https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/pinterest-rant Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Sun, 03 May 2026 03:27:28 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/pinterest-rant/page/2#post-1442227 Sat, 14 Feb 2015 01:03:55 +0000 Caro in Oz 1442227@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I get it Anna - &amp; don't have a problem with them making money. I do have a problem with how they have done it. I'd be happy to give them money &amp; not have the rubbish. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/pinterest-rant/page/2#post-1442189 Sat, 14 Feb 2015 00:05:26 +0000 annagybe 1442189@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>They're changing, a lot<br /><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.businessinsider.com/pinterest-bans-affiliate-links-2015-2">http://www.businessinsider.com.....nks-2015-2</a><br />&nbsp;<br />Like I said up thread, they're monetizing it.</p> <p> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/pinterest-rant/page/2#post-1442181 Fri, 13 Feb 2015 23:47:30 +0000 Caro in Oz 1442181@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yes I have prevented tracking etc.&nbsp;<b>Diane G </b>still getting pins from individual people I'm not following - not as "picked for you". At first there were just a few so I went to their page &amp; followed them&nbsp;&nbsp;&amp; un-followed them, which fixed it, but now there are so many I can't keep doing that. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/pinterest-rant/page/2#post-1441954 Fri, 13 Feb 2015 14:55:52 +0000 christieanne 1441954@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I never get any "picked for you" or related pins at all. I must have had my settings on lockdown this whole time? I do sometimes have to eliminate boards that I have chosen to follow based on the pinner posting things I don't care about or spamming the place. I clean it up every month or so.&nbsp;<br />I never really go into the general categories to look either.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/pinterest-rant/page/2#post-1441937 Fri, 13 Feb 2015 14:27:21 +0000 Anonymous 1441937@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I am quite confused, Caro and Denise as to why you keep getting lots of extra pins. I only see 'Related Pins' when I click on a pin off my Home feed to enlarge it for a better look and the RP's appear in a block at the bottom, they are not on my main Home feed. The 'Picked For You' pins appeared&nbsp; for me this week and it was very straightforward to remove them and they are now gone. Are you getting pins with neither Related or Picked for you on them? My home Feed is still just of pins from those that I 'follow'. </p> <p>I'm wondering if your extra pins are related to tracking via Gmail, Google&nbsp;or Facebook, or Twitter etc. Are you sure you have prevented tracking via the Account Settings options?</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/pinterest-rant/page/2#post-1441793 Fri, 13 Feb 2015 01:36:13 +0000 Caro in Oz 1441793@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yes I've done everything that has been suggested (including contacting them). The rubbish keeps &nbsp;coming so I've stopped pinning </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/pinterest-rant/page/2#post-1441758 Fri, 13 Feb 2015 00:47:10 +0000 CocoLion 1441758@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Most of my pins are ones I've loaded onto Pinterest using the pin marklet. &nbsp; When I first started I actually uploaded some of my own photos too. The pins suggested for me by Pinterest are actually better than a lot of pins I see on the community "Street Style" type boards I subscribe to (now only one).</p> <p>But the only way I can figure out how to shut down the suggested pins is to report them. &nbsp;I'm thinking it's easier to just ignore them. &nbsp;I don't get that many of them anyway.</p> <p>Many of my pins are from retailer sites, Shopbop, Barneys. &nbsp;And no one re-pins those. &nbsp;However they are useful to me for outfit creation. &nbsp;People seem to respond much more to real street style photography than catalog-style photography when it comes to pins. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/pinterest-rant#post-1441738 Fri, 13 Feb 2015 00:04:48 +0000 Anonymous 1441738@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I use Pinterest as a means to record stuff I want to fully check out at a later date. Many of these are recipes, sewing patterns, knitting/crochet projects, new makeup ideas/dupes, etc. If I find the info is lacking and instructions unclear I delete the pin. Lately I find that I am pinning less and less. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/pinterest-rant#post-1441713 Thu, 12 Feb 2015 23:32:28 +0000 Day Vies 1441713@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p><b>annagybe</b> - I believe you're right. I'm not against Pinterest trying to make a little money. I just think they need to figure out how to get the buy button to appear when I voluntarily click on a pin&nbsp; to pin or like it. Don't try to get me interested in some crap shoved in my face and forced down my throat. Buying doesn't work like that. I don't want what eve&nbsp; happens to be around, I want what I think is pretty and what will fit my body.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/pinterest-rant#post-1441710 Thu, 12 Feb 2015 23:28:35 +0000 annagybe 1441710@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>They're probably re-tooling for this:<br /><a rel="nofollow" href="http://jezebel.com/hark-pinterest-is-developing-a-buy-button-1685461939">http://jezebel.com/hark-pinter.....1685461939</a><br />Can't make money off of pretty pics.