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What is the purpose of this and what is the ultimate goal/end result? What are the success parameters of doing this?
The reason I'm asking is when discussing or arguing a point and the other person slings arrows (flames/trolls) the thread to death, what is your suggested action? Debating with such a person at an intellectual/factual level as you well know is no easy task.
Just ignore the flames/trolls and respond to the point.
The point is to ignore party lines and to find and respond to the actual point/problem without going bonkers about he said/she said type of political arguements. I find that it often deflates trolls and flames equally and FAST when you just respond to a point and leave everything else out.
I've got a challenge for those here at the DP.
In 99% of my posts I try very hard to not even mention a party when I respond to <insert political topic post here>. And I would dare anyone to go through my past posts and prove this wrong.
Anyways...
In alot of the posts around here you can see the various sides always commenting, blaming, flaming (when possible), and thinly making derogatory remarks against the opposite side.
So, here's a challenge to everyone that is designed to promote a new form of debating at DP. That of Debating from a neutral standpoint in regards to a political party standpoint.
Do not mention, type, hint anything about ANY party. Just discuss the topic. Its fine if a website that you link to mentions a political party. But don't let yourself mention a political party. Lets give this a try for one week and lets see how interesting the discussions REALLY get.(note that if a thread is SPECIFICALLY about a party then its ok to mention the party..just try and keep it as neutral as possible though. )
Now I'm making this into a poll so that we can use it as a sort of "sign up sheet". If you want to try it out just hit "agree". Don't want to? Just ignore the poll or hit "disagree". The poll will be open to the public so that we can all keep an eye on each other.
Do not mention, type, hint anything about ANY party. Just discuss the topic. Its fine if a website that you link to mentions a political party. But don't let yourself mention a political party. Lets give this a try for one week and lets see how interesting the discussions REALLY get.
I've got a challenge for those here at the DP.
In 99% of my posts I try very hard to not even mention a party when I respond to <insert political topic post here>. And I would dare anyone to go through my past posts and prove this wrong.
Anyways...
In alot of the posts around here you can see the various sides always commenting, blaming, flaming (when possible), and thinly making derogatory remarks against the opposite side.
So, here's a challenge to everyone that is designed to promote a new form of debating at DP. That of Debating from a neutral standpoint in regards to a political party standpoint.
Do not mention, type, hint anything about ANY party. Just discuss the topic. Its fine if a website that you link to mentions a political party. But don't let yourself mention a political party. Lets give this a try for one week and lets see how interesting the discussions REALLY get.(note that if a thread is SPECIFICALLY about a party then its ok to mention the party..just try and keep it as neutral as possible though. )
Now I'm making this into a poll so that we can use it as a sort of "sign up sheet". If you want to try it out just hit "agree". Don't want to? Just ignore the poll or hit "disagree". The poll will be open to the public so that we can all keep an eye on each other.
I've got a challenge for those here at the DP.
In 99% of my posts I try very hard to not even mention a party when I respond to <insert political topic post here>. And I would dare anyone to go through my past posts and prove this wrong.
Anyways...
In alot of the posts around here you can see the various sides always commenting, blaming, flaming (when possible), and thinly making derogatory remarks against the opposite side.
So, here's a challenge to everyone that is designed to promote a new form of debating at DP. That of Debating from a neutral standpoint in regards to a political party standpoint.
Do not mention, type, hint anything about ANY party. Just discuss the topic. Its fine if a website that you link to mentions a political party. But don't let yourself mention a political party. Lets give this a try for one week and lets see how interesting the discussions REALLY get.(note that if a thread is SPECIFICALLY about a party then its ok to mention the party..just try and keep it as neutral as possible though. )
Now I'm making this into a poll so that we can use it as a sort of "sign up sheet". If you want to try it out just hit "agree". Don't want to? Just ignore the poll or hit "disagree". The poll will be open to the public so that we can all keep an eye on each other.
One must respect a honest man....I am much the same....debating is not my forte, involves digging up information.....too much like work.Pfft. I do this all the time and never shut up.
I would, but I have been/will be busy with school until about April, so I doubt I would be posting much.
I don't post much either, but I'm supporting it and when I actually do post I'm going to try to keep the mention of any political parties out of it.
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