Originally Posted by
sbuj
Here is what I say:
If possible;
Marketplace additions:
Ability to request a middleman through a forum button in your thread via integration should not be hard just an alternative notification for middlemen (not 100% needed cause you can just at someone but it streamlines it)
Trust factor, like a 00/00 of completed trades and issues under the avatar, tons of sites have it. Example: 100 completed trades 2 disputed trades etc -> 100/2
Seller profile in a users profile or a shop button that shows all current listings/threads, would have to include a manual process or automatic process based on threat tag aka [Selling] threads would automatically be added to the users shop front.
Ability to purchase sticky threads for your services, vouched services have priority
Thorough seller vetting through both trust factor and valid proof of service ability (not talking giveaway or vouch, i mean before someone starts selling something that sounds good but they arent known, require legitimate thorough proof before allowing them to open the thread, cause anyone can just buy a acc and give it away then scam)
Marketplace additions that are good but require more infrastructure:
Ability to do p2p purchases using escrow, tons of vb sites have escrow systems
Ability to leave reputation/replies on users store page
Secondary market for award/usergroups/vouchers
site wide infrastructure:
Add point shop/economy system encourage monetization and spending
Points give you ability to: buy a name change voucher/change name, buy a user title voucher/usertitle color change, username color change/voucher , sticky threads, maybe even site wide announcements, buy premium seller for others
For enough points you can buy your own secondary usergroup, with no permissions just the tag instead of usertitle tag
Ability to trade/sell secondary usergroups aswell to encourage a economy for cosmetics
Awards/achievements displayed either on profile of under avatar, certain ones hold more prestige than others
Ability to change your own username once every set amount of time without requiring a voucher/points if you are premium, cuts down work from @Liz and i know there are plugins that allow instant name changes via vb settings panel, names are sent for approval before being changed which could be easier and more streamlined for the boss lady
Ability to rate/vouch your middlemen and give accurate reporting onn transactions, through a form or a thumbs up down button with text input, those will be put on the mms page.
Ability to purchase an extended avatar size or reputation power (scalable and somewhat unobtainable) i.e like niggo said 2000$ for 3x rep power, 20$ for bigger avatar etc
Encourage section growth and traffic, by incentivizing cheat creation and community engagement, through the use of points (every post = points), awards for cheat posters and more resource team members, i think publicists should become staff and assume a higher degree of responsibility for site wide engagement
Encourage premium members by either; offering resources that members dont have like leaks and free software at the elite section (jobs for resource members etc) encourage hack creators and members with user of the month, hack of the week awards etc.
I have more thoughts but id like to read what you guys say