Stickies would be good allright - even a sticky thread with links to other stickies would work (just to keep the numbers of permanent posts down to allow for more visible active threads). Also, trying to post everyday at least once would get people more active, that and having a rule that in order to post in the Listening Forum you have to offer genuine comments to at least three other posts. There are too many once offs there and people don't bother posting again after spending a long time working on something that nobody listens to - it would make a big difference to the feel of that section of the site. Just a few ideas...