WELL DONE, and very well deserved, Matt and Co!!
I made a bit of a fool of myself in my post above. The explanation (said he defensively) is that I have a direct link (a so-called 'bookmark') on my Mac to the forum, and therefore don't routinely go there via the website. Also, rightly or wrongly, I wouldn't normally expect hot news to be on the website! However this is a very special case, and I should have looked.
How to take the States by storm!! Fantastic.