I'll focus on talking about communication since the downvote system has already plenty of suggestions both in and out of this discussion thread and in /t/ideasforsnapzu: Mandatory Reason for Downvote.

I think the optimal level of communication should be weekly as it stands. It's great to see the admins comment and post throughout the week on various snaps and discussion posts. I also like having weekly updates on the site (at least I think it has been?) because even if it's only minor improvements, etc. it's nice to see that there has been some improvement / changes. Obviously, it isn't necessary to change stuff every week, so other weeks could be just updates on the community and where the site is going, how much it's growing, and things like that.

I know I can take it for granted because I'm on every day so a week seems really long, but I think that is the perfect amount of communication.

EDIT: Also, thanks for all the great work :)