A Joe in the Bush Posted March 25, 2016 Report Share Posted March 25, 2016 So, does Friday count as the weekend? And what are we going to debate? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Straw Posted March 25, 2016 Author Report Share Posted March 25, 2016 The weekend is 3PM Friday to 3PM Sunday. The topic is... should cookies be offered to new sharders? At 3PM Sunday I will ask for your final votes on the topic. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delightful Posted March 26, 2016 Report Share Posted March 26, 2016 Which Timezone? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Young Bard Posted March 26, 2016 Report Share Posted March 26, 2016 I'd like to join. Here's my resume: Meticulously places a fancy wig on his head The wig blows off, and the man starts chasing after it Many hours later he returns triumphantly with a much worse-for-wear wig on his head, with a few twigs sticking out and a nasty brown stain that you're not sure you want to know where it came from In response to the prompt, I have two questions: 1. Define 'offer' 2. Are we considering the existence of the Dark Alley to be physically present in the 'real' world, or are we accepting the fact that it, and all of it's wares, are essentially fictional, and don't truthfully exist in the physical world. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Straw Posted March 26, 2016 Author Report Share Posted March 26, 2016 Which Timezone?EST1."would you like a cookie" 2.we are accepting that all its wares are fictional. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delightful Posted March 26, 2016 Report Share Posted March 26, 2016 (edited) We need to set up some parameters. For example, are we discussing spiked cookies, non-spiked cookies, or cookies of ambiguous spiking? Handed out by the Dark Alley, known friends of the Dark Alley, known Enemies of the Dark Alley, or someone else entirely? We also need to consider which sharders are considered new? Is this based on the time spent lurking, time spent logged in, or simply by who creates an introductory thread? Would a veteran member creating an introductory thread and being offered a cookies fall under the jurisdiction of this question? Also, by 'cookies' are we speaking of multiple cookies into individual sharders, single cookies to individual sharders, or ambiguous amounts of cookies? to ambiguous amounts of new sharders? I will henceforth describe out topic as follows Should any member of the Shard offer at least one cookie of any description to the creator of an introductory thread in said thread? My answer? Non-spiked cookies, yum but a little standard for a welcoming gift. Spiked cookies from the Dark Alley? Either they take the bait spike and truly become a member of the Shard under our influence, or their mettle is tested and we see whether they are truly worthy of worldhopping glory. In short, yes. Cookies. ALL OF THE COOKIES. Edited March 26, 2016 by Delightful 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Young Bard Posted March 27, 2016 Report Share Posted March 27, 2016 In accepting that 'cookies' do not exist in the physical sense, and are merely referred to as part of an in-joke, I see no objection to referring to them/"offering them". Particularly since people can just as easily "refuse the offer" of a cookie and not take part in the in-joke. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alomantisist Posted April 12, 2016 Report Share Posted April 12, 2016 (edited) Hmm. I appear to have arrived late. My apologies! But on the subject of cookies... should we also consider the Knights Awkward invention of bookies? On the subject of the dark ally. It is a time honored tradition of Hemalugy. Spiking new members is an honor that can be refused. Therefore it must be accepted. But I am open to counter arguments. Edited April 12, 2016 by Alomantisist 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Straw Posted April 16, 2016 Author Report Share Posted April 16, 2016 The will of the people is... Cookies are OK to give to new members! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vander Posted April 18, 2016 Report Share Posted April 18, 2016 Can I join? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Joe in the Bush Posted April 19, 2016 Report Share Posted April 19, 2016 I think we should ha e more time than a single weekend to debate a question. And what is our next question? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Young Bard Posted April 23, 2016 Report Share Posted April 23, 2016 Unless TinyStrawMan overrides me, I'll pick your brains. When is capital punishment (or just killing someone) acceptable/the 'right' thing morally to do? Is it ever? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bugsy Posted April 23, 2016 Report Share Posted April 23, 2016 Unless TinyStrawMan overrides me, I'll pick your brains. When is capital punishment (or just killing someone) acceptable/the 'right' thing morally to do? Is it ever? Capital punishment is the right thing to do when the one being punished is known to pose such a threat to society that leaving him/her alive is irresponsible and poses a danger to innocents/society as a whole. An example of this is a prisoner who is known to lead jailbreaks or a person whose imprisonment risks motivating others to violently fight for said individual's freedom. Mass murderers who are not known to have the capacity to motivate or organize a jailbreak should also be killed because the risk of leaving them alive is too great based on the small chance that they do escape. It should be done when and only when the evidence is conclusive and irrefutable, and only by the decision of a body of randomly selected, unaffiliated citizens that puts forward a 2/3 majority vote 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Straw Posted April 23, 2016 Author Report Share Posted April 23, 2016 I don't have the time to do formal debates so you guys can start one whenever you want to. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Joe in the Bush Posted April 23, 2016 Report Share Posted April 23, 2016 Unless TinyStrawMan overrides me, I'll pick your brains. When is capital punishment (or just killing someone) acceptable/the 'right' thing morally to do? Is it ever? When there is irrefutable proof that someone has either taken a life, attempted to take a life, or is actively preparing to take a life for 'unjust' reasons. Unjust reasons, in this case, being reasons that would be widely considered 'wrong', such as killing for power or money. Killing in self-defense, or in defense of an innocent is not unjust. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Straw Posted June 9, 2016 Author Report Share Posted June 9, 2016 Yes! This thread is hot! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JPine Posted June 29, 2017 Report Share Posted June 29, 2017 I'm in. I will win all debates! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ataraxian Wist Posted July 30, 2017 Report Share Posted July 30, 2017 I would like to join. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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