Don: Yes I agree we need to move static-portlet content to the Content Repository.
Micheal: I thought of another way to potentially achieve your goals.
DotLRN has the ability to "Copy" classes. Create a template class with the content you want all the other classes to have. Then copy that class. This will copy all the files in file storage and FAQs and I think Calendar items.
Note, Copy a community doesn't yet work on SloanSpace. I'm not sure if its working on the latest CVS of dotLRN. Its in our ticket tracker to fix it in the next few weeks.
