Would it be possible to make this section into a "SW General Discussion - for SW related discussions that are not relevant to the other sub-forums" sub-forum, and have a page that holds all the sub-forums, that you get to BEFORE you get here.
I think the problem mostly arises because this section has no specific purpose but allows opening of new threads - so rather than having to keep bumping this sticky, which is a good reminder but an ineffective initial deterrent, we would all get to a page of sub-forums which we would have to choose from before we could post a thread at all, which would help guide people into the right place in the first place.
Just a thought...