Forum Titles: - SURE, WHY NOT, but not a priority - I'm not terribly interested in the idea and if there were a titling system, I would rather it be something I can fully customize on my own.
I very seldom change my user title on other forum-based sites and when there have been opportunities to 'buy' into the option of being able to change my user title, I have usually not jumped, or, if I end up 'buying in', I 'buy in' because of some other feature being offered.
Honestly, I don't much feel like seeing another way for Gaians to snub other Gaians by waving their shiny titles around like some elite badge. And yes, while I realize that this happens regardless of titles, I just don't really feel like having another means through which it can possibly be done.
As is, our avatars show plenty and we can show off our achievements if we wanted to.
What I would enjoy would be the implementation of more Achievements, maybe. 3nodding
Catching X number of fish (in general), catching X number of trash (in general), etc.
Art/Writing/Whatever Directory and Contract System: - YES, YES, YES - I think that this (both the contract and the directory, but more specifically the contract) is an idea that has been long in the making and long in the requesting and has the potential to be very useful to contracted Gaians (art, profiles, whatevers) across the board if implemented correctly.
I agree with what some other users have said - that a rating system would be useful but only if the people who can 'legally' rate are people who have actually worked with the artist in question. It isn't fair for some random person to be able to down-vote or even up-vote someone whom they haven't worked-worked with. One of the things I like about eBay is that you can't rate anything unless you've directly worked with a seller or buyer. Something I would like in addition to the rating system would be a chance for people to leave mini-testimonies about the people they have worked with, too. whee
After all...
Five stars =/= Artist A was very attentive in listening to my request and was very timely in her delivery of my commissioned piece.
The Directories idea sounds good, but... somehow I have a fear that the searching system may not work correctly or that contractors who don't fit certain exact box shapes might end up getting inadvertently shafted in terms of visibility. That said, it would be nice if the 'front page' of the Directory would rotate all the different contractors to give everyone a chance at the front page spotlight even if they aren't the highest earning contractors. 3nodding
As is, I use the Search function on this site all the time and unless I am either super specific or know exactly which forum to look in, it never pulls up any options for me. sweatdrop
Forum Wars: - Ehhh - Admittedly, I'm not a huge fan of competitive things that have the potential to be taken way too seriously (I'm here to relax, not get worked up over competition! xd !), but I do think other Gaians might enjoy this feature. If the 'war' topics were more silly and imaginative, I might be able to bite more into the idea. 3nodding