Debate Rules and Voting Guidelines
Summary
📚 Knowledgecord announces debate rules outlining the Debate Management Team roles, voting mechanism, eligibility by rank, timing and closure of votes, and the appeals process. The DMT moderates and may initiate votings while Mid Tier members vote; final rulings rest with DMT judges. Emphasis on respectful disagreement and Scholastic Department tickets for questions or appeals.
Some of the debate rules may or may not applicable depending on the context.
The Debate Management Team (DMT) will take the role of debate moderators or judges. Their job is to provide fair rulings by carefully examining, studying, analyzing, and interpreting the debate ideas. They have the permission to initiate voting to ensure fair and accurate rulings.
Voting Mechanism
1. The Top Tier Rank+ have the permission to decide the initiation of votings once only if 3+ of them agreed.
2. The Debate Management Team have the full permission to initiate a voting to help them rule fairly.
3. Only the Mid Tier Rank+ can vote once the voting started. They will choose which side is stronger.
4. The votings will be closed after the amount of time set by the DMT Member or with direct order from the Team Leadership.
5. Side with most votes does not mean pronounced as winner. The DMT Member who take the role of a debate moderator or judge still have the final decision.
Take note: A DMT Member does not have any right to be bias and unfair. If you believe that they ruled inappropriately, please open a Debate Appeal Ticket.
If you have any questions or concerns, please direct them to the Debate Management Team (DMT) by opening a Scholastic Department ticket.
Please read the debate rules below:
Remember This As Always:
Respectful disagreement strengthens knowledge.
It is highly encourage that all members who joined the debate must not show any disrespectful arguments with each other. You are not allowed to explicitly criticize someone's idea for the purpose of insulting their point of view. Instead, disagree with them by considering their ideas, not insulting them.
"You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view... until you climb into his skin and walk around in it,"
- Atticus Finch
Remember such word, dear co-learners.
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