Welcome to the Sandbox Court!
I've realized that a lot of people love to debate about many topics on Epicmafia, but don't have a proper place to express these opinions. Hence, I've come up with Sandbox court. Note: This thread is only for suggesting a case or asking to take part in the next case.
Current Case: Death vs Justice
Pending Cases
Inbox me if you'd like to join one. Include which ones you want to join, and your stance for them.
Do you think Net Neutrality should be protected? If not, what is the benefit of getting rid of it? (Protect: 4) (Don't: 3)
Do you believe that vaccination should be mandatory or optional? (Mandatory: 1) (Optional: 2)
Should countries take in Syrian Refugees? Would your answer change if you got to pick which religious groups can enter? (Yes: 1) (No: 1) (Only specific groups: 0)
Barring external factors (i.e. AdSense), should people be banned for hateful comments? This does not include sustained individual harassment. (Participants: 2)
Is human cloning justified, and should it be permitted? (Random Teams)(Participants: 1)
How does it work?
Simply put, every Sunday, there will be a thread dedicated to a new court case. You can suggest a court case either in the comments below or in a pm to me, or any other people I designate as hosts. The case will always end on Saturday.
The topic for a court case can be anything, either on or off EpicMafia, but the more interesting it is then the more likely we will pick it. When a topic is picked, anyone can ask to be included in the court case on either side. For example, if the court case is abortion, then you can ask to be on the pro-life or pro-choice side. An example topic you can choose relating to EpicMafia might be whether or not banning users is effective.
On each of these threads, only the people who are debating can comment. However, there will be a poll included that allows users to vote which side they think is winning. This can be used to determine the winner. However, if not enough people vote or if there is a tie, then we might opt for judges to make the final decision.
Despite there being two teams usually in a court case, we will allow more than two if someone can present an additional point of view that differs from the others.
Rules
- No harassment or personal attacks on the opposition. Doing so will result in a warning, and if continued, it will result in the person being removed from the debate. You are expected to always be respectful during debates.
- You are NOT allowed to vote on more than one account. If we discover that multiple votes have been placed by you, then you will be disqualified from the voting process. If this was done by accident, please pm me.
- Stay on topic. If you want to talk about things outside of the debate, then please do it somewhere else. Getting off topic will result in you being removed from the debate.
- Rules are subject to change anytime for any reason at my discretion. I will inform of any rule changes to avoid confusion.
