Ah. my confusion stems from this line. > So here's the trick: any time you see an announcement on date X of something bad that happens after item Y has been up

Ah. my confusion stems from this line. > So here's the trick: any time you see an announcement on date X of something bad that happens after item Y has been up for more than Z days, calculate what X + Z is and make a note in your calendar. I thought she was making this suggestion to the 'kneejerk' admins, not us clever admins watching for failures externally.