Everybody deals with drug use differently, withdrawals are no exception. Some people try not to think about it at all let alone converse about it, while they're actually going through it at least. Some people, like me, like to watch/read interesting shit about my drugs of choice and obviously things that can provide some relief, any relief. Maybe it's a stupid idea, maybe I'm just weird, but I can see definite benefits from having a stickied/permanent "I'm going through some rough shit right now" thread where anybody in the depths of withdrawal can go and just bitch/vent, ask for specific advice, talk about their symptoms that are the worst, mention what you last did, etc. Any and everything if for no other reason to distract that person for even a couple minutes. Anyway, I just see it a logical way to prevent people from starting threads about their struggle in the moment when we could just talk about it collectively.