Forum functionality is likely the most important thing to focus on because with a forum comes an audience. That is my tentative analysis anyhow. I get visitors who would like to add their two cents worth and I should accomodate them. One of the problems is that the site attracts skin-heads and reactionary types as well as progressives. What is decisive is that we attract living breathing people to use our system.
Success follows success.
A public domain news service will certainly emerge. I don't have the slightest doubt of this. Soon enough this will be evident to millions and there will be powerful motion to make good on this potential. What is unclear is whether we will be able to contribute to this motion. We can be scouts for an army that will soon awaken and discover its strength.