CreateDebate.com - Where You Can Debate Without Qualms

The beauty of the web is its democratism. Anyone given a computer can profess their views and expound upon the themes that really matter to them. CreateDebate is a new site devoted to, well, debate of course. It gives everyone their very own soap box. You can express your ideas and views and expect to be contested. It’s like high school debate, only on the web, and your fellow debaters may be a little bit more well versed in their subjects. Or not. Most of the debates on site take the form of either or, for example Shoutwire or Digg, and Hot Model or actress. The topics are very of the times, having to do with internet protocol, file sharing, hot people, Youtube etc. In each debate points are tallied and displayed. You can see the number of total arguments along with, total votes and the ending date—most are open to be debated infinitely. On the side you’ll find a listing of debates categorized by creation time, as well as end status. Tabs at the top of the page display debate topics, e.g. politics, shopping, tech, travel and religion among others. Also of note, each debate has its own research page, meaning users can add sources and news, so others can get up to date. Sign up is free.

“CreateDebate is a social tool based entirely on participation and democracy.
You have the power to create debates, add arguments, craft rebuttals and vote with your click.
Get started by looking around to find a debate that piques your interest or take a tour.”

People love to be heard, and CreateDebate lets them do just that. It’s a solid format with interesting topics. Users can easily profess their beliefs and engage in lively conversation. The site also has a variety of tools to spread the word—including bookmarklets and buttons which help further the debates, thus getting the site more hits.

Will the people bite? Sites like these thrive on participation, how will CreateDebate draw in more users?