Mad_Dog_of_Fujiwara
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This has been a recent problem in my eyes as of late, and Antvasima asked for a staff thread to be created regarding the issue, so here we are.
Some users will occasionally post threads that are not their own, but are in fact just ripped straight from various off-site sources such as blogs, other VS forums, or Reddit posts. This is a problem for a few reasons; Namely, it does not put any actual effort into the CRT itself, as it is essentially just copy/pasting from another source and calling it a day. As an extension of that, this means the OP of the original argument may not even be aware that their arguments are being used here, and thus cannot properly argue in favor of them. And even then, if the OP in question truly is targeting VSBW's opinions specifically, there is nothing preventing them from joining the forum and making their points here, rather than wait to have some third party step in.
Another problem is with differing standards; VS debating is a highly subjective hobby, and many sites dedicated to it possess their own unique qualifications for tiers, hax, or so on. As such, we cannot just assume that offsite arguments, whether they be upgrades or downgrades, would even fit within the rules that we have set in place, especially since many people whose posts are being used in this way might not even be considering VSBW's stance on certain issues when making such posts.
Due to all of this, I think it is necessary to add a written rule banning or limiting CRTs that solely consist of links to off-site arguments (according to @Confluctor, this is already an unwritten rule), and encourage people to either make their own arguments or get the person making off-site arguments to come here and make an actual thread on the issue.
Some users will occasionally post threads that are not their own, but are in fact just ripped straight from various off-site sources such as blogs, other VS forums, or Reddit posts. This is a problem for a few reasons; Namely, it does not put any actual effort into the CRT itself, as it is essentially just copy/pasting from another source and calling it a day. As an extension of that, this means the OP of the original argument may not even be aware that their arguments are being used here, and thus cannot properly argue in favor of them. And even then, if the OP in question truly is targeting VSBW's opinions specifically, there is nothing preventing them from joining the forum and making their points here, rather than wait to have some third party step in.
Another problem is with differing standards; VS debating is a highly subjective hobby, and many sites dedicated to it possess their own unique qualifications for tiers, hax, or so on. As such, we cannot just assume that offsite arguments, whether they be upgrades or downgrades, would even fit within the rules that we have set in place, especially since many people whose posts are being used in this way might not even be considering VSBW's stance on certain issues when making such posts.
Due to all of this, I think it is necessary to add a written rule banning or limiting CRTs that solely consist of links to off-site arguments (according to @Confluctor, this is already an unwritten rule), and encourage people to either make their own arguments or get the person making off-site arguments to come here and make an actual thread on the issue.