So what would you like to see added to YWS? Note that none of these will be added to at least March.
An explanation for the poll choices is in order though:
- Points store: In the future, we may make it such that Member of the Month is based purely on the whims and capricious nature of the Big Brother group, so points would be unnecessary. But, we could have a points store where you spend your points to get access to specific board features. Some of these features would include, although certainly not limited to, bidclick system similiar to writing.com where you can spend your points to feature a story or poem of yours on the front page (five works would be listed), special avatars, the ability to "marry" another member (suggested by Incandescence, although I'm pretty sure he never actually expected me to add this as an option in the points store), and much more (and I mean much more! Just can't divulge everything yet...).
- Story and poem ratings. You could rate a story or poem using the five star method; this way, an author could get a barometer of how much people liked their piece rather than just going by reviews.
- Earn points for recommending a friend
- YWS store with YWS merchandise such as t-shirts, mugs, and notebooks. All profits made from the merchandise would go to the website and making it even better (note that this will probably not be added until we hit substantially more members, but I'd be interested on what people think about it).
- YWS Arcade room. The arcade room would be host to old time games such as pac-man and the like, although I would try to get some games appropiate for a young writers website (like Winnie the Pooh does Hollywood or GTA, or rather, crossword puzzles, word games, chess, and checkers). If this gets added (it's future is doubtful since this is a writing website), I would try to come up with a way where YWS members could play each other in some of these games (like chess and checkers).
- YWS greeting cards; send greeting cards online (probably would have pictures of famous writers on the card complete with corny line)
- YWS 3.0 (haha, just kidding)
- Pat Buchanan. It's kind of self-explanatory, but if you would like to see Pat Buchanan added to the site complete with accessories and the Pat Buchanan dream house, choose this option.
Well there you have it; a short list of features I'm thinking about adding. Remember that none of these will be added until at least March, and some may not be added for months to come and depend largely on how much YWS grows. But, I want to hear your input and which features you like the most. If you don't like any, choose Pat Buchanan!
I agree with niteowl-the points store would be really cool/
