april 2024 npdl:

hi! my name is melanie (she/her), and i'm a former high school PF debater, and i currently compete in APDA for nyu.

i think the tldr is basically make it as clear as possible for me in how i'm supposed to evaluate the round—i'm a very large fan of off time roadmaps and signposting, please weigh your arguments, have the arguments you want to vote on in rebuttals, etc. i don't really like or have a ton of experience debating or judging theory, kritiks, etc. and i can't promise that i will understand how to properly judge it; if you do run it, may it not be frivolous, and may the mechanics be explicitly explained.

i can flow like 260wpm and up but i would prefer not to. creative arguments are fun; silly arguments are fun. i try to be tabula rasa and am willing to buy an untrue argument if it is uncontested.