Suggestions

[Maneko]

The problem is, some requests are so easy to do that the requesters could have done them by themselves indeed. Except they are lazy.
The other problem is when (this has already been adressed numerous times) the guy who make requests comes out as a pretentious ass AND makes some ridiculously huge requests (in exchange of nothing, to boot) that expects to get fulfilled by yesterday.
Using the requests board should be the last option and not the first one.

Now, if you are so concerned with the Requests Board's status, you could preach with the example and start taking some people's requests for them. I've done it a few times, and (besides the abusive requests) it doesn't takes much time to get them done.