diff --git a/client/src/components/Board.tsx b/client/src/components/Board.tsx
index e0fc799..1db30fe 100644
--- a/client/src/components/Board.tsx
+++ b/client/src/components/Board.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { useEffect, useState, useCallback } from "react";
 import PostCard from "./Modals/NoteCard";
 import { uniqBy } from "../utils/otherUtils"; // Assume getPow is a correct import now
-import { subBoardFeed } from "../utils/subscriptions";
+import { subBoardFeed, subProfile} from "../utils/subscriptions";
 import { verifyPow } from "../utils/mine";
 import { Event, nip19 } from "nostr-tools";
 import NewNoteCard from "./Forms/PostFormCard";
@@ -26,8 +26,9 @@ const Board = () => {
 
   useEffect(() => {
     const onEvent = (event: Event) => setEvents((prevEvents) => [...prevEvents, event]);
-    console.log(events[events.length])
+    console.log(events)
     const unsubscribe = subBoardFeed(pubkey, onEvent);
+    subProfile(pubkey, onEvent)
 
     return unsubscribe;
   }, [pubkey]);
@@ -58,6 +59,8 @@ const Board = () => {
     sortByTime ? b.created_at - a.created_at : verifyPow(b) - verifyPow(a)
   )
 
+  const pinnedEvents = uniqEvents.filter(event => event.pubkey === pubkey && !event.tags.some((tag) => tag[0] === "e"));
+
   if (delayedSort) {
     sortedEvents = sortedEvents.filter(
       !setAnon ? (e) => !metadataEvents.some((metadataEvent) => metadataEvent.pubkey === e.pubkey) : () => true
@@ -94,6 +97,15 @@ const Board = () => {
       </div>
       <OptionsBar sortByTime={sortByTime} setAnon={setAnon} toggleSort={toggleSort} toggleAnon={toggleAnon} />
       <div className="grid grid-cols-1 md:grid-cols-3 lg:grid-cols-4 gap-4 p-4">
+        {pinnedEvents.map((event) => (
+          <div className="rounded-lg border border-red-900">
+          <PostCard
+            event={event}
+            metadata={metadataEvents.find((e) => e.pubkey === event.pubkey && e.kind === 0) || null}
+            replyCount={countReplies(event)}
+          />
+          </div>
+        ))}
         {sortedEvents.map((event) => (
           event.kind === 1 ?
             <PostCard
diff --git a/client/src/components/Boards.tsx b/client/src/components/Boards.tsx
index dfaac9a..b526234 100644
--- a/client/src/components/Boards.tsx
+++ b/client/src/components/Boards.tsx
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 import React, { useState } from 'react';
 
 export const DefaultBoards = [
-    ['Politically Incorrect', 'npub19znf32s8s7qpkpfrck0suyym3m3wtrwpnldj76u0qwjtms3dcftsqs6r87', 'pol'],
     ['Bitcoin', 'npub19nrn4l0s39kpwww7pgk9jddj8lzekqxmtrll8r2a57chtq3zx6sq00vetn', 'btc'],
-    ['Vidya', 'npub19t2dt6deqaleq59fdaq576tnqdzwkyzwptxfa2tck0v66w29xagqe7yqll', 'v'],
+    ['Technology', 'npub1mltf3r3tskdxfjlq6ltt2n73xs29wcza3sjfw75ggxz3p8fpcg4qe44h9v', 'g'],
     ['Television & Film', 'npub1cpeuaea3cymx42fmmx2ur82t5qnckqv85qy5q2nhzhxwzael5v4sksfe29', 'tv'],
-    ['Technology', 'npub1qd7pdtkrdgd0239d7jtvjcdjtryy4vn98cnqhzl8pt9pcnt3u2eqll2sdz', 'g']
+    ['Vidya', 'npub19t2dt6deqaleq59fdaq576tnqdzwkyzwptxfa2tck0v66w29xagqe7yqll', 'v'],
+    ['Politically Incorrect', 'npub19znf32s8s7qpkpfrck0suyym3m3wtrwpnldj76u0qwjtms3dcftsqs6r87', 'pol']
 ];
 
 const Boards = () => {
diff --git a/client/src/components/Forms/PostFormCard.tsx b/client/src/components/Forms/PostFormCard.tsx
index 8f7c717..6483ab1 100644
--- a/client/src/components/Forms/PostFormCard.tsx
+++ b/client/src/components/Forms/PostFormCard.tsx
@@ -19,11 +19,6 @@ interface FormProps {
     board?: string;
 }
 
