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I’d say that the thread should probably be an informative thread that hangs from the main menu (say something like "History" between "Member" and "More") to give it visibility. The thing is, any thread made by an account, that is not at least pinned, would soon disappear into the depths.
Why not ask for a subforum for this, sort of "Obituaries" (maybe with some restrictive rules for creating threads there)?
The forum is 12 years old. We don't get younger and relevant people - from the forum or from the Bitcoin community - will die now and then, unfortunately.
RIP Dan Kaminski ...