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'SHROOMFEST DEBATE
Hi, everyone! Welcome to an all-new event carefully prepared by your loveable 'Shroom Staff called 'Shroomfest. I am Ninja Squid, the current Statistics Manager of The 'Shroom, and I am here today to introduce this event and to explain how this works.
Introduction
A ‘Shroomfest is a contest between two opposite factions who will take part of a debate over a subject in order to prove the superiority of their side over the other. In order to judge which side of the subject is objectively better, we want the community to send us their arguments and their ideas on the "true" best side. Two team leaders, who will come up with their own arguments to convince you that their side is truly the best, will lead the factions. The debate will then have a duration of three weeks. Will you manage to convince us which side is objectively the best?
Subject
What type of character is more interesting: the heroes or the villains?
Heroes vs Villains 'Shroomfest Debate Committee
- Ninja Squid, judge
- Hooded Pitohui, leader of team heroes
- Roserade, leader of team villains
Rules
In order for you to earn points for each factions, we have opted to divide things into three categories. In order for a faction to come out as the winner, it must win as many categories as possible. For a full explanation of the rules, please click here.
- VOTES: The number of votes for each side. To cast a vote on the 'Shroomfest poll, click here. Remember to vote once a week.
- ENDORSEMENTS: The number of users of the community who endorse a team.
- In order to provide your support, simply write something like this in this thread:
- Vote heroes
- Go villains!
- I support team heroes
- Villains for the win!
- In order to provide your support, simply write something like this in this thread:
- EFFORTS: The effort that has been put into the debate.
- In order to provide points into this category, users must participate into the debate by providing:
- Arguments and Examples
- Artwork
- Stories
- Memes
- Other forms of creative work that reflect a degree of thought and effort beyond just a few words.
- In order to provide points into this category, users must participate into the debate by providing:
Debate Guidelines
- The designated judge (Ninja Squid) will open the debate's thread. Following this post, the team leaders (Hooded Pitohui and Roserade) will hand over their argument, which explains why they support their respective team.
- For a week, you will provide your own endorsements, arguments and ideas regarding the objectively best answer to the debate's question. You can make use of your own arguments, or by providing art, photos, stories, memes, and other forms of creative work.
- After a week of debate, the judge will intervene with a brief note, highlighting the best cases from both team, and sometimes even question the various subjects raised by the team leaders and supporters. The judge will then reward with three extra points to the "EFFORTS" category to the side that seems to have brought the most convincing or entertaining cases.
- Following the judge's intervention, the team leaders will try to disapprove, counter-argue or acknowledge the judge’s picks. This will lead to further debating between the two opposite factions. Take note that for the sake of neutrality, the judge cannot take part in the debate.
- This cycle will repeat itself every week for a maximum of three weeks, offering a chance to win nine extra points for your faction.
- Once the three-week period has ended, the judge will conclude the debate with a short message and invite the participants to come back for the results that will come out at the release of Issue 160 of The ‘Shroom. Any message or argument posted after this message won't be taken into account during the compilation of the results.
- Please note that in an effort to keep the debate civil, fun, and lighthearted, please, respect all the instructions. Any inappropriate behaviors (spam, flaming, personal attacks, etc…), and discussions regarding politics, social issues, or any controversial topics will not be tolerated.
- The debate will end on July 11th, 2020.
If you have any questions, concerns or suggestions for future debates, please contact Ninja Squid, Hooded Pitohui, and Roserade via a forum PM or on Discord.
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