There are, in fact, many minds working on various ways to use the internet as a tool for democratic participation. Wikimedia seems like a logical focal points for bringing together collaborative efforts. I’m glad to see that most of these projects are proceeding with the intention of being open to new ideas and evolving as more people use them. So far most of these projects seem to be focused on developing well functioning ways to vote on-line. This is great and definitely needed but I’d like to suggest that voting on such a site would be just one part of broader cultural transformations towards a more participatory world. An ideal democracy wiki site would involve ways for people to organize and work together to make the changes happen which they wish to see rather than just voting and expecting government employees to do all the work. And if people organize on-line they will need real-world spaces to meet in and bring their ideas into fruition. An ideal site should emphasize the need for organizing these spaces and provide support for doing so.