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Greetings DebateArt!

Today is the first stage of the Hall of Fame process. This stage will last from now until August 8th, at 10:30PM CST. A few reminders about the Hall of Fame.

  • Mass PM threads, campaigning, and coordinating votes is prohibited. If any votes are found to be correlated, the votes will be nullified
  • You can vote for anyone you would like (as long as isn't an excessively bad choice (someone permabanned)), but do note that moderation has the right to nullify any thread, user, or debate if believed to be working in coordination with people to obtain votes
  • Self voting is allowed, though it gives you a bad look as it goes against the integrity of the Hall of Fame
For the nomination stage, you can nominate 3 users, 3 threads, and 3 debates to be nominated and put into the Hall of Fame! If the votes are relatively close, we will choose 4-6 nominees per category and proceed to the voting stage.

In addition, you may select miscellaneous things as well (things that don't fit either category)

Good luck,
SupaDudz


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I nominate Theweakeredge, Fauxlaw and Intelligence_06
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1 - Theweakeredge
1 - fauxlaw
1 - Intelligence_06
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I'll start off with some of my nominations at this time. This year was tough for me to choose who'd I nominate and I still can't decide who I would choose. I want everyone to know that everyone is important to the site, but I am nominating people who have made an exceptional impact on this site and deserve recognition for it

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MisterChris:
MisterChris has been slowly contributing a lot to the site. From him becoming vote mod in 2019, he has been consistently active in the forums, has started playing mafia, while also maintaining a top 3 spot on the Debate leaderboard behind already Hall of Fame member Oromagi and former DART Mod Ragnar. He was probably due to be in it this year even without his promotion to head moderator.

fauxlaw:
Fauxlaw has proven to be an active contributor to the site as a whole. He has leveled a ton of votes on debates, has been active in every category of the forum, and has still managed to be 7th in the leaderboard while doing all of that. Fauxlaw definitely contributes a lot to the site.

I am still choosing my 3rd option, to which I have some ideas, but it is a very tough choice

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An extremely relevant thread for 2020 George Floyd protests. Discuss various topics regarding police brutality, excessive police force, riots. It continued to stay relevant either after posted for countless months

This should’ve been in last year. Any mafia game that reaches 1,000 posts is instantly considered an iconic game.

Interesting conversations about whether or not Trump should be sent to jail for his insurrection of the Capital Riots that happened on Jan 6th. 

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2 - Fauxlaw
1 - Theweakeredge
1 - MisterChris
1 - Intelligence_06

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1 - Tyranny at Lafeyette Park
1 - Captain America: Civil War Mafia DP1
1 - Send trumpet to jail now
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@Vader
I'll do just one nomination for users and debates, come back and do the rest later.

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MisterChris
I think this is pretty self-explanatory. MisterChris has been a substantial contributor to the site, including providing some of the best debates in recent memory, but he's also stepped up into a moderation role and has worked had to improve the site. I think he deserves recognition.

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I promised I'd nominate this one when I judged it. Gave a long RFD (though certainly not my longest) for this, and looking back, I still wrestle with the decision, which is either a sign of a confusing round or a really good one. This easily falls into the latter category. Both debaters displayed their best work here, and while I strongly considered a later live debate between them (still might nominate it, though I want to distribute the love a bit), I think this is some of the best work each debater has produced, and I feel this was a very even matchup that could easily have been the final round of this tournament.
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2 - Fauxlaw
2 - MisterChris
1 -Theweakeredge
1 - Intelligence_06

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1 - Tyranny at Lafeyette Park
1 - Captain America: Civil War Mafia DP1
1 - Send trumpet to jail now

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1 - TOURNAMENT R(2): Speedrace vs MisterChris
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User nominations:
Undefeatable, for his rapid ascent to the top 5
Fruit_inspector, for the greatest upset in DART history
Fauxlaw, for always putting 110% into every debate even if the person is a full forfeit.
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This HOF is meaningless. Too many nominations with this small pool of people. On top of that, judging by the previous votes, people are mostly voting in an idiotic way. 

I am just voting for people I like

Vote Badger
vote Ilikepie
Vote brotherdthomas
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3 - Fauxlaw
2 - MisterChris
1 -Theweakeredge
1 - Intelligence_06
1 - Fruit_Inspector
1 - Undefeatable
1 - iLikePie5
1 - Badger
1 - BrotherDThomas

Threads
1 - Tyranny at Lafeyette Park
1 - Captain America: Civil War Mafia DP1
1 - Send trumpet to jail now

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1 - TOURNAMENT R(2): Speedrace vs MisterChris

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I would like to nominate this historic thread:

https://www.debateart.com/forum/topics/6336-record-attempt-at-fewest-posts-in-a-single-thread
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I nominate the following:

USERS

  • Theweakeredge - has contributed an insane amount of content to DART within the short time he has been with us, rocketing within the top 10 on the debate leaderboard and becoming the user with the largest post/like ratio by a landslide.
  • Fauxlaw - despite throwing the occasional temper tantrum, he is a massive contributor worthy of a place within the HoF.
  • Whiteflame - A high contributor overall, and has been consistently the most respected voter and the de facto "debate coach" of the debate community on DART for a good time now. He is also taking up the mantle in a voting mod position and he's someone I highly respect as an individual. Whiteflame is a no brainer for the HoF in my view.
DEBATES

I'm nominating 
 I know, I know. "Why are you nominating your own debates?" I get it. However, this is the debate I am most proud of because it was probably one of my best performances period. Undefeatable put in a valiant effort on a difficult topic and it ultimately was (imo) his best work as well. To top it off, this was the longest RFD Whiteflame has ever done. Definitely one of the best debates I've been able to participate in. If I had more slots available I'd want to nominate one of my debates with Speed as well but like Whiteflame said, gotta "spread the love."

