Hey Gizzy!
Know what would be REALLY swell? If Admin posts hypercelled a different color! Perhaps go so far as to make it a clickable option for Admins/Mods when creating a topic. It would then denote a post considered IMPORTANT by the Management as they scrolled down the topic summary without making it sticky. I for one don't use an "Announcement" forum and was thinking of ways to place additional "weight" to a topic that I wanted users to read.
Thanks for the consideration!
Mike