A thread in which to complain about the pinned thread changes

[hootinholler]

Have at it

Edit to explain what just happened. The hosts have long been discussing controlling the number of pinned threads (the sticky ones the hosts can 'pin' to the top of the group) to reducing scrolling to get to the new threads. This also really helps our people reading on mobile.

The threads that were just unpinned are linked in one of the two new pinned threads:

Welcome, Group Info and etcetera.


A thread for media:

[Demeter]

1. I'm not complaining, I just don't understand

Is the plan to reduce the overhead of pinned articles?

[hootinholler]

4. Yes, the scroll was getting too long

Especially for those who use mobile platforms.

[HassleCat]

2. Yeah! I hate that!

Except I don't even know what "pinned" means. I have seen the notice, "This thread has been pinned." But I haven't a clue what that means.

[LiberalArkie]

3. When you go to the main discussion area the pinned ones stay at the top link this link

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=forum&id=1280

See the ones with the little pins at the top

[tularetom]

5. OK I get that, but how does a post get pinned?

Can I pin my own thread, do the hosts do it, or are there pin fairies that visit the site in the dark of night and surreptitiously pin threads?

[LiberalArkie]

7. I really think it has to be a moderator, I don't really know who does it.

[hootinholler]

9. Pin fairies

Definitely.

See the update, hosts have pin powers.

[Cheese Sandwich]

6. I miss this: We, the citizens, have to change the game.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/128012413

[hootinholler]

8. That is linked in the new welcome thread

http://www.democraticunderground.com/128071398

I will add an explanation of what I did to the OP.

[Cheese Sandwich]

12. Oh thanks

Don't mind me I get confused

[tularetom]

10. I'm not complaining, I've been here for 10 years and I never heard of pinned threads

until yesterday.

I assume you are a host of this group, and if you feel this is a beneficial change, why, knock yourself out. Or, don't. I hereby affirm my trust in your pinning decisions.

[-none]

11. I just took a look. Yeah, that's more better.