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Just as a quick note, I think this is a good topic to have in The Lounge. But to all posters, please keep it a friendly discussion. If you wish ...

The teams for YWS' First Oxford Debate have been chosen! In support of the motion: Omniclysm Moocowpoop catcha01 Opposing the motion: Audy DudeMcGuy Amoniel Results of the Initial Audience Poll ...

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Everyone in my family either writes or used to at one time. Ironically somewhat, I'm the only one of my siblings who hasn't written anything in the past ten years ...

Despite living in the area for more than two decades now, this was the first time I actually went to see the fireworks on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. ...

What is an Oxford debate? The Motion This House believes that colleges should offer scholarships for electronic sports.* Background Info E-sports Wiki Gamers to get college scholarships The Teams Ther

E-sports it is! However, I'm going to reword the motion just slightly: This House believes that scholarships should be offered for E-sports. I removed the "not" after "should" only because ...

At the moment, it looks like the first YWS Oxford debate will be concerning scholarships for electronic sports. I'll leave this open for another few days before getting around to ...

I used Fahvergnugen in every single review I did! :( It didn't count? Someone reported that issue last time (I think it was Demeter). I'll take a look here soon ...

I've always thought it'd be pretty neat if we started organizing Oxford style debates. If you've never heard of them, here's a (relatively) quick review of them: What an Oxford ...

Saw this article mentioned somewhere else (forget where), and I like how they described it (paraphrasing): "Like reading an article by a chocolate manufacturer who's surprised her customers prefer sug

Interesting article in the New York Times about the neuroscience of creative writing: New York Times - This is your brain on writing June 20, 2014 by Carl Zimmer A ...

Congrats @cleverclogs!

@Karzkin, in general, the debate forum itself is lightly moderated. This is to ensure that members can feel free to engage in wide-ranging discussions without fear of a moderator crackdown. ...

Is this a debate or a brawl? I'm reading some of the replies here, and this thread is increasingly out of control at the moment. The original topic is discussing ...