With many, many thanks to Bill Batterman, Associate Director at Woodward Academy, for his many hours of work, the National Debate Coaches Association's National Argument List ("The Wiki") has been substantially upgraded for the 2010-2011 season!  The goal was to create a more user friendly wiki (similar to the one used by the college community) and to deter vandalism to the wiki.

To access the wiki, visit http://www.debatecoaches.org/—the official NDCA site that also has recently been upgraded—and click on the wiki link in the header or visit the wiki directly at http://wiki.debatecoaches.org/.

The major implication to these changes for you the user is that you will have to register for an account if you would like to edit a page. This feature hopefully will deter vandalism because all page edits will be logged by both username and IP address.  Anyone who does vandalize the wiki will have their accounts (and, when appropriate, IP addresses) blocked.

To sign up, simply click "Join Wikispaces Now!" in the upper right hand corner and complete the sign-up information. Once you are signed in, go to the NDCA wiki and click "Join" in the upper right hand menu. Your request will be approved as soon as possible but please be patient. We require users to sign-up for an account in order to deter vandalism; all page edits will be logged by both username and IP address and vandals will have their accounts (and, when appropriate, IP addresses) blocked.

The wiki is separated into main pages for Policy Debate (http://wiki.debatecoaches.org/Policy+Debate) and Lincoln-Douglas Debate (http://wiki.debatecoaches.org/Lincoln-Douglas+Debate). Current participants at upcoming tournaments have been added as pages.  However, Instructions for adding a page to the wiki are available by clicking on the links on the main page or either of the format-specific main pages — you can access them directly at http://wiki.debatecoaches.org/How+To+Add+A+Team+Or+Debater+To+The+Wiki.

An additional benefit of the new system is the ability to view scouting info by tournament.  For example, by using a tagging feature, participants at the Greenhill Invitational and Round Robins as well as Wake Early Bird will have tournament specific pages.  I will do my best to create this kind of page for major tournaments but advanced users can create them on their own; if you need help, send me an email.

If you would like more detail about the changes, you can go to http://wiki.debatecoaches.org/Changes+In+2010-2011 This link also has a lot of other information including help, faqs, and the wikitext guide.  The links there (also in the sidebar) will answer most of your questions about the software itself and how to properly format wiki pages. Check out these help resources if you have questions about the wiki.

In Bill's typical giving way, he wanted people to know that "The creation of the new wiki has been time-intensive and managing it throughout the season takes a lot of work, but it is a labor of love. Please spread the word to your friends and colleagues so that we can again the most comprehensive, user-friendly, and high-quality wiki possible.  Good luck and happy editing!"

We are lucky to have Bill's hard work benefit the community!  Please join me in thanking him---and I couldn't say it better than he did--Good luck and happy editing! 
With many, many thanks to Bill Batterman, Associate Director at Woodward Academy, for his many hours of work, the National Debate Coaches Association's National Argument List ("The Wiki") has been substantially upgraded for the 2010-2011 season!  The goal was to create a more user friendly wiki (similar to the one used by the college community) and to deter vandalism to the wiki.

To access the wiki, visit http://www.debatecoaches.org/—the official NDCA site that also has recently been upgraded—and click on the wiki link in the header or visit the wiki directly at http://wiki.debatecoaches.org/.

The major implication to these changes for you the user is that you will have to register for an account if you would like to edit a page. This feature hopefully will deter vandalism because all page edits will be logged by both username and IP address.  Anyone who does vandalize the wiki will have their accounts (and, when appropriate, IP addresses) blocked.

To sign up, simply click "Join Wikispaces Now!" in the upper right hand corner and complete the sign-up information. Once you are signed in, go to the NDCA wiki and click "Join" in the upper right hand menu. Your request will be approved as soon as possible but please be patient. We require users to sign-up for an account in order to deter vandalism; all page edits will be logged by both username and IP address and vandals will have their accounts (and, when appropriate, IP addresses) blocked.

The wiki is separated into main pages for Policy Debate (http://wiki.debatecoaches.org/Policy+Debate) and Lincoln-Douglas Debate (http://wiki.debatecoaches.org/Lincoln-Douglas+Debate). Current participants at upcoming tournaments have been added as pages.  However, Instructions for adding a page to the wiki are available by clicking on the links on the main page or either of the format-specific main pages — you can access them directly at http://wiki.debatecoaches.org/How+To+Add+A+Team+Or+Debater+To+The+Wiki.

An additional benefit of the new system is the ability to view scouting info by tournament.  For example, by using a tagging feature, participants at the Greenhill Invitational and Round Robins as well as Wake Early Bird will have tournament specific pages.  I will do my best to create this kind of page for major tournaments but advanced users can create them on their own; if you need help, send me an email.

If you would like more detail about the changes, you can go to http://wiki.debatecoaches.org/Changes+In+2010-2011 This link also has a lot of other information including help, faqs, and the wikitext guide.  The links there (also in the sidebar) will answer most of your questions about the software itself and how to properly format wiki pages. Check out these help resources if you have questions about the wiki.

In Bill's typical giving way, he wanted people to know that "The creation of the new wiki has been time-intensive and managing it throughout the season takes a lot of work, but it is a labor of love. Please spread the word to your friends and colleagues so that we can again the most comprehensive, user-friendly, and high-quality wiki possible.  Good luck and happy editing!"

We are lucky to have Bill's hard work benefit the community!  Please join me in thanking him---and I couldn't say it better than he did--Good luck and happy editing!