On my site, we're about to start experimenting with an on-site profile marketplace of sorts, where you spend your points (received through posts, thread-making, medals from our Flash games, etc) on things like avatars, preset custom titles, postbox-themes, website CSS themes, unlockable content in the Flash games, amongst other things.
It's basically lke cR in Reach, but on a website. I think it'll make our members feel a lot more invested in the site, shaping it to be their own experience. It can be done in a way that doesn't go to the scary lengths that Coup can go to, and that's down to the very simple fact that we can choose what goes up there to be purchased with their points.
It'll be some time before we get that up and running though, since CAVX has decided to go all srs and get married and have a job and stuff.
But, Bungie should totally invest in something like that. If that were to replace the current setup, it'd be fantastic.
Posted by: Yax
Posted by: dazarobbo
IMO, scrap titles and put the trust rating toward something functional, like privileges. People are more likely to behave if they fear losing useful, shiny things like that.You should list off some example privleges. All I can think of is a religious/political discussion forum.