Maybe we should send a group of us over there..., an ambassador and some delegates extending an olive branch to come join us OR a raiding party to stir things up ;)

Your call.

"Point #1

CD is a flexible social debating website where everyone can participate in any debate.

DDO is a rigid one on one debating website with a structure much like formal debate."

Ok....

"Point #2

CD is based on freedom of speech, there are limited rules and virtually no taboo topics."

Which results in debates about Rape fantasies... I don't think that this is a good thing.

"DDO is based on debate topics not freedom of speech. There are more rules as there should be for the rigid structure of formal debating"

The rules for debating on DDO are mostly set by the Instigator, as seen here: http://www.debate.org/debates/All-males-from-ages-13-to-19-should-be-castrated-and-then-uncastrated-once-they-turn-20/1/

"Point #3

We at CD are confident about our site, that it can stand on its own with a deep rooted community and excellent breadth of content.

DDO or its users must feel like they need to recruit from CD. You may feel that is just, but you will not find us coming to DDO and creating debates about which is better...why?, because they are DIFFERENT!"

You seem awfully arrogant. I'm not "recruiting", I'm testing out the debate mechanics. If I were just "recruiting" I wouldn't bother to defend my claim.

1. That's the point, we also have "troll" debates and juggle is soon going to make team debates.

2. What? Your allowed to do that in the forums.

3. We don't want you noobs, lol.

Point #1

Just to clarify a bit and add some info:

DDO actually has both of these. The Forum on the site function as our "flexible social debating" platform, while there is the one on one debating system where you do the serious debating. The Forum is the more relaxed place to discuss, but doesn't necessarily exclude serious discussions. CD on the other hand, does not have the formal system; there's only one way to debate, which in my opinion easily gets messy. In DDO, we also have something called joke debates; here's an example http://www.debate.org/debates/Grammer-iz-moore-impoortent-then-spehling./1/. We mix fun and serious in a way which allows us to get the best of both worlds.

Point #2

We do have some rules, yes. But those do not interfere with the common definition of freedom of speech, as far as I can personally see. Example of a controversial and provocative debate: http://www.debate.org/debates/Pedophilia-is-not-wrong/1/

Point #3

We do not feel the "need" to recruit. It's always fun with new talents though and I believe many of us are proud of our community, thus we want to share it with others.

CD is a great site, if you're looking for an informal chat with others about topics you find interesting. DDO is a great site, if you're looking for both an intellectual debate with serious and well-thought response and for those who are looking for a regular discussion.

1st Point:

You can participate in any debate, but against one man. Debates aren't when thousands of people yell at each other and comment on how stupid their points are and make biased claims. Those are just rant. DDO is far more organized and we're implementing team debates soon, so more people can participate.

2nd Point:

You can do a lot on DDO. Did you even see imabench's debates? Lol, you can debate everything, as long as it's not outright insulting.

3rd Point:

We're not even trying to recruit you. We are trying to DEBATE you, duh...

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On an unrelated note, why did everyone just dislike my arguments? They were valid.

Andy said it much better than I ever could. :)

I totally agree and I wish you two should collaborate with each other rather than arguing over who is better. I think it will really be awesome where we have two kinds of Daebating Arena under one roof.

Contentions:

1) There is no difference in the flexibility of debates. DDO structures debates for easy debating for inexperience people. So there are rounds and voting periods, much like this site. You point on flexibility is based on the notion that: 'everyone can participate in any debate.' This is true for both sites, therefore both are equally flexible. Yet flexible is a horrid word to use. How is it relevant? What does it mean for a site to be flexible?

2) DDO is not based on debate topics. Users can debate whatever they want, whenever they want. Simple house-keeping rules and etiquette are found on both sites. The structure of a formal debate is not rigid however. No one will tell you how to post an argument. You are simply told how long you have got to post it and how big the post can be. Simple. Not formal at all, its the members of the site who determine what is debated, yet your opinion comes out of an uninformed view of DDO. A large portion of the debates are for fun or for trolls. Example: joke battles and flat earth debates.

3) The community on this site is inferior to the community spirit of DDO. A member who joins DDO will eventually get to know most of the active members around and join in the fun. Large games are set up with dozens of members participating like mafia games and members of DDO have a really fun time together. The forums of DDO are one of the big things that brings us closer together. In a debate, people disagree, in the forums, not so. People talk about everything possible in the forums, and discussions make for good friendships. Honestly is inevitable, as people post very personal things and matters that a close to them. I don't simply mean a cause that is close to them, like rights for animals, but actual personal things that members need the help of other members with, like advice for a broken relationship, and comfort for a lost one. This site however is set up for the explicit purpose of debate and nothing else. DDO on the other hand allows much more than debate.

As for your last paragraph of DDO users coming here to recruit, nothing could be further from the truth. There are precious few DDO users who have ever heard of this site and no one is really interested in what you people have to say. I think its arrogance that makes you think that DDO users would want to take from you. I personally came here when a DDO member posted a link to this page in the forums about this site and what the external opinion of DDO

Since there are a lot of very patriotic DDO members who enjoy the site too much for their own good, it was quite obvious that some would come here and stir up a ruckus either for fun, or because they have an opinion to say. From what you seem to be telling everyone, it isn't right for DDO users to come here and... debate?? Listen chum, anything is debatable, and that's why you posted your opinion here.

Good day.

If you actually, look into the site, you'll see that we have a very fun community that you have a lot to discuss with. Our debates are of better quality and if you want, just make a troll debate. We aren't super-serious at all. Only some are :)

Depends on the user. Imabench or cheesedingo differs from the norm.

I suppose you haven't seen Inferno or Imabench yet. We even had a revolution a few months ago. You're missin out bud <3

Absolutely disagree. We're not boring or lifeless, we can discuss as much as we want on forums and we have our daily trolls to laugh at. The thing is, on DDO, you can actually be both serious in debates and have fun, while here it's only fun.

Failure. We have had all types of pet trolls varying from a person calling another member's mom to a person who has posted pornography there. We have an entire forum dedicated to jokes and laughs! An extreme horrific use of arguments.

You obviously have never been to forums or to any of the fun parts of DDO. The site has a forum dedicated to all that is funny. We have our trolls, imabench for instance, who makes videos of stupid things for the entertainment of members. No one here works hard for the enjoyment of others. As for lifeless? That's this site. Absolutely nothing happens except for debates.

Entirely false, MasterKage. Have you seen the debate about castrating testicles? I'm sorry to say but your time on Debate.org was extremely limited. Still, we are the better debating medium based on our debate variety.

CD> Debate.Org any day.

This should be the motto on the back of the CD t-shirts.

It probably wasn't debate.org now that I've perused the site a bit more, but I still prefer the visual of having 'pro' on one side of the screen and 'con' on the other. Point goes to CD for me.

It takes 12 hours for a ban usually, even for hardcore trolls. I doubt it was DDO, we're pretty chill.

Everyone can join the site... What kind of problems are you having?

you know what im gonna say it. CREATEDEBATE IS AWESOME! and if your not down with that, WE'VE GOT TWO WORDS FOR YA!!!!!!!

SUUUUUCK IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

no disrespect to anyone :) hahaha

^ This really sums it up.