BluePhantom
Educator (of liberals)
You know what would be really interesting is a board with a set structure for quick debates and maintain win/loss records. I get the Debate Now boards are there but I am thinking team structure, quick, to the point, make statements, and let voters decide the winner. Win/loss records are displayed on your profile or avatar somewhere.
So let's say I decide to challenge Derideo_Te to an "official sanctioned debate" on the topic of "Does the Bible have a positive or negative impact upon race relations in the Unites States" I am just brainstorming and pulling this off the top of my head. So he accepts the challenge and we each put together our teams. Let's say I put together a team of JakeStarkey, Meriweather, and myself and DT brings in two other posters that he is comfortable and confident in....say Sealybobo and Orogenicman just off the top of my head. Mods lock the thread so only participants can post.
We take turns posting arguments of no more than say 1,000-1,500 words one after the other. Each poster can make two posts in whatever order is determined by prior agreement. So say in this scenario, since I made the challenge I get the opening word and I must give the closing word to DT. So we decide on a posting order of:
Round One
Myself
DT
JakeStarkey
Sealybobo
Meriweather
Orogenicman
Round Two
JakeStarkey
Sealybobo
Meriweather
Orogenicman
Myself
DT
Once the posts are made, it's over. No more posting. Mods lock the thread and open up a poll for other posters to determine the winner. The poll stays open for a set period of time...say a week. Then it's locked and in the books and the winners and losers are determined. Win/loss records are updated and it's game, set, and match.
I think it's a pretty interesting idea if the mods can make it work with the software. Hey cereal_killer do you think this can be created? Think it has merit?
So let's say I decide to challenge Derideo_Te to an "official sanctioned debate" on the topic of "Does the Bible have a positive or negative impact upon race relations in the Unites States" I am just brainstorming and pulling this off the top of my head. So he accepts the challenge and we each put together our teams. Let's say I put together a team of JakeStarkey, Meriweather, and myself and DT brings in two other posters that he is comfortable and confident in....say Sealybobo and Orogenicman just off the top of my head. Mods lock the thread so only participants can post.
We take turns posting arguments of no more than say 1,000-1,500 words one after the other. Each poster can make two posts in whatever order is determined by prior agreement. So say in this scenario, since I made the challenge I get the opening word and I must give the closing word to DT. So we decide on a posting order of:
Round One
Myself
DT
JakeStarkey
Sealybobo
Meriweather
Orogenicman
Round Two
JakeStarkey
Sealybobo
Meriweather
Orogenicman
Myself
DT
Once the posts are made, it's over. No more posting. Mods lock the thread and open up a poll for other posters to determine the winner. The poll stays open for a set period of time...say a week. Then it's locked and in the books and the winners and losers are determined. Win/loss records are updated and it's game, set, and match.
I think it's a pretty interesting idea if the mods can make it work with the software. Hey cereal_killer do you think this can be created? Think it has merit?