Zone Presidential Debate Rules

[shelby]

Tomorrow evening i will post the topic of the first Zone debate.

This is how the debate will work:

• i will start a thread posting the debate question for each candidate, so there will be 6 debate threads. The question will be the same for all candidates.
• Each candidate will respond to the debate question in his own thread. Feel free to confer with your staff before posting your response to the debate question.
• The opponents will then have the opportunity to post a rebuttal in all the other candidates' threads. Only one rebuttal post per candidate, per thread, please.
• Each candidate will then post responses to each rebuttal made in their own thread. One response per rebuttal, please.
• You will have 24 hours to complete the debate.

If you have any questions, please post them here. Thank you.
shelby
Supervisor of Zone Elections

[mybills]

Is it possible to have a general poll after completing this first debate, to see how strong each candidate is?

[Dozerdog]

You are the press- commission one!

[mybills]

I kinda wanna add to it if I start the poll. Like, the lowest two are out of the race?

[BlackMetalNinja]

Oh boy, I just can't wait for some Mass Debating!

[L.A. Playa]

Tomorrow evening i will post the topic of the first Zone debate.

This is how the debate will work:

• i will start a thread posting the debate question for each candidate, so there will be 6 debate threads. The question will be the same for all candidates.
• Each candidate will respond to the debate question in his own thread. Feel free to confer with your staff before posting your response to the debate question.
• The opponents will then have the opportunity to post a rebuttal in all the other candidates' threads. Only one rebuttal post per candidate, per thread, please.
• Each candidate will then post responses to each rebuttal made in their own thread. One response per rebuttal, please.
• You will have 24 hours to complete the debate.

If you have any questions, please post them here. Thank you.
shelby
Supervisor of Zone Elections

Thank you Madame Supervisor, I acknowledge having read these rules and look forward tto teh forum of the open debate.


L.A. Playa

[shelby]

There will be a primary election after the first debate.

[northernbillfan]

I kinda wanna add to it if I start the poll. Like, the lowest two are out of the race?

Your poll will be like the media polls. They are good at grading where people stand, but they can not be used in any official capacity of the election. So your polls can not get people out of the race.

[mybills]

That's why I asked.

[The King]

There will be a primary election after the first debate.

eliminating how many?

[mybills]

It's an odd number now, so that makes things suck. If Lawsome isn't joking about being an independent write in, it would even things up again.

[shelby]

After the initial primary, there will be three candidates left. They will have more debates before the another primary reduces the race to two final candidates. A final debate will be held before the final vote.

[Earthquake Enyart]

I'm too busy planning my inauguration to read all these stupid rules.

[LtFinFan66]

odd number doesn't matter

[Valerie]

Are we allowed to ask questions of the candidates? If so, I have one....

If elected, will you bring the groan button back?

[R. Rich]

Are we allowed to ask questions of the candidates? If so, I have one....

If elected, will you bring the groan button back?

Only if:

The_Philster returns
pmacla returns
Billsology returns
Miss Buffalo returns
Jaded7 returns

and Thurm leaves

[mybills]

I won't be home from work until around 8:30.

[Gunzlingr]

Madame Supervisor, it seems that the established debate rules are not being very well followed.

[mybills]

oh she'll see it. Heads are gonna roll!

[shelby]

i'm not surprised.

BTW the debate will end at 7 pm LA time in honor of Playa.