So, I will confess that I'm writing this partly for the achievement, but I am honestly conflicted about this new quest system.
 
Don't get me wrong, I think that this new feature is amazing on its own, let alone as a way to get users to contribute more to the site, but why am I so wrapped up in them specifically?  I'm worried that I don't do things unless I am told to and then promised some kind of nebulous award afterward.  Lord knows I've spent extra time in a game after beating it just to rack up cheevos, and I guess that's even more pointless than these achievements, since on GB there is at least a community and I'm learning more about the site's functionality.  
 
All of this probably just says more about me than about the system itself, but if I didn't need achievements in my life would I be better at taking initiative and doing my own things?  Who knows...