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A ''sticky'', or ''sticky topic'', is usually a [[topic]] where important information has been posted. Sticky topics always appear at the top of the [[message index]], and can be identified by the thumbtack icon in the subject line.
A ''sticky'', or ''sticky topic'', is displayed at the top of the [[Message index]], and is generally identified by a thumbtack icon [[File:Sticky_topic.png|text-bottom]], or some other distinctive formatting. Sticky is used to call attention to rules or important information that should not get displaced by newer topics from the first page of the message index.
 
[[Administrator]]s commonly use sticky topics for announcements, rules, or other important information that needs to be easily visible and accessible to [[member]]s. Sticky topics can be [[Locked topic|locked]], [[Moving topics|moved]], or [[Posting#Replying_to_a_Topic_or_Poll|replied]] to like a normal topic.
 
To create a sticky topic, select ''set topic sticky'' from the bottom of the topic, or check the ''sticky this topic'' in the ''Additional Options'' section when making a [[post]].
 
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Latest revision as of 20:54, 29 July 2014

A sticky, or sticky topic, is displayed at the top of the Message index, and is generally identified by a thumbtack icon Sticky topic.png, or some other distinctive formatting. Sticky is used to call attention to rules or important information that should not get displaced by newer topics from the first page of the message index.

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