Scratch

hmm... I think it might clear things up, but at the same time, people are less likely to visit them because they can't see when new ones are added.... I'm not sure either way    they both have their advantages. Maybe see how well it goes in the all about scratch section first?

I definitely think we should try it out in Advanced Topics, too 

I say no, because I keep seeing people ask questions answered in stickied threads.

juststickman wrote:

I say no, because I keep seeing people ask questions answered in stickied threads.

Yep, it's a trade off, definitely. But leaving the threads stickied as they are doesn't really guarantee that people will read 'em.... so it seems like we might as well have the less cluttered look? It's an advantage for people who have been in advanced a long time and already know all the stickies.

That and the stickies rise up everytime they get a new post...

RHY3756547 wrote:

I hope you STICK to your plan.

That was a bad pun. (Aren't all puns bad?)

Greatdane wrote:

Sticky.

Heh. Heh.

I snickered when I saw the title.

STICKY... >.<

But, yeah, this index topic is great, it's like instead of having a messy pile of papers, they're all put and organized and indexed ( hence the "index" topic ) in a drawer.

Anywho, my vote goes for this.

Great idea.

Niiiiiice 

I don't really like the idea; I see many more active stickies than active ITopics, and that would reduce the amount of help and discussion...

I'm not just saying that because I'm disappointed with losing a sticky.     

Chrischb wrote:

Bumping. 

Good idea - we still need some more feedback before we can make these changes take effect. From what I'm understanding, the feedback is moderately positive.

Please, speak now or forever hold your peace! (Just kidding  )

Hey! Stop yer bumping!

Chrischb wrote:

I don't really like the idea; I see many more active stickies than active ITopics, and that would reduce the amount of help and discussion...

I'm not just saying that because I'm disappointed with losing a sticky.     

But if the only stickied topic was the ITopic with the stickies in it, there would be no stickies that could be more active than it because it is the only sticky.

Jonathanpb wrote:

Why don't you try it in New Scratch Members? It has more stickies that Advanced Topics and Show and Tell... 

Or should we not do it there because it might confuse new members? 

bharvey wrote:

I think reducing stickies would help.

But what I really want is a watchlist, so at the top of my Advanced Topics page would be those topics that are on my watchlist and have new posts since I last read them.  The new posts part is already done; is there a way to make a watchlist?

Not exactly what you wanted, but: I think there used to be a way of subscribing to individual topics, but it was removed for some reason. I think it was removed for putting excess strain on the server, but I'm not sure... Perhaps bookmarking them in your browser would work - I can't think of any other "easy access" solution right now.