Delegate Debate

I'm in the same boat as Kingborough. I will say that I have exams on Monday and Tuesday, so those days would not be best for me.
 
EST but my weekend activity is extremely spotty because I'm away for a Chess Tournament right now
 
Ok...I think EST is currently UTC - 6 and we have a range all the way to UTC + 11.

Geez, trying to think how this could work. UTC 12:00pm? That's super early for the US (3-6am) but kinda on the late side for UTC +11.
 
EST isn't UTC - 6, that's CST. And I'd much like to see this, but I'm not up at 3 and only sometimes 6, not on Sundays at all.
 
Iro:
EST isn't UTC - 6, that's CST. And I'd much like to see this, but I'm not up at 3 and only sometimes 6, not on Sundays at all.
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for some reason i thought when we turned the clocks back EST went from UTC - 5 to - 6.
 
Why not have two debates, scheduled at different times to accommodate the vastly different time zones? Also, I think a debate among 5 or 6 at one time would be complicated. We might get more focused discussions with 2 or 3 at a time.
 
Great Bights Mum:
Why not have two debates, scheduled at different times to accommodate the vastly different time zones? Also, I think a debate among 5 or 6 at one time would be complicated. We might get more focused discussions with 2 or 3 at a time.
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I think that's an idea worth discussing, the concern with that is ensuring that candidates are asked the same questions. Hmm...i am now wondering if we're just running out of time to do this effectively.

If we could ask the same questions to all candidates so voters could have something to compare the candidates that would be good. But, how do we gather the questions and decide which ones to use.

It does seem that we could have 2-3 person debate with McM and King in one with the other candidates in the other, in theory. Maybe we could get that together over the next several days. But what if McM wants to address a candidate not in his debate? Hmm...too many questions to which I have no answer.
 
Why not, as suggested elsewhere on the forum, simply compile a list of questions for all the candidates to answer and just have at it on the forum?

IRC is a poor format for a debate.
 
Romanoffia:
Why not, as suggested elsewhere on the forum, simply compile a list of questions for all the candidates to answer and just have at it on the forum?

IRC is a poor format for a debate.
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My "forum" idea does have merit, but IRC has its advantages. If a candidate says something controversial or that you want to respond to, it can happen in real time. On a forum, it can take ages to get something sorted out.
 
Forum posts might work...but i like IRC because you can see how people react in the heat of the moment. I like that format. Forum posts allow for a lot of formulating.
 
Frankly, as usual, I suspect that a debate would be a waste of time mainly because people will vote for who they like the most regardless of the content and substance of a debate. It's TNP tradition you know, and tradition is so entrenched that it will never go away.
 
While people do vote for who they like, I do believe if you show consistent competency eventually the voters will turn in your favor. Some people are more likable than others, the trick is to understand your own likability or not and work with it.

I did not vote in this election for the person I like most, I actually voted for the person I trust most to put TNP's needs first at this point in time.

EDIT: And likability is not a frivolous trait when it comes to governance either, imo. If people like you they tend to believe you and work with you more easily than if they don't. And leaders need people to follow them and it is easier to follow someone you like. Because if you don't like them, you'll need to respect them and respect is more difficult to earn than likability, imo. But popularity contests can lead to regions with bad leaders if those leaders only have a likability trait.
 
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