This will be handled by me only (i already regret this) and it will not be based on votes or anything.
oh my gosh. I laughed so much when I read this part.
oh but i think you mean yeah dictatorship, baby... if there is no voting then there is no democracy... you are the law... that's what I say to my kids... this is no democracy. you have no say in this. Parenting is a dictatorship. I am the law. then they walk away and stop arguing with me.

Anything to drive players to keep playing and something to strive for is a great idea.
I especially like the idea of the time period. Though weekly might be a short time frame and a little hard for you to do (every week you would be flooded with requests?).
The hopper thing with book and coos is a great idea so that you can view it at anytime and not when the player is online. And can view it without the player's telling you what to look at. you can then make your decision on the builds as you see them.
would placing the hopper at the rankup warp make more sense? since this is a rankup of sorts? would the current alpha be posted so that everyone knows at rankup/spawn? (see I am pushing the rankup location...)
So if you can't keep your title then you can't keep the perks? luv it. what better way to motivate a player to keep up their title!