Making learning fun is very important to craft new leaders and new technologies, among other things. what is more fun than debating as a chance to learn, where you get an 'interactive education' with other members? it is like having a lot of teachers and a lot of students all interested in the same topics, and, learning about how to discuss things in an orderly fashion, of course. This is why i am suggesting that the worlds of education and the internet 'get connected.' if every school in the world, every child that uses wiki for projects and stuff, was to pledge one cent a year to wikipedia, then the issues of having the funding requirements met would be made no problem at all, same for certain debating forums, yes? With this new funding, in massive amounts, people could work this job full time, the issues of having people moderate the forums and such, with clear confidence they will be paid at the end of the month, yes? this would obviously mean there will be many more forums opening up, and, many more students heading for them, as it is nearly as social as social media, with certain differences, of course. maybe there could be a district or county or state system where each state has a server, manned by someone full time, on every continent and in every country?
