us gold coasters would get confused by the previous post on a sticky thread because it is so long between actual good forecasts.
e.g. wow guys forecast looks sick tomorrow, anyone going to shearwater?

dated 19/01/2008
if it was a sticky, someone would log in in late feb and reply:
see you guys there!

dated 12/02/2008
you gotta put up with us forum hitchhikers.