debate?

[asterroc]

Anyone here been on debate team ever? What is permissable? I'm specifically trying to figure out if name-calling and cursing are considered "debate". This comes from some trashtalking people on parrot_lovers were doing of me in the name of debate. To me it's a flame war, not a debate. Debate includes civil rational discussion with the presentation of facts and arguments, and the criticism of said facts/arguments, without ad hominem attacks. Flame wars consist primarily of personal attacks.

Comments

[zandperl.livejournal.com]

Ha! I wonder how many people saw it and were just too lazy vs. how many people really didn't realize.

[the1hobbit.livejournal.com]

knowing most of the people who read my journal.....probably didnt realize it. SHH! I didnt say that!!!

[myoosikal.livejournal.com]

Haha, I noticed but wouldn't have said anything because i don't know the1hobbit and from my past experience on LJ, it's better to keep quiet about things like that. I have started several arguments that turned ugly just by correcting someone.

Anyway, about parrot_lovers... I stay there for the great info they provide, but I try not to read the debates. My curiosity often gets the best of me, but I usually regret reading. If I read something like what I read in that thread, I can't stop my fingers from typing what I think about it. I hate how they treat people there and act like people have no clue what they're doing. I also hate how they seem to think their way of caring for their birds is law or something. Everyone should follow the bird rules ya know. I don't think we could possibly take care of our birds if we tried to follow everything people told us about what's right and wrong. There would be so much conflicting information that it would be impossible. And God forbid you have an opinion in that community. The bosses tell you the rules and you follow them or they'll come take your birds away.

That was quite a lot to really only say that those people drive me crazy with their noses in the air at the rest of us "normal" people who do what we can.

Sorry for the very unorganized mess that I call a rant. See what they do to me? haha =P

Watch out for the bird police parrot_lovers members!

[zandperl.livejournal.com]

Hee, yeah, I think I'd seen it before and not commented too.

I agree they have great info, I'm disappointed that I have to submit myself to insults in order to get that info. For now I'm sticking around for the pretty pictures and not asking for any info.