Still the biggest problem is that few read stickies. Even if they are in bold and highlighted with flashing neon arrows everyone thinks their problem is unique and just starts their own thread.

On another board, one about German Shepherds, that my wife administers she actually has a collection of basic information articles saved that she pulls up changes the names then posts, over and over again. These answer the basic questions and she get amazing compliments for her "thoughtful, insightful" posts.