# Unpining topics settings

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/unpining-topics-settings/182226
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [March 5, 2021, 6:39pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unpining-topics-settings/182226 "2021-03-05T18:39:36Z")
**Posts on this page:** 2
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### Author: ![patrickemin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/patrickemin/32/520162_2.png) [@patrickemin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/patrickemin)
#### Post date: [March 5, 2021, 6:39pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unpining-topics-settings/182226/1 "2021-03-05T18:39:37Z")

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Hi, what is the difference between those two settings? Thanks

 ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/3X/7/3/7346a6d3e6ed84c20afd58ee0e2b6583158cd691.png)

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### Author: ![codinghorror](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/codinghorror/32/110067_2.png) [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)
#### Post date: [March 7, 2021, 8:08am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unpining-topics-settings/182226/2 "2021-03-07T08:08:21Z")

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The words “by default” meaning it is a default for all new users.