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I think it would be great for this site to have moderated debates on as many issues as possible. Believe it or not, I have views on many subjects, not just abortion...
But, the abortion issue is one that I believe this site would have the most difficult time finding a moderator for a moderated debate.
So, I'm just throwing it out there,....
"Is it possible for someone to be a fair and impartial moderator on an issue like abortion?" For any issue?
I believe that I (in spite of my personal views) could be a fair an impartial moderator. Even on the abortion issue.
Anyone else?
I agree. I totally think they ought to make you a moderator.
The idea of you having access to all of our IP addresses sounds like a terrific plan.
Who could possibly raise any reasonable objection to it?
Once upon a time DP had a section called "True Debates" where the standards were much higher than the rest of the website and which truly did offer an outcome with finality as to who won or lost said debate. Sadly it was little used as most posters who posed at being about "true debate" feared to tread there due to the public accountability said required. The winners actually got medals for their profiles (see Jerry's sidebar for examples of them) and special moderators were not needed. Sadly that feature went the way of the dodo bird, but as it was little utilized I can understand why the admin scrapped it.I think it would be great for this site to have moderated debates on as many issues as possible. Believe it or not, I have views on many subjects, not just abortion...
But, the abortion issue is one that I believe this site would have the most difficult time finding a moderator for a moderated debate.
So, I'm just throwing it out there,....
"Is it possible for someone to be a fair and impartial moderator on an issue like abortion?" For any issue?
I believe that I (in spite of my personal views) could be a fair an impartial moderator. Even on the abortion issue.
Anyone else?
Once upon a time DP had a section called "True Debates" where the standards were much higher than the rest of the website and which truly did offer an outcome with finality as to who won or lost said debate. Sadly it was little used as most posters who posed at being about "true debate" feared to tread there due to the public accountability said required. The winners actually got medals for their profiles (see Jerry's sidebar for examples of them) and special moderators were not needed. Sadly that feature went the way of the dodo bird, but as it was little utilized I can understand why the admin scrapped it.
The "true debate" rules were more than adequate for your proposal, no need for moderators to ask questions. Much less they would hardly have time for that kind of thing. Also IMO if posters were not willing to put their rep on the line for some free internet "medals" very few will be willing to do so for *real* money. But I admit your idea does intrigue me. If there was a panel of *liberal* and *conservative* moderators/refs/judges with equal voting power, perhaps some few would consent to the contest. In the end, I think the old "true debate" forum was a more desirable approach to the same end. Your suggestion is IMO far too problematic.:mrgreen:I understand all that,... But as I said in the suggestion and feedback thread,... I think it would be a fun way for the site to raise funds by having a moderated debate forum,... where the loser would be required to pony up some cash on the winners behalf,.... or maybe risk getting a temp ban if he/she refuses.
I don't know.
I guess it's because I've never been in a "true debate" where the questions are posed by a moderator and answers evaluated,.... that it kind of intrigues me.
The true debates forum was that complicated? Why didn't they have it so anyone can propose a thread that was limited to certain people and have the mods infract all the posts in the thread except those by the debaters?
No it was not complicated at all, two posters went head to head on an agreed upon topic and a "winner" was selected. No others were allowed in thread, easy breezy.
I think it would be great for this site to have moderated debates on as many issues as possible. Believe it or not, I have views on many subjects, not just abortion...
But, the abortion issue is one that I believe this site would have the most difficult time finding a moderator for a moderated debate.
So, I'm just throwing it out there,....
"Is it possible for someone to be a fair and impartial moderator on an issue like abortion?" For any issue?
I believe that I (in spite of my personal views) could be a fair an impartial moderator. Even on the abortion issue.
Anyone else?
You can't be serious.
Do you have anything productive to add to this thread?
I do not think you could be fair and impartial on the issue of abortion.
That's because you haven't tested me.
Ask Digs, Goshin, Jerry about some of the disagreements we have had on the abortion issue.
I admire them and respect them a lot,... I consider them friends. But when we disagree with one another, we don't hold it back.
I would be a very fair moderator. And frankly, I believe all three of them would be as well.
I rather eat tripe than become a moderator! :lol:
i'd rather eat a moderator than become tripe
"Is it possible for someone to be a fair and impartial moderator on an issue like abortion?" For any issue?
I have no idea how this thread eluded me. Forum-specific moderation is an issue that the mod team has discussed before. Currently, it is not on the table.
If you could somehow find moderators who are more neutral on the subject, however, it might work -- at least if you cold find those who are actually somewhat neutral rather than those who play the game of expressing strongly biased views while claiming simultaneously that they aren't.
That's because you haven't tested me.
Ask Digs, Goshin, Jerry about some of the disagreements we have had on the abortion issue.
I admire them and respect them a lot,... I consider them friends. But when we disagree with one another, we don't hold it back.
I would be a very fair moderator. And frankly, I believe all three of them would be as well.
Those three are all pro-life, Chuz.
Using them as examples of people you've disagreed with in order to present evidence that you would be "fair" despite your biases is not going to be especially convincing to people from the opposite end of the debate.
You'd need to cite peopel from the pro-choice side to present convincing evidence that you'd be fair.
Just sayin'.
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