Debate.org should have more information available before you become a member.

It's sad that i have to do this but let me restate what I have said and then compare that to how you have already misquoted/misunderstood me. I said: 1. I have no idea how long I have to respond to a debate. You said: "I don't really feel this is not important before posting a debate. If you have somewhere to be, don't make the debate. " Debating would be easier if you would proof read before posting, but i think I get the gist of what you were saying. If not please correct me, I am after all arguing on the side of communication. My point was that I did not know if I would have minuets, hours, days, or even weeks to respond. I didn't have that information until I registered, made a profile, started a debate, made an opening argument, you accepted the debate, made your argument, and I came back to respond. Then I found out I have about 3 days to respond. You seem to think having that information before hand is unreasonable. I think being denied that information beforehand is unreasonable. _________________________ I said: 3. . .. "good form". .. You said: "It IS explained, you know. No racism, no cursing, etc. It's all explained when you join, you just weren't paying attention. " Perhaps you are unaware of the difference between manners and the law. That is the only explanation I have thought of for you mistaking "good form" for "Rules". Breaking the rules would be typing the other way to pronounce "sofa king" but I would suspect that comparing someone's inability to keep up with the situation in a debate to that person still supporting Hillary Clinton even thought she is out of the race would be considered not "good form". Just a guess, but if the information was out there I would'n have to be guessing now would I? _________________ In response to my 4 you said: "Why wouldn't it have the same amount of characters? " My answer: Because many types of debates do not have the same amount of time per round. Here character count is somewhat being used instead of time, so if debate. org were adhering to many of the other forms of debate each round could have a different amount of time. But Again that information was not available until I got into a debate. Which is why debate. org should post it. - You said: "There is no way to adjust the timer [I assume you meant counter not timer]. That makes debate. org realistic and challenging. " My Response: I don't quite see how it would be unrealistic without a timer/counter, but you can have the same debate formate with different amounts of time. And as to challenging. .. It would be more challenging if the form were somewhat different each time. You would have to constantly adapt, not only to your opponent but also to the field as it were. But once again this information was not available which is why. .. Debate. org should have more information available before you become a member. - You said: "In real life, you're not going to just walk away from court just because you don't have time. " My response: you are absolutely right. In real life I would not just walk away from court just because I don't have time. But I would also be able to find out about the law before going in. I would be able to talk to someone who has done it before. I would be able to learn something before being expected to speak to a jury. That is what I am asking from debate. org. Let us know about your court procedures before you ask us to testify. ________________________ And finally when you weren't misquoting me, you had you own thought of "If debate. org gave you more information, what would be the challenge? " My response: Knowing the rules does not remove the challenge. Take a look at any type of professional competition. - You said "You would all be a high level debater at the start. " My response: That is an absurd statement. That is like saying that if you knew all the rules of base ball you would be a pro athlete. Do I really have to explain the difference between knowledge and talent to you? I would hope not. - You said "What's debating if you don't work your way up to the top? " My response: Debating is a way of challenging ideas by taking different sides of the issue. While winning your way to the top may be a nice goal or achievement, the score is not the game. - You said "And besides, I don't think anyone would like a website telling them how to be a good debater. They should develop their own styles of debating. " My response: Again I agree. I don't want debate. org to tell me how to be a good debater. But I do I want debate. org to tell me about debate. org. _______________________ This is the age where information is in abundance. Debate. org not giving people information about how their own site works until they sign up and start a debate is like not telling someone the difference between a ball and a strike until they have a bat in their hand and are at bat. I know some people would chose to dive right into a debate and just go for it, but that would be a choice. As it is right now you have no choice. Debate. org should have more information available before you become a member. ______________________ You said "Vote Con" My response: If you believe that people should be forced to act in ignorance then yes vote con. If you think courtesy and law are the same thing then yes vote con.