Re: Featured Ads
@kirkvan: Yes your settings are correct for a site with all free ads, without the featured ad box in the ad form. You don't need to configure any ad packs at all for this particular setup you mention.
@brucehere: What in particular is not working? Have you stickied the posts correctly? If so, do you have at least 5 stickied ads?
When you go to your
wp-admin screen > "Posts" and then you click on a post name to open it. The "Edit Post" screen should have a "Publish" box on the top right-hand side of the screen where you can set the post to "Stick this post to the front page" (see image below).
http://www.pepsi.orconhosting.net.nz/sticky.JPG