Total posts: 1,192
Posted in:
-->
@fauxlaw
You’re Mormon?
That’s exciting tbh.
Would you be interested in doing a debate with me where I defend Protestantism or Orthodoxy and you defend Mormonism?
Created:
Posted in:
-->
@AdaptableRatman
What are your thoughts on the debates regarding church history?
In the Orthodox Study Bible, there’s a passage that describes the history of The Catholic Church before they split from the Orthodox about how one division wished to recognize a universal bishop, and how this division excommunicated someone against the approval of the clergy members. Resulting in the separation.
There’s definitely arguments of which came first. Orthodox say they came first, and vice-versa.
Created:
Posted in:
This post is about Orthodoxy vs Catholicism vs Protestantism, and it's directed towards christians.
In my personal studies, I've noticed the divide in these denominations. And it's by no means uncommon for the denominations to talk smack about each other.
The differences that caused these splits was always due to church politics and tension over differences of scriptural interpretation.
Where do you stand on the side of church politics, if you are Christian?
If you are a christian that believes all churches are universally acceptable, so long as you have faith in God, then this post doesn't apply to you.
Protestants, evangelicals, orthodox, catholic... I want to hear from all of you what denomination/church you represent and why it appeals to you the most, versus other branches of christianity.
Created:
Posted in:
-->
@TheGreatSunGod
He was overreacting and that whole thread was an exaggeration, so he doesn't have my support on that.
OP has my vote on this particular post.
Created:
Posted in:
-->
@TheGreatSunGod
The particular thread you're referencing does not meet the criteria of the type of vile content OP is complaining about.
That thread was not actually endorsing crime, nor was that the context. That was misinterpreted.
So it doesn't fit the grounds for removal
Created:
Posted in:
Can we get one of the mods to speak publicly on this?
Just one.
Created:
Posted in:
-->
@ADreamOfLiberty
If there was a pot of gold, then it must be risked for freedom of speech.We've seen the pattern throughout history including the last decade. You let the overton window float free of people and reality you've just created a self-selecting group of censors off on their own (probably) absurd adventure. In other words an echo chamber.There is not even a point in debating in such a context it is purely a waste of time. Maybe that's why everybody stopped debating and now they're all on social media sites designed to cater to the desire to spam emotion and talking points in two sentences and no more.A debate site that doesn't care about free speech is like vegan cat food. Pointless and doomed.
Since you dropped the following argument of this thread. So let's weigh the following impacts.:
Your right to freedom of speech on a private platform versus everyone else's right to safety.
Oof. Your odds are now not looking so good.
Yeah no, that's a terrible argument.
Are you seriously announcing that there is no point in debating recreationally if you're not allowed to argue for something taboo, illegal, or straight-up degeneracy?
Anyone who thinks like that shouldn't call themselves a debater.
And the creators and authorities of a debate site are under no obligation to preserve your freedom of speech, but they do have a moral obligation to protect everyone's safety.
Your analogy about vegan cat food doesn't hold up here because at least OP's version has standards.
There are innumerable examples of censorship and mass censorship on each of those platforms. WTF?
Forget censorship, forget freedom of speech.
There aren't going to be either of those when there isn't even a site to debate on.
Freedom of speech on a private platform should be a privilege to be earned, but since it's practically uncensored here, people like you have been taking it for granted.
Created:
Posted in:
-->
@TheGreatSunGod
Simply put, the only thing this site has to offer is free speech
Surely, DART's only redeemable-quality can't be free speech.
If that's the only thing DART has, then it doesn't deserve to stick around. There are plenty of other platforms that allow free speech like Reddit, Quora, Discord.
Free speech is a good thing, it's a valuable thing even.
But for a privately-owned platform like DART, it needs to be used responsibly.
It would be a win-win-win if you support my suggestion for you to reform. You get to remain and contribute to the site, the site gets to keep its free speech, and everyone who likes this site gets to keep the site.
Created:
Posted in:
-->
@TheGreatSunGod
Laws differ by location.
Although this is an issue that transcends legal concerns, I do believe that most areas of the world would not allow these views. As in, these views are universally scrutinized for very valid reasons.
DART is truly an outsider.
DART is truly an outsider.
Suffice it to say, I simply don't agree with anyone declaring that DART should be a debating platform with broad appeal.
It is very niche-based and it should remain the size that it is. There are plenty of other superior platforms, but DART is in way too deep at this point.
Created:
Posted in:
-->
@DebateArt.com
Please read and respond to this if you can
Created:
Posted in:
This thread actually raises a lot of valid points.
And I totally get and understand the point of debate allowing people to think and express their beliefs however they want, but the site needs to stop tolerating views that encourage or enable illegal behavior.
