I'm confused by why we have the feature, since there seemed to be no real basis for it. (Juggle just seemed to design it arbitrarily). Thett3 made a pretty convincing case why it's not a great idea (https://www.debate.org/debates/DDO-should-keep-a-voting-system-with-multiple-categories/1/votes/2/). Granted, Judging is more high quality on DART, but it's hard to say 100% that no one can abuse it. Especially since I can just easily award conduct if one side doesn't insult and the other accidentally forfeits one round. Even Ragnar is not infallible and in Oromagi's debate gave sources to Oromagi because of one uncited source from Athias. What's the reasoning?
Why did we copy the DDO 7 point system?
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If you don't like it, you can simply make the debate ruled through winner selection.
I think it's weird you can wind up with like 20 points from all "tie" votes.
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@seldiora
Why did we copy the DDO 7 point system?
For the memes
For realizes though I agree the 7 point system is kinda gay. The ONLY good argument for keeping it is the one made in post 2.
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@Discipulus_Didicit
Disc is a man of culture
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@Vader
Disc: unironically uses the word "realizes"
Supa: what a man of culture
Yeah, seems about right.
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@Discipulus_Didicit
I meant the memes
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@Vader
Don't explain the joke to me, I just don't get how it's a joke.
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@Discipulus_Didicit
For realizes though I agree the 7 point system is kinda gay.
Don't explain the joke to me, I just don't get how it's a joke.
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@Danielle
I think it's weird you can wind up with like 20 points from all "tie" votes.
Agreed. They should honestly change that it makes debate scores look so ugly
With more votes going on, those side points could serve as tie breakers. As is, they can be very helpful in spotting overwhelmingly biased votes... But yeah, being so busy with other things, I am far less interested in them than I once was.
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@Intelligence_06
For realizes though I agree the 7 point system is kinda gay.Don't explain the joke to me, I just don't get how it's a joke.
Naw dude that ain't no joke, that shit be gay as hell dawg.
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@Discipulus_Didicit
How does a system like this show sexuality?
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@Danielle
I think it's weird you can wind up with like 20 points from all "tie" votes.
point system here makes no sense. People get points even if no one votes for them
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@Intelligence_06
It's really gay dude. Like, not the same level of gay as having another guy put his penis in your butt but about the level of having your penis in another guy's butt level of gay. It's pretty gay.
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@Lunatic
Giving one point to each for a tie is effectively the same as giving no points to either side for a tie.