(My reply to m.soliman got put in moderation for some reason but there's nothing inflammatory about it so I feel safe reposting it without "replying".)
Would like to say my piece on what this thread represents to some of us (or perhaps just me) who've been hanging around through its various incarnations. There must have been at least 3, but I've lost count.
Most of us here are/ were of course FSW aspirants, and if these were normal times for FSW candidates we would all be long gone by now. Unfortunately this journey has turned out to be unexpectedly long and uncertain, and indications are that it might not end for a few more months yet. In the meantime, there's few things that give as much psychological support as a community of fellows on the same journey, facing the same problems. Whenever there's been relevant news I've loved seeing the many helpful and insightful members jump on it, deconstruct it and offer up their analyses, but genuinely new news has been rather sparse and during the "downtimes" it's been nice to have a community and banter to look forward to every day.
I'm sure that when/ if FSW draws resume this thread will revert to its former condition and function as you've envisioned it, but until then I feel that it's pretty nice the way it is now. As for the information you crave, like the other members have mentioned there are the numerous AOR threads, express entry draw page and various news sites.
When/ if the day comes, I suspect it'll be a bitter-sweet experience for me (mostly sweet of course), I'll surely miss all of you guys. Prior to joining this forum, I thought that parasocial relationships were only formed with celebrities or influencers. Never did I think that that could be possible with random old forum users too, but there you go.