Can there be a debate section?

[SonofBaconator]

Forums are mostly debates anyway but would a debate section be welcomed here?
 

Debates would focus on one topic-

For example: Kings Island needs a Surf Coaster… 

The thread would then be filled with responses for or against the topic presented.

Would something like this be beneficial or redundant?

[BeeastFarmer]

I think redundant because by nature, people want to share ideas. So any thread will have debate .

 

If you don't agree, fight me. See what I did there LOL

[TombRaiderFTW]

I don't dislike the idea, but I wonder if this could be accomplished just as successfully but not as narrowly by having a Concepts subforum.

I'm assuming that the kinds of things that would be debated would be changes to the park. As has been mentioned, that kind of stuff gets debated anyway when brought up, but in doing a Concepts subforum instead of specifically a Debates subforum, you'd also open the doors to non-debate ideas, e.g. "Here's my concept for a new area of Kings Island!" It creates room for debates AND gives a new platform for people's creativity.

It'd also open the doors to more NoLimits/Planet Coaster/RCT-based ideas, which used to have considerably more presence here (and I miss them!) The existing Multimedia subforum works well enough for that, but it's not specifically geared towards creativity--you could just as likely (or more likely, in recent years) encounter a conversation there about the latest Call of Duty than anything amusement park-related. I'm glad those conversations are happening here, too, of course, but I'd love to see NL/PC/RCT creativity make a return here. I realize the internet has changed a lot over the last 20 years and forums are somewhat taking a back seat to things like Reddit, which I think is a big contributor for why that creativity has disappeared, but I also think you miss 100% of the shots you don't take.

The trade-off (which I don't particularly worry about here, but it's worth mentioning) is that in creating a spotlight for ideas and creativity, it becomes somewhat easier to critique or put down those ideas. The last thing I'd want is for people to feel like their ideas don't matter or feel picked on because they suggested something that someone else doesn't like. But, I think we generally have a decent culture of respect here, so I wouldn't expect that things would devolve into that on their own.

Edited August 21, 2023 by TombRaiderFTW
Forgot to finish paragraph 3. Oops.

[Browntggrr]

Forums are for debates......

Change my mind.