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The RULEZ for an official Debate!

HI! AND WELCOME ALL!

This is the new and straight to you debating area of the forums! Here you can debate issues in the league we are going to set up, have practice debates. Get ranked by the three judges (introduced later in this post.) and finally have one on one debates.

ANYONE, save the judges themselves can be challenged to a one VS one debate, but they cannot be forced into it.

So generally everyone around here knows who I am, and yes, I am generally not the nicest person, but that does not apply here. I realise I am here to do a job and set an example within the confines of the debating section.

As a precursor. Every debate in this section is to follow these rules. If they dont, the topics will be locked and deleted without warning other then this one. If you want to 'argue' then you have the spam and 'this and that' sections. (thanks!)

Firstly I shall introduce you to the world of forum debating. :-D
Debating 101

Each competitor will be either in a team of 4, a pair or a lone.

Debating will take place in ten varied hour stages. Each stage will be announced by one of the three judges. (All time lengths will be announced below, it wont be random..lol..dont worry.)


Only the two teams/pairs/people will be allowed to post in all ten stages. Regular patrons to the debate may watch and ask questions in stage 9.

So now you think what will we debate? Each debate will be allocated a subject by the judges, all completely impartial (its a promise..:wink:) as we will pull them out of a hat! lol. Literally I have a hat with me! Then the same method will be used to decide which team will be for the motion or against it. Which will decide who goes first, those who are pro the motion will always go first.

So here they are the stages.

Stage 1* (12 hours): Pro team will make their introduction. They can introduce what it is they debate for, set out some preliminary pointers, but there should be no major points presented here.

Stage 2* (12 hours) : Anti team will get a chance to make their introduction.

Stage 3 (24 hours): Pro team will put forward their argument supporting the motion.

Stage 4 (24 hours): Anti Team can Counter A.

Stage 5 (12 hours): Pro Team May Re-Counter. Pro Team MUST conclude their argument.

Stage 6 (24 hours): Anti Team may put forward their arguments.

Stage 7 (24 hours): Pro Team may counter.

Stage 8 (12 hours): Anti Team may re-counter. Anti Team MUST conclude their argument.

Stage 9 (12 hours): Watchers may propose questions and further counters. May point out mis-information if they have proof.

Stage 10: Judges Decide on points awarded and debate is finished.


Rules:
1. Each person may make ONE post PER stage with a maximum of 500 words. (we WILL check.)
2. There may be NO personal insults.
3. Anything regarding a topic that appears in a 'proper' game (ie NOT lego star wars or a game you made up.) a book (once again a real book not written by you, and has been published for at least a year.) or a film. (once again not made by you.) IS canon, and may be used.
4. Spam and going off topic are not allowed. Doing so will result in a forum warning.
5. You may insult the topic, but try and be clever and mischevious about it and the judges will make you pay.
6. You may not swear in any way shape and form.
7. Those area's marked with a '*', may only be posted in by ONE member of a team or pair.
8. If a challenge has not be accepted within 72 hours, the topic will be deleted.

Marking
The judges will mark you for several things.

1. (/30) Presentation/structure of argument.
2. (/20) For the intro of the argument. The information depth.
3. (/20) For arguments/main points displayed.
4. (/15) for countering ability.
5. (/15) for answering the publics/judges questions and counters.

As you can see all aspects are marked.

You will receive negative marks if you:
1. Use FALSE information and are proven to be doing so.
2. Argue using opinions not backed up by facts. (not so heavily peanolised, but will have an effect on your overall mark, so dont be too concerned unless you want to be 'the team'! so to speak..lol)
3. Insult anyone. (will not be tolerated at all.)
4. Ignore any of the judges.
5. Use this forum to settle any personal Vendetta's.

RIGHT! SO! WHO? who will be the watchers, the overlords of the debating, the judges.

Firstly myself. Secondly Osi (aka the prophet of truth.) and Finally. Tom Twin. (why some of you may ask? Well because myself and tom twin have locked debating horns many a time. He may not be to forward about it on here..but he is a good debater..as to is The Iron Duke, but he wont have anything to do with it!)

(Why me and Osi? I havnt see two better debaters on the forum save Spacey and Buck, shoot me for that later! lol..)

Right So NOW you have finally reached the end of the intro post and rules. Jeeze this took a while to write lol. I better go onto the recruiting part!!

Btw. One last note. None of the above are up for debate.
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Re: The RULEZ!

An extra little pointer/some general etiquet to some people.

I know im times of a great struggle how it can be oh so very tempting to run off and hide behind Wittgensteins language argument or Descartes problem with existence. Or maybe you may try and throw some other Philosophy into the works. Philosophy IS good, hell this is basically philosophy, but things like wittgenstein and Descartes and going that deep into proving existence to escape or destroy points will not get you any booby points.

SO please, Philosophical theories are ace! but use them carefully and in the right context.
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SPEED DEBATING!

The same rules apply, except, the entire debate has 24 hours to be completed!

So the stages would be broken down as follows.

