV lol


I'm very open to all possible systems as I'm not invested in a particular one. What I am advocating for is a candidate-oriented election system where those running are encouraged, even pressed, to speak for themselves about the issues instead of having the party as a fall back.

Thank you Baron Seneschal!

It's never easy to conduct a General Election - it truly is the closest thing Talossa has to a sacred tradition that simply cannot go wrong. And, to be clear, this election did throw us some unexpected, nerve-wracking curveballs (most obviously the Google AI tampering), alongside some things that, while minor or subjective, might still call for future improvements (such as the Database IRV ballot design).

But I'm glad that those curveballs were successfully managed, and I'm equally glad to have felt that all major party leaders had my back all throughout the process. I hope that remains the case for many more elections and Clarks to come; I may be an impartial arbiter, but I'd rather everyone be equally happy than equally angry!

Again, I do feel there's room for improvement. The Chancery will implement in due time stronger ballot tampering protections, improve the design of the Database ballot, as well as finish the already started work to adapt the Database to the new provisions of the electoral system.

But still, even though I think we all feel Talossa is in a bit of a lull lately, and even though some might be additionally disappointed by the high number of PRESENT ballots, turnout was still strong and this election saw a good number of improvements to the voting process (to name the first three that come to mind: the new paper ballot, "Are you sure?" modals when voting on the Database, and the reintroduction of email receipts).

I am again thankful for the Seneschal's kind words and support, and I wish everyone a successful term ahead.

Lüc

Quote from: Miestră Schivă, UrN-GC on September 24, 2026, 04:24:13 PMand here's the big one; how does that work with our current compromise where candidates can get multiple seats?

Yeah, out of the four systems I outlined, all except STV can be easily modified to allow for more than one seat per MC. Since I assume we're gonna be stuck with this quirk for quite a while longer, extending STV in a similar fashion would need to be prioritised.

BTW,  here are the above numbers run for a 15-seat Cosa (the smallest possible under the OrgLaw) which lessens the warm-body problem at the costs of increasing quotas for election from 4-5 to 5-6 votes



Incidentally, on a strictly proportional basis (which would not apply under STV), a 15 seat Cosa from the last election would be: Prog 7, URL 6, Green 1, IG-AS 1. So there's one obvious benefit.

Quote from: Françal I. Lux on September 24, 2026, 03:02:13 PMI'm personally biased towards STV myself.

Cool! So what do you think about the questions I mention above:

- should we have a number of compulsory rankings (Australia-style) or should a [1] vote be enough (Ireland-style)?
- number of constituencies? 1, 2, 4?
- and here's the big one; how does that work with our current compromise where candidates can get multiple seats? I'm not sure how STV could work effectively without one-MC-one-seat, for which we don't have the numbers without doing something your own party would start violent revolution against (i.e. abolishing the Senäts)