The UCP Debate Thread...

[d-quik]

...will not be found here.

but is having one a good idea. it will be just like the photoshop comp/photography comp/etc threads, where the winning team will select the topic for the next debate.

of course you'd have to elect a group of moderators. another way is to have the team that previously won moderate. another alternative is to have a poll on who won the debate. lastly, theres always having the option of me moderating it haha...not

anyways, vote on it. theres no more 'rules' because i don't know if it is good or not.

[whiteballz]

i think its a good idea. it will give something to talk about, and the thread will give us all a chance to see peoples oppinions on matters. and learn some too

[Blue Supra]

i like the idea. i was on the school debate team and succesfully debated topics such as:

"red is faster then blue"

and

"men are better then women"

[clutch-monkey]

this could get dirty

[Rockefella]

This is tricky, if done right it could be a real good idea, but it can get way out of hand.

[henk4]

who will team up with whom?

[Blue Supra]

we should have continental debates, theres 3 continents strongly represented here (America, Oceania/Australia/NZ, Europe) so why not have 2 go against each other and the other one can ref?

best idea ive had all day!

[henk4]

Originally Posted by Blue Supra

we should have continental debates, theres 3 continents strongly represented here (America, Oceania/Australia/NZ, Europe) so why not have 2 go against each other and the other one can ref?

best idea ive had all day!

don't think so, I would be far better to have joint teams from different continents in order to already mitigate any prejudice there may exist. It will also look much more convincing if such teams could come up with a common point of view.

[Rockefella]

Originally Posted by henk4

don't think so, I would be far better to have joint teams from different continents in order to already mitigate any prejudice there may exist. It will also look much more convincing if such teams could come up with a common point of view.

Probably the better idea. Imagine the heat coming from a debate between the U.S. deep south and those who despise Bush in places like the UK.

[clutch-monkey]

and the aussies would spam the opposition to death.

[henk4]

Originally Posted by clutch-monkey

and the aussies would spam the opposition to death.

we can always limit the number of posts to one per day which give the Aussies the time to really think

[clutch-monkey]

Originally Posted by henk4

we can always limit the number of posts to one per day which give the Aussies the time to really think

damn
if i stop spamming my brain starts to work

[Rockefella]

I say somebody grabs a couple dice (I'll sacrifice myself for this), then everyone who's interested will make a post saying, "I, Rockefella (Damian), am interested in debating at UCP.", and finally, we will pick the teams using the roll of both dice. How the rolling would work (at random):

Originally Posted by The Idea

• The first person to offer themself up for debating, let's use Henk for example, would be up for receiving a partner.

• The next 12 people under Henk, who posted their liking in this debate would be listed from 2-12, all/if any extras remain will sit out until space becomes available in the 2-12 lineup.

• I will roll 2 dice to choose Henk's partner, the total of the numbers on the 2 dies will automatically choose Henk's partner; however, if the partner is from the same continent, the die must be rolled again until a partner from a new continent is reached.

• This trend continues until everyone is in pairs, if there are extras remaining from the same continent or just a lone soul who didn't have a partner, then we could hold elimination-debate tournaments, lasting for, lets say.. 3 weeks each. After these three weeks, new partners will be picked and those who were partnerless before will link minds with someone from another continent.

This idea could be stupid, or it could be genius. I'm not too sure which side it's on though, considering I wrote this crap at 3:00 a.m.

[Rockefella]

The idea must suck.

[henk4]

Originally Posted by Rockefella

The idea must suck.

give it some time, people might be sleeping