Barkles is a solution looking for a problem. Online debates are better taken in context of the subject matter which spark them, e.g. forums or blog comments. As such, Barkles will never take off.
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I like this ease of use for online discussions. It's like sitting with friends around a table, enjoying a meal, tasting a good bottle of red wine and wildly discussing any topic.
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... and what a solution! Believe me, there are plenty of 'problems' this 'solution' will help.
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If the Barkles team thinks that launching the site is the end of the journey than I agree. The future of Barkles is integration into other sites, Disqus style.
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It would be cool if I could link directly to my opinion on a dog fight when "Sharing to Facebook"
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Barkles as a niche social network. It's a place for people who like the exchange of ideas. It's not for everyone. Do I think it will have 200 mil users in a few years, no. But it'll be here.
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Agree and disagree. IT IS looking for a problem but that doesn't mean it won't take off. There are many examples of tech that people didn't know they needed until it was presented to them. À la Apple.
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All it needs is some integration and it could easily replace the Facebook comments that some sites have started to use instead of their own comment system.
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Cutting through the clutter of info online can be daunting, framing debates clearly and concisely, as barkles seems to be trying to do, has tremendous value, wrangl.com is also impressive in this area
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Barkles IS a stable and simple way to make an online debate interesting. And in terms of Barkles not taking off, you starting a dogfight is only helping it dissatisfy your argument...
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This does solve a problem, but "taking off" is never a given. I do think this concept has potential.
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I kind of agree and kind of disagree. I saw someone's popular post then that was asking the opinion on his logo on his site. I think used in that context then the idea is pretty good?
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Barkles gives us a platform to have a debate online, where the opinion of the person responding will be obvious (no reading between the lines) and eventually you'll either win or lose. No ambiguity!
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Im particularly disagreeing to your premise, not your argument. Saying a site has no use while using it is void.
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A clean elegant way to shape flame wars will certainly be applied somewhere on this lovely little interweb.
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I think Barkles is a great idea, but a little bit of problem looking for a solution - but that is mostly due to the inability for people to change, I think as an extension to say "The Punch" will help
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Different forums, different purpose. Message boards don't require editing or focus. This format demands more succinct responses and (hopefully) keeps discussions on topic.
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I have to disagree, Barkles will take off in my opinion because the internet is FULL of debates mixed around, this is just an organized unique site that you can debate on.
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Of course it'll take off, there are plenty of problems at a loose end and this is where they'll congregate, nothing beats a good debacle, anyway look at twitter, that should never have taken off :)
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Thanks for your honesty! However I disagree, many debates have started via blog comments themselves - and just by disagreeing to this, it proves my point.
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