Debate Rules:
1. Strictly no spam or personal attack of any kind (valid or invalid does not matter) is allowed.
2. This debate thread is open only for both debaters. All other users (except for the debate arbiters) are prohibited from posting in this thread.
3. This thread function as a place for the two participants to post their arguments, following the debate format given below.
4. Both debaters can insert a reply inside this thread, for any point raised in the commentary thread. However, care must be taken to ensure that the reply serve only as supplementary, and the major feature of the debater's post would still be mainly focusing on rebutting the other debater.
5. Debate thread will open from the start of the debate (Round 1: Prologue) and will remain open until day four of the debate (Round 4: Epilogue) ended.
Debate Format:
1. The debate is arranged for two participants.
2. There will be four rounds of debate in total with one exact compulsory post on each round.
3. Each post must contain minimum of 1,000 characters (without spaces).
4. A round lasted for a day, and with the following order:
___a. Day 1 - Round 1, Prologue (Opening Post by both debaters)
___b. Day 2 - Round 2, Rebuttal of Prologues
___c. Day 3 - Round 3, Rebuttal of Round 2
___d. Day 4 - Round 4, Rebuttal of Round 3 plus Epilogue (Closing Post by both debaters)
5. The two debaters can submit their post daily at any time they desire, there is no rule for who must post first and who must post second. However, to ensure fair play, both debaters must follow strictly the order given in Debate Format: No.4. above (this is to ensure that whoever post first will not be on the disadvantage compared to the one who post later - i.e. the one who post later will always have extra rebuttal opportunity compared to the first poster). The example below illustrate the proper procedure:
Debate Time:
19th September 2011 - 22nd September 2011 (GMT+0:00, DST=Off)
1. Strictly no spam or personal attack of any kind (valid or invalid does not matter) is allowed.
2. This debate thread is open only for both debaters. All other users (except for the debate arbiters) are prohibited from posting in this thread.
3. This thread function as a place for the two participants to post their arguments, following the debate format given below.
4. Both debaters can insert a reply inside this thread, for any point raised in the commentary thread. However, care must be taken to ensure that the reply serve only as supplementary, and the major feature of the debater's post would still be mainly focusing on rebutting the other debater.
5. Debate thread will open from the start of the debate (Round 1: Prologue) and will remain open until day four of the debate (Round 4: Epilogue) ended.
Debate Format:
1. The debate is arranged for two participants.
2. There will be four rounds of debate in total with one exact compulsory post on each round.
3. Each post must contain minimum of 1,000 characters (without spaces).
4. A round lasted for a day, and with the following order:
___a. Day 1 - Round 1, Prologue (Opening Post by both debaters)
___b. Day 2 - Round 2, Rebuttal of Prologues
___c. Day 3 - Round 3, Rebuttal of Round 2
___d. Day 4 - Round 4, Rebuttal of Round 3 plus Epilogue (Closing Post by both debaters)
5. The two debaters can submit their post daily at any time they desire, there is no rule for who must post first and who must post second. However, to ensure fair play, both debaters must follow strictly the order given in Debate Format: No.4. above (this is to ensure that whoever post first will not be on the disadvantage compared to the one who post later - i.e. the one who post later will always have extra rebuttal opportunity compared to the first poster). The example below illustrate the proper procedure:
On the first day, Debater B post his Prologue first. Debater A who post later must not use the opportunity to rebut B's Prologue. Debater A must faithfully follow the procedure and strictly post his/her Prologue instead. Only on the second day will both debaters are allowed to rebut the opening posts of their counterpart. The same goes for the second and third days rebuttals, all of which can only be rebutted on the next following day.
Debate Time:
19th September 2011 - 22nd September 2011 (GMT+0:00, DST=Off)