Kino D
A 'Turn-Based Monthly Debate'? Say five or so high-profile debaters who has made their voices heard during that month gets to have a turn-based five-way argument on some topic. All very civilized, and nobody gets to post out of turn, and you get to quote with reckless abandon, agree with previous poster or just say "I pass". And there'll be a sub-forum of it's own where the 'old' debates are put, so anyone can go there to comment on the subject after the 'event' is over. No winner or loser, just good debating on various points on one decided subject.

I think it's a downright shitty idea, but maybe that's just me, heh.

Oh, and of course anyone who's tuning in gets to observe the debate as it's progressing, they just don't get to say anything until it's over. That way we'll have both the points made by the participants, and after the 'event', the observers who's been forced to keep shut during the debate gets to voice any arguments they feel were left out.

somthing like that could be finangled into a sub-forum that's veiwable by everyone that only a chosen few may comment, and after it's over you can keep records of debates for those who choose to go over and maybe later post on it in the forum and share their own opinions, it would stimulate forum growth by alot, and also raise intrest, specially if the chosen can debate well and it's on a popular subject. i myself would enjoy looking at a well debated topic and read what people have to say.