All morals and ethics aside, allowing a platform for such opinions to take place sets this site up as a potential target for law enforcement investigation or vigilante justice.
Created:
-->
@TheGreatSunGod
How would you like to be one of the hosts for the debate resolutions?
Created:
-->
@Moozer325
Since you are the first person to join the Tournament, you are a competitor.
If you mean by who I am choosing to debate the topics, the answer is that the participants who host the debates will be randomized.
Worst case scenario is no one wishes to debate those resolutions, so I will step in in that case and debate whiteflame or anyone else on the chosen resolution.
Then when the debate is finished, you and the other competitors will compete by voting on the debate.
Do you have certain resolutions you would like to see debated?
Created:
Welcome, users.
The first TRT tournament has concluded 2 years ago without an established winner. I am here to announce that The Round Table Tournaments have officially returned and we now begin the second series of this new chapter.
As tournament themes and tropes have been overdone, today we do something new. The likes of which DART has never seen before.
Rather than this competition being based on debates. The roles have now reversed.
This tournament will be based on competition through voting. Your votes will be judged on the following criteria.:
- Length.
- Detail. (Information from your analysis to prove that you read the debate.)
- Justification. (Your explanation for why you voted for a particular contender, and how you scored points.)
Now. There are five slots available. If you wish to enter, type /in:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
There will be a total of four rounds. For each round, all voters must only vote on three debates at a time, and all voters will be assigned to the same three debates. If a voter fails to vote on a debate after the voting period has concluded that voter may fall behind on a few points.
If you are registering as a voter, you are encouraged to write suggestions for debate resolutions you want to see debated
Include as much detail for the rules and bop as you can. (Optional, not required.)
If your resolution is approved, it shall become 1 of the 3 debates for Round #1.
Users who debate the resolution will be chosen randomly, but they are required to put (TRT) in the title of the debate for clarification. The voting period for debates will have a max time of two weeks. The max time for arguments is 3 days.
Debates will be rated.
(Anyone who participates in this tournament cannot participate as a debater.)
Created:
Posted in:
-->
@Savant
Sorry, I believe I misworded it.
I meant, do you support the decision for Best.Korea to give up trolling?
Hypothetically, the mod position would require him to give it up before his new title could be established.
Created:
Posted in:
-->
@Savant
Then I am on this site for like 12 hours a day, so always available. Also, in case of conflicts between users, I will work to calm it down and return focus to debate.
Dedication.
I will also promote a policy of "ban as a last resort", so I pretty much wont be banning anyone unless they are actually hurting others.
Empathy.
The ideal requirements for a potential mod candidate.
Now to make it official, all you have to do now is give up trolling through shock value and offensive content.
If you manage to become a mod, then that means you've already demonstrated successful reform.
------------
Savant, can you share your thoughts?
Created:
Posted in:
-->
@Barney
@Vader
@whiteflame
@oromagi
@TheGreatSunGod
I dropped it, but characters like WyIted keep trying to start it again.
Given this new context, I am reporting this post as a call-out thread.
If a formal decision is made pending the investigation to ban Best.Korea, I support it.
If a formal decision is made pending the investigation to ban Best.Korea, I support it.
However, threads like these that are created to seemingly publicize and perpetuate what is a moderator decision to make just seem in bad taste IMO.
The motive behind this post isn't because of moral outrage from reading triggering content, but because of something completely unrelated.
And the thread is now devolving into people attacking a particular user.
And as Savant correctly points out, was created to encourage to incentivize targeted harassment. That alone is sufficient enough to warrant removal.
Created:
Posted in:
-->
@Savant
You guys can quit pretending that wylted a guy who routinely uses the words nigger, retarded and faggot on this site is being woke and this is about the subject matter but it isn't. It also isn't about whether I personally like BK or not. My personal feelings are not important, site quality is
^
Created:
Posted in:
-->
@Savant
That’s a valid point.
I’m neutral in this entire situation.
If people were hating on Best.Korea because they are morally outraged by the vile content he writes. That’s completely reasonable.
But if that’s their justification and they’re not holding Wylted and ADOL to a similar standard, they’re being hypocritical.
But according to Wylted himself, his justification for hating and trolling Best.Korea is separate from everyone else’s.
Wylted does not appear to be offended by Best.Korea’s takes, but has implied he is disappointed with Best.Korea not honoring the spirit of debate by arguing his positions seriously.
That’s what I took away from the conversations between those two
Created:
Posted in:
-->
@TheGreatSunGod
Yes, it’s 100% possible.
You have dedication and empathy.
But I believe you sometimes try too hard to be funny and the punchline doesn’t always land because you cross the line alot of times.
Created:
Posted in:
-->
@TheGreatSunGod
Don't look at reform as a requirement, just see it as a possible option.
