I think it would be extremely helpful for pugs (and zombs) if there were some sort of scheduler here on the forums so people could put in their account when they are available to pug (or zomb). Even if it's some basic weekly model of when you usually have time, I think it could greatly help because then everybody could just check it, and see in advance whether pugs (or zombs) are likely to happen that day and if so when.
It could be anything from a simple html table to a server script run algorithm taking into account even people's player preferences (IE: trk and archi don't mix very well, and jkb usually only shows up for vail or jwa); really just up to the implementer.
Plus, people wouldn't have to slow down their computers to run xfire in the background while doing everyday tasks on the off-chance that vail or pipe message them for a pug.
Anyways, just an idea I had that I thought I'd share. Thanks for reading this far and hopefully considering it!