"Sticky"??? [Archive] - Wizards Community

"Sticky"??? [Archive] - Wizards Community

Post/Author/DateTime Post
Duregar Stonehammer
06-10-06, 10:04 AM Forgive my ignorance concerning this, but what the heck does the heading "Sticky" mean? I see it at the beginning of all the message boards.
BrokenClock
06-10-06, 10:08 AM The mods have taken a persons post and STICKIED it to the top of the forum. This is so that everyone sees it when they log on.
DrMorganes
06-10-06, 10:45 AM To further explain:

In normal forum operation, a new topic is placed at the top of the page. This forces all older topics one space down the page. Adding a post to a topic moves that topic to the top of the list. As such, active discussions remain at or near the top of the topic listing and old or inactive discussions are moved down. This makes it easier to prune old topics from the server, increasing performace of the boards.

Sticky topics are an exception to this. They are "stuck" to the top of the forum, regardless of age or activity, until un-stuck. This is done to ensure a) important announcements are easily found by all visitors and b) to prevent useful topics (like "Useful DM Links") from dropping off into nothingness.
Duregar Stonehammer
06-10-06, 12:26 PM Why thankyou very much! Those are clear explanations.

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
Duregar Stonehammer 06-10-06, 10:04 AM	Forgive my ignorance concerning this, but what the heck does the heading "Sticky" mean? I see it at the beginning of all the message boards.
BrokenClock 06-10-06, 10:08 AM	The mods have taken a persons post and STICKIED it to the top of the forum. This is so that everyone sees it when they log on.
DrMorganes 06-10-06, 10:45 AM	To further explain: In normal forum operation, a new topic is placed at the top of the page. This forces all older topics one space down the page. Adding a post to a topic moves that topic to the top of the list. As such, active discussions remain at or near the top of the topic listing and old or inactive discussions are moved down. This makes it easier to prune old topics from the server, increasing performace of the boards. Sticky topics are an exception to this. They are "stuck" to the top of the forum, regardless of age or activity, until un-stuck. This is done to ensure a) important announcements are easily found by all visitors and b) to prevent useful topics (like "Useful DM Links") from dropping off into nothingness.
Duregar Stonehammer 06-10-06, 12:26 PM	Why thankyou very much! Those are clear explanations.