Let me paraphrase back, to make sure I understand. You propose adding a new tag/attribute/whatever that can mark a thread as "DELISTING", with its own color dot. These threads would be listed between Stickies and everything else.

The prefixes seem to be added by the software when the thread is marked with a particular tag, like "STICKY" is automatically added as a prefix to the thread name if a thread has the "STICKY" attribute added. Adding a new tag to deal with a new "Delisted" prefix is certainly possible in the technical sense (as in, I'm certain they can figure out how to do it if they spend enough time), I just don't know if the hours required would be approved by the decision makers. It might be a matter of "sure, let me toss a new tag in the list of possible tags, and add a couple lines of code to display them in the correct place in the ordering", or it might be a matter of "this is hard coded in six different places and trying to add a new one without breaking the interlinking is going to take weeks!".

I'm fishing for suggestions that use the current forum functionality (ie. no software changes) in case whoever makes resource allocation decisions doesn't approve adding some new feature or function to the forum code. For those interested in brainstorming, perhaps we can come up with something that whoever ends up writing a given delisting post can use to improve the forum and notification experience for the end users.

Thanks for notifying us on a not terribly short notice for once.

Will the game be delisted on Steam too ?

Yes.
And in each category (sticky-delisting-normal) the threads would show up in order of last activity (last activity on top).
Exactly as it is already the case now with the two existing categories (sticky-normal) - just with a new category (delisting) added in between.

Just in case I'll ask a question. What about other Tex Murphy games?

Although it was sticky to be more visible, I found it now. Well hidden, GoG :)

Different publisher so they should not be problematic. Especially since the publisher for those is Wordplay LLC (founded by Aaron Conners, the writer of the Tex books) and Big Finish Games (created by Chris Jones and Aaron Conners) is trying to prevent the delisting of Tesla (which is published by SEGA) right now. So obviously they don't intend to get the games delisted at all.

You're not the only one. If it's a sticky, I won't see it for the exact same reasons, but at the same time, it's nice to know that GOG listened to user feedback, for those of us who actually wanted this change.

It has nothing to do with music licensing, or anything related to that.

Also, as I mentioned in a previous post in this thread, we are currently working with GOG to ensure it remains listed.

Thank you for your efforts in keeping the game here.
I already own it on GOG but it's nice that more people will be able to buy and enjoy this game here.

Is it weird that this topic actually made me slightly hopeful that it would be connected to a new publishing deal for The Poisoned Pawn?

I agree, I have completely ignored this topic's location on the forum for the longest time. I also agree that the new approach will add more value to the stickied area of the forum, and it will actually be less of the wasted real estate it seems to me to now be. Hopefully not a lot more games leaving the site, though, that would be a shame.

...how do i own this

Ahh. Too bad. This is a great game.

Thanks for the heads-up, GOG! And thanks for making it sticky!