I think interviews are a good idea - many of techno's bigger guns are members here and they could surely give beginners and enthusiasts lots of useful information on production, DJing, promotion, running an independent label, getting good distribution etc. Also I think monthly record reviews could be interesting and more informative than five "charts" posts a month... I guess it's hard to describe what a record sounds like to someone who isn't as into techno as the people on this forum, but I guess some of the people here could easily write at least a few lines that would give everyone else an idea of what the record is about.
I guess we could do even more to make this place as informative and pleasant as it can be, but I'm low on ideas right now so I might post something else later...