I like the idea of a separate locked thread concept in theory (I go grab a cup of coffee and there are 3 new pages of posts here to read through!). But in practice that would take one of the TPAS mods to unlock...which means one of us would need to be on/paying attention at the exact moment word comes out. I doubt any of us want to police an unlocked thread either.
I can’t speak for my fellow mods, but I don’t want that kind of pressure!
Plus if I am fortunate enough to be online when news drops, I’ll first be dealing with my own sign up. Just sayin’!
Although in seriousness, we can do simple things like quickly update the thread title for this thread. That’s not a complete solution but may help with more casual watchers.
In the past these things have happened so darn quick... it’s over and done with in a matter of hours (if that)... it’s generally too unpredictable and volatile to handle distribution of news with any precision.