This is a fantastic idea, Zakky. I would suggest a two-tier metric to be introduced.
First tier doesn't have to be much more profound than the current one but if a player wants some in-depth info, he can click 'details' and see a more thorough rundown. It is also important to stratify messages by type. For example, I would personally stay away from any realm that has too much OOC activity but jump right into a realm with a lot of roleplays.