Reduce the sticky posts

[dodgyal]

I find there is a lot of sticky posts in this forum, can we reduce them, or just make them sticky every now and then?

 

[tillson]

Most of the stickies appear to be in regular use. Should we remove those?

 

[Mussels]

If they are used often enough then they will stay at the top without being sticky.
They don't bother me much but a little euthenasia might not go amiss.

 

[frank9755]

Cull the stickies!

I was thinking of making a similar request.

The outbreak of stickies is annoying on a normal computer but I often view the site on a handheld. On it, they are a real pain and make the site far harder to use - so increasingly I don't bother!

Most forums have 2 or 3 stickies. If we really need to have them all, how about putting them in a special 'stickies' sub-section?

 

[Caph]

The thing that annoys me about the stickies is that they appear on every page. I don't mind them on page 1 but what's the point in them reappearing on page 2, 3, etc?

 

[murphy61]

I find that clicking on New Posts keeps them off the screen, so they're not a nuisance....

 

[flecc]

One solution would be to have a single locked sticky thread at the top, containing the sticky thread titles in a list as links to their threads.
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[frank9755]

Sounds like a good idea to me!
Russ - please can we do this?

 

[RichardB]

Your wish has been granted folks!

 

[keithhazel]

Sounds like a good idea to me!
Russ - please can we do this?

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im using the excuse ive got a chest infection and been off work for a week up to now as i dont know what a "sticky" is ?......should i know,is it usful, ?

 

[eddieo]

that's a lot better ....

 

[flecc]

Thanks Richard, that's a big improvement.
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[Patrick]

It is a big improvement as it is, but I'd like to make a case for resticking "Just Registered? Introduce yourself here!".

When I joined I found that thread particularly welcoming, it gives people a chance to join in straight away, and the fact it was always at the top of the list made it more inviting. I think it loses a lot by being partially unstuck.

I know that people can still easily get to it via the "Sticky Threads" thread, but to me that just doesn't feel the same (and a new member who is also new to discussion boards might not know what a "sticky thread" is).

On the other hand, if you follow this type of argument then there's a risk that the sticky threads could build up again as people try to get preferential treatment for their favourite thread.

What do other people think?

Patrick

 

[flecc]

I think you are right Patrick, and after this change that I'd suggested had been made, I realised the same.

Like the "Rules" sticky, it probably does need to be obviously available to new entrants.
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[wotwozere]

Hi

Every thread should stick if you want it to.
Freedom
Down with no sticky thread crew, health and safety do gooders?

thx

Bob

 

[keithhazel]

Hi

Every thread should stick if you want it to.
Freedom
Down with no sticky thread crew, health and safety do gooders?

thx

Bob

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i did ask befor Bob but no one took me seriously when i said i didnt know what a stick thread was, but i know i can rely on you with your wisdom to enlighten me as to what a sticky thread is...please...

 

[Patrick]

im using the excuse ive got a chest infection and been off work for a week up to now as i dont know what a "sticky" is ?......should i know,is it usful, ?

If you look to the right of the thread titles in the lists of threads you'll see the date and time of the last posts, this is used to order the threads. So active threads threads with people posting to them stay at the top of the list and when the discussion ends the threads sink down the list.

"Sticky threads" appear at the top of the list no matter how old the last post is (they're "stuck" to the top). They're useful for important persistant threads that you don't want to get lost down the list.

Another term that you might come across is "bump". Bumping is when you add a post to an old inactive thread just to bring it back to the top of the list.

Hope that helps

Patrick

 

[tenderbehind]

Very useful those bumps...

 

[keithhazel]

If you look to the right of the thread titles in the lists of threads you'll see the date and time of the last posts, this is used to order the threads. So active threads threads with people posting to them stay at the top of the list and when the discussion ends the threads sink down the list.

"Sticky threads" appear at the top of the list no matter how old the last post is (they're "stuck" to the top). They're useful for important persistant threads that you don't want to get lost down the list.

Another term that you might come across is "bump". Bumping is when you add a post to an old inactive thread just to bring it back to the top of the list.

Hope that helps

Patrick

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well this night nurse is confusing my thoughts..my excuse and sticking to it... i understand bumping ok.......important threads that stay at the top because they are useful for info ect is understandable but what is it that makes them "sticky" to stay up there ?....when the last posting is old ?....
thanks keith

 

[flecc]

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well this night nurse is confusing my thoughts..my excuse and sticking to it... i understand bumping ok.......important threads that stay at the top because they are useful for info ect is understandable but what is it that makes them "sticky" to stay up there ?....when the last posting is old ?....
thanks keith

The administrator either locks them into the page as fixed permanent items at the top, or has a separator in the page to provide two independent sections. This leaves the active threads to revolve in the second section below without disturbing the ones he's marked as "Stickies".
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