Create emergency-level alerts in forum posts

[0xJem]

As there are often discussions related to emergency-level alerts, each alert should be created as a distinct forum post. This will result in discussion being self-contained.

This currently isn't possible, due to a limitation with the Discord API.

Support request: https://support.discord.com/hc/en-us/requests/30939494

Content:

I am attempting to create a post in a forum-type channel, in which a role is being mentioned in the content field. Although the syntax is correct (it works in normal channels), the members of the role do not receive notifications (there is only 1 member of the role - me - so it does not hit the 100-user limit that I have seen documented elsewhere). I found that this is because the members of the role are not following the post at the time it is made. Subsequent role mentions through the webhook after an explicit follow by the user result in a notification.

To keep behaviour consistent with channels, I would request that notifications for role mentions be enabled, even if the user has not followed the post.

[0xJem]

I have linked the open branch for this issue. Can't move forward until there's a fix or work-around by Discord.