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Originally Posted by treadlightly
Not that I have a problem with pruning stickies, but is that not a very arbitrary means of deciding? Deals on cookBOOKs is not a sticky but Deals on non-book Media is? Should not the popularity or relevance of the thread contribute to stickiness?
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They do; popularity and relevance were the initial criteria when six stickies were eliminated and one added in the first round of cuts a couple of months ago. The cookbook thread was the only remaining book sticky that didn't prohibit self-pubbed books and would lose either way; if it had the same restriction, it wouldn't have enough posts to qualify. So since it's popular as it is, it was decided not to restrict it, but to remove it from the sticky list.
There will be at least a few more cuts in the sticky list. A shorter sticky list will let any popular non-sticky stay high on the page, including the cookbook thread. We're trying to strike the right balance.