# Re-sticking an unstuck sticky **URL:** \ **Category:** Site Feedback\ **Created:** [September 7, 2020, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-sticking-an-unstuck-sticky/919988 "2020-09-07T02:39:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2020, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-sticking-an-unstuck-sticky/919988/1 "2020-09-07T02:39:30Z")
So, we now have the ability to unstick a sticky in our own view. But what if I now want to find that sticky again? Is there any way to do that? ---
**Author:** ![Riemann](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/riemann/32/3133_2.png) [@Riemann](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Riemann)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2020, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-sticking-an-unstuck-sticky/919988/2 "2020-09-07T03:32:23Z")
prior thread where I asked this > [@Recover sticky threads?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recover-sticky-threads/918345): > > A feature on the new software is that a user can unstick the sticky threads. Which is great, because they no longer take up real estate, and you can see a lot more on once screen. But now I can’t see any easy way to find the sticky threads again in a forum if I want to look at them. Any ideas? ---
**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2020, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-sticking-an-unstuck-sticky/919988/3 "2020-09-07T03:50:51Z")
Thanks! I knew I’d seen that somewhere. ---
**Author:** ![BippityBoppityBoo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bippityboppityboo/32/5745_2.png) [@BippityBoppityBoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BippityBoppityBoo)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2020, 4:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-sticking-an-unstuck-sticky/919988/4 "2020-09-07T04:44:15Z")
I need the answer on this too. :chagrin: unpinned too much too soon when I shouldn’t have but I didn’t know enough to know that I shouldn’t have. The perils of newbiehood. ---
**Author:** ![Lancia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lancia/32/17174_2.png) [@Lancia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lancia)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2020, 4:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-sticking-an-unstuck-sticky/919988/5 "2020-09-07T04:48:17Z")
This begs the question (or at least, it does for me): can we pin threads on our own? If I want this thread always pinned to the top, can I do so? ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2020, 4:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-sticking-an-unstuck-sticky/919988/6 "2020-09-07T04:54:11Z")
It seems to me that I can unsticky a thread if I can find it in any thread listing, as it will still have the tack icon, and I can click on it. You just need to be able to find the thread, which can be a problem if you don’t remember the title. I wonder if there’s a search that would show all threads that have been stickied at one point. As always, pingining @codinghorror ---
**Author:** ![DMC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dmc/32/18049_2.png) [@DMC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMC)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2020, 5:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-sticking-an-unstuck-sticky/919988/7 "2020-09-07T05:17:11Z")
It was linked in post 2, but to bring the answer into this thread: > [@This new site is great](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-new-site-is-great/911308/90): > > Quick and dirty, just type in:pinned in the search box and it will show all pinned messages. in:pinned #About This Message Board shows pinned in this category. Finally, use the interface if you want further filtering or don’t want to memorize the above. The pinned flag is available in the dropdown of Advanced Search under “Only return topics/posts…” ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2020, 5:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-sticking-an-unstuck-sticky/919988/8 "2020-09-07T05:19:51Z")
> [@DMC](#): > > It was linked in post 2 Ah. I didn’t check because they said it was asked, but not asked and answered, and the next post said they still needed an answer. Sorry about that. ---
**Author:** ![DMC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dmc/32/18049_2.png) [@DMC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMC)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2020, 5:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-sticking-an-unstuck-sticky/919988/9 "2020-09-07T05:22:27Z")
No problem at all. I just figured bringing it here would help those of us who are skimmers.