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04-11-2006, 11:36 PM
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Writing Machine
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Wahiawa, Hawaii
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Structured Debate
I would love to see a moderated, one on one debate forum, although I believe it valuable to maintain the free for all debate forums as well. I just think it would be fun to have structured debates with strict rules.
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04-11-2006, 11:39 PM
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Addict
Join Date: Apr 2006
Posts: 125
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I agree and am willing to debate anyone who challenges my agreement. |
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04-11-2006, 11:42 PM
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Addict
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Pennsylvania
Gender: Male
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Indeed, I also whole heartedly agree, that to me sounds like tons of fun.
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04-12-2006, 12:06 AM
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Ink Slinger
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: West Virginia, USA
Posts: 4,259
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Some of the debate forum regulars tried this before. See this thread for refrence:
http://www.writingforums.com/showthread.php?t=44598
I believe it died out because people lost interest. That being the case I can't see that a seperate forum would be created for this kind of thing. If your interested though feel free to organize something in the current Debate forum. |
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04-12-2006, 12:13 AM
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Wordsmith
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Sailing the darkness of the Cosmos with this planet as my vessel
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I don't think another Forum is anywhere neccesary. I think that if you get enough people interested in structured debates, then go for it, organize your own thread and keep it with strict rules, but another Forum is unneeded. Otherwise, I think it would be cool to see a one-on-one debate thread going, usually entertaining. Just not a full Forum.
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04-12-2006, 02:44 AM
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Wordsmith
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: South-east UK
Gender: Male
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I like the structured debate thing, one on one, with rules. I've seen one in action on an Islamic forum with two scholars debating aspects of Sharia law. Boy do those guys know their stuff! They have a thread for the discussion, and a separate thread (they call it the 'popcorn' thread) for bystanders to post their comments and views on, so the main thread is left to the two debaters.
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04-12-2006, 02:34 PM
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Adept Writer
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: England
Gender: Male
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The Debate thread is already moderated to some degree. Given the rate of posting there it would take a lot of resources to moderate more heavily and the pace of the debate there is a good thing that would be compromised if all posts had to be approved.
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