Shoutbox

or make them bolded or something if there is an unread thread

I added the feature, and what I decided to do is just show the total number of threads hidden, how many of them have unread posts (if any), and when the latest post was. That's probably good enough for now.

Example

hiding important threads kinda defeats the purpose
how about preventing people with less than 100 posts from collapsing them?
if i recall correctly, 100 posts is the minimum amount for giving reps, so if a member is experienced enough he is expected to have read the stickies and can collapse them.

thanx DZ