You're telling me. I only did a second quiz on your request, remember?

quote TheViperX

I'd read the abiogenisis thread,

Well, read away. Took a little while, but it's up. Lets see how well this goes...

Maybe debates could be apart of this forum. To make it so that people aren't intemidated by debating you can make three classes all of which that have different expectations for people who are participating in them.

I quite like that idea. I'll get back to you.

I tried to get a debates thing going in Loungin' a couple weeks/months ago, didn't last too long. I think it had to do with the structure of the debate itself though. I never really got it sorted.

If I remember rightly, Dearest Apollo had some success in USA with a debating-type thread. I'll look into it.

quote Irish Gamer

I tried to get a debates thing going in Loungin' a couple weeks/months ago, didn't last too long. I think it had to do with the structure of the debate itself though. I never really got it sorted.

Well, I think problem with loungin' one was that people felt they weren't good enough to participate because those who did put forth an extreme amount of effort. Now if you have a lower class that just requires at least two or three paragraphs people might be a lot more interested in participating.

One thing I'll say, if the debates do occur they'd definitely need some exposure forum-wide to get some new members in. I definitely think the structure of the debates I tried to set up contributed to the fall though because I had no definite way of saying "Motion passed" or whatever.

What specifically do you think needs changing? I've had another quick look, but I think that for the most part everything said there still applies. It perhaps detracts from the more laidback attitude we've since adopted, but that's more a vibe I think you get from the forum itself and its posts. I don't think that sort of thing can (or maybe even should) be conveyed through the rules.

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