I just thought of a few possible new forum sections that I figured I'd pass along.
1) Commercial Design Competitions: This would be a single place where people could go to look for competitions like our SiegeStones design competition, z-man games monster game request, and others
2) Artists, Writers, Printers: I get a lot of solicitations from artists, writers, and printers. I point them all to bgdf, but it would be nice if they had a place to post "hire me!" notes. It seems to me that this would also be of great use to the designers at bgdf. I suppose these should be separated into one section for each.
3) Designers: Similar to Artists & Writers, this would give bgdf'ers a place to say "hire me" and list their credits?
4) Awards: Let's crow a little! We've got a lot of great game designers here. Z-man games, for example, just won big time at Origins. How about a place where people can strut?
Just some friendly suggestions, with no criticism intended. I really enjoy bgdf, and thought I'd pass along these ideas.
I agree wholeheartedly, but most of all with the artists information. As I find myself trying to decide how to handle art for an upcoming project, having more information available from artists looking for work would be helpful -- they could link to their online portfolios, and with contact info, it would greatly facilitate finding talented folks!