Should we run a weekly pinned digest to keep top threads visible?

[ZoeyMW]

I’ve noticed that some of the most interesting discussions in our community seem to get buried after just a day or two. I’m wondering if we could experiment with a weekly pinned digest for top threads, to give them more visibility and keep the conversation going. I’m just not sure if that would actually help or if it would make the main page feel too stagnant.

[JasonG]

I’ve actually tried a weekly pin for the top threads in a couple communities. It boosted visibility for those conversations for a few days, but then the rest faded back into the feed. When we pulled it, activity snapped back to normal pretty quickly. It felt like a temporary nudge rather than a long-term fix.

[Chloe_W]

If we go for it, we should track a few signals: how long the highlighted threads stay visible, how many replies those threads get compared with the average, and whether newcomers bite after seeing the weekly recap. If the metrics dip after a week, we’ll know it’s not delivering what we hoped.

[Luke.W]

One rough take is that it might help some discussions get air time, but it could also push people to engage only in the highlighted topics and ignore everything else. I’m not convinced it actually increases overall participation, and I’m wary of turning the home page into a rotating billboard.

[Andrew_P]

I keep thinking about it like a notice board at a cafe: you pin something for a week, folks glance, and then it slides down. Maybe that works, but I also worry we’ll end up with a stale feeling on the page if nothing new shows up. Would a weekly pin keep discussion alive or just feel like a rotating banner?