Mafia Roles and Hosting

[Final-Fan]

Rainbird said:

This looks like a good place to ask.

I'm looking to start work on a website, that I'll be doing mainly for my own enjoyment. But I still want it to have some enticing features/content. And I was thinking about creating a website where forum games (and Mafia/Werewolf in particular) are integrated into the experience, so it's no longer a forum with gaming in it, but a forum where games are integrated into the experience.

Here's what I have so far:

You can use it for Mafia in two ways.

1) Everyone playing are members on the site, and every game will be manageable through the site. When a mod starts a game, they can decide what rules to use, what roles to use, etc. All the regulations that follow with these things will then be enforced by the site. For example, when it's night, all posting is turned off for everyone and the Mafia have a private thread that only they and the mod can see. People with special powers would be able to do their thing and so on, and non of them have to report back to the mod, because the website records all these things, and shows them to the mod.

2) Not everyone playing are members on the site, so the game can't take place on it, but the site can still be used by the mod to keep track of things. So instead of spreadsheets or whatever tools you use to keep track of things, you use the website instead, making it easier to see what's going on and control what's happening, although it still requires more manual labor than #1.

Basically, what I want to know is this: is there any point in me doing this? Do any of you guys want this?

And if yes, got any suggestions on what should be implemented? I'd love to hear what you'd want from it, and how to make it better.

Finally, there is no timeline here. I have no idea when, if ever, this site will be 100% done or in a usable state. I want to do it, but it's going to be a pet project of mine, and I need to dedicate time to my education and social life as well.

The idea sounds pretty awesome, but I don't know about the logistics.  For instance, if you have to register on your site to use it, I forsee issues getting players to migrate from VGC to your site.  And once they're there, I forsee issues with getting new blood for future games (the attrition rate is pretty significant in VGC Mafia). 

Still, as I say, it sounds pretty sweet. 

[edit:  If you participate in some of those other mafia game communities I have seen in links off of mafiawiki etc., do they lack similar features?  Do you think they would also be interested in your site?  Pulling from multiple sources could help make up the lack I mention above.]