Can there be a notify thread like the sizzling flight deals thread that gets updated whenever Dan asks for suggestions about a post? Had I seen this in time I woulda joined the discussion and raised the issue of being verbose/chronicling vs. being pithy/punchy.
There was probably no chance of this story going viral regardless because (BH) everyone was fine once the ordeal was over. Had there been lasting damage ch"v people would be screaming for blood. But I think this story will pay off in the future in a "this also happened" way.