Making the Debate Forum Exclusive, What do you think? Options

[NoSex]

As I have spent a significant amount of time participating within these debate forums, I have come to a conviction that these boards would benifit greatly if this page were to become exclusive. Exclusive in the sense that direct permission would have to be given to allow one to participate, as in post, in these forums. Once permission has been granted that individual would have the right to normal posting within this forum.

I suggest this because I believe the quality of these debate forums is suffering and that such an action would greatly increase said quality. Memebers far too oftenly post arguments to never return to the debate threads. Many members do not respect the rules of debate, or make a mockery of such. Some members do not seem capable to be included in a reasonable and intellectual debate. A majority of the arguments posted are repeated arguments which have been served pages worth of rebuttles, yet continue to be posted. This all disrupts the point, and the enjoyement driven from these threads. Because of these reasons, and more, I wish that we could create a more close-knit, intellectual, and interested party for the debate section of Createblog.

(I wanted to have the debate in here, as it was a debate, and I don't think I have any kind of serious influence on policy making here. I just want to see what everyone else thinks. After some deliberation here, maybe some of us could bring this idea, or another, to the attention of those who do make policy here.)

Discuss?

[sadolakced acid]

i don't like it.

even if it were to work- which i don't think it will- i don't like it.

that's not the problem with the debate forum.

we've always handled the idiots well. there's just not enough people sticking around to handle the idiots.

[NoSex]

i don't like it.

even if it were to work- which i don't think it will- i don't like it.

that's not the problem with the debate forum.

we've always handled the idiots well. there's just not enough people sticking around to handle the idiots.

1. Why don't you like it?
2. Why don't you think it will work?
3. What is the problem with the debate forum?
4. Why do you figure that people don't stick around long enough?

[sadolakced acid]

1. Why don't you like it?
2. Why don't you think it will work?
3. What is the problem with the debate forum?
4. Why do you figure that people don't stick around long enough?

1. i don't like it because i joined simply for the debate forum, and under your proposed rules would not have been aloud to post. we've had good newbies post and such- i'd rather put up with the idiots than keep out everyone.

2. i don't work because it would kill the debate forum. The debates that can be won are. The ones that can't become stale mates. The only reprieve is when a newbie comes in- idiot or not, and posts. If they're an idiot, the more likely case, then they provide adequete sport. driving away a spammer or newbie is often the only action in debate.

3. the problem is that there just aren't enough people interested.

4. name me 10 people active in debate, as in, they post in almost every thread regularly.