personally, i've found that there are a couple of writers here that i really enjoy reading and was wondering if there could be an option set up in the future where you could add users to a 'buddy list' and keep easier track of their recent works.

I really like this idea. I'd been thinking about doing the exact opposite (a 'ban list') but couldn't quite stomach that, socially. the 'friends list' works much better both ideoligically and practically. :)