War Room Debate League- Who's Gonna Debate The Wall?!

[Fawlty]

Soon...

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Sign up right here!


Debate

Organize

Moderate

Judge

All of the above

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Please post how you'd like to participate- hell, you can even run the thing if you want, and/or fuck my sister. Post your own ideas too. But here's an initial idea to help this get off the ground:

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-1 v 1 Debates. Semi-formal by default. These aren't flame wars or casual arguments, nor are they super formal debates, unless the participants both want it to be.

- Participants will agree to follow a standard set of rules TBD, or will agree to a specific custom set of rules if they so choose. A moderator will be assigned for each debate, and will have wide discretion to keep the debate on track.

- There may be judges, polls, or other means of determining a winner- this all depends on the level of participation.

- Any political topic is fair game, but there must be a proposition so one side takes the affirmative and the other side takes the opposition.

- Arguments must be made in good faith, and repeated abuse of fallacious arguments may result in a DQ.

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This has been a long time coming, imo. Let's fookin' do it!




EDIT 1/17: Judge Pool post here: http://forums.sherdog.com/posts/126297749/
EDIT 1/19: Rules and Procedures 1.0 is up. http://forums.sherdog.com/posts/126371787/
EDIT 1/20: First debate proposed and topic/poll published


Now taking suggestions for the first debate topic!!

 

[Blackened]

Good idea. I might join in a single topic from time to time.

 

[Slippery Kantus]

I just want to see @Jack V Savage vs @KONE with a poll on who the people think won.

PPV that shit, Sherdog.

 

[Anung Un Rama]

Excellent idea. @Lead and I discussed this idea in the past, glad this got started.

Put me down for comics and "things that smell like Cheetos".

 

[KONE]

I just want to see @Jack V Savage vs @KONE with a poll on who the people think won.

PPV that shit, Sherdog.

While I'd love to kick the shit out of him (especially on anything UFC related, holy fuck) if I were to sign up it would definitely be as a judge, that sounds fun as fuck

Fawlty organizing this is a bit off-putting though

 

[Limbo Pete]

 

[Limbo Pete]

I'm down to help organize, moderate and judge. @Lead i'm a projects type of guy and this sounds like something super fun to invest time in. I'd be down to debate only on very specific topics as i'm not much of an arguer.
This is an excellent idea.

 

[Limbo Pete]

First off, I foresee determining the winner to be a point of major contention; gonna be hard to keep it based on the contents of the debate and not just a popularity contest. I think there are some ways we can mitigate this, but it'll take some mulling over.

 

[RetiredSlave]

Id like to add the idea of debating oneself where one individual argues both sides of a topic. That Id love to read. Willing to be a sacrificial lamb myself since Im not too interested in research and would just wing it, more fitting to philosophicals rather than factuals. Either way, will watch.

 

[11_others]

I just want to see @Jack V Savage vs @KONE with a poll on who the people think won.

PPV that shit, Sherdog.

Anyone vs. Savage = Savage looking foolish because his circular backpeddaling and mental gymnastics only work in a forum where nobody bothers to read his walls of text. I've read several of his posts, it's just another partisan DNC hack job.

I'm calling out
M34Tran
Rational Poster
7437
KILL KILL
ncordless

and any other SJW.

 

[Lead]

I'm cool with helping fawlty out with however this needs set up. Shoot me a PM if you need anything

 

[CableandThanos]

First off, I foresee determining the winner to be a point of major contention; gonna be hard to keep it based on the contents of the debate and not just a popularity contest. I think there are some ways we can mitigate this, but it'll take some mulling over.

As Liberals as you are, I can't see you judging anything in any fair way. You haven't been able to show the least bit of open mindedness or even the slightest idea of perspective or looking at things for the other side. The way you make a snide or stupid comment to anything Conservative should knock you out of any kind of judging. No way you could be impartial at all.

You are one step above the M3tron guy.

 

[Limbo Pete]

As Liberals as you are, I can't see you judging anything in any fair way. You haven't been able to show the least bit of open mindedness or even the slightest idea of perspective or looking at things for the other side. The way you make a snide or stupid comment to anything Conservative should knock you out of any kind of judging. No way you could be impartial at all.

You are one step above the M3tron guy.

Have we met?

 

[lecter]

As Liberals as you are, I can't see you judging anything in any fair way. You haven't been able to show the least bit of open mindedness or even the slightest idea of perspective or looking at things for the other side. The way you make a snide or stupid comment to anything Conservative should knock you out of any kind of judging. No way you could be impartial at all.

You are one step above the M3tron guy.

But that's a problem in general.
A lot of people here are either socialists or on the far right.
I'd also never judge anything myself because the views of most leftists here are retarded from my point of view.
I also haven't seen a lot of centrists here and I think they're less likely to post in a sub-forum like this. It's called war room after all.

 

[KONE]

But that's a problem in general.
A lot of people here are either socialists or on the far right.
I'd also never judge anything myself because the views of most leftists here are retarded from my point of view.
I also haven't seen a lot of centrists here and I think they're less likely to post in a sub-forum like this. It's called war room after all.

For some reason I didn't even think of this

This will never work

 

[SomebodyElse]

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if you want, and/or fuck my sister. Post your own ideas too. But here's an initial idea to help this get off the ground:

Pics or GTFO


If my involvement can temporary (limited time-frame), than I would be interested. I frequent Sherdog in spurts of my free time from work/school.

 

[11_others]

Hmm, how to judge a debate.

1. Clarity of point
2. Proper supporting facts
3. Applicable practice of one's thesis ( I assume we're not going to debate parallel universe and string theory)

We need a panel of independently thinking posters who can divorce their political allegiance and judge based on neutral criteria.

IDL
Peteyandja
and another judge so it's an odd number.

 

[HomerThompson]

I'll debate or judge. Great thread @Fawlty

 

[Rhood]

Hmm, how to judge a debate.

1. Clarity of point
2. Proper supporting facts
3. Applicable practice of one's thesis ( I assume we're not going to debate parallel universe and string theory)

We need a panel of independently thinking posters who can divorce their political allegiance and judge based on neutral criteria.

IDL
Peteyandja
and another judge so it's an odd number.

I agree with your judge nominations, and I think you should add Ruprecht to your list.
You should check his post history in the war room if you are unfamiliar with him.
He's also a mod.

 

[44nutman]

I am a master debator.