Should the News Section of the Front Page be updated more frequently?

Most players never bother to check out the forums, or only briefly look it over and leave. The first and best marketing for anything in this game is via the front page Community >> News section of the game. Lately, it seems the only posts ever put up by the staff are either game updates or an occasional event.

Sure, the updates are needed and the events spice it up a little. But they could also do some advertisement in that section. Once in a while, encourage Gold purchases or have an "HC Drive" to increase membership. They can "sell" the advantages of membership to the players. Instead of only having Rosy the Riveter popups, why not have an ad in the News section with some of those great silver-tongued speeches that, oh wait, those are mine. never mind....

They can promote the forums. Just having a simple tab that takes you there isn't enough. Having an occasional promotion might rally the troops to check it out, i.e., "for a limited time, get 1000 free Gold for checking out the forums and posting a comment!" And, once in a while, in the news, they could plug the Players League and other side-events that aren't part of the top-level stuff (i.e., the roleplaying section of the forums).

The News portion of the front page has always had lots of potential. In the past, they've announced a sponsored tank at some WWII gathering in Europe, well, why not sponsor some kind of series of WWII parties that goes from city to city (on a limited tour) and welcoming the fans in those regions to come out and meet one another and interact with some Bytro people and volunteer staff.

So, that News section of the front page is THE first thing people see when they startup the game or do a fresh check-in, etc. Why not use it for more than just updates? The top article should never stay on top more than a couple days. If the staff is hurting for content, they could open up a forum page just for contributions by the more prolific authors (like myself). Then, they'd have plenty to work with and could pick and choose.

Heck, I'd love to write promos for the game. I'm a big fan and it's in my wheelhouse of talents. And I'm not the only one out here that can do it. (though if I did do it, I might push for a semi-weekly "World Herald Fiction" column which would have submissions vetted by staff for potential prizes (i.e., 1 week HC for each semi-weekly winning submission).

Maybe someone out here is doing a podcast....or maybe Bytro should host an occasionalonal podcast and the News section can promote that once in a while.

Really, the ideas are endless. I'm just wondering how I never really considered it before now. And why hasn't Bytro?