I mean, you all knew this was coming, right? Biggest upset in DART history between two talented debaters. Nuff said.

When you're dealing with these two you know the debate will be top quality. One that is live as well is especially notable. 

FORUM THREADS

Not certain yet. Will update this later when I know what to nominate. 

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4 - Fauxlaw
2 - MisterChris
2 -Theweakeredge
1 - Intelligence_06
1 - Fruit_Inspector
1 - Undefeatable
1 - iLikePie5
1 - Badger
1 - BrotherDThomas
1 - whiteflame

Threads
1 - Tyranny at Lafeyette Park
1 - Captain America: Civil War Mafia DP1
1 - Send trumpet to jail now

Debates
1 - TOURNAMENT R(2): Speedrace vs MisterChris
1 - Wikipedia is a more reliable source than Fox News
1 - Violent revolution is a response to political oppression
1 - Environmental Protection vs. Resource Extraction

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For Debates I'm going to nominate

Wikipedia is a more reliable source than Fox News
U.S. K-12 Public Schools Should Incorporate More Video Games in Their Curriculum
Environmental Protection vs. Resource Extraction
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4 - Fauxlaw
2 - MisterChris
2 -Theweakeredge
1 - Intelligence_06
1 - Fruit_Inspector
1 - Undefeatable
1 - iLikePie5
1 - Badger
1 - BrotherDThomas
1 - whiteflame

Threads
1 - Tyranny at Lafeyette Park
1 - Captain America: Civil War Mafia DP1
1 - Send trumpet to jail now
1 - Record attempt at the fewest posts

Debates
2 - Wikipedia is a more reliable source than Fox News
2 - Environmental Protection vs. Resource Extraction
1 - TOURNAMENT R(2): Speedrace vs MisterChris
1 - Violent revolution is a response to political oppression
1 - U.S. K-12 Public Schools Should Incorporate More Video Games In Their Curriculum



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Adding to my previous vote:

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Ramshutu
Though he's not as active as he once was, his role as both a prolific voter and debater were integral to build up the site, and his part in moderation also deserves some recognition. Kind of surprised he hasn't come up again since just missing out on an HoF spot in the first round of voting, actually.

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Resolved: Developing countries should prioritize environmental protection over resource extraction when the two are in conflict.
Yes, it's one of mine. Had a tough time choosing between this one and my most recent one with David, both of which I enjoyed immensely (and the feedback David and I got from actual lawyers after the debate was incredible). That being said, I have to side with this one, a debate I felt was too close to call after we finished. Blamonkey is an excellent debater and I deeply enjoyed covering this topic with him.
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My third user

Speedrace
He was my pick last year and while not as active as he once was, I believe he has made several contributions to the site that can't be overlooked
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4 - Fauxlaw
2 - MisterChris
2 -Theweakeredge
1 - Intelligence_06
1 - Fruit_Inspector
1 - Undefeatable
1 - iLikePie5
1 - Badger
1 - BrotherDThomas
1 - whiteflame
1 - Speedrace

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1 - Tyranny at Lafeyette Park
1 - Captain America: Civil War Mafia DP1
1 - Send trumpet to jail now
1 - Record attempt at the fewest posts

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2 - Wikipedia is a more reliable source than Fox News
2 - Environmental Protection vs. Resource Extraction
1 - TOURNAMENT R(2): Speedrace vs MisterChris
1 - Violent revolution is a response to political oppression
1 - U.S. K-12 Public Schools Should Incorporate More Video Games In Their Curriculum
1 - Developing countries should prioritize environmental protection over resource extraction when the two are in conflict
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I Nominate Mr. Chris, Weaker Edge, Whiteflame.

