WebWord Comment -- A while back Metafilter uncovered the Kaycee hoax. Perhaps that isn't exactly the way to explain what happened, but the core idea is that the several people came together through the web to uncover a hoax. So, here is an idea. Why can't we come together to track down Saddam Hussein? Why can't we come together to track down Osama bin Laden? These are just some examples of things people could do collectively via the web. The larger question is this: Why don't these investigations happen more often? Why don't more people come together (spontaneously?) to solve problems? What made the Metafilter mob come together to hunt down the details of the hoax? What is the tipping point for this activity and how do we even get people started in that direction? Here's what I propose. Let's create a web site dedicated to hunting down information, ideas, hoaxes, and so forth. The whole idea is to work together to figure stuff out just for the sake of doing it. I think it might be possible to really make a difference. The web site would pose questions (e.g., Has George W. Bush had anything to drink while in office?) and then have people hunt down answers. I believe that such a web site could operate on simple Darwinian principles. Any registered user could pose a question yet only the most interesting and invigorating questions would draw answers. Does this sound interesting enough to put together? (Is it already being done? If yes, where?) Talk about it.