Red October was often specifically referencing the movie - where the weapon the bad guys fire returns to destroy them.
Q never said Red October was a calendar month.
We anons drew our own conclusions - it's what we do. W never set a date in advance to be obvious: we did it for him and he warned us several times not to do so.
Did we learn? Nope. We kept setting dates base don our twisted perceptions of Q-drops. And now we suffer the exhaustion of repeated frustration.
It's our own fault.