Interfactional Debate 1. Topic Category Selection

[Vev]

Please select what the first topic of the debate will be. Poll closes in 3 days.

Sorry for the title, changed my mind on what type the poll should be.

[GeneralTacticus]

Before I vote, I'd like to point out a problem - debates (at least, in their usual format - if you want to make up your own, go right ahead) are about being for or against a specific proposition, so topics like:

* What is more important, eternal youth, happiness, love, or vast riches?
* Sex, Drugs and Rock & Roll, and their Interdependencies with Creativity and Morganic Recycling Technology.
* The Impact of Spam on Monastic Life among the Believers: IndianPoker Sect
* Success and Self Mutilation: Three case studies
* Cross breeding between Beserker Mech Warriors and Alpha Centauri Native Life
* Actions of the Capitalist Empire under Boosh - An Analysis

etc, etc wouldn't work very well, and several topics also have two propositions in them, which is sure to cause confusion.

[Nubclear]

I disagree. If you look up in dictionary.com, debate has the following meanings:

de·bate ( P ) Pronunciation Key (d-bt)
v. de·bat·ed, de·bat·ing, de·bates
v. intr.
To consider something; deliberate.
To engage in argument by discussing opposing points.
To engage in a formal discussion or argument. See Synonyms at discuss.
Obsolete. To fight or quarrel.

Nowhere does it say it HAS to be only two opposing theories. A debate can be a discussion of things. Obviously for mine "Actions of the Capitalst Empire nder Boosh - An analysis", one would have to put up someone who thinks the capitalist empire is a good thing and one owuld have to put up someone who thinks its bad. But other than that...I see no problem.

[GeneralTacticus]

Originally posted by Comrade Tassadar
I disagree. If you look up in dictionary.com, debate has the following meanings:

de·bate ( P ) Pronunciation Key (d-bt)
v. de·bat·ed, de·bat·ing, de·bates
v. intr.
To consider something; deliberate.
To engage in argument by discussing opposing points.
To engage in a formal discussion or argument. See Synonyms at discuss.
Obsolete. To fight or quarrel.

Nowhere does it say it HAS to be only two opposing theories. A debate can be a discussion of things. Obviously for mine "Actions of the Capitalst Empire nder Boosh - An analysis", one would have to put up someone who thinks the capitalist empire is a good thing and one owuld have to put up someone who thinks its bad. But other than that...I see no problem.

I'm talking about FORMAL DEBATING, as I said already, and in that format, that's what you do. As I said, if you ant to make up your own format, there's nothing stopping you - but everything everybody has said about this so far led me to beleive that we weren't going to do that.

[Kody]

You need to speak to the person that wrote the vague topic. See the following thread.
http://apolyton.net/forums/showthrea...threadid=96910

[Nubclear]

Originally posted by GeneralTacticus


I'm talking about FORMAL DEBATING, as I said already, and in that format, that's what you do. As I said, if you ant to make up your own format, there's nothing stopping you - but everything everybody has said about this so far led me to beleive that we weren't going to do that.

Please do calm yourself. I meant no ill intent. It is about 1:17 in the morning and I am very tired, and therefore did not read your post as thoroughly as I should have. I apologize.

[GeneralTacticus]

Originally posted by Comrade Tassadar


Please do calm yourself. I meant no ill intent. It is about 1:17 in the morning and I am very tired, and therefore did not read your post as thoroughly as I should have. I apologize.

Apology accepted. Maybe this should serve as a sign that posting at 1:17 AM while under the influence of drugs is a bad idea...

[Snowflake]

Well for the one I submitted, What is more important, eternal youth, happiness, love, or vast riches? One of the debating teams could choose one position, say, vast riches is the most important among the four and try to defend that. Another could decide that love is actually the most important. I agree that this will make the debate more complicated for it is no longer a yes no debate. But I thought it could be fun.

[Kody]

Of the ones that get votes we should probably do a multichoice one.

[Drogue]

The CyCon's gorillas are better weapons of war than the Peace's psi-nuclear parrots

Those of you that have read the latest issue of 3D will realise that the CyCon don't just use the Gorilla any more. Also, it is gorilla (singular) not gorillas, as it is a specific animal. That is all

[Snowflake]

That particular topic needs to change to
The CyCon's parrots are better weapons of war then the PEACE's parrots.

As long as they are concentrating on debating which parrots are better we can safely develop our army of crocodiles.

[Jamski]

*shhh*

Let's all pretend we didn't read that, eh?

BTW, a nervestapling debate would be good.

-Jam

[Vev]

Okay I made a mistake my making the polls single choice. Next time, I'll put down multi-choice.