The search engine that's built into out software is not even comparable to google, so it's not surprising that google can do much better job figuring out what is the best answer. I mean they're in the business of this.

The best we can do, and we're doing it is getting indexed by google. May be we can add a google search.

Sticky threads are just bad idea. They have tons of garbage in them and are hard to keep up to date. That's what wiki is good for. But if only a handful of people are willing to get on board and contribute to it, there will only be complaints.

My welcome thread in the beginner's section has only 4 links and the first one is absolutely sufficient to give somebody looking to start shaving with a straight razor all the basic information that will lead them to success. I'd challenge anybody to come up with a better introduction that hits on all the important points, yet allows plenty of room for variations of the specifics. The wiki is open, and so far there has been no meaningful contribution, or discussion about that page over the last 2 years. It has been viewed over 43000 times too, so it's not the lack of exposure.

The wiki is distilled information, it is never going to replace the forum discussions, but neither should the forum replace the wiki. SRP serves a pretty broad audience, some people want to just get some information, others just want to be part of a community that shares their hobby. SRP exists for both and anywhere in between.

I personally would really like to see more involvement and more constructive suggestions how to make this place better. I like seeing 'I don't like this' too, but expecting for somebody else to figure out a better way to do what you don't like and then do it doesn't really make things happen.