In reverse answer to your statements. Yes to instructional videos.
Manual: Few people actually read them. Wiki, sort of, is the new manual. I think there should be some basic structure set up by AC central and allow modifications from there. Perhaps overseen by a AC rep or caveat emptor. You could make a manual by reworking the wiki for those who cannot live without a manual.
ACUC newbies: There should be a track for them. The problem is that the interaction between green dots and blue dots goes both ways and if they are separated both loose.
Separate forum: Agree, couldn't have said it better
Wendell Pediatrician in Chicago
The patient's expectation is that you have all the answers, sometimes they just don't like the answer you have for them