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@Savant
Agree.
That's probably more appropriate.
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@Best.Korea
@TWS1405_2
@Kaitlyn
I also think the site needs people like TWS and Kaitlyn to challenge the status quo.
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@AustinL0926
@WeaverofFate
@Savant
Savant, WeaverofFate, and AustinL are also included on the list of leaders.
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There are many complaints that DART is a former shell of itself and nothing like DDO. Calls to action have been made to return DART to its glory days by banning the following individuals: YouFound_Lxam, Kaitlyn, Best.Korea, Greyparrot, TWS1405_2, and IWantRooseveltAgain.
The latter two are the most controversial for several reasons. TWS because of his beef with the mods and fights with the community in general, IWantRoosevelt because of his constant baiting of right-wingers/republicans/conservatives and as one of the former president’s nemeses.
Difference between the two is that TWS sometimes comes across as a triggered reactionary for the right, whereas IWantRoosevelt is just a wannabe troll for the left.
Neither of these two rise to the level of being ban-worthy.
Firstly, let go of the delusion that DART should be like DDO. That ship has long sailed.
But that doesn’t mean it’s completely a lost cause, it’s just Damaged Goods with Wasted Potential.
Your first mistake is in assuming that these individuals are responsible for driving away new blood and scaring away potential people. (Which is stupid because of big platforms like Twitter, Reddit, and Quora.)
Common denominator is the transparent lack of firm leadership, vision, and purpose.
The actual reality is few people know that DART even exists.
Mike could very easily turn this around if he actively led his community instead of letting his community make the choices. Wylted could have very easily been the man for the job and he’s right that DART is a shithole, but he assumed the title of responsibility for fixing it and he gave up. So that failure is partly his too.
Bootlicker could be what’s needed for the site to change, but I’ve seen no convincing evidence that he is even capable of such, aside from his perpetual ranting and raving. He should return to lurking in the shadows where he’s the most useful.
Instead of confusing the position of President to think he has anything remotely insightful to say.
But I want to touch on something more important about the current state of DART where there is a clear, simple solution.
We have one side demanding Absolute Freedom of Speech and the other demanding Total Censorship.
The solution to this problem is to separate the two by allowing certain categories to have more unregulated discussion and then to enforce more rules in other categories about what kind of subjects/topics are taboo, so people have a place of acceptance.
Instead of allowing such dialogue to cross interfere in one channel. Let the white nationalists/binary people have their channel outlets to freely criticize anything they want, (nobody has to visit their category, engage them or read their posts if they don’t want to.), and then let the leftists/progressives have their channel to have civil discussion so they have a medium for acceptance. There’s no reason both sides cannot co-exist, regardless of the hatred between the two. That is if only, the mutual goal is to move DART forward.
Here are our current leaders who have done a great job for DART.
- whiteflame. Whiteflame has done many great things that people don't really appreciate. He is a consistent voter on debates and has competently enforced the rules without needing to publicly shame or scrutinize people. He is active in Tournaments and has encouraged innovation through fascinating topics. You can't really deny whiteflame is probably one of the least biased people on the site. Whiteflame is what your ideal mod is like. Definitely one of the most interesting and least boring people on the site.
- Barney. Barney was actually the first person that actually got me interested in debating in the first place, and he's regularly provided feedback or criticism. Another thing is Barney was who actually taught me how debates should be structured.
- oromagi. I'm actually a fan of oromagi's brash criticism and strong beliefs. His contributions to the site have mainly been through his insightful commentary and debates. I think the current state of DART would grow even more dull and tedious, if it weren't for people like oromagi challenging people's opinions and holding them accountable. It was oromagi who made me want to be better at debating.
People seem to forget that the mods are unpaid volunteers who participate in the site because they actually care about the community. I think this goes overlooked way too often. If it weren't for either of these three, DART would be fucked.
Other leaders include: Savant, WeaverofFate, and AustinL.
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@badger
Congrats on the promotion, President Bootlicker!
Must be painful to have no more superiors or higher-ups to suck up to and worship.
