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I mildly dislike this idea because it seems to promote an argument-as-soldiers mentality.
Seconded. This is what RationalWiki is for.
In fact, this is literally what RationalWiki is for.
I thought RationalWiki was a recruitment tool for LessWrong. That's how I came here, believe it or not
(edit: I meant the first sentence somewhat in jest, even though I did come here via RationalWiki.)
It wasn't a totally serious comment, but my general take on RationalWiki is that it's an excellent catalogue of arguments for winning debates, specifically those that matter to the skeptic crowd. I'm not sure that's what we want to be encouraging here.
I see RationalWiki as a place for those who can't handle the hard stuff. Those who can, come here, those who can't, stay there.
Thirded. This isn't really a good idea.