YOU are the senate Debates!
The FIRST WEEKLY SENATE DEBATES!
Thats right, this is what you've all been waiting for! Sanada and I have been working for a few days now to design a system for an inter-party debate that will bring to the surface new character traits, and hopefully shake up the old guard of these political parties.
Rome is currently dominated by two major parties, the Austere Optimates, and the Populist Populares. A new party recently, dissatisfied by the two major parties has emerged, the Tempertania quod Voluntas Partes. This is what I strove for when I first imagined these debates.
What I and sanada hope to accomplish is to bring to light the true character of these senatorial avatars we have created for ourselves, and to show our parties what we truly believe. Perhaps this will cause a party to crumble, or to strengthen. Will new parties emerge, based on what they see? Who knows, lets find out, shall we?
The debates will take place on Xfire (get it now) in a chat room that you will find yourself invited too in the coming days. Here's the list of rules that sanada and I worked out.
The first moderators will be sanada and I, as this was our idea. The candidates for the debate will have to be chosen by the party.Originally Posted by Winter
Participants:
One participant from each of the three major parties will be chosen each week. The participant chosen should have these important characteristics
1. Has served high office, such as Consul or Tribune, no Censors or Princeps.
2. Has either won re-election, is up for re-election, or has recently lost an election.
3. Should not have participated before (once everyone has participated we can begin to choose again.)
The debaters will be invited to a chatroom on Xfire called the 'You are the Senate debate!" along with anyone who wants to observe. There they will face questions from the moderators.
Moderators:
1. Someone who can be impartial
2. Will ask questions on a clearly defined set of topics which can include War, Trade, the Economy, class Rights, Faction goals, etc.
3. Must restrain members in the 'audience' that become to vocal and cause disruption, maybe even kicking them out.*
* its okay for the audience to respond, but we don't want a battle erupting in the chatroom
Audience:
Everyone who can participate should. Audience members should remain quiet as much as possible, but may respond at any time.
There will be a point in the debate in which the audience will be allowed to ask questions. They should be brief, but do not have to be impartial in the least. If the moderator finds a question to be too ridiculous, he has the right to block it.
The day/time has not yet been decided, but don't worry. The transcript will be posted for anyone that cannot make it online to see the actual debate.
Let me make this clear, this is an experement, and will require absolute co-operation. We don't know if this will work, and in fact it very well may not. If it does, we may have taken this AAR to a whole new level. If not, well hey, then we'll get a few laughs
Winter
