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normded · 07-19-2009, 01:20 PM

i don't want to sound dumb but i'm so good at it. i was reading kevins tips on shows and i ran out of time bit he said it was posted as a sticky. what is a sticky and where can i find them. thanks for the help

Jerry

JohnB · 07-19-2009, 01:23 PM

G'day Jerry,
Stickies are threads that are stuck at the top of the boards.
These are things that the Mods think are important, of interest or answer frequent queries.

normded · 07-21-2009, 02:34 AM

where at top of board. now remeber who your dealing with john you really have to spell it out for me I got dain bramage at an ealy age... lol

Jerry

Scrolling Days · 07-21-2009, 03:18 AM

Hi, Jerry. With message boards, when a thread is not posted in for a while, it starts to "fall" downward toward the bottom of the board (in that particular forum) while threads which are being posted in gradually gain ground on the top.

In other words, whenever a thread is posted in (by you or someone else), it gets bumped to the "top" of the board, knocking whatever thread which used to be there one position lower. If a thread is not gaining many posts anymore, it will gradually fall, therefore, toward the bottom.

By "stickying" a thread, it remains at the top of the Forum's page regardless of any new posts being placed. If a mod feels that something might be a frequently used reference or holds another reason where it would be preferable to have it easily accessible, he or she will "sticky" it to the top of the Forum.

As you click on each Forum, you will find these, usually. For example, you just posted in the "Info Exchange" Forum. If you look at the very top of the Forum's page, you will see a "sticky" about an owl project. If you look in the "Publisher's Feedback" Forum, you will see a "sticky" of a "Scrolling Around the World" thread some dufus started which has had overwhelmingly explosive popularity and almost too many submission for the Board's database to handle.

Hope that helps!

normded · 07-22-2009, 02:28 AM

ah ha Thanks for the explanation i think i get it now. greatly appreciated

Jerry

07-19-2009, 01:20 PM	#1
normded Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 483 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	what is a sticky i don't want to sound dumb but i'm so good at it. i was reading kevins tips on shows and i ran out of time bit he said it was posted as a sticky. what is a sticky and where can i find them. thanks for the help Jerry

07-19-2009, 01:23 PM	#2
JohnB Cabinet Maker Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Kalgoorlie, Western Australia Posts: 6,534 Thanks: 0 Thanked 8 Times in 4 Posts	G'day Jerry, Stickies are threads that are stuck at the top of the boards. These are things that the Mods think are important, of interest or answer frequent queries. __________________ Regards John "The Golden Mile" “In my acting, I have to identify with something in the character. The big tough boy on the side of right—that’s me. Simple themes. Save me from the nuances. All I do is sincerity, and I’ve been selling the hell out of that ever since I started. —John Wayne Some of my Stuff Retired Medically Unfit Police Officers Ass.

07-21-2009, 03:18 AM	#4
Scrolling Days Vulcan Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Manning the First Officer station Posts: 3,182 Blog Entries: 5 Thanks: 42 Thanked 96 Times in 81 Posts	Hi, Jerry. With message boards, when a thread is not posted in for a while, it starts to "fall" downward toward the bottom of the board (in that particular forum) while threads which are being posted in gradually gain ground on the top. In other words, whenever a thread is posted in (by you or someone else), it gets bumped to the "top" of the board, knocking whatever thread which used to be there one position lower. If a thread is not gaining many posts anymore, it will gradually fall, therefore, toward the bottom. By "stickying" a thread, it remains at the top of the Forum's page regardless of any new posts being placed. If a mod feels that something might be a frequently used reference or holds another reason where it would be preferable to have it easily accessible, he or she will "sticky" it to the top of the Forum. As you click on each Forum, you will find these, usually. For example, you just posted in the "Info Exchange" Forum. If you look at the very top of the Forum's page, you will see a "sticky" about an owl project. If you look in the "Publisher's Feedback" Forum, you will see a "sticky" of a "Scrolling Around the World" thread some dufus started which has had overwhelmingly explosive popularity and almost too many submission for the Board's database to handle. Hope that helps! __________________ Shawn Ferguson Come visit at The Ferguson Puzzle Company !

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07-21-2009, 02:34 AM	#3
normded Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 483 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	where at top of board. now remeber who your dealing with john you really have to spell it out for me I got dain bramage at an ealy age... lol Jerry

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normded Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 483 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	ah ha Thanks for the explanation i think i get it now. greatly appreciated Jerry