This is just a thought.... Knowing you can add php, I think it would be great if some blocks could be made. Like polls, who's online and stat blocks like ...Top 10 Topics, Top 10 Boards, Top 10 Posters, and so on. Maybe someone could re-wright some of the blocks used in mk portal or tiny portal.
I do not know much about how to go about doing this but thought it would be a good idea.