League Policies

1. A-D Event Rules (see above or go to Team Policy Rules Page or Lincoln-Douglas Value Rule Page.)

   E. Online General Rules

   1. Camera. A single, stationary camera must be used (i.e., no zooming or panning is permitted).
   2. Visibility. Competitors should keep their cameras on at all times except when experiencing significant technical difficulties.
   3. Audio. Only audio presented live from competitors is permitted (i.e., audio that is computer-generated, recorded, generated by a third-party, etc. is not permitted).

   F. Online Rules for Evidence 

   1. Academic Integrity. Evidence must adhere to all rules in Section B above.
   2. Electronic Format. Evidence for online tournaments must be in an electronic format. Evidence must be in an accessible cloud-based file or one of the following file types: .pdf, .jpg, .doc, .docx, or .png.
   3. Exchange. Evidence must be exchanged within the competition room via Evidence Center and include a full citation according to Rule B.1. (Providing only the link to a source does not meet this requirement, but the link may be included in the required citation.)

                       a. Evidence Center. The Evidence Center may be used to:

   1. 1. 1. 1. Copy and paste evidence.
            2. Share links to evidence stored in cloud-based files (e.g., Google Docs). The document owner must ensure that document permissions are set for open access.

                     b. File upload. If evidence is exchanged using the file upload function, debaters are responsible to ensure that they can download and open all of the permissible file types listed in Rule F.2.

   11/17/25: Currently, our Evidence Center only offers the file upload function. Therefore, cloud-based files must be downloaded, and extractions from larger documents must be selected and saved for sharing. See this video for a demonstration.

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