I agree! I often hesitate when replying to stuff on the prompts thread because of this. It would be great to have some sort of "lounge post" like you said. What do the mods think?

also here's something I've been doing lately so I don't get lost in the prompts thread: I use the "search" option on my browser. Just type in today's date, the way it would be displayed on comments in the thread (for example: 2019-05-24). That way you're directed to the stuff that's been posted today, and you don't have to waste time searching for new comments.