Hey Everyone!

Thanks for your continued interest in and support for DebateCraft! We are working on several Youtube projects from debates to political series and gaming movies, and I'm excited for all of them to come out soon. One of these projects includes simple gaming videos of Mike and I playing games, and generally just goofing around. We've already recorded a couple videos of Mike and I debating games, but this is a more casual series of simple gameplay and banter. I'm excited for everyone to watch the first of these videos, DebateCraft Gaming: Mike and Max play Fall guys then Tetris. Please be sure to Subscribe, like and comment. Let us know in the Youtube comments exactly what you thought about this video. Thanks everyone and have a wonderful weekend!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-SrNJRVrVv0

Resolve the mysteries of the universe @ DebateCraft.com:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VE--obyTPH4

Thanks everyone for your continued interest and support for DebateCraft!

When are we playin mafia/jackbox again???

Would be nice to be able to do it again soon. Let's tentatively plan for next Friday night.

Here's the 2nd version of the trailer:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JAKj_y_KdqI

Enjoy and let me know your thoughts!

Have a great weekend everyone!

I'm sure it can be, and it is often tricky to discern to what degree these situations should be used for that purpose. I suppose it's worth mentioning that the next site ad vid is more controversial for that reason.

Great to see new and old faces alike. I certainly hope we can attract a lot of new members, but I certainly am happy to see people I've known for over a decade joining up and enjoy DebateCraft. Thanks everyone for your continued support!

For those who haven't done so, be sure to subscribe to the DebateCraft Youtube channel and like, comment and subscribe. As luck should have it, here's a new vid:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5OtT-mh147E

Well, that Browns game was embarrassing. Team probably came in with a bit too much unearned swagger after domination against the Lions and Commanders. Good to get humbled early in the season to get things in order and focus on the long season grind. Go Packers!

What a fucking shit show from the Bears. To be expected at this point. Fuck this team

That was a tough game for me to watch, cuz of course I want to see both teams lose. Woulda liked a Vikings loss just cuz I figure they are gona be the bigger obstacle to the NFC North title in the end. But I'll never complain about a bears loss... Not that I can ever really mean it, but good luck the rest of the season :)

I was struck by how much more laissez-faire the draft of DebateCraft's Code of Conduct is than DebateArt's CoC

It's definitely fair to say that my own general preference is a laissez-faire approach. This is just a starting point though, our mods and admins will adjust the policies accordingly to the needs and desires of the DebateCraft community, as we grow and evolve.

I was under the impression that you also owned DART.

Nope. Though I'm a bit amused by theories that I was an under the radar owner/dev of that site, I really never was.

DebateArt was short-lived. What makes you think DebateCraft will fare better? I don't mean this as a rhetorical question. I want to know what's changed.

That's a good question. I don't have an answer like: 'last time was XYZ (Since I can't really speak to the details of DebateArt) but this time will be ABC'. So I will just say that we have a team that is committed, and perhaps more importantly, accessible. You can reach us all regularly and easily to talk about any aspect of this. I believe that makes a big difference and certainly helps create an environment of potential success.

The Packers got it done big time against a good Lions team.

Also, Aaron Rodgers and the Steelers got it done today.

Turning out to be an intriguing season so far.

Go Packers!!

"Crafters" seems decent.

I like it. It's short and simple, seems like a decent way to go. I'm sure this will resolve itself organically, based on whatever Crafters happen to use. I do certainly like it better than "DebateCraftians" haha

I would suggest Debatecraftsmen, but: (1) it's too long; (2) it's andronormative and Debatecraftsperson is even more unwieldy.

haha well I appreciate that we are thinking about it. Not sure where we will land on it, but I'm sure we'll come up with a nice way to reference ourselves over time.

I was not aware of the Youtube channel. That's probably not a form of outreach I would have considered for a debate site, but I'm optimistic.

Yup, I'm excited for it. We have some great content already in the works, but I'm even more excited for everything else the community comes up with.

I was already hyped for the season before the Packers got Micah Parsons, but now I'm super hyped.

What are your thoughts and predictions for the season?

I have the Packers winning the Super Bowl of course. 28-21 over the Ravens. Perhaps later in the thread I'll share more of my season predictions.

Go Packers!

Hey DebateCrafters! (DebateCraftians?, DCers?)

It has been a fast moving and incredibly exciting first 2 months. As we near the 2 month birthday of DebateCraft, I just wanted to extend my gratitude towards all of you, and let you know how excited we are to continue to develop DebateCraft.

First of all, I want to thank our team. I'm on the phone with Mikal a couple times a week talking plans. I want to thank Savant, who has been amazing, and getting in a meeting with him every week gets me stoked for our upcoming updates. I want to thank Whiteflame as I'm working with him on our Youtube content, beyond just the moderation aspects he works on already.

I also want to thank David, Ragnar, Bullish, Leaning, and everyone who contributes their time and efforts towards DebateCraft. At the risk of being cliche, I may be the owner of DebateCraft, but this website is yours. The will of the community will shape the direction of the site. Unlike in years past, I fully believe we now have the opportunity to design and create the online debate space into exactly what we want, and I couldn't be more excited to simply be part of the team.

As we move forward, we are excited for the planned updates to the site. Including the recently released Ultrarated debates (Brilliant work by Savant btw), and then future rated-debate seasons; with leader boards, playoffs and eternal bragging rights. We're also excited to see our Mafia community grow, and long term updates that include site currency, opinions/polls sections, more customization for the profiles like badges/titles, and lots of other things!

Currently we are working on our Youtube channel, and will soon begin to reach out to grow our new but enthusiastic community. Speaking of which, check out our Youtube channel: Like, Comment and subscribe now to help our algorithmic growth and online presence. We have 100 DebateCraft users already, if you all subscribe now, we'll hit the ground running with our Youtube content!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R-yEmkEyVkw&lc=UgxLtJe9pcNfSvmCGU94AaABAg

We have Youtube content already being worked on, but this is your Website and we need your help. So if you want your ideas, your debates, or anything else on the youtube channel, contact us any time and we will work on your project. In the future we hope to have embedded video/live debates directly on the site, but for now, we want to grow the youtube channel with your creative ideas and assistance.

Once again, I'd like to thank everyone for their enthusiasm and assistance as we grow the site. We are excited to continue to update the site with new features and grow our community. In the near future we have a hype trailer coming soon that I'm excited to share with the community and future members. So get Hyped for the future of DebateCraft, and if you have any ideas, suggestions, or need anything at all, always feel free to reach out to us.

Thanks!

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Imperials. I think a principled argument can easily be made in favor of the Stormcloaks, but just as easily, a practical argument can be made in favor of Skyrim being part of the empire.

Ultimately, my choice is because my fav city is Whiterun, and choosing the Stormcloaks causes it to get damaged. Is that a good reason? Probably not, but I spend a lot of time there in each play-through and I don't want it to get damaged. Granted, in my dozen play-throughs I've probably only finished the Civil War story-line once or twice, but I digress.

Hey! Great to see you again. It's been a long time. Welcome to DebateCraft!

Historic DebateCraft first ‘check out this debate’ thread?

I'd like to say I was here for this moment.

Also it was a good debate, so nice work by both of you. It's a worthwhile read.

I'm Airmax. Spent a lot of time on DDO, and little time on Dart. I'm excited for DC. 

Yup, same. This is indeed an important current event.