The ban went into effect 2016 (I checked last night), but there may very well have been a 2024 prediction thread by someone else. In fact, given how my memory is, I may have done one. :^)
Hmm, nothin’.
https://freerepublic.com/focus/search?m=all;o=time;q=quick;s=prediction%20thread
Oh wait...
https://freerepublic.com/focus/search?m=all;o=time;q=quick;s=2024%20predictions
I’ll go over the second link. Bunch of them!