Chatterbox: Chirp at Cricket

@Everybody

Here is Mei’s foolproof plan to make the Debate Thread civil with no tempers flaring, just like the Debate Clubs at your school! Except the Debate Clubs at school don’t debate about Harry Potter.

This will be different. No Debate Thread has done this before, although I’ll need Danie or someone to confirm that.

  1. We send a request to the Admins to delete any posts on this thread showing any emotion. (This is to prevent tempers flaring.)

  2. We choose an impartial judge.

  3. Everyone chooses whether they are for Slytherin or against it.

  4. I make a list of who is on whose side. (This is to prevent confusion.)

  5. The side AGAINST Slytherin makes a list of arguments why Slytherin is evil/dark.

  6. The judge approves it.

  7. The side FOR Slytherin makes their list why Slytherin isn’t evil.

  8. The judge approves it.

  9. The side FOR Slytherin rebuts as many points as possible made by the side against Slytherin.

  10. The judge decides which rebuttles are strong enough to cancel out the points, and which aren’t.

  11. The judge then makes a list of the remaining points that weren’t cancelled out.

  12. The side against Slytherin rebuts as many points as possible made by the side for Slytherin.

  13. The judge decides which rebuttles are strong enough to cancel out the points, and which aren’t.

  14. The judge then makes a list of the remaining points that weren’t cancelled out.

  15. The side against Slytherin makes their conclusion.

  16. The side for Slytherin makes their conclusion.

  17. The judge reads over his/her list of points, and decides who has the stronger argument.

  18. We celebrate!

I know that this way is foolproof because we do it all the time in school, with no tempers flaring. It ALWAYS works!!!

Danie, have we ever tried preventing disaster like THIS before? You said that you would know because you’ve been here a superlong time.

submitted by Mei-xue (May-shreh), Fairyland
(July 15, 2016 - 3:46 pm)

back to the Chirp at Cricket

Welcome to the CB (Chatterbox) Roderick! I hope you enjoy everything about the CB. You will surely find numerous people and activities that you understand and enjoy.

submitted by Ashlee G., age 15, The Future
(July 16, 2016 - 6:12 pm)

Can I say something on this? Thank you. 

I read what Owlgirl said. I agree. How about instead of debating about Slytherin, we debate about something less important, like...

The best food in the world or something?

I kinda agree with Brookeira about the tone ofthe internet, but I don't think anyone's gonna back down.

So how about a compromise?  

submitted by Novelist , The Secret Forest
(July 16, 2016 - 6:04 pm)

Slytherin is not evil. And that's coming from a Hufflepuff. And I'm willing to debate it. Although I have no intention whatever of getting emotional about it. 

submitted by Esthelle (Es-thel-ay, age Anonymous, Rivendell (I wish) ;)
(July 16, 2016 - 8:59 pm)

I think that HP is milder because it doesn't actually exist. . . And food does exist. . .

submitted by Mei-xue (May-shreh), Fairyland
(July 17, 2016 - 6:36 am)

In my humble opinion, Slytherin is evil. Everyone that went in there became a Death Eater. Sure, a few of them changed to the good side. But They were all death eaters at some point. Just my humble opinion. :)

submitted by Elmodaisy
(July 17, 2016 - 5:52 am)

Yeayh, someone on my side! Hi Elmodaisy, i'm Roderick! BY the way, i agree with you!

submitted by Roderick
(July 17, 2016 - 10:54 am)
submitted by Slughorn, age Zabini, Merlin
(July 17, 2016 - 12:47 pm)

I think Slytherin is not evil *stands in front of Mei protectively* one of my best friends is in Slytherin--not you Mei, although yes I know you're in Slytherin--and she's perfectly nice. JK herself has stood up for Slytherins...I believe with all my heart which is not supposed to have emotions that Slytherins aren't evil.

They're just cunning and...Slytherins are actually a bit of every house! Slytherins are smart thinkers (Ravenclaw), ocasionally arrogant but still brave (Gryffindor), and LOYAL (Hufflepuff), and also ocasionally a bit of a schemer (Slytherin).

So I think Slytherins aren't evil! :) WAIT I JUST SMILED THAT'S EMOTION NOOOOO!!!!! 

submitted by Icy, age 11, The Forest
(July 17, 2016 - 3:36 pm)

Thanks Rodorek, sorry if I spelled your name wrong. We are gonna be great friends! I have to say, with the exception of snape, most Slytherins are cruel and power hungry and are only loyal to Voldemort  

 

Mei, I like this topic. Let's 1,2,3 DEBATE!  

submitted by Elmodaisy.
(July 17, 2016 - 4:55 pm)

Crabbe and Goyle? Not smart. Not brave. Not schemers. They aren't smart enough for that. 

submitted by Elmodaisy
(July 18, 2016 - 6:14 am)

There are always exceptions. I don't even think Crabbe and Goyle belong in any house.

submitted by ...
(July 18, 2016 - 7:47 pm)

Whoa whoa whoa. Don't we still need an impartial judge and an organized list?

submitted by Novelist, The Secret Forest
(July 17, 2016 - 6:55 pm)

Why Sltyherins are EVIL:

1. Most of the sytherins were loyal to Voldemort, and all had a mean streak in them somewhere (like Pansy Parkinson and Draco). even snape, who everyone thinks is good now, was super mean to harry for no reason but that he was a bitter jerk!!!

2. Slyhterin made all the worst ppl in the series! Voldemorrt, Umbrige, Snape, the Death Eaters, they were all slytherin!!!

3. JK Rowling herself said that she intended for Slytherin to be the EVIL house in the book, and you can't argue with the author no matter what because Rowling wrote the books!!!

I will make more points later. Seeya!

submitted by Roderick
(July 18, 2016 - 1:25 pm)

What about Merlin? He was a great person! And there was a whole lot of mean people in the other ones too.

submitted by ...
(July 18, 2016 - 7:46 pm)

But houses could have been kinda different back when Merlin was there. and why are you using ... is it because you aren't in this thread or you can't refuse my points?

submitted by Roderick
(July 19, 2016 - 11:06 am)
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