[eDebate] evidence read of laptops

[Nate Dunn]

Laptops are good, they are a step forward.

But there are a few no-nos that we should agree upon. (Feel free to add to 
this list, forgive me if any of these are silly)

1. Debaters with laptops should not use any form of instant messenger during 
the round (a big no-no) or email other squard members to receive help. Could 
you imagine a situation where a person in the room watching the round was 
sending one of the teams answers? very, very, bad

2. Debaters with laptops shouldn't be allowed to cut more cards or access 
the internet for answers to a position that they came into the round 
unprepared for. Basically I think that debaters should be required to 
disconnect from the internet during rounds.

Other than than I think flowing on laptops, keeping frontlines or evidence 
on them, or anything else is OK. but keeping evidence on laptops is a pain 
for eveyone involved (insert the "Dude you broke my laptop" scenario here).

Nate Dunn
Wake Law '07




>From: "NEIL BERCH" <berchnorto at msn.com>
>To: "edebate" <edebate at ndtceda.com>
>Subject: [eDebate] evidence read of laptops
>Date: Sun, 12 Sep 2004 21:32:18 -0400
>
>Hi, everyone!  What is the status of community consensus (if there is one) 
>about debaters reading evidence off their laptops without hard copy 
>available for inspection by the other team or the judge?
>
>--Neil Berch
>West Virginia University

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