Who do you think will be 1st by June 1, RM or me(or anyone else)

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It's pretty close.  RM got ahead of me as of the time of this comment, but he has a loss coming in.  It's going to be close.
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He only has 5 debates and 3 of them are from type1.  As you rank up, you get less points for victories and more points for losses.
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I know more than you do about the thing you're 'teaching me'.
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July 1st in my bday lol
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How old are you:? 
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I don't know why, but I cared about getting ahead of MagicAintReal. Beyond that, I seems even more frivolous.
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@Barney
I want to stay #1 on this site.
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@Alec
I want to stay #1 on this site.
suggest a topic :P

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@Alec
I want to stay #1 on this site.
Clearly, far more important than offering intellectual discussions.

It's like saying you want to be #1 in Darwin Awards.

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@Ramshutu
suggest a topic :P
Are you challenging me?
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@Alec
Of course
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@Ramshutu
Since it's the school year, I don't want to do hard debates right now.  How about sometime this summer when I have more time?
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@Alec
I want to stay #1 on this site.

I don't want to do hard debates right now



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I'm hoping blamonkey will be #1. His debates are high-quality, educational, enjoyable to read and as far as I can tell he's one of the best if not the best debaters on this site.
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@Ramshutu
You should challenge blamonkey to a debate, I'd love reading that once I'm done with exams.
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@Ramshutu
I enjoy my #1 position and I have school to do.
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@PsychometricBrain
I'm thinking of that, or actually a decent quality debate. My main issue is the time constraints. I could debate the hind legs of an actuary mega donkey, but researching a topic I’m not already familiar with is quite time consuming. That’s why I save most of my debates on topics that I’m very familiar with.

Aside from a few Type1 debates (which I accepted just so RM didn’t snap them all up), I try and engage in debates where I’m forced to explain or convey details and intricacies of science or policy. Plus blahmonkey is far too formal for my liking. I find it can get in the way of my style
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@Ramshutu
That's fair. I did debate in high school when we were forced to write like that or risk losing a round, so it's kind of hardwired into me whenever I debate. I am trying to be more concise though, so voters like you don't have to spend 4 hours on my arms alone.
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@blamonkey
its actually good from the point of view of a voter imo, its much easier to disentangle everything. I’m much more public style, creation/God/Philsophy style debate than formal.
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@blamonkey
so voters like you don't have to spend 4 hours on my arms alone.
What are arms in this context?
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collective for weapons.
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I'm willing to debate anyone once June roles around. Given that everyone seems to be throwing down gauntlets, just thought I'd toss my hat into the ring too (mixing metaphors ftw).
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if you can mix your metaphors when everyone else is losing theirs - you’ll be a man, my son.
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@Ramshutu
lol
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@Alec
I mean "args" as in arguments. I typed it on my phone. 
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I'm getting up there (kind of)
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I second Psycho's admiration for blamo's bates.  I'd also place Psycho & Ragnar with blamo in the ranks of "most deserving".  Still, I think RatMan's theory of quantity before quality is proving out.  My money's on Ratman for Jun 1 and I'm thinking some kind of debate is in order along the the lines of "Noob snipe is the optimal tactic to achieve DART's "King of the Hill" Gold Medal."

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@Speedrace
I'm rooting for ya, Speed.
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Thanks! :)