There needs to be less censoring in the poll section of DDO

"So my opponent has admitted to cheating and then tried to justify it by making up his own rules"Its common debate etiquette on the site that if you sling ad-homs in the first argument round, than the opponent is justified to rebuttal against those claims even if it was stated no rebuttals were allowed. You would know this if you were an actual debater ;)"sexist polls are also bad, but you go on to say that they are fine"I never said sexist polls are fine, but go ahead and keep putting words in my mouth ;)"racist polls are worse than sexist polls" in what world is that true"The one we live in. "petty insults aren't actually an argument."Thats funny because petty insults have been your entire argument up to this point XDDD"the only way to change a bigot's mind is not by constantly blocking your ears and saying i'm not listening, but to engage in a thought provoking discussion"Bigots dont participate in thought-provoking discussions though. You being exhibit A for that "according to the web pages quote we should be having these polls"Actually the Terms of Service explicitly states that users "Will not upload, copy, distribute, share, or otherwise use Content that is unlawful, obscene, defamatory, libelous, harmful, hateful, harassing, pornographic, threatening, racially or ethnically offensive, abusive....."http://www.debate.org...So your claim is fraudulent. "my opponent has finally admitted that he did in fact say those words, even though he denied it originally"I figured it would be a great way to get you to blow half your character space in your arguments on irrelevant side-issues not even related to the debate itself. What I said in another debate a year ago isn't relevant to whether or not there should be less moderation in the polls section silly ;)"have a look at these polls and tell me if they aren't extremely bigoted, and tell me about 'flamewars'"I said that religious polls are LESS LIKELY to spark flamewars than racist polls, not that they are incapable of making them. If English wasn't pro's second language he might have understood that. "it [the word filter] is pointless annoying censorship"It prevents users from using curse words as often as they otherwise would have, so its arguably not 'pointless'. Furthermore the mods themselves have given tips for how to get around it if the filter catches words that aren't actually curse words, indicating that the mods are not over-censoring the polls. But you keep ignoring that, dont you hect? :3"We should be able to make our own judgment call on what is spam or racism."The Terms of Service of the site suggests otherwise, since it explicitly forbids racist stuff"Which still begs the question, why were they deleted?"They were all titled 'Should this poll be deleted' and were made in the course of under an hour, thus constituting spam and warranting their deletion."Not according to this poll"That poll asks if censorship is harmful or beneficial, not if there needs to be less censorship on DDOYour second link doesn't even work stupid. "I however have with honesty and actual arguments rebutted my opponent"Crying and sh*tting yourself round after round doesnt count as honesty and actual arguments, loser ;)"A vote for con is a vote for dishonesty and ignorance. A vote for pro is a vote for knowledge, free speech, honest discussion and the right to think for ourselves."^ There is the crying I was talking about before. He is just pandering to idiots who havent even read the debate to vote for him here==========================================================================For those of us just joining, this debate has so far been 80% personal attacks by both sides, 10% ramblings of an irrational madman (pro), and 10% actual arguments against the notion that there needs to be less censoring in the poll section. Of the 10% portion of this debate that were actual arguments, Here is a list of arguments that Hect has either completely ignored or failed to address time and time again:1 - That the moderators have a specific set of sound guidelines that they follow when moderating the polls2 - That the moderators do not over-censor the polls section and in fact give tips for how to get around some forms of censorship3 - That an overwhelming number of polls that are made on DDO do not get taken down4 - That the only 3 polls he could point to as polls that were unfairly deleted more then qualified as spam5 - That racism and posting of racist things is specifically outlawed as stated in the TOS6 - That it's impossible for the moderators to be running wild with censorship if they voluntarily tie themselves to a set of rules used when moderating the polls section7 - That a number of controversial polls are already allowed on DDO and have plenty of votes, indicating the mods do not have a history of censoring polls just because the polls disagree with their own beliefs8 - That the existence of arguably sexist polls on DDO does not justify allowing racist polls to be made as well9 - That an overwhelming majority of people do not find censorship on DDO to be problematic, therefore suggesting that there does not NEED to be less moderation ==========================================================================The simple facts are that there isn't over-censorship in the polls section, that moderation is justified, and that allowing racist polls to be posted is a net negative for the site if allowed. So here is how I recommend voters vote:Spelling: I dont care, vote however you wantConduct: Tied, considering the conduct on both sides of this debate was equally atrociousArguments: Me, since Pro forfeited and dropped a huge number of arguments that I made throughout the debate while I provided sufficient evidence that moderation in the polls section is just fine and that less is a bad thingSources: Me, since many of Pro's links either dont work, arent relevant to the debate, or were part of a misinterpreted response he made to one of my arguments.