I'm happy to open the room, regardless of my audio status (I've managed to fix it now!), but I have to be at the PC to do it! It's a busy time of year, unfortunately, and I don't get as much time in fromt of the screen as I do in the winter.
If I remember right, the password for the old "snug" was dt. Does that ever still open? Trouble with a locked room is you can only get 10 people in it, which was why Norton1 created the song circle room.
To get admin rights for the song circle room (which, as far as I'm aware can't be locked and requires no password) you need the code from Norton1 - and I think he has to add you to his pal list as well. Any admin can close the room instantly - just use the admin console from the "admin" menu bar.
Once the room has been closed, a short message on the end of the current "paltalk room open now" thread should suffice to let catters know the room has closed.