Well said Gustav. I've been on a forum where the entire first page is stickies, that's not good. I've also been on one where whatever the OP posts it's gone to hell in a handcart by reply number four, that's not good either (EA, I'm looking at you
).
Sure, some topics get thrown here and there, but certainly no more than any other site - and at least we don't close a thread without a really good reason.