SA Debate League: Scelestus vs. Teu Pepoi

Scelestus will Affirm.
Teu Pepoi will Oppose.

Topics:

1. The Dark Jedi Brotherhood should hold Vendetta Events at least three times a year.[/*:m]
   
2. The Dark Jedi Brotherhood should significantly increase the Clan and House ground forces allotments.[/*:m]
   
3. High level equite promotions should be made availible to members who have not served directly in leadership positions.[/*:m][/list:o]
   
   The opposition will strike a topic first, the affirmative will strike a topic second. The topic for the debate shall be the topic that remains. Please indicate which number topic you are striking here in the thread. Both sides must strike by 11:59 pm EST on Tuesday June 26th. Debates may begin at any point after 12:00 am EST on Saturday June 30th and will run through 11:59 EST on Friday July 6th. The intervening time between topic selection and the start of the debate is to be used for case construction and/or research. Depending on the topic, both real world and Star Wars canon examples and arguments may be used.
   
   The format for the debate will be as follows:
   
   
   1. First Affirmative constructive (Not to exceed 1000 words)[/*:m]
      
   2. First Negative constructive (Not to exceed 1200 words)[/*:m]
      
   3. First Affirmative rebuttal (Not to exceed 600 words)[/*:m]
      
   4. First Negative rebuttal (Not to exceed 800 words)[/*:m]
      
   5. Second Affirmative rebuttal (not to exceed 400 words)[/*:m][/list:o]
      
      No new arguments can be made in the rebuttals, you may however address any arguments brought up in the constructives. In addition, new examples can be used in rebuttals.

Opposition strikes #2

Affirmative strikes #3

The topic will be: The Dark Jedi Brotherhood should hold Vendetta Events at least three times a year.

If both competitors would like to begin their debate during the prep period, send me an email and I'll turn you lose.

I propose that the Dark Jedi Brotherhood should hold Vendetta events at least three times a year. I believe that this will be beneficial for the group by promoting activity and that will in turn increase membership, which will further fuel activity.

This will be accomplished first and foremost by encouraging the membership, especially some of the older members to become active again. The history of the Brotherhood is rife with examples of activity dropping off between Vendettas or GJWs, only to see it surge again like a tidal wave when the next one rolls around. It stands to reason then, that if there is less time between these great events, that the activity level of the Brotherhood will consequently increase, and possibly even stay increased if the members have less down time between events in which they may become bored and crawl back into their dark holes waiting for the lure of the next Vendetta.

Now, if the greater majority of the membership is more consistently active, then it also seems to be true that these members will mention the DJB to their friends. The most recent poll that Grandmaster Muz Ashen conducted of the membership as a whole revealed that the majority of those who join us do so through a friend or family member that was already with the Brotherhood. Therefore, having more active members that are engaged and excited to be a part of the club statistically increases our chances of obtaining new members.

It is obvious that members are required to sustain the DJB and that those members both want and create activity by their very presence. It follows, then, that more members means more activity and greater strength for the DJB. Having a larger membership pool also allows us to draw more qualified individuals into positions of leadership--as greater numbers equal a greater chance of finding good leaders--thereby decreasing the burden on the rest of the leadership. This will make running future Vendettas easier.

To sum up, running at least three Vendettas a year will increase activity, leading to more members, leading to more activity, which will make Vendettas easier to run allowing them to be done more often. This simple change will perpetually improve the state of the Brotherhood, and we owe it to ourselves to take this step.

Teu?