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Hektore · 06-09-2010, 05:57 PM

Could be very interesting. Since you asked for suggestions...

Would it be possible to give this a dedicated subforum, with controlled posting access, so that only the participants can post? Possibly create a sticky within said subforum for ideas as well as post debate poll stickies?

Alternatively: Maybe we can have it in a locked thread...thread stays locked to prevent posting when a side completes a post it gets PMed to a mod to be added to the thread.

n v. n sounds great other than the time required to organize group responses over the internet. Debates may have to last quite a while to ensure everyone participates.

I think the primary obstacle is going to be length, in a live debate setting time limits prevent a person from going on too long, but due to the nature of our medium some sort of text length restriction would almost certainly be in order. Either a number of words, characters, etc.

Another Idea: Designated alternates for 1v1 debates. Say you give each person 48 hours to respond to a post and then, as it sometimes does, life happens. Rather than the debate going belly up, the debate is continued by the alternate who is given addition time to compose their response and continue on in the absentee's stead.

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Hektore Junkie Location: Greater Harrisburg Area	Could be very interesting. Since you asked for suggestions... Would it be possible to give this a dedicated subforum, with controlled posting access, so that only the participants can post? Possibly create a sticky within said subforum for ideas as well as post debate poll stickies? Alternatively: Maybe we can have it in a locked thread...thread stays locked to prevent posting when a side completes a post it gets PMed to a mod to be added to the thread. n v. n sounds great other than the time required to organize group responses over the internet. Debates may have to last quite a while to ensure everyone participates. I think the primary obstacle is going to be length, in a live debate setting time limits prevent a person from going on too long, but due to the nature of our medium some sort of text length restriction would almost certainly be in order. Either a number of words, characters, etc. Another Idea: Designated alternates for 1v1 debates. Say you give each person 48 hours to respond to a post and then, as it sometimes does, life happens. Rather than the debate going belly up, the debate is continued by the alternate who is given addition time to compose their response and continue on in the absentee's stead. __________________ The advantage law is the best law in rugby, because it lets you ignore all the others for the good of the game.