Sorry for the late response. This is some great feedback and fantastic ideas. We'll have to find the time to look into all of these options.
We actually have a few explanatory posts on the different aspects of the community, a few too many to pin. We've linked them all in the pinned 'Welcome' post, but I realise this could in itself be long winded to get through. Please feel free to give us further feedback on how we've done this post pinned, if it's confusing at all if it's easy to find.