# Today I learnt - how to unpin posts **URL:** \ **Category:** Site Feedback\ **Created:** [November 11, 2021, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/today-i-learnt-how-to-unpin-posts/954198 "2021-11-11T17:56:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2021, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/today-i-learnt-how-to-unpin-posts/954198/1 "2021-11-11T17:56:09Z")
In this thread, I learnt that it’s possible to unpin posts that have been pinned by the moderators: > [@Why is "New Rules for Great Debates and Elections – January 2020" always in the list of latest posts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-new-rules-for-great-debates-and-elections-january-2020-always-in-the-list-of-latest-posts/954191): > > Whenever i visit the SDMB, [New Rules for Great Debates and Elections – January 2020](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-rules-for-great-debates-and-elections-january-2020/845726/2) is included at the top of the latest posts list. Why ? This goes along with the earlier lesson that it’s possible to mute particular forums that I never go to. I would just like to thank @codinghorror for these two features, which means I can customise the displays and make it easier to focus on things I’m interested in, and to ignore stuff that I don’t want to see. Nice Discourse features! ---
**Author:** ![GreysonCarlisle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a87d85/32.png) [@GreysonCarlisle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreysonCarlisle)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2021, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/today-i-learnt-how-to-unpin-posts/954198/2 "2021-11-11T18:22:04Z")
In six months, after the formerly pinned thread has sunk to its rightful place near the bottom of the thread listing and you’ve half-forgotten what it says, how do you find it again? Use the in:pinned search option. [Search results for 'in:pinned' - Straight Dope Message Board](https://boards.straightdope.com/search?q=in%3Apinned) should bring up all the pinned threads on the whole board. You can narrow that by searching in one particular forum. ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2021, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/today-i-learnt-how-to-unpin-posts/954198/3 "2021-11-11T18:24:51Z")
Fascinating. Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2021, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/today-i-learnt-how-to-unpin-posts/954198/4 "2021-11-11T19:50:22Z")
That wasn’t meant as a brush-off. Now I also know how to get the unpinned stuff if I need it. I’m just keeping the intro for each forum, with the lists of mods. If I need to check the rules for something, I can use your tip to find them. I like this customization ability. ---
**Author:** ![GreysonCarlisle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a87d85/32.png) [@GreysonCarlisle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreysonCarlisle)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2021, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/today-i-learnt-how-to-unpin-posts/954198/5 "2021-11-11T20:17:47Z")
> [@Northern\_Piper](#): > > That wasn’t meant as a brush-off. Wasn’t taken as one. 😄 I bash Discourse, but I do so like the way it handles pinned posts.