Ideas are cheap and I'm already committed to a project, so here's my take on the RFS. Imagine a site with the following attributes: - Anyone can submit conten

Ideas are cheap and I'm already committed to a project, so here's my take on the RFS. Imagine a site with the following attributes: - Anyone can submit content in any language. - Anyone can translate any content. - Editors (initially the founders) select content that meets topic and language standards. - Editors independently vote on content priority; site layout adjusts automatically based on editor consensus. - Content authors (and translators, if any) get points proportionally to the editorial vote. - A certain (large) number of points grants editorial access (having proven that they are invested in the site and get the standards). - Points can be exchanged for world currency in either direction (bought/sold). - People pay in points to access content (per article or per month). - People start with enough points to give them access for a month or so. - Eventually there would be editorial boards in different languages and ideally with different topics. -- I know newsvine is kinda like this, but without the monetization. Newsvine also seems far more editorial than factual, and doesn't have the same "gotta earn editorial access" feel. Graduated karma-based community systems like stackoverflow (and HN) keep quality high longer. What do you think, would something like this offer a viable alternative to the journalistic status quo?