Before we get down to MEEPs or however we're going to do this, I think this post warrants an immediate ban: https://www.debateart.com/forum/topics/8938-floyd-and-the-fatal-effects-of-fentanyl-when-mixed-with-other-illegal-substances?page=2&post_number=59 We can decide on if we'll let him back or whatever, but that post is vile. Dunno how he got away with that in the first place.
Your first move in Office is to declare an executive order for an immediate ban based on a drama that already played out a few months ago?
Do you have any actual priorities or plans for DART or is it to remove every person for making an ignorant post?
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@Savant
There's already been exceptions to the qualifications.
Wylted was supposed to be ineligible because he was previously banned before his election campaign.
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@PREZ-HILTON
How true is #10?
That you leaving means that RM returns?
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@Savant
Savant would make a great president tbh.
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@Lemming
@Best.Korea
@Savant
Wylted already secretly passed his email/password to badger, before his most recent thread where he makes his account info publicly known.
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@Savant
Yea does anyone know if this decision is actually binding? Assuming whoever is using that account is actually being serious.
Most likely.
Not that it’ll have any consequence however.
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There is a huge gap between Savant and badger.
Savant has the intelligence and competence to debate topics like race-relation without getting triggered. (His debates on police brutality & debate with me on immigration.)
VP Bootlicker, on the other hand, is just a Walking Echo Chamber who mimics whatever ideas/views sound cool.
badger has no personality and is practically non-existent to those that matter.
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@badger
@ADreamOfLiberty
@TWS1405_2
Badger hates people with autism, despite being on the spectrum.
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@badger
Good luck with that. Any sensible person clicks the "x" on the Dart tab.
Any sensible person reading this is laughing at you for assuming you’re someone important.
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@badger
Why would you comment your opinion like it means anything?
Before this encounter, you were just a random nobody.
My nickname for you gave your life meaning.
Now go clean those shoes, VP Bootlicker.
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@Kaitlyn
Badger is a degenerate f*ckboy who still acts like he is in hit late teens, despite being well into his 30s (and far uglier as a result).His posts are mostly rambling nonsense that isn't worth a second thought.He's also attempted to flirt and hook up with me several times, hence his anger towards me.At least he's not sexually harassing me anymore
How is he a fuck-boy if women don’t put out for him? Don’t you need charm and charisma?
Why do you think he’s resorted to coaxing men into a relationship by sending them vids of himself?
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@TWS1405_2
Luckily for him, I don’t noobsnipe anyway.
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@Greyparrot
@badger
@Best.Korea
@TWS1405_2
@Kaitlyn
Bootlicker Badger sidekicks whoever is popular at the time.
DART’s personal Yes-Man.
Not even ban-worthy. I might think more of him if I didn’t consider him invisible.
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@oromagi
What’s your opinion, oro?
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@Savant
RM is back btw.
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@Savant
Kind of.
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@Savant
RM wasn’t brutally honest. He was a spineless parasite who bitched at and about everyone.
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@AustinL0926
Agreed.
However, his new job has burdened him with responsibility that has sorta crippled his ability to make time for this site, and our advertisement campaigns haven’t had much success lately, despite all the work we’ve put into our designs.
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Wylted is working with me on discord to generate topics for The Entry stage of the Round Table Tournament.
He’s also pretty busy with work and IRL, so I’ve been informed that his temporary absence from the site could last for several more weeks.
He’s also pretty busy with work and IRL, so I’ve been informed that his temporary absence from the site could last for several more weeks.
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@Barney
@whiteflame
What are your guys’ thoughts?
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@Best.Korea
You gotta respond to this
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@AustinL0926
@TheApprentice
You’re both in!
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@AustinL0926
If I can find one more person, I’ll include you in the signups.
There has to be an even number because I would feel bad if I started The Tournament and one person was left behind because they couldn’t find an opponent.
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@TheApprentice
Would you like to join?
For The Tournament to operate, there must be an even amount of participants. AustinL joined after signups were closed but I did promise possible extension time.
AustinL will be included but only if we get one more person.
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@SkepticalOne
@Slainte
Good. Both of you are in as participants.