Created:
Posted in:
-->
@TheGreatSunGod
What are your thoughts on reform?
Created:
Posted in:
-->
@Sidewalker
Long time no see, where you been?
One of my rivalries on the site got too personal, and the risk of me saying something that would get me banned was too high, so I took a short break.
Hey man, I'm OK, and you?
I'm doing excellent!
Just working more hours irl and being super busy
Just working more hours irl and being super busy
Created:
Posted in:
-->
@Sidewalker
Don't you quit the site on a regular basis?
I always assumed that was a job requirement for this site specifically.
Also hey Sidewalker, how you been!
Also hey Sidewalker, how you been!
Created:
Posted in:
-->
@WyIted
Digital forensics is a really cool field to get into. I support your decision and wish you luck on your academic journey!
Cybersecurity is a very competitive industry and it can get challenging, but it can be profitable if you have a lot of patience
Cybersecurity is a very competitive industry and it can get challenging, but it can be profitable if you have a lot of patience
Created:
Posted in:
-->
@WyIted
What are your favorite software systems for stress-testing firewall services?
Created:
Posted in:
-->
@whiteflame
Thank you for being a positive role model and mentor. It is you that inspired and encouraged my love for debate, and why I returned to the site.
Created:
Posted in:
-->
@Greyparrot
Yoooo greyparrot! What's up, man.
How you been
Created:
Posted in:
Feel free to give an honorary shoutout to the mod whiteflame, as today is his birthday
Created:
Posted in:
-->
@Savant
@FishChaser
@WyIted
Nominating FishChaser for most creative debates and pioneering new ideas. - Religious discussions, diet battles, and rap battles.
Nominating Savant for being the best debater and for co-hosting my tournament. - Savant is one of the most active debaters here, and currently, he has never lost a debate. Personally, I believe that's worth something.
Nominating Wylted for being the funniest.
Created:
Posted in:
-->
@Bella3sp
@jamgiller
Okay. If Bella3sp agrees, you can create the challenge whenever you feel like it.
I will be pretty busy IRL, so you can request Savant to take my place as the Judge.
Created:
-->
@Best.Korea
Because even after trying to resolve things, this guy really can't keep my name out of his mouth.
Created:
Posted in:
As for the 'beta male' remark, I'll bite. I know it's bait but I'll bite.I am more sigma male than alpha male if I need to ascribe to those labels. That said, a real alpha male needn't break others down to feel good about himself, he needn't use alts to abuse someone into losses, even if he got someone else to do it, while playing the victim the whole time. He also needn't offer a truce he has 0 intention to be true to or be a fake friend.A real 'alpha' is just up front and confident enough that he can take an L even against someone who in his own opinion votebombed him. You had 3-4 genuine Ls that you got others to 'save' you from, 3 were with explicit votebombs and that's only in the past month or whatever. You can't stand the exact aura you call 'beta' because it isn't and you resent how confident I am.
Ironically, I'm not too concerned about winning. The fact that I didn't bitch when you vote-bombed my debates is proof.
Of all the people I debated, you're the only one who got vote-bombed.
You can claim to be confident, except that you're the epitome of insecurity. That's why nobody likes you.
Not a coincidence.
I don't resent you for your confidence. If you were confident, you wouldn't act cocky and then have a melt-down whenever someone matches the same energy you give everyone else. If you weren't so spineless, people might actually respect you.
Created:
Posted in:
Nothing here fixes the rating loss or the fact I feared engaging in further wins.I would be where Barney is I murked Lancelot 4 times and there is a fifth win robbed.
Nooo. You pretty much conceded most of your debates against me.
All those other times you lost to me is because you're quite literally that bad.
Every-time we've debated fairly, you lost.
So minus the vote-bombs, you're quite literally incapable of winning against me on your own.
Let's count the two debates that you conceded and kept your Elo rating because of the error in the coding. And then those other two times where you conceded, and Mike manually raised my rating for one of them. Those 3 other wins are mine, not yours. I received no Elo for them and I'm not bitching like you are now.
Created:
Posted in:
Imagine vote-bombing and then crying you got vote-bombed. 😂
The fact that you think I was involved with whatever happened to you is hilarious.
I'm not the only person who dislikes you, you're pretty much hated here and everywhere you go. So stop thinking I'm responsible every-time something doesn't go your way.
You decided to fuck around and you quickly found out.
Blame no one but yourself, you hypocritical bitch.
