Welcome to your on-line debate.

Below are some on-line debate rules I found on line. I think they may give you a nice ground work for the debate. If you do not follow the rules exactly, that's OK. My goal is for everyone to participate.


Some rules:
1. A debate will consist of four "Rounds", as described below.
2. One member of the Affirmative team will create the "Debate" thread and post the first post, setting out his or her main arguments. This will start Round 1 of the Debate.
3. Following the initial post, the remaining members of the Affirmative team may each post one post. Each members of the Negative team may similarly post one post.
4. Once all members of both teams have all posted one post each Round 1 of the debate will end.
5. When all team members have made one post in a Round, the next Round may be started by a debater from either team. The first poster in a given round should clearly indicate that a new Round is beginning, by heading his or her post with a line such as "Round 3".
6. Each team member may only make one post in any given Round. This means that each team member will make a maximum of four posts in the entire debate.
7. Round 4 is the last Round of the debate. Debaters should post their conclusions in this round. At the end of Round 4, the Debate thread will be closed.
8. Debaters may include links to any supporting information or references in their posts. They may also quote extracted sections of text from other sites.
9. Individual posts may not be longer than 1500 words, including any quotes.
http://www.sciforums.com/showthread.php?76020-Standard-rules-for-debates


Remember:
Use proper English and proper digital etiquette (no vulgarity, trolling, spamming, flaming, harassment or plagiarism.) [from onlinedebate.net rules]
Onlinedebate.net rules say, “The principle is simple: "Make a claim, support it."”