Ultracrepidarian

Hello all,

the new minimum vote setting is a great and much needed feature, but it's opened up a lot of old debates and I'm trying to shave down the backlog a bit, (ignoring Mal's dozens of slop debates that somehow are now the majority of debates on this website?!)

Post any debate in this thread and I'll make sure to vote on it soon. If there's anyone willing, I would also appreciate a vote on some of my open stuff.

Short and sweet

https://www.debatecraft.com/debates/d/2g/the-imperial-system-is-better-than-the-metric-system

I already have a super majority on this one it just needs another vote to be closed

https://www.debatecraft.com/debates/d/26/should-gun-ownership-be-a-right

Not quite sure what this one is still, but should be a quick vote

https://www.debatecraft.com/debates/d/1l/pro-being-a-supporter-of-homosexuality-it-is-not-inconsistent-that-pro-does-not-support-incest-at-all

Personally I'm loving all of the changes to the site so far! I would like to see the voting system be touched up to clean up the back log a bit. Absurdly long voting periods of multiple months could be removed and it could be made so debates close when a super majority of 2/3 votes is reached.

Also can we please make the blue of the logo match the banner at the top I've lost sleep over that

Sign me up too, but I won't be able to debate during this upcoming week, so is it okay if I start a tad late?

Though I don't stand a chance against most of the participating debaters I'll give it a shot.

You tend to instigate things that are very hard to prove

I'm curious, why do you choose to portray yourself as a frog?

Thanks!

That deleted debate about geocentric still shows on my stats. Would that be easy to fix

I don't see localized gun control ever being effective, considering how easy it is to get around by merely hopping over a border

A deleted no-vote debate is still affecting my stats

What's wrong with about most of the 300 million other options is the fact they elected him

You all have shifted my opinion, Lincoln does deserve more admiration than I was giving him. Though I still think he is overrated as a leader, but in his position it's impossible not to be. People seem to view him as some sort of presidential god.

Also props to the developers this site has been moving along at an impressive pace!

I'd like it if no vote debates didn't affect stats, that can be really annoying.

I should say I don't dislike Lincoln, I only think he was not as great of a leader history views him as

Mine is so small I don't need to hide it

Abe Lincoln is the favorite president of many Americans, and he's often regarded as one of if not the best. Why is that though? Granted, he won the civil war, but the North had huge advantages in infrastructure, resources, industrial capabilities, and population. If anything, I believe Lincoln made it worse with his distrust of military officials.

Obviously, it's a great that slavery was abolished, but that wasn't Lincolns doing. Initially, he opposed abolitionism and issued the Emancipation Proclamation as a military strategy. Thank god for Fredrick Douglass because I do not think Lincoln would have abolished slavery on his own.

Lincoln also authorized a mass execution of Dakota men, something that doesn't get remembered enough.

Why do people view Lincoln as so magnificent? Is there something I'm missing?

I also vote for middle ground and progressive punishment, though I think I would be in favor of slightly more severe consequences considering how many cases of AI use are undetected.

Uncertainty is just a method you use to deny the obvious truth. The truth of the Flying Spaghetti Monster.

https://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/find-help

Also, what is it with American restroom stalls? Is it really that hard to fit the door to the frame because I really don't like being watched whilst I deficate.

Also why do American toilets have so much water?

Can someone explain Fiji water to me? How can water be "luxurious"

Everyday becoming a European expat feels a little less crazy

While I don't agree with it I understand the merit. It's important to ensure kids with mental issues get the help they need.

We democrats need to know which kids are susceptible to agreeing to a gender change without parental consent.

A wide majority of dairy cows are brown, so generally speaking, chocolate milk does come from brown cows.

Post any random thoughts you have on this thread

Tell me more

Fries for sure

It's strange, Ulysses is so famous but I've never actually met someone who enjoyed it.