The first new thing implemented on Debate.org should be the forums
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| Voting Style: | Open | Point System: | 7 Point | ||
| Started: | 3/4/2008 | Category: | Miscellaneous | ||
| Updated: | 14 years ago | Status: | Voting Period | ||
| Viewed: | 3,165 times | Debate No: | 3064 | ||
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 Pro I think a lot of us enjoy being on this site to explore and share ideas, get to know other people, and use it as an intellectual outlet. There are many new updates listed as coming up, but I believe that the very first thing that should be given to the members here would be the forum. Friends/private messages/groups/polls can all take second seat to the forum. Once we have that up and running, there can be a lot of discussions going on while people get ideas for new debates or brainstorm arguments. It would be great for killing time, waiting for a new challenge. With the forum, we'll all be entertained while we wait for the other cool things to be implemented, and we'll be able to voice our opinions and offer suggestions while getting feedback from other members. The webmaster will also be able to talk to us directly. In addition, we'll be able to meet new people because so far, we would only be able to meet people through debates and possibly through comments (which not a lot of people leave). The forums would give us all a good chance to chat and network outside of debate.  Con sweatycreases forfeited this round. |
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Vote Placed by JBlake 13 years ago
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Vote Placed by Logical-Master 13 years ago
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Vote Placed by Kleptin 13 years ago
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Vote Placed by Tatarize 13 years ago
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Vote Placed by Johnicle 14 years ago
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Vote Placed by HandsOff 14 years ago
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Vote Placed by massvideogamer 14 years ago
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Vote Placed by blond_guy 14 years ago
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Vote Placed by PreacherFred 14 years ago
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Vote Placed by GaryBacon 14 years ago
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I'm seeing some great ideas all across the boards. Some of the features you have discussed are already set to be implemented and other great new ideas have just made the list. We are working hard to get the new site up and running. We will likely post some teaser shots of the new site up later this week.
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I think there should also be "live debate" where both people are online at the same time and the time limit to respond is severely shortened (maybe 15 minutes after your opponent posts)
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for possible implementation.
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Going to be sweet if it happens. I'm amped.
There are a lot of debates which I'm interested in reading rather than arguing, so I could just submit my idea to the challenge section. Then, two debaters can pick the sides and debate from there. This system could also solve the problem of there hardly ever being any debates for people to pick up.
And if trolls tried to abuse this system, administrators could implement an "ignore" function which would allow you to filter out all of the debates from certain users.
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