MICRO DEBATES!!

Hello all,

Virtuosos, blahmonkey, and I are going to experiment with a micro debate format.  

These will be debates with the following conditions.

The idea is to create shorter, snappier debates.  what is interesting about this format is that you can re-debate the same topic many times and choose different attack and defense points.

We are open to suggestions for how to proceed and will modify the rules as we go to make sure it makes sense.

Anyone who would like to help out, or play along , please let one of us know.

Thanks

2 days for 1500 characters?

It gives people a chance to post if they get busy, but it certainly shouldn't take that long on average.

yeah but 1 day should be enough for 1500 charachters, you join a debate, you become committed

also where would you have the choich to select a microdebate?

Trent0405 excels at micro debates

It can be very difficult to write effectively in brief.

An interesting idea and one that I have instigated on other sites previously.

I often also stipulated no sources at all, as pages and pages of Wikipedia for example, are somewhat contrary to the objective.

And an observer should be more than able to consult MWD,  if they wish to check definition.

Valid point re-copying too much of wiki, that being said use your limited characters carefully.

I just don't want people pulling stats and stuff out of their ass.  It would turn into a who can create better fake news competition.    I am not orange enough to compete for that title.