Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-36948568-20181207133959/@comment-25615841-20181211182524

Exactly. If there were enough debates (more than two weekly), there wouldn't really be much of a problem. Both the week of preperation and actual debating could be adjusted if things seem to be going along too slowly. A bit more questioning though: Thread locking would pretty much need to be a thing so people wouldn't flood the thread before the debate even starts, and it could reopened along with info regarding the teams, everything in its respective timing.

However, where would registration take place?

Next, since you agree that the number of people on team doesn't matter, wouldn't it be okay to let people debate for whatever side they feel appropriate? I understand the idea of debating regardless of whether you really agree with the point you're making, but its best use is its utility in practice for actual debating. Would that trule be necessary in DoTW? Of course, this all comes under the preface that the debate is even, and unlike the threads you linked, the argument actually causes a split.

Should people be allowed to argue for whatever side they like?

And the timetable. Though two weeks is quite a long time to complete an entire debate cycle, as I mentioned already; it shouldn't matter provided debates are proposed often enough. Also as mentioned above, these arguments would need to be even in order to have both sides equal, so they should probably by reviewed by whatever team of judges is created beforehand. Timezones shouldn't be too big a problem either, and they'd probably end up being in line with Austin time anyway, as that's where BMG is based.

Is one week too long/short for registration and/or debating?

Lastly, the we both seem to agree on this one, so I pose the question to anyone reading this - Is the judge panel appropriate? Is the system of letting the reward be hep run debates for a period of time? Is there anything else the top debater, however he/she is selcted should receive? Is the judging process itself fair, along with the audience votes? How should one find themselves in the pool of potential judges if it were to exist; should points be awarded for participation and/or winning? Should there be additional merit to anyone who does exceptionally well in any given debate, somewhat like an MVP who receives extra points? And if this was all to pass some way or another, about how many users should be chosen for the top few, out of which one would be asked to help out with future debates. Should this be kept to one person, or perhaps two, paired with two staff judges?

Opinions on the Judges/Judging system?

Feel free to reply by answering the questions, anyone, it's great to hear community feedback, especially on an idea as respectable as GamesManiac's :3

As for the Role Idea contest, I've always thought of it as a good incentive for people to get creative and boost the role creation on the wiki. However, I'd rather abstain from commenting on it too much seeing as this is a thread regarding DoTW.