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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Frank Filz writes:
> Well, after another few weeks of .debate, I'm really really thinking I'm
> just going to abandon it, and honestly, more and more, I'm feeling it's
> a waste of Lugnet resources to have it. There are two constantly
> recurring shouting matches:
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> - Scott vs Larry (and sorry folks - as they always say, it takes two to
> tangle [though I do have an opinion as to who has consistently provided
> worthwhile contribution to .debate])
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> - The religion "debate" which constantly drags off into the Christians
> saying their piece, which is not even remotely a debate because their
> position by their definition CAN NOT be open to critical discussion.
(nitpick) Some christians. I'm not preaching, and I can't be the only
christian who's stearing clear.
> I think there are interesting things to debate, but it isn't happening
> here, and I honestly don't forsee it ever happening. One problem is that
> too many of the folks who are interested in honest debates have given up
> here.
I'm not sure if I'm one of the folks you're talking about, but I've
certainly dropped .debate from my reading. It's gone way downhill in the
last while.(half a year? I can't even remember when I gave up on it). In my
case it was partly time constraint, mixed with disappointment in the debates.
> If anyone has any ideas for how to make .debate something worth
> participating in, I'd love to hear them.
I'm not sure what it would take for me to pay attention again. Certainly
better debates. I recently followed a thread in there (don't recall which),
and got right back out when I saw the religion debate raging around me.
I'll watch it for a while again and see if I can come up with something more
tangible that "better debates".
James
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| (...) I agree. I think it is possible to involve Christianity in the debates without the thread quickly heading for the gutter. But the reality is that the way threads go in .debate, the visibility of Christianity is what I'm complaining about. The (...) (24 years ago, 19-Dec-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.admin.general)
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| To all, I might as well thorw a comment into the fray here..... (...) I gave up on debate about a year ago now, simply because Icould not stand it anymore. There is a lot of hostile people around, that seem to thrive in debate, and not anywhere else (...) (24 years ago, 19-Dec-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.admin.general)
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| Well, after another few weeks of .debate, I'm really really thinking I'm just going to abandon it, and honestly, more and more, I'm feeling it's a waste of Lugnet resources to have it. There are two constantly recurring shouting matches: - Scott vs (...) (24 years ago, 18-Dec-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.admin.general)
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