What is the Debate forum about?

Salome · 09-05-2006, 06:43 PM

Greetings all,

Sometimes a discussion where people are peacefully exchanging ideas, information, and points of view turns into a debate. Participants seem to bring in many topics to support or invalidate their opponent’s position. And as a result we have threads that end up with many different topics going simultaneously.

We’d like to keep all the forums on topic. But these debate type threads do occur and we decided to give them their own space. So in the debate forum, unlike the other forums, posters can allow the debate to take its course and it does not have to stay in exact alignment with the original topic. Other rules still apply, it needs to be related to the dance and folks need to maintain a civil manner, no abusive posts allowed. TribalDancer is the moderator for this forum, you may contact her, or me, if you have questions, concerns or comments.

Sara · 09-05-2006, 08:17 PM

Good Idea Salome

Lol- getting pretty hectic out there.

Kiraze · 09-06-2006, 09:05 AM

Oh, as a Finnish dancer I could now start a heated debate about the name of this discussion area "The Sauna"

*Sauna* is a Finnish thing and a word that should not be combined with English articles and sauna is also a sacred place were heated debates are strictly forbidden :p

Finnish commandment: There is no other Sauna than Finnish Sauna and you shall have no other saunas before that

Michelle · 09-06-2006, 03:37 PM

okay, there is a whole heck of a lot of stuff that would qualify as debate.....
I am not a moderator of any of the forums with this going on, but just so I am straight, we are going to move these 'discussions' to this forum?

Salome · 09-06-2006, 06:28 PM

Hi Michelle,

that's the idea. When a discussion turns into a heated debate to move it here and allow it to go where it will.

Azeeza · 09-07-2006, 04:53 PM

Interesting...it could get pretty "steamy" here :-)

Azeeza

Anatoliy · 09-07-2006, 06:21 PM

We hope it will keep "steamless" "outsauna" area

Demelza · 09-08-2006, 08:29 AM

seems pretty tame to me so far !!!
come on guys lets get arguing !

Gabi · 09-08-2006, 08:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Demelza

seems pretty tame to me so far !!!
come on guys lets get arguing !

I know - now that we have a forum we tucker out *whine*

Come on guys - I need a Personality Coach

Oh - and while I'm at it - how come hardly anyone is having fun with the reputation feature - as long as it's used for fun as well as serious kudos i.e., kid's sand box, "your mother wear combat boots to Belly Dance *snork*) it can be a lot of fun

Salome · 09-10-2006, 06:55 PM

Hi everyone

I apologize because I don’t think my explanation was very clear. We do not want to encourage debate, LOL. Only threads that get heated and start swerving in slightly or largely different directions from the original topic in our other forums will be moved here where they can be debated out and run their natural course.

09-05-2006, 06:43 PM	#1 (permalink)
Salome Super Moderator Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Corvallis, Oregon, USA Posts: 1,721	What is the Debate forum about? Greetings all, Sometimes a discussion where people are peacefully exchanging ideas, information, and points of view turns into a debate. Participants seem to bring in many topics to support or invalidate their opponent’s position. And as a result we have threads that end up with many different topics going simultaneously. We’d like to keep all the forums on topic. But these debate type threads do occur and we decided to give them their own space. So in the debate forum, unlike the other forums, posters can allow the debate to take its course and it does not have to stay in exact alignment with the original topic. Other rules still apply, it needs to be related to the dance and folks need to maintain a civil manner, no abusive posts allowed. TribalDancer is the moderator for this forum, you may contact her, or me, if you have questions, concerns or comments. Last edited by Salome; 06-16-2008 at 08:07 PM.

09-05-2006, 08:17 PM	#2 (permalink)
Sara V.I.P. Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Wales/Yorkshire Posts: 1,160	Good Idea Salome Lol- getting pretty hectic out there. __________________ With a little bit of this and a little bit of that, now shake your bum.... :P

09-06-2006, 09:05 AM	#3 (permalink)
Kiraze Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Singapore Posts: 389	Oh, as a Finnish dancer I could now start a heated debate about the name of this discussion area "The Sauna" Sauna is a Finnish thing and a word that should not be combined with English articles and sauna is also a sacred place were heated debates are strictly forbidden :p Finnish commandment: There is no other Sauna than Finnish Sauna and you shall have no other saunas before that

09-06-2006, 03:37 PM	#4 (permalink)
Michelle Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Miami, FL Posts: 146	okay, there is a whole heck of a lot of stuff that would qualify as debate..... I am not a moderator of any of the forums with this going on, but just so I am straight, we are going to move these 'discussions' to this forum?

09-06-2006, 06:28 PM	#5 (permalink)
Salome Super Moderator Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Corvallis, Oregon, USA Posts: 1,721	Hi Michelle, that's the idea. When a discussion turns into a heated debate to move it here and allow it to go where it will.

09-07-2006, 04:53 PM	#6 (permalink)
Azeeza Moderator Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 796	Interesting...it could get pretty "steamy" here :-) Azeeza

09-07-2006, 06:21 PM	#7 (permalink)
Anatoliy Administrator Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Planet Earth Posts: 245	We hope it will keep "steamless" "outsauna" area

09-08-2006, 08:29 AM	#8 (permalink)
Demelza Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Nottingham, UK Posts: 417	seems pretty tame to me so far !!! come on guys lets get arguing !

09-10-2006, 06:55 PM	#10 (permalink)
Salome Super Moderator Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Corvallis, Oregon, USA Posts: 1,721	Hi everyone I apologize because I don’t think my explanation was very clear. We do not want to encourage debate, LOL. Only threads that get heated and start swerving in slightly or largely different directions from the original topic in our other forums will be moved here where they can be debated out and run their natural course.