Verbatim

A free, open-source platform for paperless debate, built as a template for Microsoft Word. Learn more.

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Caselists

Intel, scouting, and open source evidence for your debate community.

College:

openCaselist NDT/CEDA Wiki

NFA/LD Wiki

High School:

(sponsored by the National Debate Coaches Association)

NDCA HS Policy Wiki

NDCA HS LD Wiki

NDCA HS PF Wiki

NDCA Open Evidence Project

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Help

Email advice and basic support for Verbatim, Stratus, and the caselists is always free.

Contact

If you need something more extensive to get up to speed with paperless debate and are looking for hands-on help, then I’d be happy to work with you and your team, either in-person at your institution or virtually. Contact me and we can work something out.

About

Verbatim, Stratus, the caselists, and everything else here is maintained by Aaron Hardy. Questions, feedback, bug reports, and feature requests are always welcome.

Contact

Having issues? Check the Verbatim FAQ. If that doesn’t answer your question, use the form below, or send an email to support@paperlessdebate.com.

If you have a troubleshooting question, please include your operating system, version of Word, and version of Verbatim.

You do not need to email to be added to a caselist wiki, you can add a school yourself with the link on the wiki sidebar.