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(August 2003)

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TP
Techy Peep Founding member
I've been down this road before, as have others...
If a subject is HOT, such as Pop Idol, why do we need Sticky Threads? They'll keep themselves at the top of the queue??

Moan, moan, moan, that's all I do these days! Smile

Actually, while we're on the subject, why hasn't Fame Acadamy been granted the esteemed recognition of a Sticky?!
Favouritism?!! Confused

I think we should be told!!!
PE
Pete Founding member
Techy Peep posted:
Actually, while we're on the subject, why hasn't Fame Acadamy been granted the esteemed recognition of a Sticky?!
Favouritism?!! Confused


Ison prefers Gareth to Sneddon. He went to see him in concert you know.
KA
Katherine Founding member
Ah, the reason becomes clear now eh?
LL
Lottie Long-Legs
Oh i hope it's not another thread that turns into a Shame Academy / Bone Idol thread..... Rolling Eyes
CH
Cheese Head
Our dad dragged us to the summer XS. bloody hell, we came back earler than my bro, whilt my bro is a bit tipsy he says "I was a petrol bomb's throw away from gareth gates"
MO
Moz
Skytower posted:
Oh i hope it's not another thread that turns into a Shame Academy / Bone Idol thread..... Rolling Eyes


Hopefully not, and it shouldn't be because that's not what this is about.

Some of us prefer Pop Idol, some prefer Fame Academy, but if one is 'chosen' by the moderators, then surely both should be.

I'd prefer the sticky status not to be used for this sort of thing at all. As has been said, if a thread is popular it will be on top of its own accord.
MT
MrTomServo
Unable to watch either show, I hope you consider me an impartial observer in this matter.

The thread has been made sticky. The reasoning behind *not* making it sticky earlier was because it wasn't as popular as the Pop Idol thread at the outset. However, I can see now that it has nearly the same number of pages, and this is about the fifth time that someone has mentioned that it be sticky. So, it's sticky now. Rejoice, be merry, etc.

This thread can die naturally now, and any Pop Idol or Fame Academy related comments can be directed to their individual sticky threads.

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PE
Pete Founding member
For Rob
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SE
Square Eyes Founding member
MrTomServo posted:
Unable to watch either show, I hope you consider me an impartial observer in this matter.

The thread has been made sticky. The reasoning behind *not* making it sticky earlier was because it wasn't as popular as the Pop Idol thread at the outset. However, I can see now that it has nearly the same number of pages

The only reason for that is because Hymagumba has artificially inflated the page count by talking to himself and replying 20 times in one day. Rolling Eyes Laughing
MT
MrTomServo
Square Eyes posted:
MrTomServo posted:
Unable to watch either show, I hope you consider me an impartial observer in this matter.

The thread has been made sticky. The reasoning behind *not* making it sticky earlier was because it wasn't as popular as the Pop Idol thread at the outset. However, I can see now that it has nearly the same number of pages

The only reason for that is because Hymagumba has artificially inflated the page count by talking to himself and replying 20 times in one day. Rolling Eyes Laughing


Well, you see, figuring that out would require me to actuall open and read the contents of the thread, which is completely unacceptable.

Wink

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MB
MalcyB
Can I just answer the original question as to why a popular thread needs to be a "Sticky Thread" and not just left to its own devices. Because when the forum is busy and many new threads are being added, even a popular thread can just flip over to the next page. It's when this happens someone invaribly will start a new thread on the topic which had already gone to page two.
PE
Pete Founding member
Square Eyes posted:
The only reason for that is because Hymagumba has artificially inflated the page count by talking to himself and replying 20 times in one day. Rolling Eyes Laughing


I think you'll find i was talking to Kat and someone else.

but it does mean I can use a
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