1 - If I am looking to seek assistance with a coin development, using either a Current working algorithm or a new one, is this the correct forum to post in, and if not, where should I direct my posts?
It's not a wrong place, but you might find more useful discussions in the Altcoin Discussion section:
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?board=67.0If you're a complete newbie as you claim, I might also recommend Bitcoingarden.org forum, if you want to find altcoin developers and communities. There's a lot of support there for new projects.
2 - Does anyone know of a current way to assure that a coin idea remain unable to be stolen, and executed on, while still being able to discuss it, such as a limited patent or idea ownership, etc.?
Pre-launch you mean? I suppose the only way is to do it like most projects do. Work within team communication channels. Once you go live, however, it's open game. That's actually supposed to be the way it works.
3 - In the event that this coin does get pushed out and becomes a thing in the near future, there is one stumbling stone that I see and that is the initial development "Funding". I have seen some people use pre-mines, taxes, profit yields, trusts, etc. but, what I am curious about is what the normal cryptocoin user finds to be most fair. Obviously, a team needs some motivation to work, Funds can help make that motivation more pressing, while also making sure no one thinks anything shady with the way that those funds are collected.
Actually, funding is not necessarily a stumbling block. Bitcoin is a good example of people whose prime motivation was that their idea had the potential for precisely what your next question suggests: "a profound and unprecendented positive effect upon the world". There are plenty of projects I like, who also never funded. Byteballs, for example, had a distribution model based around Bitcoin users and owners.
4 - Finally, if you post here, please -PLEASE- leave an answer to this question as in many ways, it has more weight on the decision that I will make about pursuing this coin. The question is simple - If there was a way to have Blockchain and Cryptocurrency start having a profound and unprecedented positive effect upon the world, even if it meant rough waters, would you, as a consumer, support it?
Thanks a ton for taking any time at all to look over this post and I look forward to not only any responses here, but also in the future topics to come.
I'm using Bitcoin. That's a big, resounding yes, at least in my small view.