For debates I nominate US K-12 and Wikipedia is more reliable than Fox.
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4 - Fauxlaw
3 - MisterChris
3 -Theweakeredge
2 - whiteflame
1 - Intelligence_06
1 - Fruit_Inspector
1 - Undefeatable
1 - iLikePie5
1 - Badger
1 - BrotherDThomas
1 - Speedrace
1 - Ramshutu

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1 - Tyranny at Lafeyette Park
1 - Captain America: Civil War Mafia DP1
1 - Send trumpet to jail now
1 - Record attempt at the fewest posts

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3 - Wikipedia is a more reliable source than Fox News
2 - Environmental Protection vs. Resource Extraction
2 - U.S. K-12 Public Schools Should Incorporate More Video Games In Their Curriculum
1 - TOURNAMENT R(2): Speedrace vs MisterChris
1 - Violent revolution is a response to political oppression
1 - Developing countries should prioritize environmental protection over resource extraction when the two are in conflict

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I will strategically vote to keep the weakeredge out. Don't ne dumb guys. This is about impact on the community not how much you guys enjoy PM exchanges with him
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for thread im nominating is anybody still here from mharman, something along the lines of that, the one with sum1hugmne
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+1 for wylted
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i nominate fauxlaw, misterchris, and whiteflame 
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5 - Fauxlaw
4- MisterChris
3 -Theweakeredge
3 - whiteflame
1 - Intelligence_06
1 - Fruit_Inspector
1 - Undefeatable
1 - iLikePie5
1 - Badger
1 - BrotherDThomas
1 - Speedrace
1 - Ramshutu

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1 - Tyranny at Lafeyette Park
1 - Captain America: Civil War Mafia DP1
1 - Send trumpet to jail now
1 - Record attempt at the fewest posts
1 - Anyone still here?

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3 - Wikipedia is a more reliable source than Fox News
2 - Environmental Protection vs. Resource Extraction
2 - U.S. K-12 Public Schools Should Incorporate More Video Games In Their Curriculum
1 - TOURNAMENT R(2): Speedrace vs MisterChris
1 - Violent revolution is a response to political oppression
1 - Developing countries should prioritize environmental protection over resource extraction when the two are in conflict


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Fauxlaw 
Chris
Whiteflame

Thread: Tyranny at Lafayette Park —> Just to show how much of a fake news story it really was
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  1. MisterChris
  2. Whiteflame
  3. Fauxlaw

  1. Why are we banning Wylted?
  2. Hunter coverup getting scary.
  3. Fox/Trump Immoral Handling of covid19
  1. Resolved: There is not systemic racism in United States government, as a whole.
  2. Constantine the Great should not be considered a mainstream Christian, because he was actually a heretic
  3. THBT: WiKiPEDIA is a MORE RELIABLE SOURCE for INFORMATION than FOX NEWS




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6 - Fauxlaw
6- MisterChris
5 - whiteflame
3 -Theweakeredge
1 - Intelligence_06
1 - Fruit_Inspector
1 - Undefeatable
1 - iLikePie5
1 - Badger
1 - BrotherDThomas
1 - Speedrace
1 - Ramshutu

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2 - Tyranny at Lafeyette Park
1 - Why are we banning wylted?
1 - Captain America: Civil War Mafia DP1
1 - Send trumpet to jail now
1 - Record attempt at the fewest posts
1 - Anyone still here?
1 - Hunter cover up getting scary
1- Fox/Trump Immoral handling of covid19

Debates
4 - Wikipedia is a more reliable source than Fox News
2 - Environmental Protection vs. Resource Extraction
2 - U.S. K-12 Public Schools Should Incorporate More Video Games In Their Curriculum
1 - TOURNAMENT R(2): Speedrace vs MisterChris
1 - Violent revolution is a response to political oppression
1 - Developing countries should prioritize environmental protection over resource extraction when the two are in conflict
1 - Resolved: There is not systemic racism in United States government, as a whole.
1 - Constantine the Great should not be considered a mainstream Christian, because he was actually a heretic
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This is orignial btw, entirely made by me

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6 - Fauxlaw
6- MisterChris
5 - whiteflame
3 -Theweakeredge
1 - Intelligence_06
1 - Fruit_Inspector
1 - Undefeatable
1 - iLikePie5
1 - Badger
1 - BrotherDThomas
1 - Speedrace
1 - Ramshutu

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2 - Tyranny at Lafeyette Park
1 - Why are we banning wylted?
1 - Captain America: Civil War Mafia DP1
1 - Send trumpet to jail now
1 - Record attempt at the fewest posts
1 - Anyone still here?
1 - Hunter cover up getting scary
1- Fox/Trump Immoral handling of covid19

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4 - Wikipedia is a more reliable source than Fox News
2 - Environmental Protection vs. Resource Extraction
2 - U.S. K-12 Public Schools Should Incorporate More Video Games In Their Curriculum
1 - TOURNAMENT R(2): Speedrace vs MisterChris
1 - Violent revolution is a response to political oppression
1 - Developing countries should prioritize environmental protection over resource extraction when the two are in conflict
1 - Resolved: There is not systemic racism in United States government, as a whole.
1 - Constantine the Great should not be considered a mainstream Christian, because he was actually a heretic

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My nominations for users:

Whiteflame- potentially the best debater on the site. I have had the pleasure of discussing a great many issues with him over the years and gained a lot of insight from them. Busted my rear end in both of the great debates I had with him. I'm honestly surprised he isn't in the HoF yet- he deserves it.

Thett3- he's a cool fella, what can I say?

I don't feel super strong about any others at the moment, mainly because I haven't been as active lately and don't know enough about them. I'll reserve my third vote for the end to see how the votes are adding up.