* Module activity levels - like on GitHub
* Author activity levels - like on GitHub

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* The ability to "follow" modules - so you will know when they are updated.

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* Discussion forums that: 
  o Are faster
  o More modern
  o Include the features that thousands of other forums should Just Have.

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* Source control - either via SVN, Darcs, Git or what-have-you.

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* Forking/Branching/Merging - like on GitHub. Abandoned modules should not be allowed to languish forever. This process could replace the current "Take over a distribution" workflow in PAUSE.