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admin
By admin | Nov 8 2013 9:55 AM
Automatic challenges are open challenges with no debater on either side that the site generates automatically every now and then.

I'm just about to implement this but I need your feedback on a few things:

* Should automatic challenges have length restrictions? If so, what?
* Should automatic video challenges be made or only text?
* Should it ever make 4 way or team debates automatically?
* How many rounds should it create? What about replies?
* Should it disallow images/html?
* Should there be any extra rules?
* Should it make secret topic debates?

For any of the above, "random" is an acceptable answer.
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Cermank
By Cermank | Nov 8 2013 10:08 AM
admin: 1. Random. Just not too restrictive, the debate loses its charm if its too less words.

2. Random

3. Yap. Thatd be interesting.

4. 3 rounds is a decent number I think.

5. No.

6. Yes, depends on the debate. We have a system here where we are given hypothetical topics for example, like " Hogwarts should allow all students to do magic within the school, except Slytherins." And the restriction being Pro is Gryffindor and Con is Slytherin. Additional restrictions can be fun, depending on the debate.

7. Yes!

Nerd Politico
By Nerd Politico | Nov 8 2013 10:23 AM
admin: I personally see it as being better if it just pops up the topic, and the debaters can choose the rest of the rules.
admin
By admin | Nov 8 2013 10:24 AM
Nerd Politico: When would this rule choosing happen?
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admin
By admin | Nov 8 2013 11:08 AM
admin: OK, the site will now on some occassions make random challenges. You might need to wait a while before you see one - every hour there's a chance. Let me know if there are too many / too few being created.
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Pinkie
By Pinkie | Jan 12 2014 11:25 AM
admin: Okay, sounds good.
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