Living Car Free - Should we dump any of the stiky threads?

A couple of them don't get much traffic any more.

I would vote for ditching the "Winter reading list" even though I started it. Unfortunately, it doesn't seem to be a popular subject any longer.

I've unstuck the "winter reading list."

Man, you move quickly. Are you in stealth mode?

:D

There have not been too many worth while posts in the Living Home-free threat as of late either.

There have not been too many worth while posts in the Living Home-free threat as of late either.

Were there ever any?

"Car & home free" is unstuck.

I ignore the sticky threads. Except for the ride report ones on another board. But those are stuck for only a week or two.

Isn't another reason for having sticky threads that the information they contain, even if they aren't currently posted on, be readily available?

I agree with Tsl. I tend to ignore the stickies here. The only one I ever regularly checked was the Winter reading list. That one probably had more lurkers than posters.

Kind of also agree with Enthusiast. You generally want a sticky for information that is current. For example, in C and V there's a sticky on the day's eBay postings. In Commuting, there's the daily ride report.

Perhaps the Bike co-op sticky might fall into that category.. ?? However, like the carfree teenage thread, it may appeal to a chunk of the forum readership...

Should this be a sticky?

Isn't another reason for having sticky threads that the information they contain, even if they aren't currently posted on, be readily available?

Perhaps in Pollyanna, but here, of six remaining sticky threads, three are just bragging--How simply do you live, Bike checks, How long have you been car light or car free.

One is new, and possibly contains information (List of Bike Co-ops...), but none of the info will be new or local, so it holds no interest. One I've never read (car-free teens), and the last is old news (New Forum).

Yup, a whole lotta important stuff there!

...How simply do you live
...Bike checks
...How long have you been car light or car free
...New Forum
I agree, there's no compelling reason for those to be stickied for so long.

"How Simply Do You Live?" is one of my favorite threads of all time. To me it is an inspiration to embrace not only the car free life, but to also expand the simplicity of cycling into the simplicity afforded by owning less stuff. I would hate for it to get lost and not ever get found by new readers of this forum.

Were there ever any?

128 post and still going strong, including some of your which IMO were some of the most useless.

Perhaps in Pollyanna, but here, of six remaining sticky threads, three are just bragging--How simply do you live, Bike checks, How long have you been car light or car free.

One is new, and possibly contains information (List of Bike Co-ops...), but none of the info will be new or local, so it holds no interest. One I've never read (car-free teens), and the last is old news (New Forum).

Yup, a whole lotta important stuff there!

My take is a little different:


Simple Living is an important part of being carfree for a lot of people--maybe the majority? I think it's a valuable sticky.

"How long have you been carfree" is a misnomer. It's really an introduction thread, and valuable as such. Maybe the title should be changed to "introduce yourself" (or something less hokey).

"Bike co-ops" will hopefully be a worldwide list of co-ops that is really more than a list. It will (hopefully) include reviews and additional information. It isn't something you would look at regularly, but rather to scroll through if you're new to co-ops, or if you visit or relocate to a new area. Bikeforums.net should acknowledge bike co-ops, and this is probably the most appropriate subforum for it. Co-ops are clearly a growing and important aspect of the big world of cycling.

"Carfree teens" doesn't apply to me, but it gets some play from time to time. The oncoming generation is so important.

"New Forum" is ridiculous, of "historical interest" only. I would vote to unstick it.

"New Forum" is ridiculous, of "historical interest" only. I would vote to unstick it.

I agree wholeheartedly with unsticking "New Forum".

I think the other old sticky threads are very stale and way past their expiration dates. I'd prefer to see popular topics such as "Simple Living" come up occasionally for fresh new discussion instead of being mummified in the form of a sticky. But if people like it better that way, it's fine with me.

"New Forum" is now up pinned.
"How Long have you been Car Free/Car Lite" has been renamed to "Car Free/Car Lite Introductions."
If anyone can think of a better name let me know.

"how simply do you live?" is one of my favorite threads of all time.

+1

"How Simply Do You Live?" is one of my favorite threads of all time. To me it is an inspiration to embrace not only the car free life, but to also expand the simplicity of cycling into the simplicity afforded by owning less stuff. I would hate for it to get lost and not ever get found by new readers of this forum.

It'll stay a sticky.

"New Forum" is now up pinned.
"How Long have you been Car Free/Car Lite" has been renamed to "Car Free/Car Lite Introductions."
If anyone can think of a better name let me know.

Good! And I'm glad "Simple Living is staying. It gets more hits than any other thread here, I believe.

I don't know that they need to die but they should be formatted differently so it's clear where the non-stickies start.