agarawu23:
even the the program is biased already when its not yet to take place. i read romance section comments daily and I know ppl who know about relationship issue not cos A is popular/a friend and B is not.

a member who is not contributing to topics is nominated as judge na wa o

I know monikers who are active here and their contributions is fantastic.

since I av been active on this section, all the listed judges don't worth it except ronald4lif and kcmark

but you guys can continue with your depate as we all watch

xynerise:
This is a debate and we need intelligent people as judges. Don't be sentimental and nominate someone who has not made a sensible comment since he/she joined Nairaland, all because he/she is your friend..

I can already see people nominating members of their cliques. If you want a credible judgment, nominate a qualified person.

TheSonOfMark:



'They' eventually lifted the ban.



About the competition; I suppose one's articulation would speak for itself. I actually do not want to write any moniker off...not until they falter when given the opportunity to slug it out. That addressed; I also think antecedent posts/comments depict a person's intellectual prowess. That explains why some smirk at the nomination of and write-off some monikers 'cause they've been known to ooze flippancy and inarticulation. THAT IN ITSELF FUELS THE NECESSITY OF THIS PROPOSED DEBATE- THE NEED OR PLATFORM TO PROVE THEMSELVES.

Lest I forget; Thanks for the endorsement, Agarawu.

jacksparrow1207:




When I saw the topic and the people involved, all I did was hiss. Check page 3, you'll see my long hiss. It's all about padi padi
But what's my own business anyways? I just sit back and watch

TheSonOfMark:



It should be impromptu and the pro and opposing sides posting their arguments in real time.

kradleber:
Do we get handed the topics we are debating on prior to the main event or is this a 'debate' based on the innate ability to think on the feet and impulsive spontaneity ?

Naij aboiy

jacksparrow1207:




When I saw the topic and the people involved, all I did was hiss. Check page 3, you'll see my long hiss. It's all about padi padi
But what's my own business anyways? I just sit back and watch

kradleber:


•So we venture into the debate threads unprepared and completely clueless of the topic and what to debate about, then we start developing points to back up our arguments off the the top of the dome? .. If that's the idea then I'm totally down with it.
That way the debate would be undiluted and in its rawest form..no refinery..cool
I just hope some tortoise-contestants won't in one way or the other manage to know of the topic beforehand cos that'd be cheating.

naijaboiy:

Topics will be given before hand to ensure adequate preparation of points and ideas.

The teams against each other will select topic most befitting to them amongst the ones which they were given.

funlord:
I agree with this chap! Chop knuckle!

jacksparrow1207:




When I saw the topic and the people involved, all I did was hiss. Check page 3, you'll see my long hiss. It's all about padi padi
But what's my own business anyways? I just sit back and watch

That's all we need from you.

Just kindly sit back and watch your expectations fail.

agarawu23:
even the the program is biased already when its not yet to take place. i read romance section comments daily and I know ppl who know about relationship issue not cos A is popular/a friend and B is not.

a member who is not contributing to topics is nominated as judge na wa o

I know monikers who are active here and their contributions is fantastic.

since I av been active on this section, all the listed judges don't worth it except ronald4lif and kcmark

but you guys can continue with your depate as we all watch

cc naijaboiy

agarawu23:
see eh! me go alws talk my own

if na another moniker open this kind of debate, those endorsing the move will be the first to oppose it and derail the thread.

I sit and watch movies going on here on this forum everyday, I never knew NL is interesting o until I became a permanent active member.

this move is very interesting and we will enjoy it. I have been expecting such.

let's be present to watch the show

naijaboiy:

That's all we need from you.

Just kindly sit back and watch your expectations fail.

kradleber:


•So we venture into the debate threads unprepared and completely clueless of the topic and what to debate about, then we start developing points to back up our arguments off the top of the dome?
If that's the idea then I'm totally down with it.
That way the debating process would be undiluted and in its rawest form..no refinery..cool
I just hope some tortoise-contestants won't in one way or the other manage to know of the topic beforehand cos that'd be cheating.

naijaboiy:

Nairaland crash was Last year. Anyway she has deactivated so it would be difficult to find it.

naijaboiy:

Topics will be given before hand to ensure adequate preparation of points and ideas.