</p> <p> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/pinterest-rant#post-1441656 Thu, 12 Feb 2015 22:34:31 +0000 Marley 1441656@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Another one here who only looks at her own boards - along with the peoples'&nbsp;&nbsp;boards that I specifically follow. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/pinterest-rant#post-1441655 Thu, 12 Feb 2015 22:33:51 +0000 Marilyn 1441655@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Happy to hear you're having success, Day Vies.&nbsp; Have fun pinning! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/pinterest-rant#post-1441651 Thu, 12 Feb 2015 22:31:08 +0000 Day Vies 1441651@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p><b>Caro &amp; Marilyn</b> - I was able to remove the picked for you pins the way <b>Diane G</b> suggested. I went to the lower left corner of the pin and an X button appeared when I clicked on it and a menu appeared: "hide this pin" and "hide all pins picked for fill-in-the-blank board".&nbsp; Click on either option and follow the remaining steps. I've been cleaning up my feed today. <b>Thank you all </b>for your input and saving my Pinterest account. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/pinterest-rant#post-1441650 Thu, 12 Feb 2015 22:30:41 +0000 Marilyn 1441650@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p><b>Caro</b>.......Have you tried going to Account Settings &gt; Account Basics &gt; Personalisatiion?&nbsp; There are two options there and I have them both set to "No".&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/pinterest-rant#post-1441646 Thu, 12 Feb 2015 22:24:06 +0000 Caro in Oz 1441646@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks <b>Marilyn </b>- it doesn't work for the images that are not "picked for you" yet not ones I've pinned. Oh well. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/pinterest-rant#post-1441623 Thu, 12 Feb 2015 21:29:48 +0000 Marilyn 1441623@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh really, <b>Caro.</b>&nbsp; Hmmm....I just did it recently and my feed looks good so far.&nbsp; Will have to see going forward.&nbsp; There are two options....hide this pin and hide all pins.&nbsp; And you have to do it for each board. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/pinterest-rant#post-1441620 Thu, 12 Feb 2015 21:17:37 +0000 Caro in Oz 1441620@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p></p> <p><b>Marilyn </b>- I was doing that but they just keep sending more - I have hundreds of "picked for you" images &amp; 99% of them are so not what I look at/pin. </p> <p>ETA: That's not counting&nbsp;all the pins that aren't "picked for you" that mysteriously appear too. Grr.</p> <p></p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/pinterest-rant#post-1441432 Thu, 12 Feb 2015 15:51:51 +0000 Marilyn 1441432@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I love Pinterest.&nbsp; I'm constantly adding and deleting things on my boards as my likes change.&nbsp; I often do searches when looking for ideas on how to style a particular item.</p> <p>Regarding the "picked for you", etc.......If you drag your mouse down to the bottom right corner of the image in your feed an "x" will appear.&nbsp; Click on it and you will have the option to hide all of the picked for you items related to the corresponding board. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/pinterest-rant#post-1441423 Thu, 12 Feb 2015 15:35:14 +0000 K.M. 1441423@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I must say I never really got into Pinterest in the first place. I liked the idea, but when I tried to use the site a couple of years ago I didn't find it very intuitive or rewarding. My account is all rusty and cobwebbed. </p> <p>Maybe a non-commercial platform or app would circumvent these issues... that would probably mean not a free one. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/pinterest-rant#post-1441408 Thu, 12 Feb 2015 15:06:19 +0000 Day Vies 1441408@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>So there's no longer a thumbs up or down button on the picked for you pins on my feed. I clicked on the first picked for you pin and there is no way to delete the pin. It will only show you others who have pinned the same pin. I have noticed that this is no longer available for pins you have already pinned yourself. <br />Then I went to account settings and scrolled down to the personalization settings. There they ask you 2 questions about promoted pins: Is it OK if we use sites you've visited recently? Also use information from our ad partners? I clicked no for each. The button itself is odd. Yes might already by highlighted but you'll need to click on the opposite side of it to the right so that "no" will show up. Be sure to save your new settings. The button appears on the lower right of the screen. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/pinterest-rant#post-1441395 Thu, 12 Feb 2015 14:43:42 +0000 Day Vies 1441395@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Beth Ann - Yeah mildly inappropriate was one if the issues I dealt with last year when my account was hacked. I got a lot of inappropriate Asian pins. I guess it depends of the point of origin of the hacker? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/pinterest-rant#post-1441389 Thu, 12 Feb 2015 14:40:09 +0000 Day Vies 1441389@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p><b>Astrid </b>- Thank you. That's a great way to use Pinterest based on the way they want to use us. </p> <p><b>Fieldmouse </b>- Thank you. I have found nothing half as comprehensive as your directions in my google search. Ironically all I could find was directions on how to best use Pinterest for business. </p> <p><b>Diane G</b> - I had a very similar experience. I didn't click on any of the picked for you pins for fear they would multiply. I really started to hate the picked for you pins that featured "inspirational" quotes because the quotes that were picked for me always had a malicious undertone or the note they struck was always in the vein of "I'm superior" or "sour grapes". </p> <p><b>Janet</b> - THANK YOU! This kind of advice is exactly why I've missed the forum. I'm opening a window now and following everyone's instructions to clean up my feed. </p> <p><b>Suz</b> -- Noooooo! So that's why I no longer have anything from you in my feed. Wow I knew it was frustrating for me to have my feed change but I did not know it was so frustrating for others. I hope this advices makes things better for you. I loved getting your pins. It's nice to see what your friends are pinning because they have a different perspective and like similar but different things. Friends enhanced my Pinterest feed. Now I feel adrift out there. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/pinterest-rant#post-1441381 Thu, 12 Feb 2015 14:35:06 +0000 AM 1441381@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I create powerpoint point boards instead of Pinterest.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/pinterest-rant#post-1441369 Thu, 12 Feb 2015 14:20:46 +0000 Beth Ann 1441369@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I hear you, DV!&nbsp; I've had trouble with some mildly inappropriate "clothing" pins that are "picked for me."&nbsp; I used to give my DD open access to my Pinterest -- I have a board just for her, but I've had to change that policy.&nbsp; Most of the Pinners that "pick for me" seem to be Russian.&nbsp; I hate to classify a huge nation of people unfavorably (must be lots of great Slavic style, yes?), but the real issue of hacking crosses my mind , and I'm hesitant to click.&nbsp; Fortunately, most of the pins are awful, and not the least bit tempting. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/pinterest-rant#post-1441343 Thu, 12 Feb 2015 13:21:13 +0000 Helena 1441343@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I only look at my boards, or search for specific items ... otherwise I either get a) annoyed or b) sucked down the rabbit hole (and YLF is my exclusive rabbit hole allowance) :D</p> <p> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/pinterest-rant#post-1441342 Thu, 12 Feb 2015 13:21:07 +0000 celia 1441342@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yes. Whenever Pinterest adds some 'Picked for you' pins I deliberately don't pin them in the vague hope they get the drift.<br />But I better follow Janet's instructions. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/pinterest-rant#post-1441341 Thu, 12 Feb 2015 13:20:59 +0000 Suz 1441341@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Pinterest. Don't get me started. I eliminated all my boards a while ago because I was so frustrated. Then I started up again, wanting to collect some visual ideas -- and now I have that "picked for you" junk and NOTHING I have done seems to have stopped it from coming. I'm going to systematically go through the steps that Janet mentioned just in case I have missed one, but I don't think I have. And junk is still coming.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/pinterest-rant#post-1441337 Thu, 12 Feb 2015 13:13:44 +0000 Janet 1441337@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yes, you can "thumbs down" those "Related Pins" (or "Picked for you" or however it is they show up), but I sometimes like to look at Pinterest on the iPhone app, and that doesn't include that option. For a while I had all but eliminated the Related Pins from my feed, but recently they came back with a vengeance. In my frustration, I sent a message to Pinterest about the problem, asking for a way to opt out of Related Pins. </p> <p>A couple of things might help. Look in your account settings, and make sure you've checked "no" next to the Personalization options that ask about pinning items from third party users and advertisers. And then the tip that fieldmouse suggested should help too -- I just did that a couple of days ago from my laptop (doesn't work on iphone or ipad app) and it's improved my feed.</p> <p>It's kind of a shame, because I saw some interesting things in the Related pins, but I nixed them all anyway because *I* want to be in control of what I see on Pinterest -- that's the whole point to me! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/pinterest-rant#post-1441283 Thu, 12 Feb 2015 08:35:46 +0000 Astrid 1441283@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Fieldmouse, thanks for the tip! I didn't know that. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/pinterest-rant#post-1441282 Thu, 12 Feb 2015 08:15:20 +0000 Anonymous 1441282@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Hmm, Pinterest is still ok for me. I started getting 'picked for you' pins a week ago, but on the very first two days of them I just clicked on each one and clicked the option to hide all pins picked for each board and I'm now just back to the people I follow. I did go through a bad spell about a year ago with the 'related pins', but I sent a few very, very disgruntled e-mails and messages (I can't remember which route I took to send the messages, but it wasn't easy) to Pinterest, and they stopped. </p>