Stage 1: (2hours)

stage 2: (2 hours)

Stage 3: (4 hours)

Stage 4: (3 hours)

Stage 5: (2 hours)

Stage 6: (4 hours)

Stage 7: (3 hours)

Stage 8: (2 hours)

Stage 9: (2 hours)

Stage 10: near enough immediate.
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Nominated (8): Writer of the year 2007, Avatar of the Year 2007, Poster of the Year 2007, Villain of the Year 2008, Player Sig 2008, Race Player of the Year 2009, Most Missed 2010, Alliance Leadership 2010, Most Missed 2011.
Commands (3): Supreme System Lord 2008, 2010, 2011 and 2012. System Lord Council 2006 - present. Dark Lord and Emperor of the Nempire 2009 - 2011.
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Rules:
1. Each person may make ONE post PER stage with a maximum of 500 words. (we WILL check.)
2. There may be NO personal insults.
3. Anything regarding a topic that appears in a 'proper' game (ie NOT lego star wars or a game you made up.) a book (once again a real book not written by you, and has been published for at least a year.) or a film. (once again not made by you.) IS canon, and may be used.
4. Spam and going off topic are not allowed. Doing so will result in a forum warning.
5. You may insult the topic, but try and be clever and mischevious about it and the judges will make you pay.
6. You may not swear in any way shape and form
7. Debates on banned users, moderators, and the administrative practices of this forum will not be permitted. Those who attempt to produce one or suggest it will be warned via private message.
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Re: The RULEZ!

If you would like to be rated by the judges, in preparation for the league coming very soon, then please do AS FOLLOWS.


In the title of your debate please put your names.

IE. Tom Twin vs Semper

and then put (RATE)

so the title should be. Tom Twin vs Semper (RATE)

I add you have to have been rated to take part in the league.

Otherwise keep having fun, keep abiding by the rulez (hehehe..) and keep going!
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Honours (5): Hall of Fame 2009. Annual Awards Host 2008, 2009, 2013, 2014 and 2015.
Winner (12): RP'er of the Year 2008, Runner Up Poster of the Year 2008, Debater of the Year 2008, War of the Year 2008, Poster of the Year 2009, Alliance of the Year 2009 (Nemesis Sect, Creator), Alliance War of the Year 2009 (Nempire vs Mayhem, Instigator), RP'er Runner Up 2009, Knew You'd Be Back 2010, Conflict of the Decade (FUALL v TF), Conflict of the Decade Runner Up (Ga vs TF), Alliance of the Decade (TDD).
Nominated (8): Writer of the year 2007, Avatar of the Year 2007, Poster of the Year 2007, Villain of the Year 2008, Player Sig 2008, Race Player of the Year 2009, Most Missed 2010, Alliance Leadership 2010, Most Missed 2011.
Commands (3): Supreme System Lord 2008, 2010, 2011 and 2012. System Lord Council 2006 - present. Dark Lord and Emperor of the Nempire 2009 - 2011.
Alliances (9): DDE, EA, OSL, TFUR, DDEII, AI, RM, WoB, Nemesis.
Forum Roles (4): Former Misc GM, Race Mod (Goa'uld), Debate forum patriarch and mod.
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Rating rules.

1. You can only be rated once every month, if you are in a topic that is being rated by the judges and you have already been rated, you will be ignored.
2. You cannot choose what grade you are, you are your most up to date grade, even if it was lower then the previous one. (So choose your post's carefully.)
3. Judges marking DOES change per topic, for pretty obvious reasons.


Announcement:
The league will begin 15th of december. First round will be the week before christmas. Second round will be starting 2/01/08 most likely, I will update and let everyone know.
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Accolades/Titles:
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Started Playing: April 2005
Honours (5): Hall of Fame 2009. Annual Awards Host 2008, 2009, 2013, 2014 and 2015.
Winner (12): RP'er of the Year 2008, Runner Up Poster of the Year 2008, Debater of the Year 2008, War of the Year 2008, Poster of the Year 2009, Alliance of the Year 2009 (Nemesis Sect, Creator), Alliance War of the Year 2009 (Nempire vs Mayhem, Instigator), RP'er Runner Up 2009, Knew You'd Be Back 2010, Conflict of the Decade (FUALL v TF), Conflict of the Decade Runner Up (Ga vs TF), Alliance of the Decade (TDD).
Nominated (8): Writer of the year 2007, Avatar of the Year 2007, Poster of the Year 2007, Villain of the Year 2008, Player Sig 2008, Race Player of the Year 2009, Most Missed 2010, Alliance Leadership 2010, Most Missed 2011.
Commands (3): Supreme System Lord 2008, 2010, 2011 and 2012. System Lord Council 2006 - present. Dark Lord and Emperor of the Nempire 2009 - 2011.
Alliances (9): DDE, EA, OSL, TFUR, DDEII, AI, RM, WoB, Nemesis.
Forum Roles (4): Former Misc GM, Race Mod (Goa'uld), Debate forum patriarch and mod.
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