The teams against each other will select topic most befitting to them amongst the ones which they were given.

They'll also choose to propose or oppose between them.

Ronald4lif,,thesonofmark,,misclasssy what do you think about this?

naijaboiy:

Topics will be given before hand to ensure adequate preparation of points and ideas.

The teams against each other will select topic most befitting to them amongst the ones which they were given.

They'll also choose to propose or oppose between them.

Ronald4lif,,thesonofmark,,misclasssy what do you think about this?

falconey:


if you read the op first POST you won't make this assertion.


Just nomination taking place or are you pissed no one nominated you? Cut the crap dude! What contribution have you given so far judging people.

funlord:
IS this not a form of RIGGING! The contestants feel they posses the necessary intellect to engage in such a discourse which is why they have stepped forward to participate in the 1st place is it not? Or do the lecturers in your school give students the answers to their exams before the students write them?

TheSonOfMark:

For me, I wouldn't be bothered if anyone has prior knowledge of the topics since I'm confident of my grasp of world issues.

TheSonOfMark:

For me, I wouldn't be bothered if anyone has prior knowledge of the topics since I'm confident of my grasp of world issues.

funlord:
Na so? Ever heard about 5th columnists! Prior knowledge should NOT be an option!

naijaboiy:

Topics will be given before hand to ensure adequate preparation of points and ideas.

The teams against each other will select topic most befitting to them amongst the ones which they were given.

They'll also choose to propose or oppose between them.

Ronald4lif,,thesonofmark,,misclasssy what do you think about this?

ronald4lif:


I'm not sure if the should a prior awareness to the topic of debate. It will be better of if it comes off as impulsive and spontaneous. There should no or little room for much preparations. If any, a day should be the maximum timescale for groundwork. But this is just my opinion.

ronald4lif:
Naijaboiy, maybe we should skip this issue of whether to provide the topic to contestant prior to the debate or not for now. Until the voting process of judges and debaters must have been concluded. Those who will be voted and who will participate should have a better stake on how the debatable issues should be addressed.

naijaboiy:

[b]Excuse me sir! There is nothing I hate more than making assumptions from no where.

I really don't know what you mean by "the program is biased already when the program is yet to take place"

No judge has been elected yet. People are only making nominations. You can't stop people from nominating anybody of their choice.

But that doesn't mean whoever is nominated will eventually become a JUDGE. In my original post I said THE 5 JUDGES WILL BE SELECTED BY A POLL which will be carried out by all of us.

I really do hope you read that post before jumping to conclusions.

You have mentioned two people who have been nominated already. If you claim to know people on romance section and their posts,,what is stopping you from nominating them also.

It's a suggestion thread and so everybody is allowed to air their opinion. If I nominate my friend as a judge,,i'm doing so because I know he is capable and not for any other reason.

So forget those mentioning their friends. At the end of the day the power is in your hands to vote whoever you want in.

Nobody who is incompetent will get in as long you vote the right person.

Please you should also learn not to conclude based on people's persona on here. Someone who you think is not serious may actually surprise you if he gets the chance.

Please let's mind our words. There shall be no atom of bias in this competition as long as i'm the organiser.

I assure you that.[/b]

kradleber:



I think it should be this time around .. My disposition when the thread is created may not be appropriate to engage in a verbal duel, even if I have better materials and valid points, but if I'm not in the right mood I could lose sorely to someone with weaker points. I hope you get the gist?, so I think we should be giving a lil' time to prepare .

I mean, w are not freestyle rapping are we ?

naijaboiy:

Your aim is simply to attack.

I made a suggestion and mentioned people to air their views. You saw how ronald4lif replied to me.

What exactly is your point sir?!

naijaboiy:

Your aim is simply to attack.

I made a suggestion and mentioned people to air their views. You saw how ronald4lif replied to me.

What exactly is your point sir?!