Yes, great idea, my indication at the moment is a quick look at the "latest discussion on the forum" section of the home page. Less active times show something like now which is...
Excitometer
Curious Tam O' Shanter ?
Today's Weather And General Chat
Growing Chillies
The Whining Thread
Model Output Discussion
Cold Spell The Sum Up
If there was something exciting happening in winter, there would be lots of Cold Spell discussions in there and if something was about to happen, the Model Output Discussion would be constantly at the top.