Katy Posted September 10, 2015 Share Posted September 10, 2015 There are friends that I follow whose pins are not showing up in my feed. I follow a few hundred people, and I know for sure some of them are posting things I don't see unless I make an effort to go to their pages specifically. Yet, when I refresh my own feed, sometimes it will remain virtually the same for hours. The change seemed to happen when they added sponsored pins, which I don't even mind much as a few of them have been for things I actually want that I hadn't heard of before. I DO mind, however, when I haven't seen the thing my sister pinned or my best friend or whatever. Those should be there. Is this happening to other people, or is it some weird Firefox add on problem I didn't realize I created? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 10, 2015 Share Posted September 10, 2015 I always have new things in my feed and I only follow 126 people. I don't mind the "picked for you" pins; they are mostly relevant. My biggest beef with Pinterest is that they make you actually click on a pin (which blows it up to the size of your screen) in order to flag it for removal. I'm sorry, but if a pin needs to be removed for nudity or violence, I really don't want to see it up close and personal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fraidycat Posted September 10, 2015 Share Posted September 10, 2015 Mine's always been boring and very much the same for days on end. I tend to not go much unless I'm using the actual search function. Ads just made it more annoying. But, I pretty much hate the whole www nowadays because it's obnoxious with ads, so... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TechWife Posted September 10, 2015 Share Posted September 10, 2015 I spend much less time on Pinterest now because of the ads. I, too, think they are causing pins by people I follow to not show up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoobie Posted September 10, 2015 Share Posted September 10, 2015 So. Many. Ads. I don't want Tieks ballet flats. Stop showing them! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forget-Me-Not Posted September 10, 2015 Share Posted September 10, 2015 I find it annoying now with all the promoted pins and the "picked for you!" pins. Pinterest has decided that I want to see every "inspirational" (read: sappy sentimental crap) quote and lemon recipe on the planet. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustEm Posted September 10, 2015 Share Posted September 10, 2015 I hate Pinterest nos. The picked for you and ads clog up my page so I rarely see what others pin. Ionly use it to retrieve things I've already pinned. Once I bookmark those things I really want I'll be done with it for good. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmseB Posted September 10, 2015 Share Posted September 10, 2015 I hate the picked for you pins. I want to see what my friends are posting. Not what Pinterest is advertising or promoting. It used to be you could use a certain url to only see your friends' pins, but they put the kibosh on that too so now there's no way to block all the promoted pins. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krsmom Posted September 10, 2015 Share Posted September 10, 2015 I agree. It has definately been a bad move. I never look through my feed because most of it is sponsored. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forget-Me-Not Posted September 10, 2015 Share Posted September 10, 2015 I've used this:http://bethmcmillan.com/blog/?p=1254 It's a Firefox utility that works in conjunction with Greasemonkey. It does indeed get rid of the "picked for you" pins, but it leaves holes where they should be, and it doesn't get rid of the promoted pins. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merry gardens Posted September 10, 2015 Share Posted September 10, 2015 Yes. Yes, it has gotten worse since adding sponsored pins. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marbel Posted September 10, 2015 Share Posted September 10, 2015 Wow, I deactivated my Pinterest account about a year ago. I was just thinking that I might re-up... but maybe not! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pink and Green Mom Posted September 10, 2015 Share Posted September 10, 2015 It has been bothering me, too. First of all I never really liked the "picked for you" pins. I would pin say a chicken recipe and it would pick cakes or cookies. But I'm not a baker. Or because I have a homeschooling board it would pick religious pins for me. The last few times I added pins (copied from my feed or elsewhere) they didn't even show up on my feed. I hardly visit anymore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UCF612 Posted September 10, 2015 Share Posted September 10, 2015 Mine doesn't have ads although it has been telling me to update for ages but when I click yes nothing happens. Maybe I should be thankful it couldn't update. It does have picked for you pins, which occasionally are helpful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southern Ivy Posted September 10, 2015 Share Posted September 10, 2015 I agree. It has definately been a bad move. I never look through my feed because most of it is sponsored. I have stopped as well. I go on and search for what I need, but that's it anymore. I guess the plus side is that it has saved me hours of mindlessly browsing. