Those who ridiculed colin leslie dean poetry now look ridiculous

con says "BoP is on him to provide examples and evidence of that sort and it is on me to debunk them" 2 points 1 the debate is addressed to those who ridiculed deans work-so they know who they are- if you are one then it is addressed to you to if you are not one of them then should not have accepted the debate 2) con says " not many have said that Dean's poetry is of any significant or notable quality. Just Google his name and/or use a DDO search box. You'll find those comments fairly fast" on this point con has just undermined his own argument by giving extra proof as to those who have ridiculed deans poetry con says ""Any document that would formerly have been published in print" "Substantial literary works" and as formerly noted: cultural projects" here con is talking about :"Any document that would formerly have been published in print"" con is talking about something different as iin the case of dean NLA has preserved deans online site online not his printed works quote " In the case of online publications, content is the pre-eminent factor determining selection" con says "What my opponent is assuming is that his work is being published for it's quality and/or poetry only. If this would be the case then the resolution would at least have a possibility to be true,but it's never as simple as that here con is trying to be clever and find reasons to undermine the fact that the NLA regards deans work of value the NLA guideline for online sites is clear " " In the case of online publications, content is the pre-eminent factor determining selection" also again they regard deans work of value "4.1 Australian content 4.1.1 To be selected for national preservation, a significant proportion of a work should be about Australia (7); or be on a subject of social, political, cultural, religious, scientific or economic significance and relevance to Australia and be written by an Australian author; or be written by an Australian (8) of recognised authority and constitute a contribution to international knowledge" con is just trying to find reasons to devalue what the NLA have said is of value con says ""Culture" is the key word here: so let's define it." and A bad artwork, say, a painted garbage bin with a price tag on it, can still be "of cultural value."" again con is just trying to find reasons to devalue what the NLA have said is of value the NLA giudline is clears ""In the case of online publications, content is the pre-eminent factor determining selection" "recognised authority and constitute a contribution to international knowledge" "be on a subject of ..., cultural, religious, scientific or economic significance and relevance to Australia" con can you see the words cultural, ..significance con says "as the first argument went my opponent has assumed two things: A) His website was selected for it's poetry solely. B) His poetry is good C) B results in the resolution being affirmed. " resolution being affirmed again con is is just trying to find reasons to devalue what the NLA have said is of value the fact is the NLA find deans work of cultural value ""In the case of online publications, content is the pre-eminent factor determining selection" "recognised authority and constitute a contribution to international knowledge" "be on a subject of ..., cultural, religious, scientific or economic significance and relevance to Australia" cons point A if CON IS SAYING the NLA does not consider dean poetry of value but just his other works then con HAS TO PROVE THAT CLAIM B in debate topic I have not assumed poetry is good again con is misrepresenting my claim what i am assuming only is it is of cultural value the key word in the debate is ridicule the debate is about ridicule not good con likes giving definitions so here is mine rid"i"cule [rid-i-kyool] Show IPA noun 1. speech or action intended to cause contemptuous laughter at a person or thing; derision. Synonyms 1. mockery, raillery, sarcasm, satire, irony. 2. banter, chaff, rally, twit, burlesque, satirize, lampoon. Ridicule, deride, mock, taunt imply making game of a person, usually in an unkind, jeering way. To ridicule is to make fun of, either sportively and good-humoredly, or unkindly with the intention of humiliating: to ridicule a pretentious person. To deride is to assail one with scornful laughter: to deride a statement of belief. To mock is sometimes playfully, sometimes insultingly, to imitate and caricature the appearance or actions of another: She mocked the seriousness of his expression. c debate is not about resolution being affirmed, debate is about pointing out that Those who ridiculed colin leslie dean poetry now look ridiculous debate is about con showing why Those who ridiculed colin leslie dean poetry DONT look ridiculous