Huh, interestingly enough, the bbs doesn't count stickied threads in the number it shows. I guess that negates my argument. It just seems like stickied threads are aimed at forums where people don't know how to search or read the FAQ. I'd personally prefer that stickied threads be used for short term announcements to get peoples attentions, but if I'm in the minority it's sure not gonna kill me to scroll a bit more.

Matthew