Pinned Topics

[OldMan47]

We had a short run thread in one section shortly after I closed a pinned topic. The topic was intended to give advice on a topic and had been pinned because it contained decent information in it. Since the topic was intended to be a reference, it seemed to me appropriate to close it and leave it as a reference.
Other topics in other places are things like the "Pin me" thread at the top of this section. Its intent is to give people a place to leave a particular type of comment. The Meet the Members topic in another section is also like that.It gives people a place to post about their interests and needs to be pinned just to keep it from drifting off the top page.
The MODs now have a discussion going about what guidance we all want to follow when we pin a topic. Since it is something we have never asked the general population before, I thought it might be a good idea to get some insight from our members on what we should be doing with a newly pinned topic or any guidelines we might want to use to determine whether to close a pinned topic.

 

[chrisbassist]

Personally I see pinned topics as reference, not a place for conversation, and could well be locked. There are exceptions though.

 

[ricefish]

I agree with chrisbassist
Anyone looking for a quick and concise answer won't want to trawl through countless posts when a pinned topic should be ideally a single post,containing the relavant information as per it's title.The forum is the place for open discussions and should be used for that.

 

[Truck]

I'd like to know why someones journal was pinned when it is no different to any other, the only difference being size and cost...

 

[Jonty]

I'd like to know why someones journal was pinned when it is no different to any other, the only difference being size and cost...

Are you talking about T1KARMANN's? Personally I think that should be pinned as it can inspire so many fishkeepers, and isn't just any old journal. Maybe some of the best planted tanks could be pinned as well?