OTz Debate Tournament v2.7

[Butterfly]

I'm thinking HK and Butterfly might be in but neglected to clearly state as such.

Women... can talk for hours and never say a thing....

Nah, I'm going to sit this one out... I was just offering thoughts from the point of view of having taken part in the previous one.

 

[HK]

I'm thinking about it, the last one was a lot of energy. One the other hand, what else do I have to do all day except fill out applications for soul-destroying retail positions and eat pringles?

Okay, count me in.

 

[retro]

Okay, just need one more participant and we're good to go.

 

[USF Sam]

I'm thinking about it, the last one was a lot of energy. One the other hand, what else do I have to do all day except fill out applications for soul-destroying retail positions and eat pringles?

Okay, count me in.

:24:

I can't tell you how glad I am that you've joined our crazed bunch.

 

[retro]

I've got the first four topics picked out already too

 

[Leah Love]

Retro, I would ask you one thing in regards to this - can you post the debate on Mondays? I am unavailable on the weekends.

 

[RedRyder]

I think that defeats the point of the debate. You should be able to put your argument across clearly enough that you wouldn't need to explain to people how they should be interpreted.

I liked the way it was done in the previous tournament.

People read and interpret things their own way. Not necessarily the way intended. *shrugs*

If this was a debate, although RR has one or two valid points, I'd have cast my vote for Leah.

So. Who was asking?

If you're adopting the "Red Rule", I'm out.

If the "Red Rule" is not implemented, I'm in.

Where did you get the idea that this was a rule? It was a suggestion. Sheesh.....

We're not allowing other people to comment on the debate after it has finished. The point of the debate, and subsequent voting, is to prove why your stance has more validity than the opposing opinion. If you want to discuss the debate on the side, we can use the existing thread for that, or create a new one.

As far as the voting itself goes, the point of giving an explanation is to weed out people that simply vote because they like person x, or they're voting because they agree with person y's opinion, but aren't voting for them based on the merits of the debate. You don't have to agree with someone's stance in order to vote for them, you vote for them because they did a better job of debating their stance than the other person.

It's your rules, Retro. I was just offering a suggestion. No worries.

Is this a "We aren't doing the 'Red Rule'." statement?

If so, count me in.

The 'Red Rule'..... I like the sound of it..... but really, Sam. Get off your high horse.

 

[USF Sam]

Where did you get the idea that this was a rule? It was a suggestion. Sheesh.....

The 'Red Rule'..... I like the sound of it..... but really, Sam. Get off your high horse.

The "Red Rule" had a better ring than the "Red Suggestion".

Maybe the "Red Proposal" would have worked... hmmmm... :humm:

 

[retro]

bump!

 

[purpledove]

I compelled to try this Debate- if that's still feasible Ta

 

[HK]

I compelled to try this Debate- if that's still feasible Ta

Yay! :clap

 

[retro]

Okay, we're good to go. I'll be posting the debates on Monday morning, since a lot of people aren't around much over the weekend.

1. Ana
2. Zirc
3. Peter
4. Siph
5. Sam
6. Leah
7. HK
8. PurpleDove

 

[USF Sam]

Okay, we're good to go. I'll be posting the debates on Monday morning, since a lot of people aren't around much over the weekend.

Can you give us a hint about the topics or the pairings? :willy_nilly:

 

[retro]

Hint about the topics:

They're not pop culture

Pairings:

Ana vs. PurpleDove
Peter vs. Leah
Siph vs. HK
Sam vs. Zirc

They were chosen largely by using this http://www.random.org/dice/ :24:

 

[USF Sam]

Hint about the topics:

They're not pop culture

Pairings:

Ana vs. PurpleDove
Peter vs. Leah
Siph vs. HK
Sam vs. Zirc

They were chosen largely by using this http://www.random.org/dice/ :24:

Interesting pairings. Should be fun.

 

[USF Sam]

We should have Vegas put a line on the odds for each player, like they do in the NFL playoffs. :24:

 

[Leah Love]

Ohhhhh weeee I am sooo excited

 

[anathelia]

Hint about the topics:

They're not pop culture

Pairings:

Ana vs. PurpleDove
Peter vs. Leah
Siph vs. HK
Sam vs. Zirc

They were chosen largely by using this http://www.random.org/dice/ :24:

You should've let me debate with myself.

 

[purpledove]

You should've let me debate with myself.

I've contemplated in joining since the start of the Debates. I was uncertain of myself due to my poor command of English/word choice and expressing myself to have my points across/be understood. Having you to debate with, am pretty sure- I'll learn a lot from you. I am honored to be your contender :nod:

 

[anathelia]

I've contemplated in joining since the start of the Debates. I was uncertain of myself due to my poor command of English/word choice and expressing myself to have my points across/be understood. Having you to debate with, am pretty sure- I'll learn a lot from you. I am honored to be your contender :nod:

I'm not a very good debater. That's why I thought I should be paired with myself.

And I'm sure you'll do great, regardless.