Created:
Posted in:
Losing essentially 200 rating and being degraded verbally means I am the side of the war that is aggrieved and had to fight it.You were never ever wronged by me in any sort of unprovoked manner so naturally you can have the truce as you are the instigator and villain in every single sense.I lost rating, was too afraid to start rated debates due to it, was insulted and degraded months ago through to now by you first for being autistic and awkward and later for apparently being evil and some other shit, the whole time gaslighting me about it being abusive only in my head and framing me as the abuser.I am glad you agree to cease the BS but I am owed rating and an apology that someone of your psyche will never give either of despite all you did to me. The site owner is too lazy to tweak the wrongful losses and out me top 3 where I literally belong rn. The mods seem to be mechanically unable to.Now shut up and stay the absolute fuck away from me, lancey boy. Glad you learned to.
No, you fucking pussy.
You aren't the side that was wronged, even if you try to spin it that way. You're a timid little coward that requires the mods to defend you because you're incapable of protecting yourself every-time you start shit. The definition of a beta male.
I'm not a villain and you're not a victim. What you are is a self-loathing failure. I'd tell you to find something you're good at, but you suck at everything, so looks like that ship has sailed.
That's probably why you targeted Slainte. Because he and everyone else here detected your bitch vibes. You had it coming every-time I attacked you, so don't act like you're anyone special.
You're special, but you're not exceptional.
You've attempted to make claims about having a high IQ, but it's transparent to everyone here you're too intellectually impaired to be semi-competent at anything. If anyone was as cognitively underdeveloped as you, they might have self esteem issues too.
When you come to terms with reality, you'll realize you're just as worthless as everyone thinks you are.
It's cringey as fuck that you call yourself a rapper when your flow and rhymes are trash. Probably why the whole site laughs at you.
You are pretty good at slacking at and conceding debates because most subject matter is too complex for you.
Congrats!
Created:
-->
@prefix
No point in trying to have a meaningful conversation with someone that stupid.
Rational frequently proves himself to be consistently pathetic every-time he makes one of these threads.
Created:
Posted in:
-->
@whiteflame
@Mps1213
@Bella3sp
@Savant
@jamgiller
Bella and jamgiller, which side do you guys prefer?
Created:
Posted in:
The Finals have officially begun.
As it is the last stage of The Tournament and the other competitors have all went silent, they have officially dropped out of the competition.
Proceeding to the final round will be.: Bella3sp and jamgiller.
The resolution will be.:
- (TRT) Having a national DNA database is a useful tool for scientists and law enforcement and poses no significant privacy issues for citizens.
Response time can be extended to however long both participants need.
Both participants will have 24 hours to discuss who will be Pro or Con. If a decision cannot be reached within that time, the sides will be automatically assigned.
Created:
-->
@prefix
Forgive him.
He's clearly not smart enough to do even basic research.
Created:
I have had enough of your attitude. I tolerated it but it's now at a limit I either keep making myself unhappy or block you. You are berating me, ignoring what I say and asserting things without definitions, derailing the thread.
No, you just know nothing about the subject, so anyone with more knowledge than you comes across as condescending.
Stop being tone-deaf and educate yourself instead of choosing to be willfully ignorant.
Unless doing a simple Google Search is beyond your level of cognitive ability...
Created:
Posted in:
-->
@Savant
Rational conceded two debates to me already.
- Net Neutrality.
- Squid Game
But because of the error in the coding, I didn't get points for either of these victories. This post is a good idea to fight back against vote-bombing, but it assumes Rational is entitled to a free win when he himself has engaged in grudge-voting and vote-bombing.
Neither of us owe him shit.
If anything, the site owner Mike should be manually restoring his Elo Rating. Mike refusing is honestly beyond me and doesn't strike me as fair because Mike manually increased mine and Novice's rating when similar instances happened in the past. Why he can't do the same for RM is confusing.
The mods can't be held responsible because they can't do anything, but they at least have the moral obligation to speak up on RM's behalf and convince Mike to give him his rating back.
If RM is serious about getting his rating back, we should be rallying together with the mods to protest this to the site owner because he isn't being consistent.
Created:
Greyparrot is just trolling.
Created:
Posted in:
-->
@Stephen
What excuses? They are not "excuses" they are REASONS, learn the fkn difference.If that bible ignorant clown makes a claim or statement where I can prove him wrong using his own words, I will do so. As I have done and multiple times too. This is why he blocked me in the end, I guess. He couldn't stand being reminded of his own bullshite, contradictions and outright pathological lies. I can assure you that the he bible dunce is not missed by me.
Yeah. Very lame reasons.
You cherry-pick excuses like christians do bible-verses. Honestly, it sounds like you have no real justification for targeting Tradesecret at all. Your characterization and dislike for him seems to be based more on your differences in religious ideology, than anything he said to you personally.
Created:
Posted in:
Nope. Not all Christians are gasconading, hypocritical, contradictory compulsive pathological liars.
Really?
Name one christian from this site then.
Created: