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Hello friends.
DebateArt’s domain name expires in July. With the owner no longer present there are serious questions as to whether or not the website is going to be renewed. In addition there are features that are currently broken that needs to be fixed.
The mod team has decided to create a brand new community. We would like to get user input and start the development process. If you have any programming experience please contact me.
I have a vision of something’s that I’d really love to have in a community. These include creating micro blogs and media posts, team debates, and groups.
If you want to join this project please DM me.
Edit: New Moderator is
Welcome AdaptableRatman to the moderation team!
After considerable discussion, we’ve decided to welcome AdaptableRatman (AR, formerly known as RationalMadman) to the team as a trial moderator.
We understand this is a decision that may spark strong opinions. AR has long been one of the most active, passionate, and—at times—divisive members of our community. But what cannot be denied is his dedication. At a time when our current moderation team has faced limited availability due to outside responsibilities, we believe this addition will help improve our presence and responsiveness across the site.
That said, this transition does come with some logistical caveats. As many of you know, DebateArt has been navigating a period of uncertainty in the absence of our administrator, Mike. Because of this, AR cannot immediately be granted backend moderator access. In the interim, he will join our internal moderation discussions on Discord and act with full authority on moderation matters, with the support of the team.
If Mike remains unavailable, Barney will take the unconventional step of sharing his account and therefore moderation access with AR, ensuring he has the tools needed to fulfill the role. Please note: all major actions—such as removing detailed votes, restricting privileges, or issuing bans against real users—will continue to be made collectively by the moderation team, not unilaterally.
We thank AdaptableRatman not only for his willingness to serve in this capacity, but for his unwavering commitment to this site over the years. No other member has shown the same level of persistence, passion, and presence across DebateArt’s many ups and downs. In many ways, this is a long-overdue recognition of the role he has already played in shaping the community. We ask everyone to approach this transition in good faith. As always, our goal remains the same: to foster a fair, active, and engaging platform for debate.
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Date: 5/27/2025
Moderator: David and Whiteflame
FishChaser has been banned for 30 days for repeated violations of restraining orders and inciting flame wars. Upon their return any further violation would be a permament ban
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I like the proposed moderation policies
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I vote the following:
Users
Lunatic
iLikePie5
Intelligence_06
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DDO is shutting down
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Date: 10/10/22
Moderator: Joint decision
Polytheist-Witch has been banned for 30 days for a pattern of abusive behavior and cross-thread contamination. See:
Among other egregious violations of the CoC.
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1. No
2. Yes
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RIP DDO.
I really hate how Juggle bought the website and just let it rot.
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Thank you for the hard work you have done.
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Greetings, everyone!
It has been a great pleasure and honor to serve as the head moderator of DebateArt.com. I have been a moderator for almost 3 years. I decided that it was time for me to step down as head moderator. Over the past few months I’ve been taking a back seat as I am working on my bachelors degree. I will still be in on the mod team as an advisor and will still be on the site.
Ragnar has also opted to step down. I appreciate the work he has done for the community.
The new mod team will be
Head mod: MisterChris
Deputy mod: SupaDudz
Vote mod: Whiteflame
Over the past 3 years I have made many great friends and feel that I’ve grown as a person and as a debater.
Thank you, DART for making this a great place.
Peace and Service.
David
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@ILikePie5
Correct. Wylted has already been unbanned
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@RationalMadman
I don’t see anything wrong with what he posted. I don’t see where he violated the COC. I disagree with what he said, but there’s nothing we can do about that post.
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@RationalMadman
Thanks for the invite. I have no time for Maria, sadly.
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Date: 03/11/2021
Moderator: Joint decision
Death23 has been banned for doxxing and veiled threats to another user’s family members.
These threats included names of family members, description of residence, and more.
From the CoC:
Any violation of the Violence and Criminal Behavior policy will result in an immediate indefinite ban.
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I do apologize for deleting the thread in haste I wish there was a way for the moderators to hide a thread from the public. That said, I do have screenshots of that thread.
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@Lunatic
After reviewing their history, the moderation team has decided that Singularity, AKA Wylted, will be indefinitely banned from the site. This is an unusual course of action for the moderation team to take. A few key points that went into our decision include:Repeatedly glorifying rape and sexual assault;Repeatedly glorifying hate groupsRepeatedly glorifying sexual abuse towards minors, and most disturbingly,Portraying himself as a 13-year-old-girl towards a 14-year-old boy; andMulti-accounting to circumvent his ban.Let me make this clear: The moderation team will not tolerate any glorification of Nazis, rape, pedophilia, and sexual assault.
This is all there is to it. Point blank. I don't care if you're trolling or not. It's about protecting ourselves legally and protecting newcomers to the site.
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Date: 03/09/2021
Moderator: David
Bringerofrain has been banned for being an alt of banned user Wylted/Singularity.
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@Puachu
Yes, DM me or any other moderator. We will delete your vote and you will be permitted to re-vote
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@MisterChris
Sounds good. Yeah, I can't' make it, sadly.
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@MisterChris
Hey just saw this. FYI I am probably gonna be very busy that day I’ll check in the am
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@JamesW
Here's another great site to look for topics: https://idebate.org/debatabase
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@JamesW
Contact your opponent. You guys can pick whatever topic you guys want and whatever side you want. If you're having trouble deciding on a topic, check out the speech and debate topic list: https://www.speechanddebate.org/topics/
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@blamonkey
@whiteflame
@MisterChris
@seldiora
@JamesW
Alright. Round 1 brackets are in
1. Whiteflame v. Blamonkey
2. David v Chris
3. JamesW vs Seldiora
Signups are still here but I figured we’d give it a start
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@JamesW
Hey JamesW! It's great to see you. I'm glad you joined!
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Bump! We currently have 5 people. I'd like to get an even number of people to make sure no one has to have a bye round. I think 6-8 people would be perfect for a first time tournament.
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@MisterChris
Since these are team debates, should we use the LD style or the policy debate format?
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@MisterChris
I'd love to do a policy debate and PFD. I've never done that debate style
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@whiteflame
@MisterChris
Let me know when you are free. I'd like to get some more debates/content on the DART channel.
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@MisterChris
I like those topics. I'd be willing to do a few debates with you.
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Aloha!
I am back after a bit of a hiatus. The Fall semester is finally over so I will have more time to dedicate myself to DART! We are going to be hosting a live debate tournament utilizing the Lincoln-Douglas format. This will be a single-elimination tournament.
LD Format
6min - Pro Constructive
3min - Con CX's Pro
7min - Con Constructive AND Rebuttal
3min - Pro CX's Con
4min - Pro Rebuttal and Defense
6min - Con Rebuttal and Defense
3min - Pro Rebuttal and Defense
Each debater has 4 minutes of prep time which they may use at their discretion, so long as it does not interrupt an ongoing speech or CX.
You are free to choose whatever topic you decide and the position you will take. Debates will take place when all parties are available. Once I generate the brackets, you have 48 hours to choose a topic and a side. Failure to do so will result in me picking for you.
Signups
1. David
2. MisterChris
3. Whiteflame
4. seldiora
5. JamesW
6. Blamonkey
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etc.
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