I saw some other definitions about LD and policy, and they were old, so I made this so a newer debater can understand. I will assume you understand the rules and various jargon used obsessively throughout most of the debate community. Public forum, compared to other debate events, while not necessarily the best, should still be highly considered. Looking at other debate forms such at LD, policy, and congress, PF is the most fun. PF is like the "Goldilocks" event. LD is too boring (who would want to judge two roman-nosed high schoolers in suits talking about the values in life for and hour), policy requires too much time researching random and stupid arguments (penguins lead to nuclear war) or perfecting speaking speed, and congress is vague, lazy, difficult to become good at, and rounds are loud and you barely get to speak. Public forum also looks good on applications, teaches you to debate lay a lot better (which definitely helps you a lot more in later parts of your life), and is probably the most "easiest to learn, hardest to master" type of debate. Give it a try.
"I'll never quit public forum. Screw policy."
"Ugh...this congress round will never end."
"Who tf cares about principles and values in life?"
"Ugh...this congress round will never end."
"Who tf cares about principles and values in life?"
by purgeTheUrgeToSplurge December 6, 2020
Get the public forummug. A place where moderators delete people's threads without telling them, then making threads of their own which are worse in taste, yet still acceptable; because they are mods.
RN moderators are hypocrites.
by atlantis February 5, 2003
Get the RN Forumsmug. by eastondle January 25, 2010
Get the Talk forummug. The absolute best forum ever, we talk about ASDFism and ASDFology.
Each day new discoveries are made...
Each day new discoveries are made...
by CX gamer April 13, 2008
Get the ASDF forumsmug. by Gfraizer December 12, 2003
Get the battle.net forumsmug. A collection of many posts in multiple threads in a forum meant to either destroy the quality of a forum, bump pointless threads or increase the forum bomber's post count.
Alan's really going to have to make a bunch of forum bombs to have any hope of matching the 7000 posts Gonzo has made.
by CraigK79 January 28, 2009
Get the forum bombmug. A small group who participate in vote-rigging in online forums and frequently use multiple accounts to do so, often usurping the role of an official moderator.
by rev green January 21, 2016
Get the forum mafiamug.