I will set up a wiki page. That would be a place where anyone could copy and paste a Q&A or a summary that they feel should be preserved longterm, with links to multiple threads that may be evolving.

One thing that has been nagging at the back of my mind: the ‘rules of play’ that we have sorted out here have the elements of the Questioning Game — but not the elements of Duck-Duck-Goose. I mean, that little edge of thrill where you might get “stuck” being the Goose. My initial thought was don’t get stuck with both Q and A — but we are setting it up so each layer’s turn consists of both Q and A.

Is there a way for us to put in that little edge of thrill? Or should I stop worrying about it?

Sandra,
Yes, I think we can play the game out here in the blogosphere. If we used CoComment, we could keep track of the answers/questions whether they were answered in the original place or on one’s own blog. For example, if the question is easy to answer, I would answer here. If the question required a longer response than a commenter would prefer, then it could be answered over at their place. Naming whose question is being answered would be key to keeping track. Especially if more people get involved and multiple threads develop. It could get viral like a meme.

As for using them in a practical way, the nature of the question (and therefore the answers) would help determine. We would have the trail in CoComment (for example) or it could get captured somewhere else, like on a wiki. You already have a wiki, you could set up a new page for the quesion/answer thread.

If we ask the next question by a specific invitation, it might be like a tag/mem but we limit the circle. If we advertise that there is a question then it would open the question to anyone for an answer.

What do you think would be good?

It might be useful to clarify WHO’s question one is answering, by name. Or WHO you are asking a question of, by name. That way we have a little bit more sense of who is where around the circle, so to speak. If we really get going, we might break the “rules” and not “go in order” .

I’m thinking folks will answer whichever question that interests them, and they feel they have an interesting answer. We might get more than one answer to some questions!!!

So Steve, do you think we can play this question game in the blogoshpere and even keep track of our answers so we can put them to use in a practical way? (maybe not fair, kinda two questions)

So the way it works on that Questions site is:

you answer the post before you
you ask a question

then whoever makes the second post answers your question, etc.

were it to be reversed, then, the second poster would be asking you, the first poster, a question. so, it would be up to the first person to be the next poster, don’t you see?

And — since this is so fun – we get others involved by INVITATION.

Assuming the later…

Since it will be so much fun, how do we get others involved?

Should I respond with a question or an answer?

Here’s my answer: “because, in the beginning, it WAS fun.”