Live Debate Tournament!

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Aloha! 

I am back after a bit of a hiatus. The Fall semester is finally over so I will have more time to dedicate myself to DART! We are going to be hosting a live debate tournament utilizing the Lincoln-Douglas format. This will be a single-elimination tournament. 

LD Format

6min - Pro Constructive
3min - Con CX's Pro
7min - Con Constructive AND Rebuttal
3min - Pro CX's Con
4min - Pro Rebuttal and Defense
6min - Con Rebuttal and Defense
3min - Pro Rebuttal and Defense

Each debater has 4 minutes of prep time which they may use at their discretion, so long as it does not interrupt an ongoing speech or CX.

You are free to choose whatever topic you decide and the position you will take. Debates will take place when all parties are available. Once I generate the brackets, you have 48 hours to choose a topic and a side. Failure to do so will result in me picking for you. 

Signups
1. David 
2. MisterChris
3. Whiteflame 
4. seldiora
5. JamesW
6. Blamonkey 
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I'm probably rusty as hell but sign me up
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I'll sign up
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Id love to 
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Bump! We currently have 5 people. I'd like to get an even number of people to make sure no one has to have a bye round. I think 6-8 people would be perfect for a first time tournament.
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Hey JamesW! It's great to see you. I'm glad you joined!
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Sign me up please
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Alright. Round 1 brackets are in

1. Whiteflame v. Blamonkey 
2. David v Chris 
3. JamesW vs Seldiora 

Signups are still here but I figured we’d give it a start 
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@David
Sounds good, looking forward to it.

Also, if anyone else joins, we can always pair them off for other debates.
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How are we doing the topics? 
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@JamesW
Contact your opponent. You guys can pick whatever topic you guys want and whatever side you want. If you're having trouble deciding on a topic, check out the speech and debate topic list: https://www.speechanddebate.org/topics/


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@whiteflame
Which is what I am thinking 
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@JamesW
Here's another great site to look for topics: https://idebate.org/debatabase

9 days later

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James has not responded for one week. Still waiting . 
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Best format you could've chosen
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LD, that is.