Would You Be Interested In A One-on-one Debate Forum?

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Would you be interested in a One-on-One debate forum?

Poll closed Mar 14, 2020.
  1. Yes

    53.3%
  2. No

    20.0%
  3. Maybe

    26.7%
  1. Ken Anderson

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    If I were to create a sub-forum in the HOT BUTTON ISSUES category called One-on-One, in which a member of the forum could invite another member of the forum to debate or even discuss a topic of his/her choosing, in which others could view but not participate in.

    In other words, this would be a one-on-one discussion with anyone who is willing to take on the invitation or challenge, but without distractions or comments.

    Of course, any two people who want to participate could create a thread to discuss whatever topic they want to discuss, but there would be only two participants per thread.

    Optionally, if the thread were created as a poll, other forum members could be allowed to vote on a winner. In fact, if the poll is set to allow voters to change their votes, it could be a running tally of who is ahead. These options would be chosen by the opening poster. If it is started as a regular thread and not a poll, I can't retroactively add a poll to it.

    Also optionally, if someone wants to discuss a topic but does not have anyone else in mind to discuss it with, a thread could be opened asking for a challenger. If there are no challengers, then the thread could be deleted.

    Feel free to ask questions or make suggestions below. I am just trying to gauge interest.
     
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  2. Ken Anderson

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    By the way, when a poll says, "Your vote will be publicly visible," it means that the vote is publicly visible, not who voted or how you voted, specifically.
     
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  3. Ken Anderson

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    Although it would be in the HOT BUTTON ISSUES category, this wouldn't be restricted to hot button issues, and it wouldn't even have to be a debate. If, for any reason, you'd like to discuss something with one other forum member, but you'd rather do it in a public thread, but without having to field comments from a bunch of people, you could use that instead of Conversations, keeping in mind that it's not a private conversation. My point is that there doesn't have to be winners or losers. If it's your thread, you can decide.
     
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  4. Ken Anderson

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    Don't be shy. Someone cast the first vote. You can change it later if you want to, and no one will know that it's you, anyhow.
     
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    OK, I went with "maybe." I have no interest in participating but it might be interesting to observe. :D
     
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    Not for me :)
     
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    I'd give it a try. I voted yes
     
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    Sorry but No ..
    If we can't seem to handle day to day opinions about the simplest of things, I fear debate issues might really get out of hand.
    But um I would might look in time from time.
     
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    I cast a yes vote, Ken, but I'd want such a forum run according to Robert's Rules. If it isn't kept to a civilized level, then count me out. You would require someone who would act as a Parliamentarian.
     
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    I voted yes, also. Sometimes, discussions can get totally distracted from people who just pull the thread off topic, or just want to say that they are not interested, even. I think that if two people wanted to discuss something together, and share idea and opinions, but do it in a public forum, that would be kind of fun to watch and read about.
    Since it doesn’t have to be a specific Hot Button topic, there are a lot of possibilities for discussion ideas.
     
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    While I personally may or may not participate, it would be interesting to watch as others do. On TV and in the movies I enjoy watching two lawyers duke it out during a trial arguing their case.
     
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    I haven’t really thought it all the way through which is why I placed a “maybe” vote. After I voted I went through to read the posts and it would seem that most people thus far deem it to be more of a spectator sport than actually wishing to participate.
    All that said, everyone here knows without a doubt that I do not normally back away from a debate so if a forum for it does develop, I might participate if the category of the debate was desirable and facing someone with whom I could have an intellectual exchange with.
     
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    Of course, it wouldn't work if there weren't people interested in participating in such a thing. I didn't want to make too much of it being a drag-out debate-style thing since it wouldn't have to be a debate at all. There could well be situations where two people just want to have a discussion with one another. Sometimes, it can be hard to keep up with a discussion that involves several people jumping in and out of it. Plus, two people are usually able to have a more civil conversation.
     
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  14. Von Jones

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    Sorry, but not for me.
     
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  15. Lon Tanner

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    Yes from me.
     
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