I tend to believe that the 'consolidation' of the disfellowshipping announcement and disassociation announcements may lead to something else down the line. I can see the day when the following blurb will appear on the Announcements page of the Kingdom Ministry:
When a publisher becomes inactive and has not shared in the field ministry for six consecutive months, the following announcement will be read to the congregation: "So-and-so is no longer one of Jehovah's Witnesses."