I've started to compile a list of things that I, personally, think could use improvement on Althanas, or new things that could be implemented.
Thread Summaries
This is something for both players and Moderators to consider. Maybe summarizing your entire thread, and adding it in as the final, final post (except, it shouldn't/wouldn't count towards your score), would be nice. This would filter into the overall suggestion I wanted to propose; more updates in the News category.
I remember several attempts, throughout Althanas' life, to create a consistent style of article that appeared on the front page. The Radasanthian Reader, for example. Or In-Character and Member Interviews. I think that threads that make a major impact, shape and change Althanas is some way, should be compiled as part of the... (I hesitate to use this word, because I don't like the thought of any Althanian's efforts being "neglected") "canon," of Althanas.
There would be a news update maybe every two weeks to a month, detailing the recent happenings of Althanas. (For instance, some of the major events that are happening in the FQ) However, this wouldn't apply to just the moderated, or pre-planned events. This would extend and encompass any thread that any player makes that ends up actively altering Althanas in some way, shape or form.
A History
This is somewhat like my Thread Summaries, but it would involve all the things that have happened up until now. I mean, many people hear about the "legends," of the Ice Reavers and the Bandit Brotherhood, and Yari Rafanas, Valentina Snow, Devon, and all that, but there's nothing I've found that documents the exact events that have occured. There's nothing that details what happened during the Ice Reavers-Facade war, and all that jazz. It'd be nice to see that.
And basically, the updates that accrue from the "summaries," proposition, would eventually be filtered into the "history of Althanas."
Membership Purge
There are a LOT of inactive, never-posted accounts on the Members List. It's kind of hard to scroll through to find someone, alphabetically, because of all the crap accounts. It also inflates our membership statistics...
An Open/Close Mod
I'm not too sure how you could code this and effectively implement it, but I thought adding a forum-mod that would allow the topic-poster to mark a thread as "Open," or "Closed," would be neat. I'm sure there are good arguments against the time it may take to make it, versus the practicality of it, but it would be a nice, tiny luxury.
Feel free to add your suggestions! This is by no means a complete list of my own, and I'm going to edit and update it as some of these become irrelevent, or are realized to be redundant.