# Revisiting Pinned Posts {and how to unpin and how to search for Pinned Topics} **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [November 2, 2024, 12:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/revisiting-pinned-posts-and-how-to-unpin-and-how-to-search-for-pinned-topics/1009576 "2024-11-02T12:57:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 8
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2024, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/revisiting-pinned-posts-and-how-to-unpin-and-how-to-search-for-pinned-topics/1009576/8 "2024-11-04T16:18:37Z")
I unpinned two threads in #Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share The no real life meetings one opened with the Chicago Reader, so pretty dated. The old MPSIMS rules have been superseded by the new rules in the \* [Terms of Service](https://boards.straightdope.com/tos). So leaving it pinned was an oversite. * * * * * * @Miller, [There are 5 pinned threads](https://boards.straightdope.com/search?q=in%3Apinned%20%23the-bbq-pit) in #The BBQ Pit, can any of them be unpinned? I think 3 can be. > [@Listen up, motherfuckers!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/listen-up-motherfuckers/817831): > > In case you haven’t seen it, [we’ve removed the restricted word list](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=858601) from the Pit. You are now officially free drop f-bombs at any target, in whatever configuration you desire. Keep in mind, this only applies to the [“bad word”](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=508858) list. Rules against hate speech remain in full effect, as do [all other Pit rules](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=507985). Now go forth and be filthy. > [@How reprehensible do YOU want to be in the Pit?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-reprehensible-do-you-want-to-be-in-the-pit/844084): > > As some of you are no doubt aware, we had a bit of drama related to the Pit recently, which has led to me reconsidering my approach to how I moderate the Pit. Previously, I’d held to a position where pretty much any sort of insult was allowed, short of racial slurs. I used this standard because I felt it was about as objective as possible, but it’s led to a number of situations in the last couple years where I was defending behavior that made me nauseous, and I don’t want to do that anymore. … And this very old one: > [@What is Pit-worthy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-pit-worthy/506233): > > First a couple of preliminaries: Q. What is this thread about? A. I want to start a dialogue about what sorts of threads belong in the Pit. I’ve got my own ideas, but I just work here. I’d like to get a feel for the opinions of those who read and post in the Pit. So I thought I’d ask them. Q. Why did you start it? A. Because I want to know what the folks that use the Pit think. This is an area in which I can make changes, and I’m looking for input on what people want. Q. Why is this in the … This one is from 2009, and might be superseded by the [Terms of Service](https://boards.straightdope.com/tos). > [@Revised Forum Rules for the BBQ Pit: read this before posting](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/revised-forum-rules-for-the-bbq-pit-read-this-before-posting/487209): > > The BBQ Pit is the forum for rants about the outside world or quarrels between posters - often the first turns into the second. Although the standards of discourse are looser than in the other forums, the Pit is NOT a free-for-all - you don’t have to be nice, but you do have to be reasonably civil. Please observe the following rules when posting in the Pit: Rants should be suitable for the Pit Cutesy, “I Pit puppies for being sooo cute!” non-Pittings are not welcome here. Put them in MPSIMS. R… For Moderators **To Unpin** a thread: Open the thread, click the wrench 🔧 Click Un-Pin Topic Click **Un-Pin Topic** Or let me know and I’ll do it. --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/revisiting-pinned-posts-and-how-to-unpin-and-how-to-search-for-pinned-topics/1009576)._