Comments on: Lynbrook steals free iPods http://www.pointofinformation.org/news/lynbrook-closes-out-stanford/ Central Website for High School Parliamentary Debate Sun, 05 Feb 2012 02:06:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Vikram http://www.pointofinformation.org/news/lynbrook-closes-out-stanford/comment-page-2/#comment-1185 Vikram Wed, 10 Feb 2010 20:22:16 +0000 http://www.pointofinformation.org/?p=3147#comment-1185 @Krista, Don't worry about it. It was a really interesting case. Personally I don't really see anything wrong about reusing an argument, I just found it kind of obscure. I also don't really like the colored paper rule. I think you guys are amazing and its even more amazing that this was your first tournament. I wish you the best of luck in your debate careers and I hope to face you later this year or next year as well. @Krista,

Don’t worry about it. It was a really interesting case. Personally I don’t really see anything wrong about reusing an argument, I just found it kind of obscure. I also don’t really like the colored paper rule.

I think you guys are amazing and its even more amazing that this was your first tournament. I wish you the best of luck in your debate careers and I hope to face you later this year or next year as well.

]]> By: rebecca http://www.pointofinformation.org/news/lynbrook-closes-out-stanford/comment-page-2/#comment-1175 rebecca Wed, 10 Feb 2010 08:51:12 +0000 http://www.pointofinformation.org/?p=3147#comment-1175 jason, if youre asking me, that was original jason, if youre asking me, that was original

]]> By: Artem http://www.pointofinformation.org/news/lynbrook-closes-out-stanford/comment-page-2/#comment-1173 Artem Wed, 10 Feb 2010 07:46:48 +0000 http://www.pointofinformation.org/?p=3147#comment-1173 I wouldn't say that recycling arguments is against the "spirit" (whatever that means)of parli. It's definitely misused/overused, and, in most cases, recycled arguments tend to be nontopical and not very strategic, but in some rounds, they're the way to go. I think it's problematic to base in-round behavior on anything other than basic explicit rules like speech times and norms shaped by theory debate, as community norms based on anything other than theory cannot be challenged, even if they are not ideal. Anyway, quarters at Stanford at your first parli tourney is pretty beast. Clash debaters never cease to impress me. I wouldn’t say that recycling arguments is against the “spirit” (whatever that means)of parli. It’s definitely misused/overused, and, in most cases, recycled arguments tend to be nontopical and not very strategic, but in some rounds, they’re the way to go. I think it’s problematic to base in-round behavior on anything other than basic explicit rules like speech times and norms shaped by theory debate, as community norms based on anything other than theory cannot be challenged, even if they are not ideal.

Anyway, quarters at Stanford at your first parli tourney is pretty beast. Clash debaters never cease to impress me.

]]> By: Krista http://www.pointofinformation.org/news/lynbrook-closes-out-stanford/comment-page-2/#comment-1172 Krista Wed, 10 Feb 2010 07:35:59 +0000 http://www.pointofinformation.org/?p=3147#comment-1172 @Vikram, This was our first time doing parli and after the round (and before the decision) we realized that going with an idea that had worked for us once (in dbl octs) wasn't in the spirit of parli and were/are sorry. Because re-running that plan was a bad decision and also because you guys are really great debaters, I can honestly say I am glad you won that round and went on to co-championship. Congratulations :) @Vikram,

This was our first time doing parli and after the round (and before the decision) we realized that going with an idea that had worked for us once (in dbl octs) wasn’t in the spirit of parli and were/are sorry. Because re-running that plan was a bad decision and also because you guys are really great debaters, I can honestly say I am glad you won that round and went on to co-championship. Congratulations :)

]]> By: Rebecca http://www.pointofinformation.org/news/lynbrook-closes-out-stanford/comment-page-2/#comment-1166 Rebecca Wed, 10 Feb 2010 04:05:13 +0000 http://www.pointofinformation.org/?p=3147#comment-1166 yeah, we really didn't want to discuss war. we were hoping for college judges, i think they would have been far more amused by the interpretation yeah, we really didn’t want to discuss war. we were hoping for college judges, i think they would have been far more amused by the interpretation

]]> By: Aditya http://www.pointofinformation.org/news/lynbrook-closes-out-stanford/comment-page-2/#comment-1160 Aditya Tue, 09 Feb 2010 07:25:13 +0000 http://www.pointofinformation.org/?p=3147#comment-1160 Vijay, I'm going to call you that from now on :D Vijay, I’m going to call you that from now on :D

]]> By: "Vijay Meningitis" http://www.pointofinformation.org/news/lynbrook-closes-out-stanford/comment-page-2/#comment-1159 "Vijay Meningitis" Tue, 09 Feb 2010 07:18:41 +0000 http://www.pointofinformation.org/?p=3147#comment-1159 wtf? congrats to jason and brian on 6-0 wtf? congrats to jason and brian on 6-0

]]> By: Benjamin Morris http://www.pointofinformation.org/news/lynbrook-closes-out-stanford/comment-page-2/#comment-1158 Benjamin Morris Tue, 09 Feb 2010 07:07:14 +0000 http://www.pointofinformation.org/?p=3147#comment-1158 @Vikram and Rohit Thank you for beating them (mercilessly, I hope). I hate when a team has a "pet plan" that they run at every available opportunity. @Vikram and Rohit

Thank you for beating them (mercilessly, I hope). I hate when a team has a “pet plan” that they run at every available opportunity.

]]> By: Aditya http://www.pointofinformation.org/news/lynbrook-closes-out-stanford/comment-page-2/#comment-1157 Aditya Tue, 09 Feb 2010 07:05:10 +0000 http://www.pointofinformation.org/?p=3147#comment-1157 1. I like the colored paper. 2. I've been doing apchem hw for the past 5 hours...not in the right state of mind after that X_X 1. I like the colored paper.
2. I’ve been doing apchem hw for the past 5 hours…not in the right state of mind after that X_X

]]> By: Artem http://www.pointofinformation.org/news/lynbrook-closes-out-stanford/comment-page-2/#comment-1156 Artem Tue, 09 Feb 2010 07:03:23 +0000 http://www.pointofinformation.org/?p=3147#comment-1156 How could you not catch the sarcasm. How could you not catch the sarcasm.

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