QUOTE( @ Dec 3 2013, 18:17)

Serious debates was supposed to like an area for rational conversation, share opinions, correct fallacies e.t.c,
but with people who aimed mostly for blank philosophy, intelligence competition or express their subjective
thought(s) without giving a shit for other's opinion, this place have turned into a joke.
I mean fuck, now I respect General Chat more than this place.
I agree, and the problem with that place is that while the subforum may have some rules, the threads themselves don't. This is the internet. Any sort of unstructured discussion will turn into a huge shitstorm. Add some stupid worthless politeness rule, and you'll get a polite sounding, passive-aggressive natured shitstorm.
I still think that SD needs a revival, one where it's the norm to structure the debates more strictly. If we just give it some format, like who is pro and who is con, introductions, questions and answers, rebuttals, and most importantly, a fucking CONCLUSION... then we may end up with some debates that are worth reading (remember that the point of a real debate is to inform the audience, not really to convince the opponent... that just rarely works anyway).
Next time some interesting subject pops up, we should at least try something like this.