A key decision for a sponsor is who will have knowledge of the questions that will be asked at the debate. Debate organizers have taken a range of approaches that reflects what is appropriate in their societies. This includes approaches where the moderator or the panelists know the questions but the sponsor does not. In other instances, the questions are known by the members of the debate sponsoring group that crafted them. And in some cases, the specific questions are provided to the candidates in advance to help ensure they participate, among other reasons. The decision should be taken carefully. The practice of providing questions may discredit the debate group in the eyes of the public and lead to criticism of giving candidates unfair advantages — the equivalent of giving the answers to an important exam in advance. This practice may also sap debates of spontaneity as candidates may respond to questions with prepared remarks. Some sponsors try to find middle ground by sharing topics with the candidates instead of specific questions.