Argument time is officially extended from 2 days to 2 weeks.
SkepticalOne- If you have favorite categories/topics, feel free to list them.
(As today was this last day to register for The Tournament. Signups are now closed)
The Entry starts this Friday.
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@SkepticalOne
@Slainte
@Best.Korea
Slainte- I get that you’re busy IRL, so you don’t have to register as a participant if you don’t want to. You can be a judge if you decide, but that’s entirely up to you.
SkepticalOne & Best.Korea- Both of you are invited also.
(If any of you choose to be a participant, comment your favorite categories/subjects.)
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@DebateArt.com
This post might be a discussion to have with our site owner, Mike.
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https://www.debateart.com/debates/4541-thbt-on-balance-the-us-government-should-prioritize-traditional-sources-over-renewable-energy (For any takers.)
Now. Discuss your views on the GND.
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@Lemming
Neither.
Debate (if anyone’s interested.) explores a little deeper. Personality/Psyche
Debate (if anyone’s interested.) explores a little deeper. Personality/Psyche
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@Sidewalker
True.
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Ron DeSantis uses lingo like “declaring war on Woke Culture” because he’s a grifter.
Whether he can or can’t beat Trump isn’t clear yet. Doesn’t mean he shouldn’t try.
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@Lemming
@Intelligence_06
@YouFound_Lxam
@Bella3sp
@Savant
You guys are invited to join.
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I, Sir.Lancelot, am hosting the 2023 Round Table Tournament.
It is my pleasure to be collaborating with whiteflame on this.
As most tournaments will sometimes grow inactive because of people’s IRL schedule conflicting with their participation on the site or hosts becoming inactive. None of these will be a problem.
I am completely determined to see this tournament through to the finish. And I want the topics to be interesting and for the tournament to accommodate everyone’s schedule and availability. If availability is a problem, please disclose and me & whiteflame will work around this.
The Round Table tournament will be a system that gives a chance to test who the site’s best debaters are. The Round Table will be divided in two separate stages.
- The Entry
- The Finals
- Within the Entry Stage, debaters will have the opportunity to accumulate as many points as they can.
- Those who meet the bare minimum amount of points will qualify for The Finals and from there, it will be strictly elimination. The last participant who remains will be nominated for the HoF.
Default categories for this debate will be Politics, Science, History, Religion, Sociology, Fiction, Pop Culture. (Possibly more.) But where this tournament differs from the rest is that topics/subjects will be personalized to match each competitors’ strengths in order to ensure they are operating under the best circumstances possible. (Like an algorithm.)
If pitted against an opponent where both are out of their depth, the topic/subject will be altered to meet in the middle.
The listed topics for The Entry will be assigned a certain amount of points, with the easiest topics being assigned the least and the hardest topics, the highest points.
But there’s a catch.: Once you debate a topic whether you win or lose, it is off-limits to you for the next debate.
Entry Stage may last anywhere from a month, with possible extension if required.
The tournament specifically tests on four things: Versatility, Knowledge, Persuasiveness, and Research Ability.
10 slots remain available for participants. If you wish to sign up, type /in
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For The Finals, only 5 official judges can be chosen to vote on the debate to avoid risk of voter tampering. (Judges cannot participate in the tournament.) If you wish to register as a judge instead, type /spectate.
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Additionally, type which categories are your favorite (or you’re best at.) if you decide.
Sign-ups continue until we get 10 participants and will run until next Tuesday. Extended, if necessary.
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@Best.Korea
Would you like to debate Atheism vs Christianity? In most circumstances, the BOP is on Christians because atheism is an impossible position to prove.
However, I do have ideas of resolutions that will make my position as the atheist more flexible.
- On balance, atheism is more reasonable than theism/christianity.
- On balance, atheism is more likely true than christianity.
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@BrotherD.Thomas
BrotherD.!
How are you doing?
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Perhaps he’d make a fabulous stand-in for Shapiro.
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@Vegasgiants
I love that the answer to.losing a debate on here is to claim the person is a troll or a sockpuppet.
Am I right though?
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