1) If you can reach out to the player to see if they are willing to hash out how things went and do a summary-write up/little fic about how it went that is idea. Otherwise, feel free to make that decision and write-up by yourself if they are unable to be contacted/unwilling to talk.
2) Good idea! We will discuss the best way to enact that but thank you for the suggestion-box-suggestion!
Regarding threads with dropped players/characters
2) Good idea! We will discuss the best way to enact that but thank you for the suggestion-box-suggestion!