I can understand the desire to keep the impact of the API low to be honest ... and also because sooo much can change regarding communities i think it additionally makes sense to keep the access limited to those who can help give feedback.

Also i wouldn't mind a video chat that others can see. Maybe I'd like to wait until we have added a few more features to our own communities system. We have focused mostly on viewing content but a lot of the admin/moderation features haven't been added yet. Give us a little bit.