check out this story on wired.com
Habermas must just love this stuff. Sounds like the beginnings of a formalized discursive democracy; which leads me to wonder, who's controlling all of this? I worry that by leaving it to site administrators and corporate interest we may sqaunder the potential. Or perhaps our democratic tendencies have matured enough to geniunely decentralize control. I have a sneaking suspicion that we will be lulled by the patina while proprietary rights and marketing once again destroy a potentially productive social space.
this all leads me to want to learn more about copyright, digital rights management, and digital democracy.