Debate Contest (COMPLETED) - Page 13

lol are we gonna be whining here forever or will will we get the debate over and done with today? time is money. gauri might have all next week and the week and the weeks after, i dont. :) let's not keep bendin rules to suit those we want to favour, aisa possible hai? srsly i dont expect to come in any reckoning with the crowd we got here, i was just doin it for fun. no hard feelings :)

@Sarina: In the debate contest "What Would You Do? ", do you see a need to clarify whether the contestant could choose to be a boy or a girl or does it not matter?

Originally posted by: Mister.K.

@Sarina: In the debate contest "What Would You Do? ", do you see a need to clarify whether the contestant could choose to be a boy or a girl or does it not matter?

lol the horse has bolted and u wanna lock the barn door now? what for? all right, let's keep changin it unti i run outa time. lol

Originally posted by: cuckoocutter

lol the horse has bolted and u wanna lock the barn door now? what for? all right, let's keep changin it unti i run outa time. lol

It might help the would-be mustang stallions, geldings, colts, sires, foals, mares and fillies who wish to participate, before the competition is officially closed.

IMO Once the contest has begun I dont think there is any scope for further clarifications ,- ( taking a cue from the release of exam paper in the hall scenario that had been quoted sometime earlier.)

Originally posted by: angie.4u

IMO Once the contest has begun I dont think there is any scope for further clarifications ,- ( taking a cue from the release of exam paper in the hall scenario that had been quoted sometime earlier.)

If a participant is carrying forward his/her current gender into the competition, then there is a danger that the other participants (or even judges and onlookers) might associate the current personality of the participant with the role they assumed in the competition which could swing the votes in favor of or against a participant. The judges should take that away by making it a non-factor.

Plus, other superfluous factors could be thrown in by the participants which might reflexively expand the scope of the competition. As a simple example, is it a boy vs. girl debate? I don't think so. Could it turn it into a boy vs. girl debate? It has the potential.

Originally posted by: Mister.K.

If a participant is carrying forward his/her current gender into the competition, then there is a danger that the other participants (or even judges and onlookers) might associate the current personality of the participant with the role they assumed in the competition which could swing the votes in favor of or against a participant. The judges should take that away by making it a non-factor.

Plus, other superfluous factors could be thrown in by the participants which might reflexively expand the scope of the competition. As a simple example, is it a boy vs. girl debate? I don't think so. Could it turn it into a boy vs. girl debate? It has the potential.

Originally posted by: angie.4u

in any given situation there can be endless potentials

You are speaking my language. I have no idea where to draw a boundary anymore 😊

Originally posted by: cuckoocutter

lol are we gonna be whining here forever or will will we get the debate over and done with today? time is money. gauri might have all next week and the week and the weeks after, i dont. :) let's not keep bendin rules to suit those we want to favour, aisa possible hai? srsly i dont expect to come in any reckoning with the crowd we got here, i was just doin it for fun. no hard feelings :)

I refuse to deal with this kind of attitude in a thread that is supposed to be a contest.

Judges, I am withdrawing from the debate. I feel this is better than stooping low over there.

Originally posted by: Mister.K.

If a participant is carrying forward his/her current gender into the competition, then there is a danger that the other participants (or even judges and onlookers) might associate the current personality of the participant with the role they assumed in the competition which could swing the votes in favor of or against a participant. The judges should take that away by making it a non-factor.

Plus, other superfluous factors could be thrown in by the participants which might reflexively expand the scope of the competition. As a simple example, is it a boy vs. girl debate? I don't think so. Could it turn it into a boy vs. girl debate? It has the potential.

Mister K, as Angie pointed out, there are several things like that, that will come into play during the course of the debate. I think that is why it is so important to have a strong judge who will take care of these things. Will you do us all that favor and stand judge in this competition, Mister K? :) And that way you can call out a foul when you see one?

Already, people are entering the debate and just quoting others without presenting their case. It beats the whole point of an organized debate, I think. That said, I also don't want people to leave because the debate is "too organized". But to win some, I guess you gotta lose some.