# Should/can the "Ask the" anthology be stickied? **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [December 26, 2011, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-can-the-ask-the-anthology-be-stickied/607438 "2011-12-26T17:35:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Rhythmdvl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/85f322/32.png) [@Rhythmdvl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhythmdvl)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2011, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-can-the-ask-the-anthology-be-stickied/607438/1 "2011-12-26T17:35:14Z")
If you haven’t seen **Idle Thoughts’** not-so-idle labor-intensive _categorized_ compilation of “ask the” threads, it’s definitely worth checking out: The “Ask The…” Anthology (Or, a list of EVERY major “Ask the…” thread that was ever made) I think it’s a hard subject to search both because the main words (‘ask’ and ‘the’) are unsearchable on the Board (though Google is a big help) and because the list of topics are very diverse and open to different names. Given its usefulness, should it be stickied? Can it be? ---
**Author:** ![TubaDiva](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tubadiva/32/507_2.png) [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2011, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-can-the-ask-the-anthology-be-stickied/607438/2 "2011-12-26T18:07:31Z")
Sure. I’ll kick it over to the appropriate mods, it’s their choice, really. ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2011, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-can-the-ask-the-anthology-be-stickied/607438/3 "2011-12-26T21:34:19Z")
I totally agree. If you have six or so hours to kill, that compilation is the place to do it. mmm ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2011, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-can-the-ask-the-anthology-be-stickied/607438/4 "2011-12-26T22:35:59Z")
If they were all stickied, they’d bump all the active threads off the first page. Not a good idea, IMO. Better to set up a retirement home forum for them off by themselves. ---
**Author:** ![Rhythmdvl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/85f322/32.png) [@Rhythmdvl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhythmdvl)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2011, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-can-the-ask-the-anthology-be-stickied/607438/5 "2011-12-26T22:53:20Z")
> [@John\_Mace](#): > > If they were all stickied, they’d bump all the active threads off the first page. > > Not a good idea, IMO. Better to set up a retirement home forum for them off by themselves. 😕 Not _all_ stickied. Just \*\*Idle Thoughts’ \*\*thread. ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2011, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-can-the-ask-the-anthology-be-stickied/607438/6 "2011-12-26T23:35:01Z")
Another vote to sticky the compilation that **Idle Thoughts** did. That was truly outstanding work! ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2011, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-can-the-ask-the-anthology-be-stickied/607438/7 "2011-12-26T23:43:12Z")
> [@Rhythmdvl](#): > > 😕 > Not _all_ stickied. Just \*\*Idle Thoughts’ \*\*thread. Oh. Never mind. Good idea. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Gary\_Robson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gary_robson/32/3448_2.png) [@Gary\_Robson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gary_Robson)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2011, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-can-the-ask-the-anthology-be-stickied/607438/8 "2011-12-27T17:45:46Z")
It has been done. And I moved it to ATMB, too. ---
**Author:** ![Rhythmdvl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/85f322/32.png) [@Rhythmdvl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhythmdvl)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2011, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-can-the-ask-the-anthology-be-stickied/607438/9 "2011-12-27T18:11:14Z")
Thanks!