The Online Campaign, Proposed Again

Let's seriously discuss an online campaign.  At present, I have two volunteers, Engelhart and Pandred, who have already agreed to play, both of whom have characters already.  Obviously, I would like to make a shout out to Embla, Rob, Lothar and Mikael, to learn if any of the other established players would like to take part.

Following that, I'd like to hear from others who feel they have the time.  I am only interested in persons who spend a lot of time on computer, and are willing to check and update their interest in the campaign on an hourly basis, specifically during those times when we are reasonably expecting to communicate with one another.  D&D is a collaborative game.  Online, it cannot be played in a fashion that the participants check into the campaign once or twice a day.  If we were to regularly play between 8 a.m. EST and 4 p.m. EST, then I would expect players to check on their phones or computers on average every 30-45 minutes during that time.

Alternatively, we could agree on a set period of time, 3-4 hrs per week, when everyone involved gave 90% of their attention to the game.  I am not set up for visual contact, but at the same time I would be fine with people playing music, watching something or playing a video game while we played at these set times, so long as one eye was constantly on the game, so that no question asked needed wait more than 30-45 seconds for a response.  Even in text, such a turn-around time could get a great deal done in a few hours.

At this time, I am ready to set up and run just Pandred and Engelhart.  I would expect that others would be likely to join in once we were started, and I'm quite able to run two people.  A third, obviously, would be Much better.

Take note; while I would expect participants to willingly read the Authentic Wiki, to understand the rules, I would also be more than willing to teach.

On another point, it's been suggested to me that I set up others to act as DM in some capacity.  I see it as promoting the idea of advising others while they run players in the online campaign.  That would be interesting, but it would involve trust and quite a bit of bravery, since it would still be on the internet and public and all.  I'm open to exploring that possibility as a means of teaching people to DM better.  Write and let me know what you think.  Could you run a small, agreed upon sequence of dungeon rooms with me whispering in your ear in messenger, while you actually performed as DM, knowing that you could rely on my support behind the scenes?