I also found that thread fascinating. MetaFilter is a great resource and is one of the examples we’re looking at with respect when we try to imagine where we’d like to take Yedda.

Yedda strikes an interesting compromise between anything goes and a site focused on a single topic. Once you define (free form + assisted) the topics you are interested in, it automatically creates a filter that makes sure that you’re exposed only to Q&As related to these topics (unless you actively search for other topics of course).

There is a lot more in Yedda, like the fact that it keeps questions always-fresh using a unique active broker which gets attached to each question.

As for a clear purpose or direction, at least to us, it’s clear – to be the best place for exchanging personal knowledge. There is a still a way to go, but hey, you only need directions if you didn’t actually get there already, right?

If you can find the time to try Yedda, I’d love to hear what you think of it.