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]

well, see, michael, your opinion is much better than someone who says simply "well i don't agree i think it's this way" because we can actually debate from your opinion.

people who just post opinions, you have to go and ask them why and hope they have some reasons, and such.

makes debate a bit harder.

and thus, those opinions are worth less than an opinion backed up by facts or logic.

i mean, come on. a post that just says "i think abortion is horrible and wrong don't get one!"

is worth a lot less than one that says

"i think abortion is horrible and wrong don't get one because ... (insert logical explanation here, not just 'jesus says so' or something. )"