# Hide pinned topic "preview" when read

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/hide-pinned-topic-preview-when-read/37385>\
**Category:** UX\
**Created:** [3 Enero, 2016 04:26 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hide-pinned-topic-preview-when-read/37385 "2016-01-03T04:26:02Z")\
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**Author:** ![jomaxro](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/jomaxro/32/126216_2.png) [@jomaxro](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jomaxro)\
**Post date:** [3 Enero, 2016 14:41 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hide-pinned-topic-preview-when-read/37385/4 "2016-01-03T14:41:01Z")

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> [@codinghorror](#):
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> If it’s important enough to pin, then it’s important enough to show an excerpt.
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> If it isn’t important enough to pin, what difference does it make if it is on your screen at all?

I would respectfully disagree with your opinion here. For me, most of the time pinned topics are for “regular users” (non-staff). Staff are the ones pinning the topics, and thus are typically already aware of the subject matter.

> [@codinghorror](#):
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> a local override edit to your browser CSS

Is this possible on mobile Chrome?

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