The Formal Debating Thread Rules Discussion Thread

[mark]

Anyone into proper debating? Used to do it years ago as a secondry school student.



Not sure if this is a workable idea or not, if it is i'd like to keep the actual thread as clean as possible, so this thread can be used for deciding upon the rules, arranging teams, judges, post-debate fist-fights, etc.



The rules I would propose are as follows.

1. A limit of 500 words per post

2. 2 Teams of 2 people, Proposition and Opposition can be arranged here

3. 3 judges (if possible, 1 otherwise), who's decision is final

4. Proposition team lead posts first, then Opposition team lead, then Prop member 2, then Opp member 2.

5. Member 2 of each team gets 100 words rebuttal time in addition to their post (total 600).

6. After both member 2's have posted, Prop Team lead and Opp team lead get a chance to summerise the teams argument (no more than 200 words).

7. Each member must clearly label the subject line in the following format

[Opposition/Proposition][Position on Team][Purpose of post (eg main post, rebutal, summary)]

8. After a debate is announced (here) and judges and teams decided upon, the Judge would act as chair of the debate initially, and post on the actual thread defining the title and the teams. Each person has 24 hours from the previous post to make their own post (or in the case of member 2, 24 to make post and rebuttal (not 48 hours))





Other things should be obvious, no personal attacks, no posting out of turn, no interference from judges, others, while the debate is going on, etc. Judges must decide who won the debate, regardless of what they believe on the matter.



Are these rules OK, anyone have any other ideas?

[betty]

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2. 2 Teams of 2 people, Proposition and Opposition can be arranged here

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Are these rules OK, anyone have any other ideas?

That's a great idea.

Just one suggestion, don't know if we can implement this. Can we keep the number of team members flexible, to be decided by the response after the debate is announced? Sometimes 2 members per team might be too less.

Also, what shd be the process for choosing the team members? And judges?

[CtrlAltDel]

i want ZC and DQ in my team!

[Rocker]

i want ZC and DQ in my team!

Tut tut.....keep them on opposite teams,the debate would be interesting.

[CtrlAltDel]

i want ZC and DQ in my team!

Tut tut.....keep them on opposite teams,the debate would be interesting.

with them on oppossing teams, the debate wud never end...with both of them in my team, we can crush the rest...

[mark]

i want ZC and DQ in my team!

Tut tut.....keep them on opposite teams,the debate would be interesting.

with them on oppossing teams, the debate wud never end...with both of them in my team, we can crush the rest...

hehe. glad there's some interest. we can keep the topics general for the first while (saw a topic on a website recently "Things are getting better" thought that might be a good one to start)



I thought a good mechanism for deciding teams would be as follows:

once a topic is posted here, post a reply stating your name, and whether you oppose or propose the topic. the initial poster of the topic can also post limits on the team size. Once the teams are full in this manner then the debate can begin. The judges could be the winning team from the previous debate, extended with some volunteers if necessary.



If the team size is greater than 2, then the system for posting above can just be extended (with everyone except the team lead getting 100 words rebuttal, and 500 post, with the leader summing up after everyone's posted)

[san]

Could we have the fist-fights first please?

[Sachin]

Hey,

I am very interested in this debate thin' was fun in skool............



Anybody would like to be my partner

[Betty]

Could we have the fist-fights first please?

Aye aye

sorry for spamming but could not resist agreeing



Btw, when are the debates starting?

[Jaszalcatraz]

Le Bump!!!!

Now that the JaszMan is here......lets do this

[The Jackal]

Le Bump!!!!
Now that the JaszMan is here......lets do this

Yep.So whats the topic?

[ycr007]

Will we Debate or have a Formal Group Discussion?

[CtrlAltDel]

Will we Debate or have a Formal Group Discussion?

is that ^^^ the topic for debate?

[The Jackal]

How about the topic which oshkoshbgosh posted.You know the one on AIDS.

[ycr007]

Will we Debate or have a Formal Group Discussion?

is that ^^^ the topic for debate?

Hmmm.....Mebbe....



ANy New Suggestions?