Could we put a bold line between stickies and new posts?

[fatelvis]

I was wondering if it was possible, (or wanted by other boolitheads like myself), if the moderators could install a thick, bold line on each webpage separating the stickies from the recent posts. I visit these pages religiously through the day, and the line would make separating them so much easier/quicker. Being a generally lazy individual, I'm all about quick and easy! Lol. Just a suggestion....

[Scharfschuetze]

Or maybe move some of the more moribund stickies to the "Stickies and Classics" forum?

[mdi]

I just scroll down to the thread titles in bold. That seems to be where the new threads start...

[dragon813gt]

I wish they would catalog them in one single thread at the top like most other forums do. Most people don't read them to begin w/. So one extra click isn't going to hurt anyone. It frees up the board for the current discussions.

[Blammer]

agreed, have ONE sticky at the top that links to all the others.

Heck for that matter, create a seperate forum with ALL the stickies in it. It's annoying to have to scroll down a few pages just to get to where the threads start.

[nvbirdman]

I just scroll down to where it stops saying sticky.

[osteodoc08]

I just scroll down to the thread titles in bold. That seems to be where the new threads start...

That's what I do.

[gray wolf]

And what do we do 6 months from now ?
when you have to go to page Two in order to see a new thread ?

[dragon813gt]

And what do we do 6 months from now ?
when you have to go to page Two in order to see a new thread ?

See my post above. It's going to have to be addressed at some point. I honestly can't believe they're handled they way they are.

[Blammer]

I agree, something needs to be done. Surely someone can think of something that is easy to do, looks good, is out of the way, and makes the board more pleasant to view.

I cannot find ANY other site I visit that has so many stickies that you have to scroll down a page or two to look at the active threads.

plus, once you've read them they are just annoying.

[JonB_in_Glencoe]

Can I get someone to "scroll" past the stickies for me ?
my finger gets tired

[dragon813gt]

For the record. I view this site 95% of the time on TapaTalk so the stickies have their own tab and don't bother me. But when I'm on my laptop I'm reminded how annoying they are.

[Cap'n Morgan]

I my humble opinion the "sticky" thing is getting out of hand. They clutter up the screen and end up defeating the original purpose of answering the most basic questions. Also, many of the sticky titles doesn't reflect the actually content of the discussion which adds to the confusion. A better solution would be either a dedicated 'sticky sub-forum', or having a single, clearly marked sticky post on how to search Cast Boolits using key words with a refined Google search (See example below) This post could then be copied to the various sub-forums.

To search for "loobe grooves"; copy, then google the following line:

site:castboolits.gunloads.com: loobe grooves

(If you are using the Chrome browser just highlight, right-click and choose "Search Google...")

Notice there must be a space between the colon and the search word(s)

[CIBCasting]

I favor a sub forum named - guess what? "Stickys" at the head of all forums.
noone really reads the stickys anyway.

[dragon813gt]

No more subforums. There are to many here as it is. Other forums have one thread at the top of each forum called guess what.....Stickies. In that thread they have links to all the pertinent threads that deemed worthy of sticky status. On a car forum you would have one for oil changes, one for changing brakes, one for changing the alternator.....you get the idea. On those forums the linked threads are typically how tos that are short and concise. The ones here don't seem to have information in them.

And so no one gets hurt. These are my opinions and my opinions alone.

[mrbill2]

Stick the Stickies

[Blammer]

I agree, they are self defeating, when there are too many and they are not answering basic questions.

for example, do we really need a sticky for this:
I could go on about why each one is not needed but I'll spare the electrons the inconvience.

Show us your nice rides. (hello we are a cast bullet forum, not a car forum)
what do you look like or post your ugly mug.
cast boolit business cards
domari nolo postal challenge

Here's some redundency
top 10 cast boolit tips
share your tip of the day.
some tips that may help

slow motion bullet impact (neat but really? a sticky? you can find it on youtube all day long)


I could go on and on.....

I say put them all in ONE thread at the top.

If you really really want to keep track of the thread, put it in your subscriptions.

[montana_charlie]

And ...if it's considered to be so valuable that it should be preserved for posterity, lock the thread when making it a stickey.

CM

[dragon813gt]

And ...if it's considered to be so valuable that it should be preserved for posterity, lock the thread when making it a stickey.

CM

This is what other forums do.

[dragonrider]

By using the NEW POSTS heading you never see the stickies.