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@Tejretics
I'll sign up for this tournament *if and only if* the first round starts after February 24th.
BTW Tejretics, the debates have to be unrated, since rated debates don't allow voting times of one week.
Tejretics’s (Restricted-Topics) Tournament
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@AustinL0926
*if and only if* the first round starts after February 24th.
I'm game
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@Tejretics
/in
I am a little worried about my work schedule (and my preparation for grad school) so I might have to bow out of the tourney, but I really want to debate.
I am a little worried about my work schedule (and my preparation for grad school) so I might have to bow out of the tourney, but I really want to debate.
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@blamonkey
You're back :o
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@AustinL0926
I'm as surprised as you are that I'm back.
CURRENT SEEDING:
#1: Intelligence_06 (1798)
#2: RationalMadman (1794)
#3: blamonkey (1677)
#4: Sir.Lancelot (1662)
#5: AustinL0926 (1636)
#6: That2User (1511)
#7: Skipper_Sr (1500)
#8: YouFound_Lxam (1472)
R1 PAIRINGS (provisional):
Intelligence_06 vs YouFound_Lxam
RationalMadman vs Skipper_Sr
blamonkey vs That2User
Sir.Lancelot vs AustinL0926
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@blamonkey
my preparation for grad school
Yoooo what you pursuing?
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@That2User
Political Theory. I got accepted to a university (thank god) but I'm waiting on other schools to get back to me.
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@blamonkey
Ayyyy Political Theory sounds fun, happy you in
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@blamonkey
Yo, blamonkey. Long time no see. Glad you're participating in the tournament.
So, when are we starting this thing?
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@YouFound_Lxam
Can I vs you in Round 1? Tejretics didn't agree to Austin's order of opponents, I will let you pick the topic.
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@RationalMadman
The first round will be seeded by current Elo on DebateArt.com -- so the eight people will be ranked from #1 to #8 in descending order of Elo, and #1 will be paired against #8, #2 against #7, and so on.
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@AustinL0926
yeah but my elo is lower than you think, I should have had rating hits for losses but this update saved me from a downswing LOL
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@RationalMadman
Sure
Sign-ups (Elo in parentheses)
1) Intelligence_06 (1798)
2) Sir.Lancelot (1662)
3) That2User (1511)
4) RationalMadman (1794)
5) Skipper_Sr (1500)
6) YouFound_Lxam (1472)
7) AustinL0926 (1636)
8) blamonkey (1677)
The sign-ups are closed. I hope to initiate the rounds by the end of the week, as well as release the three topics for Round 1.
The pairings for the first round, in accordance with the rules in the original post, will be:
Intelligence_06 vs. YouFound_Lxam
RationalMadman vs. Skipper_Sr
blamonkey vs. That2User
Sir.Lancelot vs. AustinL0926
These pairings are mandatory; any round in the tournament must follow the assigned pairings, as is standard practice for single-elimination tournaments.
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@RationalMadman
You don’t choose the pairings! They’re determined by the seeding of Elo.
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@Tejretics
Yayyyy we set, when do we get the topics?
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@That2User
From what Tej said:
I hope to initiate the rounds by the end of the week, as well as release the three topics for Round 1.
So you should probably assume Friday or over the weekend.
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@Tejretics
I am busy so if these need to be rapid yet deep rounds, I will probably need to drop out
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@RationalMadman
It has to be 72 hours per round (I’m not sure how rapid that is). I have no thoughts on how “deep” or not they have to be -- that is completely up to you!
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@whiteflame
So you should probably assume Friday or over the weekend.
Thank you :)
Alright! Hi everyone.
The theme for Round 1 is the news media. Whiteflame and I have picked the following three topics for Round 1.
- Governments should impose a BBC-style impartiality requirement on all news platforms.
- The media should be prohibited from reporting on the mental illnesses of those charged with crimes.
- The rise of social media as a primary source of news distribution does more harm than good.
(The BBC’s impartiality policy can be found here, for some context on the first topic.)
As a reminder, the pairings are (you pick your own sides, these pairings are in random order):
Intelligence_06 vs. YouFound_Lxam
RationalMadman vs. Skipper_Sr
blamonkey vs. That2User
Sir.Lancelot vs. AustinL0926
You and your assigned opponent have 48 hours (an extra 24 from what the description originally said) to agree on one of these three topics (word-for-word), as well as your sides, and start your debates. Once you’ve started, be sure to post the links here! If possible, mention somewhere in the debate that it’s for this tournament, just to help us keep track, but no big deal either way.
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@Skipper_Sr
Let's save the time and private chitchat
If we debate topic 3, I want this changed:
- The rise of social media as a primary source of news distribution does more harm than good.
to this:
- The rise of social media as a primary source of news distribution has thus far done more harm than good to society.
Without that, consider topic 3 invalid by me and if Tejretics insists on such a faulty resolution topic, I will insist to take Con and Kritik it along the lines you cannot really argue that a past rise itself currently does something in terms of weighed harm and good, only that the thing itself (social media) being used itself is doing more harm than good. We also need the 'to society' otherwise we can drown either side out in freak cases of anecdotal horror vs heartwarming phenomenal prowess of what social media has made happen.
I will hint you this;
- Governments should impose a BBC-style impartiality requirement on all news platforms.
I want Con on this because 'news' currently includes completely tabloid magazines and as another topic points out social media style articles.
I will negotiate hardball if you blackmail us to the roulette because I don't want it to go there.
- The media should be prohibited from reporting on the mental illnesses of those charged with crimes.
I am flexible on this due to the ability for it to be very open to both sides wrestling, I'd enjoy the full 10k chars per Round for this.
This is my favourite of the three topics and needs to be delicately handled by both of us, regardless of side. Let's make a debate we're both proud of.
Please be reasonable and do not force us into the roulette, I have made clear offers. If I were in your shoes, I'd go for topic 2 unless I really wanted to be Pro for topic 1 or 3. If you go topic 3, I will Kritik you into the ground and play very nitpicky as that is the optimal play for Con there.
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@Tejretics
@Skipper_Sr
In bulletpoint format, my offer to Skipper officially stands as follows:
- I wish to only debate topic 3 if it is changed to this:
The rise of social media as a primary source of news distribution has thus far done more harm than good to society.
- I wish to only debate Con on topic 1.
- I am flexible on sides for topic 2 and give Skipper full priority to choose his side there.
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@Tejretics
My opponent has failed to show up. Please penalise him and not me.
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@Tejretics
I apologize for all these chickens refusing to show up to the debate. Feel free to penalize them as you wish.
At least me and my opponent will make it to the Tournament. Here is our debate.:
Yep, just waiting for the last judge to show up.
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@RationalMadman
@Tejretics
The rise of social media as a primary source of news distribution has thus far done more harm than good to society.
I agree to this topic and the changes you made.
Which side you prefer?
We have roughly five hours to discuss. I apologize for my late start
I’m extending the deadline by a further 24 hours. So you have 24 more hours, from now, to start your debates and post the links here.