Fight Club Pub.

As promised:

reply to post by americandingbat


By that logic, you could simply mirror the text of all your external reference in a single word document (with source links in the .doc), and link to it once, and call it a single source. That doesn't seem right - each separate link should be to a unique source, as original as possible. It's a moderator rule, if someone actually attempts it.

I've questioned that before, in the AshleyD-Skyfloating debate, in another context. Do single images, which actually contains multiple pictures/graphs, arranged side-by-side in a nice layout (created by the debater), count as a single (picture) source?


Edit: Oh, come on skeppy: don't fear the boat!


[edit on Mar 1st 2009 by Ian McLean]

[edit on 1 Mar 2009 by schrodingers dog]

Heike...don't go...

reply to post by Ian McLean


I did that in the Christmas debate figuring I'd get away with it because it was a Skirmish not a Tournament. But I did wonder about it, and again in Ash v Sky.

See? This is why we need the wisdom of GAOTU to make the tough calls about sourcing. Because the guidelines don't make any sense as written

(and yes, I was a joy to know as a two-year-old. "But mommy, what if ...")

morning pub



i also prepared in my veggie debate one picture, coz i couldn.t find all the material the way i needed it on the web
so i took what i needed, labeled it and combined it to one big picture

was that wrong?

Morning orange.

If your opponent didn't object, it wasn't wrong. That's not the way it works in life, but it is the way it works in formal debates.


Edit to add: Although I suppose it could also annoy a judge, if they noticed it and thought it was wrong. Then it might cost you some points. Judges are allowed to be annoyed at anything.


[edit on Mar 2nd 2009 by Ian McLean]

reply to post by Ian McLean


morning ian

no my opponent wasn.t anoyed by it - at least she didn.t mention
and no judge seemed to have been anoyed by it

ah i want to be a judge than i could be anyoed without feeling ashamed of it

are there rules about it?

and what about

That's not the way it works in life, but it is the way it works in formal debates.

???




*taking a blondish moment*

reply to post by orange-light


Let me pour you a cup of coffee orange.

I meant the moderators depend on the debaters to tell them when they think a rule has been broken. Otherwise they only deal with very obvious big issues, and ignore minor 'bending' of the rules.

At least, that the way they seem to run it - Semper/Mem, please correct if this is wrong!

reply to post by Ian McLean


thanks ian

*hands cup over to get more coffee*

and i even don.t have the excuse that it is pretty early

Morning folks.

Anyone else really looking forward to the R2 draw?

... This must be what normal people feel like before a major sports fixture draw!

Look at my new avvie guys. Heike made it. It is really nice!

Looks cool.

Good morning Pub

peacejet: very nice, the new avi. Never fear little bro, I will get that nasty squirrel back for what she did to your last one

Ian: coffee? please?

44soul: I'm so excited/nervous to get the next round lineup and topics!

reply to post by americandingbat


One coffee, right away:



Wait, how did I get to be the FCP barista?


PJ: Great avatar! I like.

reply to post by americandingbat


Ian did that, not the squirrel.

The boys are always trying to get her in trouble.



Morning pub.....

reply to post by skeptic1


Ian's been on my (insert favorite censor beater here) list from day 1, so it's no use blaming him.

Sorry skeppy. That squirrel just better watch herself



oops, thanks for the coffee Ian. You may be a pain in the neck but you're a damn good barista

[edit on 3/2/09 by americandingbat]

reply to post by americandingbat


Ok, she promises to focus all of her attentions on someone else from now on.

Hooray! Usually it's at least noon before I evoke such sentiments.

Today will be a good day.

reply to post by peacejet


I love it. I didn't "get" your name until now.