My First click on the homepage when I visit here is "Most active/latest topics", for a quick skim before skimming from other forum areas "Prince : Music and More", "Associated artists & People" etc. But my question is this.. WHY are STICKY topics not included in the "most active" section?

Sometimes Sticky's are just a notice, which does not require response.

There is no way to differentiate, discussion post vs 'alert' posts