If you're like me, you know The Escapist website mainly due to this show.
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To my surprise however, I discovered that Zero Punctuation wasn't the only show in town over there.
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There's also one called No Right Answer, hosted by these two delightful chaps up above. Every Thursday, Chris and Kyle (and sometimes third-wheel/substitute Dan) deliver a new video in which they choose a general topic to geek-debate over, each picking a particular subject to present as the best choice befitting the show's topic. Some of their friendly arguments include...
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...Worst VideoGame Ending Ever (FF7 Vs GTA3)...
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...Best ComicBook-Based Cartoon (TMNT '87 Vs Batman: TAS)...
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...and Manliest Superhero Ever (Wonder Woman Vs Superman).
Liking what I saw, I thought I'd make a thread in which those from the forum could give their own two cents about their weekly topic and which choice is indeed deserving of said topic's label. However, there's a few guidelines I want to drop first before anything else.
1) No Personal Insults: Having spent years here, I know how heated some back-n-forth posts can get and said wild posts can get threads locked quick. I can also see how a thread all about arguing your point could more easily bring a lockdown quicker then others so right off the bat, no major personal attacks. I'm guessing calling someone here the mod-ok'd zing of 'silly goose' is fine and I expect to hear an 'ignorant slut' or two, but no major cussing at each other. If you've gotten to the point where can't argue your opinion without calling someone a piece of s#!t, you've gotten a little too invested in winning the argument and it's time to step away from the thread for a while. Speaking of arguing your point...
2) No 'X Is Better Because Y Is Dumb' Posts: I know this is SE++ and I'm not asking for you guys to write a thesis but if the No Right Answer guys can come up with reasons and rebuttals that last longer then three words, so can we. Think Final Fantasy 7 sucks because of Cloud or the ending or Tifa's boobs? Fine, state as much but at least make the effort as to explain why they make FF7 suck. 'Cloud is whiny', 'Ending blows' or 'They're too small' aren't enough.
3) Write-In Third Options Are Allowed: Everyone has an opinion about what the worst and best of something is and the two choices picked by the No Right Answer guys for the topic will most likely not be your own. Plus this is SE++ where thread-derails are practically required by law. So if you think you have a more deserving nominee for the weekly topic, go ahead and drop it in the thread. It must however be a legit choice for the weekly topic (for example no Michael Jackson for Best President Ever) and you must tell us in detail why it's a better choice then the two in the week's video. Again, no 1000-word report. Just enough for proper representation of the write-in as well as giving others enough fodder to agree or disagree on your opinion.
I can't think of any more rules at the moment but I'll add any if needed here as the thread goes on if I see it needs it or if a mod yells at me to add it. As for this week's debate, substitute Dan and Kyle went for the topic Video-Game Franchise That Needs To Die The Most. Do you agree with Dan that Sonic The Hedgehog needs to be put down or is Kyle right that Call Of Duty has been spread too thin across too many titles to ever be a viable series again?
To my surprise however, I discovered that Zero Punctuation wasn't the only show in town over there.
There's also one called No Right Answer, hosted by these two delightful chaps up above. Every Thursday, Chris and Kyle (and sometimes third-wheel/substitute Dan) deliver a new video in which they choose a general topic to geek-debate over, each picking a particular subject to present as the best choice befitting the show's topic. Some of their friendly arguments include...
...Worst VideoGame Ending Ever (FF7 Vs GTA3)...
...Best ComicBook-Based Cartoon (TMNT '87 Vs Batman: TAS)...
...and Manliest Superhero Ever (Wonder Woman Vs Superman).
Liking what I saw, I thought I'd make a thread in which those from the forum could give their own two cents about their weekly topic and which choice is indeed deserving of said topic's label. However, there's a few guidelines I want to drop first before anything else.
1) No Personal Insults: Having spent years here, I know how heated some back-n-forth posts can get and said wild posts can get threads locked quick. I can also see how a thread all about arguing your point could more easily bring a lockdown quicker then others so right off the bat, no major personal attacks. I'm guessing calling someone here the mod-ok'd zing of 'silly goose' is fine and I expect to hear an 'ignorant slut' or two, but no major cussing at each other. If you've gotten to the point where can't argue your opinion without calling someone a piece of s#!t, you've gotten a little too invested in winning the argument and it's time to step away from the thread for a while. Speaking of arguing your point...
2) No 'X Is Better Because Y Is Dumb' Posts: I know this is SE++ and I'm not asking for you guys to write a thesis but if the No Right Answer guys can come up with reasons and rebuttals that last longer then three words, so can we. Think Final Fantasy 7 sucks because of Cloud or the ending or Tifa's boobs? Fine, state as much but at least make the effort as to explain why they make FF7 suck. 'Cloud is whiny', 'Ending blows' or 'They're too small' aren't enough.
3) Write-In Third Options Are Allowed: Everyone has an opinion about what the worst and best of something is and the two choices picked by the No Right Answer guys for the topic will most likely not be your own. Plus this is SE++ where thread-derails are practically required by law. So if you think you have a more deserving nominee for the weekly topic, go ahead and drop it in the thread. It must however be a legit choice for the weekly topic (for example no Michael Jackson for Best President Ever) and you must tell us in detail why it's a better choice then the two in the week's video. Again, no 1000-word report. Just enough for proper representation of the write-in as well as giving others enough fodder to agree or disagree on your opinion.
I can't think of any more rules at the moment but I'll add any if needed here as the thread goes on if I see it needs it or if a mod yells at me to add it. As for this week's debate, substitute Dan and Kyle went for the topic Video-Game Franchise That Needs To Die The Most. Do you agree with Dan that Sonic The Hedgehog needs to be put down or is Kyle right that Call Of Duty has been spread too thin across too many titles to ever be a viable series again?