Let's not do that. ... Each attack is a breaking news... which allows for immediate feedback and interaction... a 100 page thread is just going to become a sticky that no one can follow
if you want, you can (as you already do) continue to merge the 'duplicate' thread on any given incident
Yes, attack or blast etc threads for separate incidents don't need to be merged, but I do want to advise everyone to try and contain the follow-up discussions on the contingent issues to exiting relevant threads instead of opening a new thread on every angle to the issues.