BF2S Forums New Type of Debate: I challenge you

sfarrar33 wrote:

well this thread could do with being simplified a little, ignoring the real point of the thread and having serge vs fancy, why don't both of you clearly state where you stand on:

1) the american government as a whole
2) the bush administration (going though it is)
3) the american people (in general)
4) americas more shady dealings with arab countries
5) americas wars with other countries

try not to be blatently insultive, don't make a comment without an example to back it up for example
please be honest
then you won't say anything that will drop you in it later, and everyone gets to know your political viewpoints on certain things in full
please (for the love of god) don't do an essay either just whether your left right or center and what you least like, what you do like and what you woud change

lets have a mass-debate people!!! (say it and you get the joke...hopefully)

IRONCHEF wrote:

sergeriver wrote:

Ok, if you people think this is a good idea I'll ask chuy (if it takes a lot of his time to do it I won't bother him with this) to add some kind of new option where one person invites another to debate about a single topic, but allowing other people only to read the thread.  As Ironchef said it should be locked, with granted access for the OP and the challenged person.

Well, it can just be a lock of our own..just a verbal agreement within the thread..and not an actual mod-enforced lock of the thread.  read the post above this one.

sfarrar33 wrote:

well this thread could do with being simplified a little, ignoring the real point of the thread and having serge vs fancy, why don't both of you clearly state where you stand on:

1) the american government as a whole
2) the bush administration (going though it is)
3) the american people (in general)
4) americas more shady dealings with arab countries
5) americas wars with other countries

try not to be blatently insultive, don't make a comment without an example to back it up for example
please be honest
then you won't say anything that will drop you in it later, and everyone gets to know your political viewpoints on certain things in full
please (for the love of god) don't do an essay either just whether your left right or center and what you least like, what you do like and what you woud change

lets have a mass-debate people!!! (say it and you get the joke...hopefully)

Last edited by sergeriver (2006-11-09 09:57:43)

IRONCHEF wrote:

sergeriver wrote:

IRONCHEF wrote:

Well, it can just be a lock of our own..just a verbal agreement within the thread..and not an actual mod-enforced lock of the thread.  read the post above this one.

But what if chuy could add an option to create a thread with granted access for the OP and the Challenged person?  This should go in a subsection I suppose in order to maintain this section clean.

i don't mind, but that's alot of work given the amount of quality debate we have around here.  plus we'd have to wait for chuy to create the thread parameters, etc.  with the relaxed approach of just designating someone as your 1 on 1 challenger, and ignoring other debate requests (if you want to only do 1 on 1), it can work good.

I guess the purpose of declaring a ** 1 on 1 with [forum member] ** in your post would eventually be accepted by forum members and then we'd all just get to sit back and watch it unfold..or use that debate to spawn other debates within the thread, on topic of course, and others can lock in with 1 person and do likewise.

tell you what, I'll start some today (1 on 1's) and see how it works.  I'll naturally add the purpose of why I am writing ** 1 on 1 debate request with [forum member] ** so they pick up on it and accept or reject.

IRONCHEF wrote:

sergeriver wrote:

What you suggest is the easiest way, but you must remember that this forum is full of people without respect for other members, and then the flaming will start.

Oh, don't I know it! lol

And it's ok if the typical trolls come in and throw down some flaming and insults because the locked debaters have the privilege of not responding and shouldn't expect to respond as they are focused on serious 1 on 1 debate with their counterpart.

it's to be expected that the normal flaming, joking, porn linking, and off topic bs will still permeate good threads.  But if two people are locked down into debate..they should know to focus on their counterpart and not be obliged to respond to the bs or other frivelous challenges.  If they wish to lock into another 1 on 1 in the same thread, they can if they can handle it, of course.

I dont' want to define too much of this idea as it should be left to personal flexibility.  I'm just suggesting the ** 1 on 1 ** tag to be used or something like it.  Of course, it will have to be shown by example so I will begin using it..and if it catches on (just like "/sarcasm" has), then sweet!