Hi All, Some of you might find this article by David Brin (P,hd in Space Physics & SciFi Author) interesting: http://www.davidbrin.com/disputationarticle1.html He outlines a top down design to try to use the Internet as a collaborative discussion and thinking tool. It seems to me that the Wikimedia software and various projects utilizing some simple rules (NPOV, only one 32K article per subject or title, comprehensive history of revision, and the ever evolving community guidelines) allowed solutions meeting his basic criteria and goals to self organize. As a publicity drive or stunt we might consider inviting him to evaluate how well Wikipedia or some other Wikimedia project meets his proposed requirements for useful Internet sites on his website for his fans. Perhaps a good time (considering that Wikipedia hardly needs publicity drives considering its current success and maturity) would be after a few months of Wikiversity's authorized operation makes it clear that good ideas or material tends to float or stay on the current page of learning/study activities there; just like the best material and presentations drift to the current article or definition on Wikipedia and Wiktionary. I would be very interested in reactions or opinions why or why not Wikipedia currently meets or does not meet his stated goals or criteria for a "Disputation Arena". regards, lazyquasar