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LuvToRead Posted September 10, 2015 Share Posted September 10, 2015 I rarely see ads on mine. I use Firefox with an ad blocker. I've probably seen a handful of ads. I admit I'm not on pinterest as much as I used to. It seems I keep seeing the same pins over and over. I do still use it to search, though. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrairieSong Posted September 10, 2015 Share Posted September 10, 2015 I see "recommended for you" pins and promoted pins, but I hide them all as I see them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orthodox6 Posted September 10, 2015 Share Posted September 10, 2015 I cannot even visit Pinterest any more. If I follow a link to something interesting over there, within a few seconds the page is covered by a demand that I set up an account. I have no interest in having an accout there. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pink and Green Mom Posted September 10, 2015 Share Posted September 10, 2015 I see "recommended for you" pins and promoted pins, but I hide them all as I see them. I do that too but new ones immediately take their places. I wonder why mine do that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrairieSong Posted September 10, 2015 Share Posted September 10, 2015 I do that too but new ones immediately take their places. I wonder why mine do that? Mine disappear. Then on a later visit I will see more and delete those. Do you mean ads and promoted pins appear seconds later to replace what you have just hidden? That doesn't happen to me. No idea why. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pink and Green Mom Posted September 10, 2015 Share Posted September 10, 2015 Mine disappear. Then on a later visit I will see more and delete those. Do you mean ads and promoted pins appear seconds later to replace what you have just hidden? That doesn't happen to me. No idea why. Yes. If I hide them new ones appear to replace them immediately. How odd. I figured it was that way for everyone. Maybe my husband rigged it that way so I would stop pinning recipes and start actually making dinner..... I kid, I kid. Sort of. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catwoman Posted September 10, 2015 Share Posted September 10, 2015 I cannot even visit Pinterest any more. If I follow a link to something interesting over there, within a few seconds the page is covered by a demand that I set up an account. I have no interest in having an accout there. Same here. I don't want a Pinterest account! :angry: It sounds like their new policies are doing more harm than good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
73349 Posted September 10, 2015 Share Posted September 10, 2015 I am looking for a narrow range of items on Pinterest, so the recommended pins are terribly problematic. (E.g., I have some education boards, so it fills the page with classroom management, busy bags, sight words, and so on.) I've been using the site less and less--and occasionally, logging in via Twitter doesn't work, so I don't have access to things I need. It's really gone downhill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nobeatenpath Posted September 10, 2015 Share Posted September 10, 2015 Interesting. I just delete the suggested for you pins and found they actually slowed down. Running firefox with an ad-blocker and have never seen ads. And I still have a pretty good and constant flow of interesting pins. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katy Posted September 10, 2015 Author Share Posted September 10, 2015 I'm switching to bookmarks for the people I follow, I think I'll stop using the feed except to search for something specific. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
albeto. Posted September 11, 2015 Share Posted September 11, 2015 I find it annoying now with all the promoted pins and the "picked for you!" pins. Pinterest has decided that I want to see every "inspirational" (read: sappy sentimental crap) quote and lemon recipe on the planet. It thinks I want to see coffee mugs and t-shirts that show my love for Jesus. Go figure. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrairieSong Posted September 11, 2015 Share Posted September 11, 2015 Interesting. I just delete the suggested for you pins and found they actually slowed down. Running firefox with an ad-blocker and have never seen ads. And I still have a pretty good and constant flow of interesting pins. My suggested pins seemed to have slowed down also after I started deleting almost all of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goldberry Posted September 11, 2015 Share Posted September 11, 2015 I just started using it again after a long while. I only follow 2 or 3 people, and no, it does not show me when they pin something, only once in awhile. I would like to see when my friends pin something. Every time. I wouldn't mind the suggested pins if it also showed me what I want to see. I follow people because I want to see them. Duh. I did a search to try to see if I could change a setting or something, but it doesn't let me do that. Losing interest real quickly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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