Before the forum wipe (IIRC) there had been a topic called "Questions for Stefan". It went ok at first and some of the mods even figured they would get Stefan to check it out, but then the weird stupid questions came pooring in and the topic died. I think that if we moved this to IRC, setup a channel where   everyone could join, the channel would be moderated, and a select individual or two could ask Stefan questions that get gathered before hand (and maybe during the event through PM's.) This would solve the problem of inappropriate and stupid questions and still allow people to get their questions asked. To be fair in what is considered a stupid question, how about having a committee that reviews the questions and if the committee thinks that the question is inappropriate the person can provide an arguement as to why they think it isn't.