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Thoughts on the Red Pushpin?

I used to use red pushpins constantly for normal things like securing paper to cork boards or making elaborate, color-coded, string diagrams in order to track down terrorists and werewolves — but lately, tumblr is gradually conditioning me to use the pushpin’s inferior cousin: the thumbtack.

Do you find it at all helpful to have items of interest “pinned” at the top since you might have glossed over them otherwise? Or if you see something pinned (even if you like the content of the post), do you feel an involuntary rage towards the post, the poster, and every red pushpin that has ever dared to cross you?

Notes

  1. jjavann answered: Personally, I love the idea of tumblr making money and tumblogs gaining popularity. It’s only annoying to those who don’t love your work.
  2. awnelly answered: I dont mind a pushpin now and then, but
  3. alexisdanaan answered: Actually, I hate it. I prefer the “Look at this!” tags and what not on the side. The push pin is annoying.
  4. outofsalt answered: It would get annoying if EVERY post was pinned, but important ones I wouldn’t mind, like the start of a giveaway.
  5. colourfulmess answered: I mostly feel rage. I get confused when I see the same post twice on my dash. If I’ve seen something once, then I’m good already.
  6. ignitethesky answered: I automatically unpin and ignore whatever it is. Even if it’s something I would have been interested in normally.
  7. moonfever answered: Rage tbh.
  8. radioactiveash answered: RAGE.
  9. queenofshellednuts answered: Theyre okay if used sparingly. You may find them useful for announcing new art and sales, and personally i wouldnt want to miss those posts
  10. the-xaotician answered: I avoid following people gauche enough to resort to such things to get noticed. It’s tacky.
  11. the-a-h-k answered: HeRp
  12. eximplode answered: Rage. That shit has crashed my browser more than once.
  13. hurricaneliz answered: Personally, not much has been pinned on my dash, so I wouldn’t care if your stuff always appeared at the top
  14. bluegrassandbiology answered: I like for any blog, no matter how much I enjoy it, to control what I see first. I prefer to find their content on my own on my dashboard.
  15. ronworkman answered: you will lose a few followers and gain nothing from it.
  16. tableinthecorner said: Yes I like it. And tumble needs to make money somehow.
  17. maelstromatic said: I don’t like it if it’s used pointlessly (heh), but if it’s used sparingly and for a good purpose, it’s fine.
  18. lynnisamystery answered: I don’t mind the pushpin as long as it’s used sparingly. PhillyD pushpinned two posts in two days and it annoyed me. Once in awhile is okay.
  19. lonelyassassin answered: Tbh if someone uses the pushpin more than once, I unfollow.
  20. ewitsdea answered: Yes
  21. ballookey answered: I’d rather be the one deciding what’s important to me, and it turns out, I’ll live if I don’t see EVERY thing on the Internet.
  22. nathanielatakora answered: i guess it would depend on quality and frequency
  23. phinasaurus answered: Involuntary rage usually, but it’s slowly tapering to general indifference.
  24. badpoems answered: Fuck pushpins, post normally.
  25. oldsoulstation answered: EXTERMINATE!!!!
  26. intherealm said: Involuntary rage for me. Whoops. Even if I really like the content or the blogger who uses them… everytime I see them, I have to fight the urge to unfollow :C
  27. tyuran answered: I see everything that crosses my dash, but I know there are people who follow too many blogs for that to be practical. I don’t mind them.
  28. biproducts answered: If a struggling but talented artist is desperate to get their commission post seen, that’s that, but i still feel it’s cheated my attention.
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  30. meschwitz said: I have thusfar not seen the pushpin used very wisely (pointless shit), and my dash moves slow enough for me to “see everything”. So not really! And since people are already in the habit of reblogging for the “day crowd”, I don’t see the point.
  31. theycallmemals answered: I feel involuntary rage
  32. saint-flamingo answered: I don’t like other bloggers telling me to what I should be paying attention. If it really is important, I’ll notice it. No pins!
  33. rawrchan answered: I feel rage. >=C
  34. syckofant answered: I unfollow and unpin anyone that uses that dreaded red thumbtack. Its so annoying!
  35. 245am answered: I feel involuntary rage and automatically unpin whatever is up there.
  36. alejandrafox answered: I have the, “Unpin and go back to where you belong, I’ll end up coming across you sooner or later!” feeling towards it.
  37. sollux2dope answered: Helpful, but only in moderation.
  38. badfilm answered: The American Apparel thumbtacks that keep showing up at the top of my dash annoy me, but I definitely would not be opposed to seeing art.
  39. pampliemousse answered: I haven’t come across many pins but when I see them I unpin it and move on.
  40. ansonj answered: Funny, I hadn’t even heard of the red pushpin feature until this post. Can’t speak from experience.
  41. jmassabrook answered: I only dislike the pin when it is something stupid about someone’s life. I’d definitely love to see some beautiful art pinned.
  42. tobiaslane answered: I’ve already been annoyed by the pin several times, I unpin without reading. That said, I could probably forgive you for it occasionally.
  43. jetaimedave answered: Please don’t use the red pushpin. Or use it, it’s your call. I personally find them incredibly annoying.

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