-const tagMapping = {
-    'Reply': ['e', 'p'],
-    'Quote': ['q', 'p']
-};
-
 const NewNoteCard = ({
     refEvent,
     tagType,
@@ -51,19 +46,18 @@ const NewNoteCard = ({
     const [uploadingFile, setUploadingFile] = useState(false);
 
     useEffect(() => {
-        if (refEvent && tagType && unsigned.tags.length === 1) {
+        if (refEvent && tagType) {
+            unsigned.tags = Array.from(new Set(unsigned.tags.concat(refEvent.tags)));
+            unsigned.tags.push(['p', refEvent.pubkey]);
+        
             if (tagType === 'Reply') {
-                unsigned.tags.push(['p', refEvent.pubkey]); 
-                unsigned.tags.push(['e', refEvent.id, 'root']); 
+                unsigned.tags.push(['e', refEvent.id, refEvent.tags.some(tag => tag[0] === 'e') ? 'root' : '']);
             } else {
-                unsigned.tags = refEvent.tags
-                unsigned.tags.push(['p', refEvent.pubkey]); 
-
                 if (tagType === 'Quote') {
                     setComment(comment + '\nnostr:' + nip19.noteEncode(refEvent.id));
-                    unsigned.tags.push(['q', refEvent.id]); 
+                    unsigned.tags.push(['q', refEvent.id]);
                 } else {
-                    unsigned.tags.push(['e', refEvent.id]); 
+                    unsigned.tags.push(['e', refEvent.id]);
                 }
             }
         }
diff --git a/client/src/utils/subscriptions.ts b/client/src/utils/subscriptions.ts
index 8482914..ef3baf3 100644
--- a/client/src/utils/subscriptions.ts
+++ b/client/src/utils/subscriptions.ts
@@ -213,40 +213,6 @@ export const subNotesOnce = (
   }, 2000);
 };  
 
-// /** quick subscribe to a note id (nip-19) */
-// export const subNotifications = (
-//   pubkeys: string[],
-//   onEvent: SubCallback,
-// ) => {
-//   const replyPubkeys = new Set<string>();
-//   sub({
-//     cb: (evt, relay) => {
-//       replyPubkeys.add(evt.pubkey);
-//       onEvent(evt, relay);
-//     },
-//     filter: {
-//       "#p": pubkeys,
-//       kinds: [1],
-//       limit: 50,
-//     },
-//     unsub: true,
-//   });
-
-//   setTimeout(() => {
-//     // get profile info
-//     sub({
-//       cb: onEvent,
-//       filter: {
-//         authors: Array.from(replyPubkeys),
-//         kinds: [0],
-//         limit: replyPubkeys.size,
-//       },
-//       unsub: true,
-//     });
-//     replyPubkeys.clear();
-//   }, 2000);
-// };  
-
 const hasEventTag = (tag: string[]) => tag[0] === 'e';
 const isReply = ([tag, , , marker]: string[]) => tag === 'e' && marker !== 'mention';
 
@@ -342,3 +308,22 @@ export const subBoardFeed = (
     },
   });
 };
+
+export const subProfile = (
+  pubkey: string,
+  onEvent: SubCallback,
+) => {
+  unsubAll();
+
+  sub({
+    cb: (evt, relay) => {
+      onEvent(evt, relay);
+    },
+    filter: {
+      authors: [pubkey],
+      kinds: [1, 7],
+      limit: 25,
+    },
+    unsub: true,
+  });
+};
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