[Kate!]

Originally Posted by Angus

I'm assuming that if other FMs wish to contribute to the thread they become members by default in any event. The main point of the thread, so far as I can see, is that it will be more structured, with certain guidelines - ie a debater offers not just personal opinions, but opinions backed up by logical explanation, facts and reasoning.

Well, yes that's how it would work, everyone who contributed would be automatically added to the list, so there'd be no exclusion. I suppose we can give it a tentative try, and if there's any issues, that'll be the end of it. So if we all just bear in mind not to pick contentious subjects for debate, it should be fine.