In the future Flandry could use his sticky as a template but from my experience (nothing different from anyone who has been a member here for very long). Whether the sticky came after 2 hours, 18 hours, or even a day before, it would make little difference in forum volume or the quality of the posts.

When something comes along that was anticipated for so long, people are going to post. And of course everyone thinks their opinion or the point they are trying to make is so unique it needs a new thread.

People want to post. They are looking for a reason to post. However, the same people who do not read a thread throughout or bother to see if a subject has been posted before will start a new thread, sometimes in the wrong forum, regardless of the topic.


BTW, stickies are a good thing. I think they should be used more often and depreciated as new topics create new interests. Members may become accustom to them and condition themselves to look there first.

Sticky early, update often... imho.